Uncle Vanya (Act 2), Week 2: "Conflict and Desire" - The Rehearsal Room

🏁 In this session, highlights include: Delving into themes of aging, longing, and existential despair Uncovering the subtext and motivations behind the characters' words Examining the frustrations and desires on this stormy night We dive into the first half of Act 2, from a translation by our director and dramaturg: https://www.chekhovplays.com/home  --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session! 🤗 BECOME A PATRON of The Rehearsal Room on 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: Ivar, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff! ----- 😮 THE SCENE Our group will be working on the first half of Act 2. Follow along with the play here. Order a copy of Libby and Allison's translation here. --- 🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - with artists in CA, Chicago, and New Zealand! DIRECTOR: Libby Appel VOICE COACH: Ursula Meyer DRAMATURG: Allison Horsley PROFESSOR: Alberto Isaac SONYA: Deidrie Henry MARINA: Jully Lee VANYA: Howard Leder YELENA: Sara Mountjoy-Pepka ASTROV: Corey Hedy More about this group and artist bios: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/cast-and-creative-team-announced-for-chekhov-in-the-rehearsal-room-fall-2021 **Originally recorded in October 2021, now released from the archive! --- 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.   #workingactor #rehearsal #acting #actor #director #dramaturg #russia #russiantheatre #chekhov #unclevanya #vanya #libbyappel