The tragicomedies / Julie Fain Lawrence-Edsell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawrence, Julie Fain, author.

Contributor:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Series:

One-hour Shakespeare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Shakespeare, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : 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 Tragicomedies, includes the following plays: All's Well That Ends Well ; Measure for Measure ; The Merchant of Venice. 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:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

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

Theatre space

Traditional theatre space

Black Box theatre or any classroom or multi-purpose room

Outdoor area

Site specific areas

Entrances and exits

Defining your space

Lighting

Sound

Costumes

Switching from character to character

Deciding on a time period

3 Lesson plan and editing exercise

Lesson plan as it appears in my syllabus given to students

One-Hour Shakespeare projects - requirements

Editing exercise

4 Cross-gender casting suggestions

5 All's Well That Ends Well

Dramatis personae

6 All's Well That Ends Well: Suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast

7 Measure for Measure

8 Measure for Measure: Suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast

9 The Merchant of Venice

10 The Merchant of Venice: Suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-55780-9

0-429-55333-1

0-429-26274-4

9780429262746

OCLC:

1127190594