The Working Actor's Journey

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In The Working Actor's Journey, hear from amazing teachers, role models, and mentors about their lifelong careers. Learn from those who have been acting professionally for decades—to see exactly how they approach the work, what decisions and resources have made the biggest impacts on their artistic lives, and to hear their struggles and successes in the business. How do great actors work? What do they actually do? Let’s find out. These conversations are a virtual toolbox for actors, full of techniques, advice, and lessons learned.

Nathan Agin


    • Aug 12, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 22m AVG DURATION
    • 144 EPISODES


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    Richard III (1.4), Week 2: "The Weight of Conscience" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 95:13 Transcription Available


    Join us as we dive into Clarence's dream and murder in Shakespeare's Richard III.

    Richard III (1.4), Week 1: "From Dreams to Deeds" - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 119:51 Transcription Available


    Join us as we dive into Clarence's dream and murder in Shakespeare's Richard III. Featuring Geoffrey Wade (DIRECTOR), Gideon Rappaport (DRAMATURG), Peter Van Norden (CLARENCE), Aubrey Saverino (FIRST MURDERER) and Dan Cordova (SECOND MURDERER).

    Titus Andronicus (5.2), Final Session: "Blood & Bonds" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 108:36 Transcription Available


    Titus Andronicus (5.2), Week 3: "Embracing the Grotesque" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 110:42 Transcription Available


    Titus Andronicus (5.2), Week 2 Session: "A Dark Comedy of Revenge" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 120:14


    Titus Andronicus (5.2), Week 1 Session: "Witnessing the Vengeance" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 120:38 Transcription Available


    Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room: we share a recently recorded series that was our first dive into Shakespeare's Titus!

    Take your time! (as an Actor) - Discussion with the ARCADIA team | The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 22:23


    Director Brendon Fox kicks off the question of "what happens when you take your time?" and the entire group shares their experience and ideas. This was such a wonderful and spontaneous discussion to highlight. It was taken from our Week 3 session of 2 scenes from ARCADIA: https://youtu.be/aUa7sRheup8 -----

    King John (1.1), Final Session: "Urgency & Discovery" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 87:44


    King John (1.1), Week 3: "Legacy & Ambition" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 113:08


    King John (1.1), Week 2: "Honor & Identity" - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 120:17


    King John (1.1), Week 1: "Fate & Fortune" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 119:00


    Misalliance (2 scenes), Final Session: "Tension and Transformation" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 112:13


    Misalliance (2 scenes), Week 3: "Manners and Mayhem" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 111:29


    Misalliance (2 scenes), Week 2: "Duty and Desire" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 128:22 Transcription Available


    Misalliance (2 scenes), Week 1: "Class and Conflict" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 117:34 Transcription Available


    Uncle Vanya (Act 2), Final Session: "Echoes of the Past" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 114:44 Transcription Available


    Uncle Vanya (Act 2), Week 3: "The Weight of Regret" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 114:05 Transcription Available


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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 111:52


    Uncle Vanya (Act 2), Week 1: "Love, Loss and Longing" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 123:00 Transcription Available


    King Lear - Final Session: "The Art of Character and Conflict" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 110:54 Transcription Available


    King Lear - Week 3: "The Unraveling of Lear" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 134:04 Transcription Available


    King Lear - Week 2: "Unpacking Shakespeare's Punctuation" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 127:06 Transcription Available


    Week 1 - King Lear: "The Fragility of Authority and Family Bonds" - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 116:48 Transcription Available


    We dive into the scene where Lear and his two daughters quarrel over what how much of an entourage he needs.

    Final Session: "The Quest for Knowledge" - ARCADIA - Tom Stoppard | The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 119:45 Transcription Available


    Week 3: "The Dance of Discovery" - ARCADIA - Tom Stoppard | The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 113:09 Transcription Available


    Week 2 - Arcadia - 2 scenes with Septimus - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 115:30 Transcription Available


    Welcome to 2 scenes with Septimus! It's our first time diving into this brilliant and hilarious play, so let's get right to it...

    Week 1 - Arcadia - 2 scenes with Septimus - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 122:29 Transcription Available


    Welcome to 2 scenes with Septimus! It's our first time diving into this brilliant and hilarious play, so let's get right to it...

    Final Session - The Winter's Tale - Hermione's arrest/defense - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 110:36 Transcription Available


    Week 1 - The Winter's Tale - Hermione's arrest/defense - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 120:38 Transcription Available


    Final Session - Macbeth - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 114:31 Transcription Available


    Director Robert Goldsby from 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 85:52


    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 98. 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.

    Final Session - The Merry Wives of Windsor - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 118:42 Transcription Available


    Week 3 - The Merry Wives of Windsor - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 117:40 Transcription Available


    Week 2 - The Merry Wives of Windsor - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 111:50 Transcription Available


    Week 1 - The Merry Wives of Windsor - 2 scenes - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 117:57 Transcription Available


    Final Session - Measure for Measure (2.2) - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 114:37 Transcription Available


    Week 2 - Measure for Measure (2.2) - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 115:10 Transcription Available


    Week 1 - Measure for Measure (2.2) - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 115:01 Transcription Available


    Final Session - Acting the Role: Beatrice - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 87:49 Transcription Available


    Week 3 - Acting the Role: Beatrice - The Rehearsal Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 125:52 Transcription Available


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