The Working Actor's Journey

Nathan Agin
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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.

  1. 1d ago

    "Conscience and Confrontation" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (d). Final Week - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

    🏁 In this session (the 12th and final one on just this scene!), highlights include: ➤ Hamlet's introspection following the Player's performance ➤ The themes of conscience and motivation in Hamlet's journey ➤ An exploration of acting and its emotional depth   Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project.  📷 cover photo: Adriana Roze --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session. *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space creative, accessible, and high-quality. Many thanks to our recent supporters! *** 🙌 Help us continue our work in the Rehearsal Room with a TIP: https://cksn.workingactorsjourney.com/products/the-rehearsal-room  🤗 Or become a MONTHLY PATRON with additional benefits (starting at $5/month) with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast 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: Sandy, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif, and Jeff!  --- 🎭 CREATIVE TEAM for this month: DIRECTOR: Annie Occhiogrosso ACTORS: Randall Duk Kim, Benjamin Reigel, Nick Bettens, Michele Schultz, Liz Swain, Sarah Mabes, Jim Stubbs, Alexandra Mitchell, Sharon McCune, Terry Kerr, Ben Farrow, Adriana Roze, Jessica Gibbons and Aaron Mendelson AUDIENCE: Steven Helmeke, Frank Tobin, Cindy Griffith, Robert Duerr, Marc Wolf and Ava Burton A big welcome to the many new participants with this project! --- We explore... Act 2, Scene 2: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. As Hamlet and his "friends" talk, a company of touring actors enters and Hamlet persuades one of them to deliver a speech. Hamlet hopes that when the players stage their show for the court, he can determine whether Claudius is guilty of King Hamlet's death. The link above will take you to the Folio version, which we use heavily here.   #hamlet #workingactor #rehearsal #shakespeare #textwork #acting #actor #director

    "Conscience and Confrontation" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (d). Final Week - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

  2. Sep 29

    "Hamlet's Turning Point" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (d). Week 3 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

    🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Hamlet's interactions with Polonius and the Players ➤ The importance of the Players in Elsinore ➤ Exploring the themes of performance and authenticity   Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project.  📷 cover photo: Ben Farrow --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session. *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space creative, accessible, and high-quality. Many thanks to our recent supporters! *** 🙌 Help us continue our work in the Rehearsal Room with a TIP: https://cksn.workingactorsjourney.com/products/the-rehearsal-room  🤗 Or become a MONTHLY PATRON with additional benefits (starting at $5/month) with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast 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: Sandy, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif, and Jeff!  --- 🎭 CREATIVE TEAM for this month: DIRECTOR: Annie Occhiogrosso ACTORS: Randall Duk Kim, Benjamin Reigel, Nick Bettens, Michele Schultz, Liz Swain, Sarah Mabes, Jim Stubbs, Alexandra Mitchell, Sharon McCune, Terry Kerr, Ben Farrow, Adriana Roze, Jessica Gibbons and Aaron Mendelson AUDIENCE: Steven Helmeke, Frank Tobin, Cindy Griffith, Robert Duerr, Marc Wolf and Ava Burton A big welcome to the many new participants with this project! --- We explore... Act 2, Scene 2: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. As Hamlet and his "friends" talk, a company of touring actors enters and Hamlet persuades one of them to deliver a speech. Hamlet hopes that when the players stage their show for the court, he can determine whether Claudius is guilty of King Hamlet's death. The link above will take you to the Folio version, which we use heavily here.   #hamlet #workingactor #rehearsal #shakespeare #textwork #acting #actor #director

    "Hamlet's Turning Point" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (d). Week 3 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

  3. Sep 22

    "The Power of Hecuba" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (d). Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

    🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Hamlet's reflections on the Players and their significance ➤ The themes of memory and performance in the context of revenge ➤ Hecuba's mourning and its impact on Hamlet's journey   Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project.  📷 cover photo: Sara Giacomini --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session. *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space creative, accessible, and high-quality. Many thanks to our recent supporters! *** 🙌 Help us continue our work in the Rehearsal Room with a TIP: https://cksn.workingactorsjourney.com/products/the-rehearsal-room  🤗 Or become a MONTHLY PATRON with additional benefits (starting at $5/month) with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast 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: Sandy, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif, and Jeff!  --- 🎭 CREATIVE TEAM for this month: DIRECTOR: Annie Occhiogrosso ACTORS: Randall Duk Kim, Benjamin Reigel, Nick Bettens, Michele Schultz, Liz Swain, Sarah Mabes, Jim Stubbs, Alexandra Mitchell, Sharon McCune, Terry Kerr, Ben Farrow, Adriana Roze, Jessica Gibbons and Aaron Mendelson AUDIENCE: Steven Helmeke, Frank Tobin, Cindy Griffith, Robert Duerr, Marc Wolf and Ava Burton A big welcome to the many new participants with this project! --- We explore... Act 2, Scene 2: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. As Hamlet and his "friends" talk, a company of touring actors enters and Hamlet persuades one of them to deliver a speech. Hamlet hopes that when the players stage their show for the court, he can determine whether Claudius is guilty of King Hamlet's death. The link above will take you to the Folio version, which we use heavily here.   #hamlet #workingactor #rehearsal #shakespeare #textwork #acting #actor #director

    "The Power of Hecuba" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (d). Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

  4. Sep 15

    "News to Tell" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (d). Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

    🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ The Players and their significance in Hamlet's journey ➤ Hamlet's relationships with Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Polonius ➤ Analyzing the themes of deception, truth, and the art of acting   Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project.  📷 cover photo: Terry Kerr --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session. *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space creative, accessible, and high-quality. Many thanks to our recent supporters! *** 🙌 Help us continue our work in the Rehearsal Room with a TIP: https://cksn.workingactorsjourney.com/products/the-rehearsal-room  🤗 Or become a MONTHLY PATRON with additional benefits (starting at $5/month) with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast 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: Sandy, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif, and Jeff!  --- 🎭 CREATIVE TEAM for this month: DIRECTOR: Annie Occhiogrosso ACTORS: Randall Duk Kim, Benjamin Reigel, Nick Bettens, Michele Schultz, Liz Swain, Sarah Mabes, Jim Stubbs, Alexandra Mitchell, Sharon McCune, Terry Kerr, Ben Farrow, Adriana Roze, Jessica Gibbons and Aaron Mendelson AUDIENCE: Steven Helmeke, Frank Tobin, Cindy Griffith, Robert Duerr, Marc Wolf and Ava Burton A big welcome to the many new participants with this project! --- We explore... Act 2, Scene 2: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. As Hamlet and his "friends" talk, a company of touring actors enters and Hamlet persuades one of them to deliver a speech. Hamlet hopes that when the players stage their show for the court, he can determine whether Claudius is guilty of King Hamlet's death. The link above will take you to the Folio version, which we use heavily here.   #hamlet #workingactor #rehearsal #shakespeare #textwork #acting #actor #director

    "News to Tell" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (d). Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

  5. Sep 8

    "The Players Arrive" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (c). Final Week - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

    🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Exploring Hamlet's interactions with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ➤ The significance of the Players and their arrival at Elsinore ➤ Analyzing Hamlet's reflections on identity and humanity   Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project.  📷 cover photo: Sharon McCune --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session. *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space creative, accessible, and high-quality. Many thanks to our recent supporters! *** 🙌 Help us continue our work in the Rehearsal Room with a TIP: https://cksn.workingactorsjourney.com/products/the-rehearsal-room  🤗 Or become a MONTHLY PATRON with additional benefits (starting at $5/month) with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast 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: Sandy, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif, and Jeff!  --- 🎭 CREATIVE TEAM for this month: DIRECTOR: Annie Occhiogrosso ACTORS: Randall Duk Kim, Benjamin Reigel, Nick Bettens, Michele Schultz, Liz Swain, Sarah Mabes, Jim Stubbs, Alexandra Mitchell, Sharon McCune, Terry Kerr, Ben Farrow, Adriana Roze, Jessica Gibbons and Aaron Mendelson AUDIENCE: Steven Helmeke, Frank Tobin, Cindy Griffith, Robert Duerr, Marc Wolf and Ava Burton A big welcome to the many new participants with this project! --- We explore... Act 2, Scene 2: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. As Hamlet and his "friends" talk, a company of touring actors enters and Hamlet persuades one of them to deliver a speech. Hamlet hopes that when the players stage their show for the court, he can determine whether Claudius is guilty of King Hamlet's death. The link above will take you to the Folio version, which we use heavily here.   #hamlet #workingactor #rehearsal #shakespeare #textwork #acting #actor #director

    "The Players Arrive" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (c). Final Week - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

  6. Sep 1

    "A Dance of Deception" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (c). Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

    🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ The complex friendship between Hamlet, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern ➤ Analyzing the role of the players and their impact on Hamlet's emotional journey ➤ Exploring Hamlet's struggle with his identity and the nature of humanity   Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project.  📷 cover photo: Michele Schultz --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session. *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space creative, accessible, and high-quality.*** 🙌 Many thanks to our recent supporters! Help us continue our work in the Rehearsal Room through a ONE-TIME DONATION: 💰 PayPal: https://paypal.me/nathanagin81 🤑 Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/nathanagin 💳 Credit card: http://workingactorsjourney.com/donation-checkout 🤗 Or become a MONTHLY PATRON with additional benefits (starting at $5/month) with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast 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: Sandy, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif, and Jeff!  --- 🎭 CREATIVE TEAM for this month: DIRECTOR: Annie Occhiogrosso ACTORS: Randall Duk Kim, Benjamin Reigel, Nick Bettens, Michele Schultz, Liz Swain, Sarah Mabes, Jim Stubbs, Alexandra Mitchell, Sharon McCune, Terry Kerr, Ben Farrow, Adriana Roze, Jessica Gibbons and Aaron Mendelson AUDIENCE: Steven Helmeke, Frank Tobin, Cindy Griffith, Robert Duerr, Marc Wolf and Ava Burton A big welcome to the many new participants with this project! --- We explore... Act 2, Scene 2: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. As Hamlet and his "friends" talk, a company of touring actors enters and Hamlet persuades one of them to deliver a speech. Hamlet hopes that when the players stage their show for the court, he can determine whether Claudius is guilty of King Hamlet's death. The link above will take you to the Folio version, which we use heavily here.   #hamlet #workingactor #rehearsal #shakespeare #textwork #acting #actor #director

    "A Dance of Deception" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (c). Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

  7. Aug 25

    "Friendship Tested" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (c). Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

    🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Delving into friendship and deception with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ➤ Exploring the themes of ambition as Hamlet questions others' motives ➤ Analyzing the implications of truth and lies in the court of Elsinore   Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project.  📷 cover photo: Sarah Mabes --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session. *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space creative, accessible, and high-quality.*** 🙌 Many thanks to our recent supporters! Help us continue our work in the Rehearsal Room through a ONE-TIME DONATION: 💰 PayPal: https://paypal.me/nathanagin81 🤑 Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/nathanagin 💳 Credit card: http://workingactorsjourney.com/donation-checkout 🤗 Or become a MONTHLY PATRON with additional benefits (starting at $5/month) with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast 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: Sandy, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif, and Jeff!  --- 🎭 CREATIVE TEAM for this month: DIRECTOR: Annie Occhiogrosso ACTORS: Randall Duk Kim, Benjamin Reigel, Nick Bettens, Michele Schultz, Liz Swain, Sarah Mabes, Jim Stubbs, Alexandra Mitchell, Sharon McCune, Terry Kerr, Ben Farrow, Adriana Roze, Jessica Gibbons and Aaron Mendelson AUDIENCE: Steven Helmeke, Frank Tobin, Cindy Griffith, Robert Duerr, Marc Wolf and Ava Burton A big welcome to the many new participants with this project! --- We explore... Act 2, Scene 2: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. As Hamlet and his "friends" talk, a company of touring actors enters and Hamlet persuades one of them to deliver a speech. Hamlet hopes that when the players stage their show for the court, he can determine whether Claudius is guilty of King Hamlet's death. The link above will take you to the Folio version, which we use heavily here.   #hamlet #workingactor #rehearsal #shakespeare #textwork #acting #actor #director

    "Friendship Tested" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (c). Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

  8. Aug 18

    "The Investigation" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (b). Final Week - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room

    🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Delving into Hamlet's encounters with Polonius and the layers of madness ➤ Exploring the dynamic relationship between Hamlet, Ophelia, and their families ➤ Analyzing the implications of deception and truth in the interactions between characters   Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project.  📷 cover photo: Adriana Roze --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session. *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space creative, accessible, and high-quality.*** 🙌 Many thanks to our recent supporters! Help us continue our work in the Rehearsal Room through a ONE-TIME DONATION: 💰 PayPal: https://paypal.me/nathanagin81 🤑 Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/nathanagin 💳 Credit card: http://workingactorsjourney.com/donation-checkout 🤗 Or become a MONTHLY PATRON with additional benefits (starting at $5/month) with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast 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: Sandy, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif, and Jeff!  --- 🎭 CREATIVE TEAM for this month: DIRECTOR: Annie Occhiogrosso ACTORS: Randall Duk Kim, Benjamin Reigel, Nick Bettens, Michele Schultz, Liz Swain, Sarah Mabes, Jim Stubbs, Alexandra Mitchell, Sharon McCune, Terry Kerr, Ben Farrow, Adriana Roze, Jessica Gibbons and Aaron Mendelson AUDIENCE: Steven Helmeke, Frank Tobin, Cindy Griffith, Robert Duerr, Marc Wolf and Ava Burton A big welcome to the many new participants with this project! --- We explore... Act 2, Scene 2: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. As Hamlet and his "friends" talk, a company of touring actors enters and Hamlet persuades one of them to deliver a speech. Hamlet hopes that when the players stage their show for the court, he can determine whether Claudius is guilty of King Hamlet's death. The link above will take you to the Folio version, which we use heavily here.   #hamlet #workingactor #rehearsal #shakespeare #textwork #acting #actor #director

    "The Investigation" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scene 2 (b). Final Week - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
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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.

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  • Creator
    Nathan Agin
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    188
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2017-2026 The Working Actor's Journey
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