Clues to Acting Shakespeare

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

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Through a series of inspiring, easy-to-follow exercises, an acclaimed director and drama coach shows both novice and experienced actors how to conquer the challenges of acting Shakespeare. Lessons cover all the skills needed for effective voice delivery: correct breathing, scansion, phrasing, and rhythm. For text analysis and character interpretation, both classical British training and American methods are explored. In addition to ongoing, long-term practice exercises, the book offers a one-day brush-up section to address immediate concerns of working actors cast to play Shakespearean roles.

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"This is the kind of helpful instructional aid... which students and teachers constantly clamour." - Library Journal"

Author Bio

Wesley Van Tassel earned a PhD in dramatic literature and has coached "acting Shakespeare" to several hundred professional and student actors, staged twenty-four productions, produced fifty-five others, and directed more than one hundred summer or university productions.