Week 2 - Richard II - (Act 4, Sc 1) The king deposed - The Rehearsal Room

The Working Actor's Journey

🏁 In our second session, highlights include:

• Richard's journey from power to vulnerability
• Bolingbroke's internal conflict and familial ties
• Exploring Richard's private moments with Bolingbroke

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!

• DIRECTOR: Will Block
• DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad
• Sharing the roles of RICHARD and BOLINGBROKE: Jamal Douglas and Nick Cagle

More about this group and artist bios: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/december-2024-richard-ii-deposition

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😮 THE SCENE

Our group will be working on the following scene:

• ​Act 4, Scene 1 - Richard formally deposes himself (from Richard's entrance until his exit)

Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here.

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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Check out David and Ben Crystal's work on original pronunciation for a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s

One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:

• Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
• Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK
• William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012

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