Playing Shakespeare

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Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307773914
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis Playing Shakespeare by : John Barton

Download or read book Playing Shakespeare written by John Barton and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playing Shakespeare is the premier guide to understanding and appreciating the mastery of the world’s greatest playwright. Together with Royal Shakespeare Company actors–among them Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet–John Barton demonstrates how to adapt Elizabethan theater for the modern stage. The director begins by explicating Shakespeare’s verse and prose, speeches and soliloquies, and naturalistic and heightened language to discover the essence of his characters. In the second section, Barton and the actors explore nuance in Shakespearean theater, from evoking irony and ambiguity and striking the delicate balance of passion and profound intellectual thought, to finding new approaches to playing Shakespeare’s most controversial creation, Shylock, from The Merchant of Venice. A practical and essential guide, Playing Shakespeare will stand for years as the authoritative favorite among actors, scholars, teachers, and students.

Secrets of Acting Shakespeare

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135862338
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Book Synopsis Secrets of Acting Shakespeare by : Patrick Tucker

Download or read book Secrets of Acting Shakespeare written by Patrick Tucker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets of Acting Shakespeare isn't a book that gently instructs. It's a passionate, yes-you-can designed to prove that anybody can act Shakespeare. By explaining how Elizabethan actors had only their own lines and not entire playscripts, Patrick Tucker shows how much these plays work by ear. Secrets of Acting Shakespeare is a book for actors trained and amateur, as well as for anyone curious about how the Elizabethan theater worked.

Playing Shakespeare: An Actor's Guide

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Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9781417711147
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (111 download)

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Book Synopsis Playing Shakespeare: An Actor's Guide by : John Barton

Download or read book Playing Shakespeare: An Actor's Guide written by John Barton and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its first American edition, Playing Shakespeare is the premier guide to understanding and appreciating the mastery of the world's greatest playwright. Together with Royal Shakespeare Company actors-among them Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet-John Barton demonstrates how to adapt Elizabethan theater for the modern stage. The director begins by explicating Shakespeare's verse and prose, speeches and soliloquies, and naturalistic and heightened language to discover the essence of his characters. In the second section, Barton and the actors explore nuance in Shakespearean theater, from evoking irony and ambiguity and striking the delicate balance of passion and profound intellectual thought, to finding new approaches to playing Shakespeare's most controversial creation, Shylock, from The Merchant of Venice. A practical and essential guide, Playing Shakespeare will stand for years as the authoritative favorite among actors, scholars, teachers, and students.

Playing Shakespeare

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Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0713687738
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (136 download)

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Book Synopsis Playing Shakespeare by : John Barton

Download or read book Playing Shakespeare written by John Barton and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Barton is Advisory Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company and has directed some of the greatest Shakespeare productions of our time. His book, Playing Shakespeare, is a transcript of his televised workshops with some of our finest Shakespearean actors: Peggy Ashcroft, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, Patrick Stewart and David Suchet. This new edition contains a DVD with 80 minutes of video featuring John Barton in conversation with Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Jane Lapotaire discussing changes in approaches to Shakespeare's text since the book first published. This edition also features a foreword by Michael Boyd. This is a highly readable approach to understanding Shakespeare's text and unlocking the hidden stage directions and actors clues that reside in his verse. As Barton explains, "when an actor becomes aware of them they will find Shakespeare himself starts to direct them."

Will Power

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Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781557836663
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (366 download)

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Book Synopsis Will Power by : John Basil

Download or read book Will Power written by John Basil and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a guide for actors which outlines a three-week process for performing Shakespeare's plays.

Mastering Shakespeare

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1581159609
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)

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Book Synopsis Mastering Shakespeare by : Scott Kaiser

Download or read book Mastering Shakespeare written by Scott Kaiser and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who says only the British can act Shakespeare? In this unique guide, a veteran acting coach shatters that myth with a boldly American approach to the Bard. Written in the form of a play, this volume's "characters" include a master teacher and 16 students grappling with the challenges of acting Shakespeare. Using actual speeches from 32 of Shakespeare's plays, each of the book's six "scenes" offer proven solutions to such acting problems as delivering spoken subtext, using physical actions to orchestrate a speech, creating images within a speech, dividing a speech into measures, and much more.

Shakespeare Without Fear

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Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Shakespeare Without Fear by : Joseph Olivieri

Download or read book Shakespeare Without Fear written by Joseph Olivieri and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHAKESPEARE WITHOUT FEAR guides novice actors through Shakespearean verse, helping them understand dialogue, its meaning and purpose, and finally, helping them interpret it in their acting. It teaches actors how to use verse scansion, rhetoric, and vocal scoring to obtain the desired results from their own acting as well as from others in a scene. Written in the format of a dialogue between a student and an instructor, SHAKESPEARE WITHOUT FEAR explores a student's point of view, addressing the concerns of a first-time Shakespearean actor. The author writes with a sense of humor in a clear, unintimidating style.

Freeing Shakespeare's Voice

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Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
ISBN 13 : 1559366389
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Book Synopsis Freeing Shakespeare's Voice by : Kristin Linklater

Download or read book Freeing Shakespeare's Voice written by Kristin Linklater and published by Theatre Communications Group. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A passionate exploration of the process of comprehending and speaking the words of William Shakespeare. Detailing exercises and analyzing characters' speech and rhythms, Linklater provides the tools to increase understanding and make Shakespeare's words one's own.

Shakespeare the Player

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Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752472445
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Book Synopsis Shakespeare the Player by : John Southworth

Download or read book Shakespeare the Player written by John Southworth and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-10-21 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man of the Millennium' he may be but William Shakespeare is a shadowy historical figures. His writings have been analysed exhaustively but much of his life remains a mystery. This controversial biography aims to redress the balance. To his contemporaries, Shakespeare was known not as a playwright but as an actor, yet this has been largely ignored or marginalised by most modern writers. here John Southworth overturns traditional images of the Bard and his work, arguing that Shakespeare cannot be separated from his profession as a player any more than he can be separated from his works. Only by approaching Shakespeare's life from this new angle can we hope to learn or understand anything new about him. Following Shakespeare's life as an actor as he learns his craft and begins work on his own plays, Southworth presents the Bard and his plays in their proper context for the first time. Groundbreaking, contentious and a work of deep scholarship and understanding, 'Shakespeare the Player' should change the way we think about the English language's greatest artist.

Performing Shakespeare Unrehearsed

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 135113616X
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Book Synopsis Performing Shakespeare Unrehearsed by : Bill Kincaid

Download or read book Performing Shakespeare Unrehearsed written by Bill Kincaid and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performing Shakespeare Unrehearsed: A Practical Guide to Acting and Producing Spontaneous Shakespeare outlines how Shakespeare’s plays can be performed effectively without rehearsal, if all the actors understand a set of performance guidelines and put them into practice. Each chapter is devoted to a specific guideline, demonstrating through examples how it can be applied to pieces of text from Shakespeare’s First Folio, how it creates blocking and stage business, and how it enhances story clarity. Once the guidelines have been established, practical means of production are discussed, providing the reader with sufficient step-by-step instruction to prepare for Unrehearsed performances. This book is written for the actor and performer.

Thinking Shakespeare (Revised Edition)

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Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
ISBN 13 : 155936890X
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Book Synopsis Thinking Shakespeare (Revised Edition) by : Barry Edelstein

Download or read book Thinking Shakespeare (Revised Edition) written by Barry Edelstein and published by Theatre Communications Group. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking Shakespeare gives theater artists practical advice about how to make Shakespeare’s words feel spontaneous, passionate, and real. Based on Barry Edelstein’s thirty-year career directing Shakespeare’s plays, this book provides the tools that artists need to fully understand and express the power of Shakespeare’s language.

Thinking Shakespeare

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Publisher : Spark Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9781411498723
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (987 download)

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Book Synopsis Thinking Shakespeare by : Barry Edelstein

Download or read book Thinking Shakespeare written by Barry Edelstein and published by Spark Publishing Group. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking Shakespeare gives the actor practical advice about how to make Shakespeare's words feel spontaneous, passionate, and real. Based on Barry Edelstein's twenty-year career directing Shakespeare's plays, this book provides the tools that actors need to fully understand and express the power of Shakespeare's language.

An Actor's Guide to Performing Shakespeare

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Publisher : Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781580650465
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (54 download)

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Book Synopsis An Actor's Guide to Performing Shakespeare by : Madd Harold

Download or read book An Actor's Guide to Performing Shakespeare written by Madd Harold and published by Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madd Harold strips Shakespeare of his mystique and gives the professional actor, drama student, and theatre director access to unambiguous and easy-to-master techniques used by great actors throughout the ages.

Actors and Acting in Shakespeare's Time

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521192501
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)

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Book Synopsis Actors and Acting in Shakespeare's Time by : John Astington

Download or read book Actors and Acting in Shakespeare's Time written by John Astington and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for courses, this book is an account of the first actors in the plays of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Jonson.

Speaking Shakespeare

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350161675
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis Speaking Shakespeare by : Patsy Rodenburg

Download or read book Speaking Shakespeare written by Patsy Rodenburg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-24 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From A Midsummer Night's Dream's Puck to Othello's Desdemona, this new edition of Speaking Shakespeare gives you all the necessary tools to bring any of Shakespeare's eclectic characters to life. Patsy Rodenburg uses practical exercises and textual analysis to hone in on your dramatic resonance, breathing and placement in order to unlock your potential for playing these iconic characters. Speeches and scenes such as Mark Antony's 'O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth' and the bloody scene in which Macbeth admits to Lady Macbeth that he has 'done the deed' are placed in context and discussed in depth. Combining clear practical, textual and imaginative work with a brilliant analysis of scenes and speeches from the whole range of Shakespeare's plays, this is an essential and inspiring guide for anyone working on his plays today. It brings a renewed focus on the language of power, so frequently spoken in the worlds of politicians and company directors, which will give readers insight into the potency of clear, direct communication, specifically in the context of Shakespeare. Each chapter has been revised following the author's 20 additional years of experience as a voice coach and includes techniques necessary for a clear and convincing performance.

The Invisible Actor

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350148288
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis The Invisible Actor by : Yoshi Oida

Download or read book The Invisible Actor written by Yoshi Oida and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Invisible Actor presents the captivating and unique methods of the distinguished Japanese actor and director, Yoshi Oida. While a member of Peter Brook's theatre company in Paris, Yoshi Oida developed a masterful approach to acting that combined the oriental tradition of supreme and studied control with the Western performer's need to characterise and expose depths of emotion. Written with Lorna Marshall, Yoshi Oida explains that once the audience becomes openly aware of the actor's method and becomes too conscious of the actor's artistry, the wonder of performance dies. The audience must never see the actor but only his or her performance. Throughout Lorna Marshall provides contextual commentary on Yoshi Oida's work and methods. In a new foreword to accompany the Bloomsbury Revelations edition, Yoshi Oida revisits the questions that have informed his career as an actor and explores how his skilful approach to acting has shaped the wider contours of his life.

The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521195233
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide by : Emma Smith

Download or read book The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide written by Emma Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-22 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable reference tool for Shakespeare students and enthusiasts, this compact guide provides authoritative summaries of each of Shakespeare's works.