An Actor's Edition of Shakespeare RevisitedAuthorHouse, 2007/07/26 - 516 ページ An Actor’s Edition of Shakespeare Revisited is a book for actors, directors, professors of theatre and the general public. Each of the plays has been edited for more understandability and length. The intent of the book was to make the works more accessible without making the language modern. When audiences see a Shakespeare play, they have only one time to grasp the words as they are spoken. Audience members do not have time to look at lengthy explanations or notes about words or expressions. Therefore, this edition of these five plays, presents the plays so that audience members as well as actors can follow the plays with little difficulty. Some words have been changed to accomplish this. In certain speeches, subjects or verbs were supplied for understandability. Because Shakespeare used many pronouns, these plays make use of more nouns so that the meaning of who or what is being spoken about becomes more clear.
The book also has some useful tools for the director and actors. A chart has been provided for each play that lists each character by act and scene. This can be very useful when there is a need to double cast actors. In addition, a “combination roles” page has also been added which gives suggestions for doubling parts for a smaller company. To help at rehearsals, page numbers for the beginning of each act and scene is provided on a single page for each play. Finally, each play has been broken into “beats” for the actor and the director. It is the hope of the author of this book that more people will find excitement in reading, performing, staging, or viewing Shakespeare because of the edited versions for understandability. Enjoy the plays---either reading or performing. |
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... hear the words being spoken . There is no possibility to look up meanings or notes . Nor is there any time to try to figure out what a speech or line means . This acting edition is intended to help the actors to understand as well as ...
... hears noise . ) Give me my sword . -Who's there ? ( Enter Macbeth and a Servant with a torch . ) A friend . What sir , not yet at rest ? The King's abed . He hath been in unusual pleasure , and Send forth great tips to your servants ...
... Hear not my steps , which way they walk , for fear Thy very stones prate of my whereabouts And take the present horror from the time , Which now suits with it . Whiles I threat , he lives . Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath ...
... hear a noise ? I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry . ( They listen . ) Did not you speak ? When ? MACBETH : LADY MACBETH : Now . MACBETH : As I descended ? LADY MACBETH : Ay . MACBETH : LADY MACBETH : MACBETH : LADY MACBETH ...
... hear a knocking At the south entry . Retire we to our chamber . A little water clears us of this deed . How easy is it , then ! Your firmness of mind Hath abandoned you . ( More knocking ) Hark , more knocking . Get on your nightgown ...