"Navigating the Madness" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (b). Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Diving deeper into Polonius as he navigates the complexities of Hamlet's madness ➤ The dynamics between Gertrude, Claudius, and Polonius as they discuss Hamlet ➤ Unpacking the implications of love, obedience, and parental control in the relationships   Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project.  📷 cover photo: Jessica Gibbons --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session. *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space creative, accessible, and high-quality.*** 🙌 Many thanks to our recent supporters! Help us continue our work in the Rehearsal Room through a ONE-TIME DONATION: 💰 PayPal: https://paypal.me/nathanagin81 🤑 Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/nathanagin 💳 Credit card: http://workingactorsjourney.com/donation-checkout 🤗 Or become a MONTHLY PATRON with additional benefits (starting at $5/month) with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast 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: Sandy, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif, and Jeff!  --- 🎭 CREATIVE TEAM for this month: DIRECTOR: Annie Occhiogrosso ACTORS: Randall Duk Kim, Benjamin Reigel, Nick Bettens, Michele Schultz, Liz Swain, Sarah Mabes, Jim Stubbs, Alexandra Mitchell, Sharon McCune, Terry Kerr, Ben Farrow, Adriana Roze, Jessica Gibbons and Aaron Mendelson AUDIENCE: Steven Helmeke, Frank Tobin, Cindy Griffith, Robert Duerr, Marc Wolf and Ava Burton A big welcome to the many new participants with this project! --- We explore... Act 2, Scene 2: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. As Hamlet and his "friends" talk, a company of touring actors enters and Hamlet persuades one of them to deliver a speech. Hamlet hopes that when the players stage their show for the court, he can determine whether Claudius is guilty of King Hamlet's death. The link above will take you to the Folio version, which we use heavily here.   #hamlet #workingactor #rehearsal #shakespeare #textwork #acting #actor #director