Speaking ShakespeareThis text journeys to the heart of speaking and acting Shakespeare. Starting with the givens of speaking verse through to the rehearsal of leading Shakespeare roles from Hamlet, King Lear, Richard III, Macbeth and others, this title unlocks some of the greatest challenges from a playwrite that any actor will encounter. With a mixture of anecdotes and clear instructions starting with the voice and moving on to major textual analysis, this text provides a guide to anyone who wants to start to understand how to act Shakespeare. |
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... move us forward . There is a very clear progression : you speak some- thing ; it exists ; you move forward , step by step , word by word , thought by thought and feeling by feeling . To speak is tangibly to shift and change . In this ...
... move us forward . There is a very clear progression : you speak some- thing ; it exists ; you move forward , step by step , word by word , thought by thought and feeling by feeling . To speak is tangibly to shift and change . In this ...
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... move forward through a speech , the thoughts invariably move towards greater focus and energy . Exercises • Look at a whole speech . Count the number of thoughts . Generally there will be between three and five . If more , the character ...
... move forward through a speech , the thoughts invariably move towards greater focus and energy . Exercises • Look at a whole speech . Count the number of thoughts . Generally there will be between three and five . If more , the character ...
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... move like a panning camera from the earth to the body , the murderers , the wound , Italy and war , until his imagination follows the smell of the dead above the earth . One of the reasons the givens move so quickly forward is that ...
... move like a panning camera from the earth to the body , the murderers , the wound , Italy and war , until his imagination follows the smell of the dead above the earth . One of the reasons the givens move so quickly forward is that ...
Contents
Foundation Craft | 3 |
The Body | 15 |
The State of Readiness | 23 |
Copyright | |
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