
- 150 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Acting and Directing Shakespeare's Comedies: Key Lessons outlines a clear, effective process for acting Shakespeare's comedies.
This book lays out core principles and useful exercises that help the reader better understand, expereince, and implement Shakespeare's comedic design. Building off of modern acting methods as well as contemporary Clown, classical Commedia, and verse-speaking techniques, the author guides the reader toward interpretive and performance choices that are original, justified, and entertaining. Included are clear examples and detailed case studies that illuminate and reenforce these key lessons.
This accessible book is for actors, directors, students of Shakespeare, and those who want a fuller, richer awareness of the possibilities within Shakespeare's comedies and a clear, pragmatic process for creating those performances.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction and Foundations One
- Under the Commedia Influence Two
- Misrule and Fools Three
- Lessons from the Clown World Four
- Language: Clarity, Variety, Humor Five
- Character Studies Six
- Parting Words Seven
- Appendix
- Bibliography