The Working Actor's Journey

From 2019, our interview with prolific director Robert Goldsby, on the aliveness of Molière, making clear transitions, and being blissfully happy. Bob took his final curtain call on October 27, 2024 at age 97. With a career spanning 60+ years, he accomplished so much and he'll be missed by all who knew him!

Click here for full show notes and links.

🏁 In our second week, highlights include:

• Macbeth's soliloquy and chaotic dialogue
• Lady Macbeth's role in the scenes
• Macbeth's influence on Halloween and Harry Potter

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🙏 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

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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 first week, highlights include:

• speech transitions and symbolism
• exploring power, ambition, and moral sacrifice
• Shakespearean nuances

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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!

Special welcome to Jaelyn as a new GUEST STAR member!

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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

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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.

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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 fourth and final week, highlights include:

• The Great Vowel Shift and Shakespeare's pronunciation

• Exploring Mistress Ford's emotions and actions

• Q&A with the creative team

⭐️ And a special thank you to Juls Hoover for hosting this month! ⭐️

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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 current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM

• DIRECTOR: J. Paul Nicholas
• DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport
• FALSTAFF: Todd Scofield
• MRS. PAGE: Michele Schultz
• MRS. FORD: Corinna Christman

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/work...

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on two scenes where the wives plan revenge on Falstaff!

• Act 3, Scene 3 (Falstaff's first visit to Mrs. Ford), ending before Mr. Ford arrives

• Act 4, Scene 2 (Falstaff's second visit to Mrs. Ford), again ending before Mr. Ford arrives

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

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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 third week, highlights include:

• Focusing on the nuances of language, meaning, and dynamics

• How different approaches to lines could affect the overall humor and relationships

• Adjustments made to clarify character interactions

⭐️ And a special thank you to Juls Hoover for hosting this month! ⭐️

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

🤗 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon - get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast

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

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM

• DIRECTOR: J. Paul Nicholas
• DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport
• FALSTAFF: Todd Scofield
• MRS. PAGE: Michele Schultz
• MRS. FORD: Corinna Christman

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/work...

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on two scenes where the wives plan revenge on Falstaff!

• Act 3, Scene 3 (Falstaff's first visit to Mrs. Ford), ending before Mr. Ford arrives

• Act 4, Scene 2 (Falstaff's second visit to Mrs. Ford), again ending before Mr. Ford arrives

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

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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 second week, highlights include:

• Discussing lines like "kiln-hole," "loons," and "still swine eats all the draff," clarifying meanings and exploring delivery options

• Figuring out transitions, with characters entering and exiting, and experimented with different line delivery for comedic effect

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🤗 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon - get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast

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

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM

• DIRECTOR: J. Paul Nicholas
• DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport
• FALSTAFF: Todd Scofield
• MRS. PAGE: Michele Schultz
• MRS. FORD: Corinna Christman

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/work...

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on two scenes where the wives plan revenge on Falstaff!

• Act 3, Scene 3 (Falstaff's first visit to Mrs. Ford), ending before Mr. Ford arrives

• Act 4, Scene 2 (Falstaff's second visit to Mrs. Ford), again ending before Mr. Ford arrives

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

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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 week, highlights include:

• Detailed analysis and debate of character motivations and intentions
• Several linguistic nuances and potential stage directions were clarified
• Discussion of whether certain actions were scripted or improvised

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

🤗 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon - get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast

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

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM

• DIRECTOR: J. Paul Nicholas
• DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport
• FALSTAFF: Todd Scofield
• MRS. PAGE: Michele Schultz
• MRS. FORD: Corinna Christman

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/work...

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on two scenes where the wives plan revenge on Falstaff!

• Act 3, Scene 3 (Falstaff's first visit to Mrs. Ford), ending before Mr. Ford arrives

• Act 4, Scene 2 (Falstaff's second visit to Mrs. Ford), again ending before Mr. Ford arrives

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

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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 fourth and final session, highlights include:

• conveying the characters' emotions effectively
• bringing out the depth and complexity of the characters
• finding the humanity in the text
• Q&A with the creative team

Session released from the Rehearsal Room ARCHIVE - August 2023.

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

🤗 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon - get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast

🙏 Thank you to our current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Christion, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM

• DIRECTOR: Stefan Novinski
• DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad
• ANGELO: J. Paul Nicholas
• ISABELLA: Charlotte Northeast
• PROVOST / LUCIO: Rachel Dilliplane

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/shakespeares-measure-for-measure-august-2023

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😮 THE SCENE Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 2 – Angelo's first meeting with Isabella, where she comes to plead for her brother's life.

Measure for Measure scene from the Folger Shakespeare Library: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/measure-for-measure/read/2/2

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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

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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 third week, highlights include:

• Looking at the Provost, his role as a guide and mediator, and his interactions with Angelo

• Comparing the Provost and Lucio, highlighting how they are foils for each other

• The actors question whether the Provost and Lucio could be played by women

Session released from the Rehearsal Room ARCHIVE - August 2023.

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

🤗 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon - get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast

🙏 Thank you to our current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Christion, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM

• DIRECTOR: Stefan Novinski
• DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad
• ANGELO: J. Paul Nicholas
• ISABELLA: Charlotte Northeast
• PROVOST / LUCIO: Rachel Dilliplane

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/shakespeares-measure-for-measure-august-2023

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😮 THE SCENE Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 2 – Angelo's first meeting with Isabella, where she comes to plead for her brother's life.

Measure for Measure scene from the Folger Shakespeare Library: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/measure-for-measure/read/2/2

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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

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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 second week, highlights include:

• Themes of power, authority, temptation, and morality

• The idea that those in authority often act oppressively

• Isabella's use of bribery and prayer to persuade Angelo, and Angelo's internal struggle and attraction to Isabella

Session released from the Rehearsal Room ARCHIVE - August 2023.

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

🤗 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon - get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast

🙏 Thank you to our current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Christion, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM

• DIRECTOR: Stefan Novinski
• DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad
• ANGELO: J. Paul Nicholas
• ISABELLA: Charlotte Northeast
• PROVOST / LUCIO: Rachel Dilliplane

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/shakespeares-measure-for-measure-august-2023

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😮 THE SCENE Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 2 – Angelo's first meeting with Isabella, where she comes to plead for her brother's life.

Measure for Measure scene from the Folger Shakespeare Library: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/measure-for-measure/read/2/2

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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

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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.