On a recent Wednesday, a dozen members of the cast of “Camelot” gathered in a circle in a rehearsal room in the basement of Lincoln Center Theater. As Philippe began speaking, Matthews squinted his eyes shut and silently mouthed the words. “Even now I curse the day——” Philippe said before he was quickly cut off by Matthews, who jabbed a finger in the air. “You went down on ‘day,’” Matthews said, referring to Philippe’s incorrect inflection. Over the next two hours, Matthews paced the room coaching the group through monologues from “Julius Caesar,” “Henry IV” and “Macbeth,” interrupting a performer to correct the pronunciation of “doth,” or to help find the “internal shape” in a text.

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Persons: Camelot ”, Fergie Philippe, Sir Sagramore, King Arthur, quizzically, Shakespeare’s “ Titus Andronicus, ”, Dakin Matthews, Merlyn, Pellinore, Philippe, Matthews, — ” Philippe, ’ ” Matthews, “ Julius Caesar, ” “ Henry IV ” Organizations: Lincoln Center