The early comedies and romances / Julie Fain Lawrence-Edsell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawrence, Julie Fain, author.

Contributor:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

One-hour Shakespeare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Adaptations.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Genre:

Adaptations.

Comedy plays.

Tragedies (Drama)

Drama.

Physical Description:

vi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"The One-Hour Shakespeare series is a collection of abridged versions of Shakespeare's plays, designed specifically to accommodate both small and large casts. This volume, The Early Comedies and Romances, includes the following plays: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Tempest, The Winter's Tale 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; and cross-gender casting suggestions. These supplementary materials make the plays valuable not only for actors, directors and professors, 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

2. One-Hour projects in performance: money-saving suggestions to consider with a minimal budget

3. Lesson plan and editing exercise

4. Cross-gender casting suggestions

5. A Midsummer Night's Dream

6. A Midsummer Night's Dream: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast

7. Two Gentlemen of Verona

8. Two Gendemen of Verona: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast

9. The Tempest

10. The Tempest: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast

11. The Winter's Tale.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Lawrence, Julie Fain, The early comedies and romances

ISBN:

9780367206376

0367206374

9780367206390

0367206390

OCLC:

1127068272

Publisher Number:

99987022039

16454771