The Iambic Pentameter: Female Endings
Last time I talked about the iambic pentameter in its normal state: ten beats, five of which are stressed. But the bard has a habit of...
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Lea Maas
- Aug 30
- 3 min
Actor's Diary: Et tu, Brute?
Language is a wonderful thing. Sometimes working in another language can be really freeing; It can give you something extra to discover...
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Actor's Diary: Language, Mind and Movement
Written by Maya Graser | Instagram: @thisismedisappearing When I worked with Jo on Kate's monologue, she asked me to translate each verse...
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Nathania Velasquez
- Aug 16
- 2 min
Actor's Diary: Taming Katherina
Instagram - @Lathania Katherina, the so called “shrew” of Shakespeare that gets “tamed”. I have always had a fascination with her as a...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- Jun 30
- 2 min
The Iambic Pentameter
If you’ve ever read Shakespeare; you’ve seen it. If you’ve ever seen Shakespeare performed; you’ve heard it. A rhythmic device that makes...
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Jo van der Meij
- Jun 21
- 3 min
The time to grow...
In the eyes of many people, the performance part of an actor’s job is the most interesting. The excitement, the adrenaline and then the...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- Jun 1
- 2 min
The World of King Lear: part II
We’ve had so much fun with filling in this world around Shakespeare’s King Lear. When a few problems presented themselves, we’ve been...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- Jun 1
- 2 min
The World of King Lear
Early in the production of King Lear: a matter of perspectives we looked at the options of our setting. The world in Shakespeare’s play...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- May 29
- 2 min
The Perspective of... The final part
Every year, we give our own twist to a Shakespeare play and King Lear is no different. We will give you four characters, all with their...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- May 22
- 2 min
The Perspective of... Part Three
Every year, we give our own twist to a Shakespeare play and King Lear is no different. We will give you four characters, all with their...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- May 15
- 2 min
The Perspective of... part two
Every year, we give our own twist to a Shakespeare play and King Lear is no different. We will give you four characters, all with their...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- May 8
- 2 min
The Perspective of... Part one
Every year, we give our own twist to a Shakespeare play and King Lear is no different. We will give you four characters, all with their...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- Dec 30, 2021
- 2 min
A wonderfully Intensive Treasure Hunt
On the 20th and the 21 st of November of 2021 (I honestly think that date looks beautiful), I indulged my inner Shakespeare nerd, that...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
Part V - Who's Afraid of Shakespeare
Small cast, new lines and little time to set the play, we see ourselves in the people we are playing. It is a challenge, but it never...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Part IV To performance: a web woven
When the first draft is ready, we move from improv to learning lines. There is an interesting switch happening constantly between Macbeth...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- Jun 26, 2021
- 2 min
Part III Shakespeare Lines: Discover the rhythm
Jo knows that sitting behind a computer for too long can get tiresome and tailors the exercises accordingly. Every Skype meeting starts...
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Janna van Leeuwen
- Jun 23, 2021
- 2 min
Part II Corona Character Creation: if we can’t play, we write
When the lockdown is once again necessary, we meet over Skype. Though it is hard on all of us, Jo gracefully uses it as an opportunity....
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Janna van Leeuwen
- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
Part I The Beginning: why not pick a play you can blame it on?
We start the year as we have always done, with four plays on the table. Jo, our director, has picked the options beforehand, already...
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solangedphusson
- Feb 10, 2020
- 3 min
An Interview with Jo van der Meij
Are you wondering what to expect when joining PAT? Don't worry because we've got you covered with and interview with Jo, our director!
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solangedphusson
- Feb 10, 2020
- 2 min
Theater in Tumultuous Times
These are strange times we live in. But as a group, we try to get together as best we can. Here you can read a story by our director Jo...
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