1st Edition

One-Hour Shakespeare More Comedies and Tragedies

By Julie Fain Lawrence-Edsell Copyright 2022
324 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

324 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

324 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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, 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... Read more

1. Introduction  2. One-Hour projects in performance: money- saving suggestions to consider with a minimal budget  3. Lesson plan and editing exercise  4. Pandemic productions – radio plays  5. Cross- gender casting suggestions  6. The Comedy of Errors  7. The Comedy of Errors: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast  8. The Taming of the Shrew  9. The Taming of the Shrew: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast  10. Antony and Cleopatra  11. Antony and Cleopatra: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast  12. King Lear  13 King Lear: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast

Biography

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.