The Working Actor's Journey

Welcome to 2 scenes with Septimus! It's our first time diving into this brilliant and hilarious play, so let's get right to it...

🏁 In our first session, highlights include:

• Exploring the intellectual curiosity and wonder this play

• The complex dynamics between Septimus and the other characters

• Understanding the nuances of the relationships and their implications

• Insights into the historical context and its influence on character development

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - with artists across the US in CA, NY, and MA!

• DIRECTOR: Brendon Fox

• DRAMATURG: Kathryn Moncrief

• SEPTIMUS (1.1): Geoffrey Wade

• THOMASINA (1.1): Téa Guarino

• SEPTIMUS (2.6): Christopher Guilmet

• LADY CROOM (2.6): Jennifer Le Blanc

• JELLABY (1.1 and 2.6): James Newcomb

More about this group and artist bios: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/january-2025-arcadia-two-scenes

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on the following scenes:

• ​Act 1, Scene 1 – with Septimus, Thomasina and Jellaby

• Act 2, Scene 6 – with Septimus, Jellaby and Lady Croom

Follow along with the play here.

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The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn't when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.

🏁 In our third and final session, highlights include:

• Exploring the duality and transformation of Richard and Bolingbroke
• Delving into the emotional weight of kingship and its consequences
• Insights into the intimate versus public nature of Richard's deposition
• Plus, Q&A with the artists!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!

• DIRECTOR: Will Block
• DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad
• Sharing the roles of RICHARD and BOLINGBROKE: Jamal Douglas and Nick Cagle

More about this group and artist bios: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/december-2024-richard-ii-deposition

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on the following scene:

• ​Act 4, Scene 1 - Richard formally deposes himself (from Richard's entrance until his exit)

Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here.

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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Check out David and Ben Crystal's work on original pronunciation for a deeper understanding of Shakespeare's language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s

One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:

• Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
• Shakespeare's Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK
• William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012

#workingactor #rehearsal #richardii #shakespeare #textwork #deposed #king

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The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn't when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.

🏁 In our second session, highlights include:

• Richard's journey from power to vulnerability
• Bolingbroke's internal conflict and familial ties
• Exploring Richard's private moments with Bolingbroke

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🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!

• DIRECTOR: Will Block
• DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad
• Sharing the roles of RICHARD and BOLINGBROKE: Jamal Douglas and Nick Cagle

More about this group and artist bios: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/december-2024-richard-ii-deposition

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on the following scene:

• ​Act 4, Scene 1 - Richard formally deposes himself (from Richard's entrance until his exit)

Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here.

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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Check out David and Ben Crystal's work on original pronunciation for a deeper understanding of Shakespeare's language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s

One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:

• Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
• Shakespeare's Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK
• William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012

#workingactor #rehearsal #richardii #shakespeare #textwork #deposed #king

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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!

See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.

---

The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn't when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.

🏁 In our first session, highlights include:

• Exploring the intimacy and public display in Richard II's deposition scene
• The power of language and its ability to shift the room's energy
• Understanding the relationship dynamics between Richard and Bolingbroke
• Insights into historical context and its influence on performance

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Get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more!

🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!

• DIRECTOR: Will Block
• DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad
• Sharing the roles of RICHARD and BOLINGBROKE: Jamal Douglas and Nick Cagle

More about this group and artist bios: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/december-2024-richard-ii-deposition

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on the following scene:

• ​Act 4, Scene 1 - Richard formally deposes himself (from Richard's entrance until his exit)

Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here.

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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Check out David and Ben Crystal's work on original pronunciation for a deeper understanding of Shakespeare's language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s

One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:

• Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
• Shakespeare's Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK
• William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012

#workingactor #rehearsal #richardii #shakespeare #textwork #deposed #king

---

Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!

See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.

---

The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn't when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.

🏁 In our final session, highlights include:

• The power of acting to explore forbidden emotions and thoughts
• Using a word's actual meaning vs. personal interpretations
• Italian run-through rehearsals - the purpose and expectations
• A Q&A with the artists!

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🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!

• DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Wade
• DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport
• LEONTES: Christopher Guilmet
• HERMIONE: Shannone Lee Clair
• ANTIGONUS: J. Paul Nicholas

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/november-2024-winters-tale-hermione-arrest-defense

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 1 and Act 3, Scene 2 from Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale:

• Leontes has Hermione arrested for adultery and treason

• Hermione tries to defend herself in open court

Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.

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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:

• Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
• Shakespeare's Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK
• William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012

#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork

---

Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!

See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.

---

The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn't when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.

🏁 In our third week, highlights include:

• Geoffrey's exercise to help actors connect
• Exploring the psychological aspects of jealousy
• Transitions from personal to royal plural pronouns

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Get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more!

🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!

• DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Wade
• DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport
• LEONTES: Christopher Guilmet
• HERMIONE: Shannone Lee Clair
• ANTIGONUS: J. Paul Nicholas

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/november-2024-winters-tale-hermione-arrest-defense

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 1 and Act 3, Scene 2 from Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale:

• Leontes has Hermione arrested for adultery and treason

• Hermione tries to defend herself in open court

Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.

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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:

• Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
• Shakespeare's Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK
• William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012

#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork

---

Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!

See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.

---

The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn't when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.

🏁 In our second week, highlights include:

• Deciding on the beats of the scene - what each is "called"
• Bringing Leontes back to sanity vs. punishing him
• Exploring the meaning of "I'll keep her in the stables"

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Get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more!

🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!

• DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Wade
• DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport
• LEONTES: Christopher Guilmet
• HERMIONE: Shannone Lee Clair
• ANTIGONUS: J. Paul Nicholas

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/november-2024-winters-tale-hermione-arrest-defense

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 1 and Act 3, Scene 2 from Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale:

• Leontes has Hermione arrested for adultery and treason

• Hermione tries to defend herself in open court

Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.

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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:

• Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
• Shakespeare's Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK
• William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012

#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork

---

Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!

See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.

---

The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn't when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.

🏁 In our first week, highlights include:

• the play as a tragic comedy and its significance in Shakespeare's career

• Leontes sudden and irrational jealousy towards his wife, Hermione.

• the importance of pacing and punctuation in the text.

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🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And click that BELL notification to never miss an update! 🔔

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Get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more!

🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!

• DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Wade
• DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport
• LEONTES: Christopher Guilmet
• HERMIONE: Shannone Lee Clair
• ANTIGONUS: J. Paul Nicholas

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/winterstale-hermione-arrest-defense-week-1

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 1 and Act 3, Scene 2 from Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale:

• Leontes has Hermione arrested for adultery and treason

• Hermione tries to defend herself in open court

Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.

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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:

• Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
• Shakespeare's Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK
• William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012

#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork

---

Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!

See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.

---

The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn't when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.

🏁 In our fourth and final week, highlights include:

• The warrior character of Macbeth and comedic moments with Lady Macbeth
• Diving into the imagery of "spongy officers"
• Analyzing the power dynamics in relationships
• A Q&A with the artists!

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🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And click that BELL notification to never miss an update! 🔔

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Get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more!

🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Jaelyn, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM

• DIRECTOR: Nick Cagle
• DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport
• MACBETH: Mark Lawson
• LADY MACBETH: Meaghan Boeing

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/october-2024-macbeth-2-scenes/

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on Act 1, Scene 7 and Act 2, Scene 2 from Shakespeare's Macbeth.

We'll explore the relationship of MACBETH and LADY MACBETH:

• Macbeth questioning Duncan's murder and Lady Macbeth creating a plan
• Macbeth returning from Duncan's murder, horrified by what he's done

Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.

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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:

• Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
• Shakespeare's Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK
• William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012

#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork

---

Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!

See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.

---

The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn't when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.

🏁 In our third week, highlights include:

• The use of hypotheticals and future tenses
• What "the poor cat in the adage" really means
• The staccato delivery in Lady Macbeth's lines

Plus - could "Macbeth" become a Christmas play?? 🎄🤶

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🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And click that BELL notification to never miss an update! 🔔

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Get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more!

🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Jaelyn, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM

• DIRECTOR: Nick Cagle
• DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport
• MACBETH: Mark Lawson
• LADY MACBETH: Meaghan Boeing

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/october-2024-macbeth-2-scenes/

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on Act 1, Scene 7 and Act 2, Scene 2 from Shakespeare's Macbeth.

We'll explore the relationship of MACBETH and LADY MACBETH:

• Macbeth questioning Duncan's murder and Lady Macbeth creating a plan
• Macbeth returning from Duncan's murder, horrified by what he's done

Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.

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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:

• Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
• Shakespeare's Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK
• William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012

#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork

---

Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!

See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.

---

The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn't when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.