Hi Reader-

As we gear up for the January scene (Arcadia - see more below), there are a few odds and ends I wanted to share...

Act like a MOTHER podcast

They just finished Season 1 and I'm excited to check out a few episodes myself! Listen now.​

Working actors and mothers Katie MacNichol and Melanie Lora talk with fellow actor moms about balancing career, creativity and parenting. While no two stories are the same, what these women have in common is an ever-deepening relationship to their craft and a profound commitment to raising their kids in a way that feels true to them.

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VURV Mental Health Insurance for Actors (and all) - save 20%

VURV is changing the face of SuppleMENTAL health benefits and all actors get 20% off of an already extremely low cost.

VURV is all about lowering costs and transparency in pricing, helping everyone even if you have insurance. VURV Health members pay NO additional visit costs for Virtual Primary Care, Mental Health and 24/7 Telehealth.

We’re talking $0 co-pays. VURV also provides transparent real-time medical pricing where you can see how much procedures cost and buy direct at facilities and providers across the U.S. No insurance is required with an average saving of 50%.

• VURV provides 24/7 TeleHealth & TeleMental Health
• Up to (8) TeleMental Health sessions PER “issue” at ZERO co-pay.
• Additionally, they offer massive savings in Dental, Vision, R/X & Alternative health options.

As with all supplemental entities this is not about major medical - yet what they offer per the cost can’t be beat!

SAG-AFTRA Members - Promo Code: SAG20 - join now​

Non-Union/Non-Actors - Promo Code: VURVFRIENDS20 - join now​

Download the app and join for free. No credit card required.

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Gideon Rappaport's Appreciating Shakespeare - now an audiobook!

In "Appreciating Shakespeare" a master teacher and theatrical dramaturge makes the essentials for deeply appreciating the meaning in Shakespeare's works easily understandable for listeners and playgoers of all ages.

​Listen now!​

Part 1 provides background on Shakespeare's life, language, poetic and dramatic techniques, theatrical context, and historical and cultural background. Part 2 offers short essays on twenty-two plays and one on selected sonnets.

And check out Dr. Rap's other books:

• ​William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated​
• ​Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline​

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And up next in The Rehearsal Room:
2 scenes from Tom Stoppard's Arcadia

Beginning NEXT WEEK (Tuesday, January 14th), we'll begin releasing episodes of a NEW Rehearsal Room workshop: two scenes from Tom Stoppard's Arcadia - one with Septimus and Thomasina, and another with Septimus and Lady Croom.

Featuring director Brendon Fox, dramaturg Kathryn Moncrief, and actors Geoffrey Wade, James Newcomb, Jennifer Le Blanc, Christopher Guilmet and Téa Guarino, catch weekly episodes on YouTube or the podcast! Learn more about the scene and our group.​

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​Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon – 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!

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All the best, ​

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