Olivia/Viola, Final Session (TWELFTH NIGHT) - "A Dance of Grief and Desire" | The Rehearsal Room
Description
Join us as we dive into two scenes featuring Olivia and Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. In our FINAL session (just 3 weeks this round), we conclude this great series from 2025 focused on the two Olivia/Viola scenes Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. This will also wrap up SEASON 8 of The Working Actor's Journey! New episodes will start again in January...
🏁 In this session, highlights include:
➤ The transformative exercise of "Dropping In" to deepen connection
➤ Insights into the grief, identity, and power dynamics present in these interactions
➤ An exploration of the First Folio and its clues to Shakespeare's language and intent
➤ A Q&A with the team, including the value of different interpretations
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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