Author : Roy Mitchell
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ISBN 13 : 9781330645468
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (454 download)
Book Synopsis Shakespeare for Community Players (Classic Reprint) by : Roy Mitchell
Download or read book Shakespeare for Community Players (Classic Reprint) written by Roy Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shakespeare for Community Players The present volume is the outcome of many requests from amateur directors and players for advice on the stage presentation of Shakespeare In any other art, when such aid is asked, one is able to refer the inquirer to some book or another covering the ground This is not possible in the field of Shakespearean presentation, and very difficult in the whole department of amateur drama The probable reason for the dearth of handbooks is that the amateur player's serious invasion of the domain of the theatre is so recent that no library has yet grown up for him Assuming, therefore, that the need which I have discovered locally is a general one, I have prepared a discussion of theory and practice, which, I hope, will answer most of the questions which arise. The most difficult part of such a task has been to gauge the type of reader The ranks of community players to-day embrace groups which would seem very diverse both in aims and capacity There are, on the one hand, adult organisations, like Mr Poel's in London, which are revolutionising dramatic art, and on the other, those advanced teachers who are using the Shakespeare plays for the twofold purpose of developing powers of expression in their pupils, and of inculcating a real love for our finest dramatic literature. In such a case, the best course seemed to be to write for the beginner, and to allow the more advanced player to take what he needed and leave the rest In doing so, I proceeded in the perfect confidence that the true artist is always the readiest to study another mans statement of fundamentals The only reader, therefore, who has not been provided for in some measure, is the one who believes he knows everything and consequently has no need for any book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
