1st Edition

Acting Shakespeare

By Bertram Leon Joseph Copyright 2015
226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

How did the actors for whom Shakespeare wrote his plays make his characters come to life, how did they convey his words? Can modern directors, actors, and even library readers of Shakespeare learn from them? Creating character and making the Elizabethan playwright’s poetry compelling for the audience is a problem which has seldom been resolved in modern times. This book demonstrates the hard... Read more

Preface  Introduction  1. The Schoolboy and the Actor  2. Reading the Score  3. Speaking the Score  4. Action and the Word  5. Character.  Glossary

Biography

Bertram Leon, Joseph