Working Shakespeare: The Ultimate Actor's Workshop the Consumer Edition

by Cicely Berry, Jeremy Irons, Andrew Wade

Book Overview

(Applause Books). How do we enter the heightened, extravagant language of Shakespeare and yet feel truthful in our contemporary world? How do performers excite the audience with Shakespeare's rich imagery and dynamic rhythm, yet make it real for the twenty-first century? We assume that a sophisticated intellectual background is required to grapple with Shakespeare. But there is a much deeper, almost primal response as available to inner-city students...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557835381
• ISBN13: 9781557835383
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Working Arts Library/Applause
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 5.8" x 7.6"