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Why Karen Pittman

This edition of The Rehearsal Room is led by Karen Pittman, whose Emmy-nominated performance on The Morning Show initiated a sustained and uncommon trajectory as a series regular and lead across multiple culturally defining television series. 

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Pittman’s work has consistently lived inside high-pressure, evolving narratives—environments where rehearsal, adaptability, and precision are not theoretical, but essential. Her career spans premium television, film, Broadway, and American theatre.

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Inside The Rehearsal Room

Pittman opens her rehearsal process, inviting actors and auditors into the work and supporting the innovation of their own process. Actors and auditors engage in interrogating text, tracking character behavior, testing impulses, and allowing scenes to evolve through discovery, pressure, and adjustment. The focus is not on explanation, but on doing—activating a living practice.

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The work centers on live rehearsal of modern dramatic scenes, with material drawn from playwrights such as Lynn Nottage, Ayad Akhtar, Clifford Odets, and August Wilson.

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Curated & Hosted by Desean K. Terry

Desean K. Terry serves as curator and host of The Rehearsal Room, establishing the structure and scope of the series and joining select sessions.

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PARTICIPATION OPTIONS:​​

The Rehearsal Room is designed with multiple modes of participation, each central to the work.

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Working Slots:

A limited number of actors will be selected through application to participate as working actors in The Rehearsal Room.

• Application required

• Limited availability

• Application window closes January 31, 2026, or when slots are filled.

• Applicants will be accepted on a rolling basis until slots are filled.​

• APPLY HERE FOR A WORKING SLOT 

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Auditing Slots:

Observation is central to the work of The Rehearsal Room. Auditing invites actors into the rhythm of rehearsal, where watching, listening, and tracking the work becomes a form of practice in itself.

• No application required

• SIGN UP HERE FOR AN AUDITING SLOT​

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PRICING:

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Working Slots

• Non-LAS Students: $695

• LAS Students: $595​

• LAS student pricing is available to individuals currently enrolled in a weekly Scene Study or Film/TV Audition Technique course. Enrollment must remain active for the duration of the workshop to retain the student discount. ​

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Auditing Slots

• LAS Students: $250

• Non-LAS Students: $300

• LAS student pricing is available to individuals currently enrolled in a weekly Scene Study or Film/TV Audition Technique course. Enrollment must remain active for the duration of the workshop to retain the student discount.​

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WORKSHOP DATES:

• Tuesdays

• FEB 17 |FEB 24 |MAR 3 |MAR 10

• 5-9 PM​​

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