Author: Van Tassel, Wesley
Paperback
208 pages
Published: May 2000
Allworth Press
ISBN: 1581150539

Through a series of inspiring, easy-to-follow exercises, an acclaimed director and drama coach shows both novice and experienced actors how to conquer the challenges of acting Shakespeare.A guide to the skills necessary to act Shakespeare's texts with precision, sensitivity and power, written by a director and acting teacher. Explanations and easy-to-follow exercises cover the intricacies of breathing, scansion, phrasing, rhythm, antithesis, imagery, text analysis and more.