The One-Hour Shakespeare series is a collection of abridged versions of Shakespeares plays, designed specifically to accommodate both small and large casts.
This volume, More Comedies and Tragedies, includes the following plays:
The Comedy of Errors
The Taming of the Shrew
Antony and Cleopatra
King Lear
These accessible and versatile scripts are supported by: an introduction with emphasis on the evolution of the series and the creative process of editing; the One-Hour projects in performance, a chapter on implementing money-saving ideas and suggestions for production whether in or outside of a classroom setting; specific lesson plans to incorporate these projects successfully into an academic course; suggested casting assignments for small to large casts; the how-tos of producing a radio play; and cross-gender casting suggestions. These supplementary materials make the plays valuable not only for actors, but for any environment, cast or purpose.
Ideal for both academics and professionals, One-Hour Shakespeare is the perfect companion to teaching and staging the most universally read and performed playwright in history.
Acknowledgments |
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2 One-Hour projects in performance: money-saving suggestions to consider with a minimal budget |
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3 Lesson plan and editing exercise |
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4 Pandemic productions: radio plays |
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5 Cross-gender casting suggestions |
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7 The Comedy of Errors: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast |
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8 The Taming of the Shrew |
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9 The Taming of the Shrew: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast |
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11 Antony and Cleopatra: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast |
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13 King Lear: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast |
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Julie Fain Lawrence-Edsell is an actress, director and Associate Professor of BFA Acting at the Pace School of Performing Arts, Pace University, New York. Some of her credits include: The Last (2019), Concussion (Sundance 2013), Madam Secretary, Law & Order: SVU & CI, Kidnapped, Six Degrees, Third Watch, All My Children and over a dozen Shakespearean productions.