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The Working Actor's Journey — 180 episodes
"The Investigation" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (b). Final Week - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"Navigating the Madness" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (b). Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"Polonius' Perceptions" - The HAMLET Project: Act 2, Scene 2 (part b) - Week 1
"The Art of Spying" in The HAMLET Project: Act 2, Scenes 1-2 (a). Final Week - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"The Search for Truth" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scenes 1-2(a). Week 3 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"Love and Madness" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scenes 1-2(a). Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"From Grief to Action" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scenes 1-2(a). Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"Sworn to Silence" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 5. Final Session - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"A Son's Oath" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 5. Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"A Father's Plea" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 5. Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"The Journey Begins" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 3-4. Final Session - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"The Ghost's Revelation" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 3-4. Week 3 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"Ophelia's Strength" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 3-4. Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"The Ties that Bind" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 3-4. Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"A Complex Web" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 2. FINAL *Bonus* Session - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"Secrets of Elsinore" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 2. Week 4 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"The Garden of Grief" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 2. Week 3 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"Between Kin and Kind" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 2. Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"The Politics of Mourning" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 2. Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"Echoes of the Past" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 1. Final Session - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"Confronting the Ghost" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 1. Week 3 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"The Watchmen's Dilemma" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 1. Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
"Exploring Fear & Duty" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 1. Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
Dawn Didawick from 2018
Olivia/Viola, Final Session (TWELFTH NIGHT) - "A Dance of Grief and Desire" | The Rehearsal Room
Olivia/Viola, Week 2 (TWELFTH NIGHT) - "The Tension of Love & Duty" | The Rehearsal Room
Olivia/Viola, Week 1 (TWELFTH NIGHT) - "Unmasking Love" | The Rehearsal Room
A Midsummer Night's Dream (3.2), Final Session: "A Forest of Heartache" - Lovers Fight | The Rehearsal Room
A Midsummer Night's Dream (3.2), Week 3: "Words as Weapons" - Lovers Fight | The Rehearsal Room
A Midsummer Night's Dream (3.2), Week 2: "Jealousy & Confusion" - Lovers Fight | The Rehearsal Room
A Midsummer Night's Dream (3.2), Week 1: "Love's Labyrinth" - Lovers Fight | The Rehearsal Room
Hamlet (3.4), Final Session: "Voices Within" - Confronting Gertrude | The Rehearsal Room
Hamlet (3.4), Week 3: "A Mother's Burden" - Confronting Gertrude | The Rehearsal Room
Hamlet (3.4), Week 2: "The Price of Truth" - Confronting Gertrude | The Rehearsal Room
HAMLET (3.4) Week 1: "The Weight of Duality" - Confronting Gertrude | The Rehearsal Room
Richard III (1.4), Final Session: "A Dance with Death" - The Rehearsal Room
Richard III (1.4), Week 2: "The Weight of Conscience" - The Rehearsal Room
Richard III (1.4), Week 1: "From Dreams to Deeds" - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
Titus Andronicus (5.2), Final Session: "Blood & Bonds" - The Rehearsal Room
Titus Andronicus (5.2), Week 3: "Embracing the Grotesque" - The Rehearsal Room
Titus Andronicus (5.2), Week 2: "A Dark Comedy of Revenge" - The Rehearsal Room
Titus Andronicus (5.2), Week 1: "Witnessing the Vengeance" - The Rehearsal Room
Take your time! (as an Actor) - Discussion with the ARCADIA team | The Rehearsal Room
King John (1.1), Final Session: "Urgency & Discovery" - The Rehearsal Room
King John (1.1), Week 3: "Legacy & Ambition" - The Rehearsal Room
King John (1.1), Week 2: "Honor & Identity" - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
King John (1.1), Week 1: "Fate & Fortune" - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
Misalliance (2 scenes), Final Session: "Tension and Transformation" - George Bernard Shaw | The Rehearsal Room
Misalliance (2 scenes), Week 3: "Manners and Mayhem" - The Rehearsal Room
Misalliance (2 scenes), Week 2: "Duty and Desire" - The Rehearsal Room
Misalliance (2 scenes), Week 1: "Class and Conflict" - The Rehearsal Room
Uncle Vanya (Act 2), Final Session: "Echoes of the Past" - The Rehearsal Room
Uncle Vanya (Act 2), Week 3: "The Weight of Regret" - The Rehearsal Room
Uncle Vanya (Act 2), Week 2: "Conflict and Desire" - The Rehearsal Room
Uncle Vanya (Act 2), Week 1: "Love, Loss and Longing" - The Rehearsal Room
King Lear - Final Session: "The Art of Character and Conflict" - The Rehearsal Room
King Lear - Week 3: "The Unraveling of Lear" - The Rehearsal Room
King Lear - Week 2: "Unpacking Shakespeare's Punctuation" - The Rehearsal Room
King Lear - Week 1: "The Fragility of Authority and Family Bonds" - The Rehearsal Room
Final Session: "The Quest for Knowledge" - ARCADIA - Tom Stoppard | The Rehearsal Room
Week 3: "The Dance of Discovery" - ARCADIA - Tom Stoppard | The Rehearsal Room
Week 2: "Secrets, Servants, and Self-Determination" - ARCADIA - Tom Stoppard | The Rehearsal Room
Week 1: "Curiosity and Carnal Embrace" - ARCADIA - Tom Stoppard | The Rehearsal Room
Final Session - Richard II - (Act 4, Sc 1) The king deposed - The Rehearsal Room
Week 2 - Richard II - (Act 4, Sc 1) The king deposed - The Rehearsal Room
Week 1 - Richard II - (Act 4, Sc 1) The king deposed - The Rehearsal Room
Final Session - The Winter's Tale - Hermione's arrest/defense - The Rehearsal Room
Week 3 - The Winter's Tale - Hermione's arrest/defense - The Rehearsal Room
Week 2 - The Winter's Tale - Hermione's arrest/defense - The Rehearsal Room
Week 1 - The Winter's Tale - Hermione's arrest/defense - The Rehearsal Room
Final Session - Macbeth - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room
Week 3 - Macbeth - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room
Director Robert Goldsby from 2019
Week 2 - Macbeth - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room
Week 1 - Macbeth - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room
Final Session - The Merry Wives of Windsor - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room
Week 3 - The Merry Wives of Windsor - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room
Week 2 - The Merry Wives of Windsor - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room
Week 1 - The Merry Wives of Windsor - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room
Final Session - Measure for Measure (2.2) - The Rehearsal Room
Week 3 - Measure for Measure (2.2) - The Rehearsal Room
Week 2 - Measure for Measure (2.2) - The Rehearsal Room
Week 1 - Measure for Measure (2.2) - The Rehearsal Room
Final Session - Acting the Role: Beatrice - The Rehearsal Room
Week 3 - Acting the Role: Beatrice - The Rehearsal Room
Week 2 - Acting the Role: Beatrice - The Rehearsal Room
Week 1 - Acting the Role: Beatrice - The Rehearsal Room
Final Session - Shakespeare and Stoppard - The Rehearsal Room
Week 3 - Shakespeare and Stoppard - The Rehearsal Room
Week 2 - Shakespeare and Stoppard - The Rehearsal Room
Week 1 - Shakespeare and Stoppard - The Rehearsal Room
The Rehearsal Room YouTube Announcement
Acting the Role: Uncle Vanya with Tony-winner Reed Birney
Q&A with director Libby Appel (OSF, Indy Rep, Cal Arts)
Uncle Vanya Presentation with Alberto Isaac, Deidre Henry, and Libby Appel
Acting the Role: Dogberry with Geoffrey Wade
As You Like It Presentation (3.5) with James Newcomb and Erika Rolfsrud
Ep #30: Veralyn Jones on Feeling Like a Fraud, Circuitous Paths, and Saying Yes
Ep #29: Alberto Isaac on the Work of Acting, Handling Rejection, and Not Hiding
Ep #28: James Newcomb on Being Authentic, Career Hang Times, and Readiness
Text Work: Video game voiceover with Marcelo Tubert
Ep #27: Marcelo Tubert on Trusting Instincts, Living Simply, and Remaining Grateful
Text Work: Shakespeare's Macbeth with Elizabeth Dennehy
Ep #26: Elizabeth Dennehy on Being Natural vs. Casual, Propelling the Story Forward, and Saving Your Money
Season 5 Trailer
Twelfth Night REPERTORY Presentation (Pt 2) with Sara Mountjoy-Pepka, Garrett Botts, and Michele Schultz, with Elizabeth Swain directing
Twelfth Night REPERTORY Presentation (Pt 1) with Janet Greaves, Erika Rolfsrud, and Jamal Douglas, with Brendon Fox directing
Richard III Presentation (4.4) with Veralyn Jones and Michael Kirby
Hamlet Presentation (2.2) with Gigi Bermigham and Kwana Martinez
The Merchant of Venice Presentation (5.1) with Marcelo Tubert and Aubrey Saverino
As You Like It Presentation (1.2) with Janet Greaves and Jamal Douglas
King John Presentation (1.1) with Marcelo Tubert and Ross Hellwig
Julius Caesar Presentation (1.2) with Peter Van Norden and Elizabeth Dennehy
As You Like It Presentation (1.3 & 3.2) with Aubrey Saverino and Meaghan Boeing
Midsummer Presentation (3.2) with Anne Gee Byrd and James Newcomb
King Lear Presentation (1.4 & 2.4) with Tony Amendola and Elizabeth Dennehy
Richard III Presentation (1.1 & 4.4) with Tony Amendola and Anne Gee Byrd
Vocal Clinic with Fitzmaurice Voicework Teacher Scott Ferrara
Troilus and Cressida Presentation (3.2) with Marcelo Tubert and James Newcomb
Q&A with Voice Teacher/Coach Ursula Meyer
Nathan answers your Workshop Q's
Richard III Presentation (1.4) with Peter Van Norden and Geoffrey Wade
Q&A with actor/social media maven/entrepreneur Ben Whitehair
Q&A with Shakespeare dramaturg Gideon Rappaport
Richard III rehearsal, early bird, and next workshop!
Workshop Registration opens 7/22
June 18th: Virtual Workshop of Shakespeare's Richard III
Full Production of LIVE "The Merry Wives of Windsor" Online Reading
May 14th: Livestream "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Scenes from the LIVE "Much Ado About Nothing" Online Reading
April 2nd: All-Star Online Shakespeare Reading!
Text Work: Hamlet's "Advice to the Players" with Randall Duk Kim and Annie Occhiogrosso
Ep #25: Randall Duk Kim and Annie Occhiogrosso on Pursuing Crazy Ideas, Shakespeare's Clues, and Your Own Discretion
Behind the Podcast: Mike Moreno of Actor CEO
Ep #24: Tony-Winner L. Scott Caldwell on Self-Doubt, Pretending vs. Being, and Meeting Your Destiny
Text Work: Moore's Jerusalem with Simon Vance
Ep #23: Simon Vance on Feeding the Birds, Pushing Yourself, and Wanting More
Text Work: Threat Matrix with Jeanne Sakata
Ep #22: Jeanne Sakata on the Joy of Discovery, Eagerness, and Redemptive Writing
Behind the Podcast: Audrey Moore of Audrey Helps Actors
Text Work: Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale with Richard Riehle
Ep #21: Richard Riehle on Being Open, Dependable, and Watching Everything
Season 3 Trailer
Ep #20: Arye Gross on Deep Curiosity, Inspiring Empathy, and Bringing Your Life into the Scene
Ep #19: Alan Mandell on Samuel Beckett, Theatre Artists, and Always Working
Text Work: Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 with Tony Amendola
Ep #18: Tony Amendola on Stamping Your Own Passport and Following the Work
Cashflow for Creatives with Kristine Oller, Actor and Strategic Planner
Ep #17: Director Robert Goldsby on the Aliveness of Molière, Clear Transitions, and Being Blissfully Happy
Behind the Podcast: Paden Fallis of In and [Out of] the Arena
Text Work: Webster's The White Devil with Ray Porter
Ep #16: Ray Porter on Delivering the Mail, Being Your Advocate, and Good-Natured Arrogance
A Tribute to Philip Bosco, with Armin Shimerman and Peter Van Norden
Ep #15: Dawn Didawick on Being a Sponge, No Credentials, and Daring to Fail
Text Work: Dickey's The Rembrandt with Francis Guinan
Ep #14: Steppenwolf's Francis Guinan on Being Blue Collar and Slightly Undisciplined
Ep #13: Tony-Winner Reed Birney on Actor Despair and Roles That Scare You
Updates: Premium Membership and Monthly Schedule
Season 2 Trailer
What's next for The WAJ? You decide!
Text Work: Mini-Shakespeare Master Class with Dakin Matthews
Ep #12: Dakin Matthews on Acting the Classics and Your Artistic Family
Ep #11: Ben Whitehair on Building Relationships and Intelligent Rule-Breaking
Ep #10: Gigi Bermingham on Being a Misfit and Living Her Dream
Ep #9: Clyde Kusatsu [Part 2] on Recovery, Preparation, and Serving the Project
Ep #8: Clyde Kusatsu [Part 1] on Discipline and Being 10x Better
Text Work: Pinter's The Hothouse with Peter Van Norden
Ep #7: Peter Van Norden on Finding Vulnerability and Work Making Work
Text Work: Bartlett's King Charles III with Nike Doukas
Ep #6: Nike Doukas on Determination and Embracing Emotion
Text Work: Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead with Geoffrey Wade
Ep #5: Geoffrey Wade on People vs. Characters and Doing Your Job
Text Work: Singing Coward and Shakespeare's King Lear with Harry Groener
Ep #4: 3x Tony-Nominee Harry Groener on Versatility and Learning Lines Quickly
Happy New Year: 2018 Check-In
Ep #3: Anne Gee Byrd on Being Tough and Enjoying Auditions
Text Work: Shakespeare's Henry VI with Armin Shimerman
Ep #2: Armin Shimerman on Gratitude and Trusting Fate
Ep #1: Robert Pine on Raw Enthusiasm and Knowing Yourself
Coming Soon - The Working Actor's Journey