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Clues to Acting Shakespeare
"A workhorse of a workbook!"— Library Journal
American actors, fear Shakespeare no more! Through a series of inspiring, easy-to-follow exercises, an acclaimed director and drama coach shows both students and experienced actors how to break down the verse, support the words, understand the images, and use the text to create vibrant, living performances. This popular guide—more than TK,000 copies sold—has been revised and expanded to include the unique challenges facing teachers and their students in performing Shakespeare’s works, as well as time-tested tools for overcoming these obstacles. Effective delivery, correct breathing, scansion, phrasing, structure and rhythm, caesura, and more are covered. For text analysis and character interpretation, both classical British training and American methods are explored. In addition to ongoing, long-term practice exercises, Clues to Acting Shakespeare offers a one-day brush-up section to prep actors cast to play Shakespearean roles immediately.
• Long term practice exercises and quick one-day brush-ups for auditions
American actors, fear Shakespeare no more! Through a series of inspiring, easy-to-follow exercises, an acclaimed director and drama coach shows both students and experienced actors how to break down the verse, support the words, understand the images, and use the text to create vibrant, living performances. This popular guide—more than TK,000 copies sold—has been revised and expanded to include the unique challenges facing teachers and their students in performing Shakespeare’s works, as well as time-tested tools for overcoming these obstacles. Effective delivery, correct breathing, scansion, phrasing, structure and rhythm, caesura, and more are covered. For text analysis and character interpretation, both classical British training and American methods are explored. In addition to ongoing, long-term practice exercises, Clues to Acting Shakespeare offers a one-day brush-up section to prep actors cast to play Shakespearean roles immediately.
• Long term practice exercises and quick one-day brush-ups for auditions
- GenresShakespeareTheatre
208 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2000
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March 28, 2015
A wonderful handbook for anyone who wants to perform Shakespeare, or for Shakespeare tourists (like me) who want to learn about both text and technique.
The author has interesting exercises for people of all levels of skill and ability.
Many of us have been aware of the way Shakespeare tells the actor how to say the line, but this book offers some really amazing insights.
The author has interesting exercises for people of all levels of skill and ability.
Many of us have been aware of the way Shakespeare tells the actor how to say the line, but this book offers some really amazing insights.
December 30, 2018
This book is incredibly helpful. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in the tools for tackling Shakespeare.
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