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Olivia/Viola, Week 2 (TWELFTH NIGHT) - "The Tension of Love & Duty" | The Rehearsal Room

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Join us as we dive into two scenes featuring Olivia and Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.  🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ The nuances of gender identity and disguise in the pursuit of love ➤ Exploring the themes of desire, power dynamics, and emotional vulnerability ➤ The importance of breath control and pacing in delivering lines Act 1, Scene 5: Olivia allows Viola (in her disguise as Cesario) to speak with her privately about Orsino's love, though Olivia ends up falling in love with Cesario. Act 3, Scene 1: Olivia declares her love to Cesario. Featuring DIRECTOR Edgar Landa, DRAMATURG Miranda Johnson-Haddad, and ACTORS Anne Gee Byrd (Viola) and Shelby Lewis (Olivia). With your host, Nathan Agin.

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