Thinking Shakespeare (Revised Edition): A Working Guide for Actors, Directors, Students...and Anyone Else Interested in the Bard

Thinking Shakespeare (Revised Edition): A Working Guide for Actors, Directors, Students...and Anyone Else Interested in the Bard

Barry Edelstein
$19.95
Publication Date: July 3rd, 2018
Publisher:
Theatre Communications Group
ISBN:
9781559365741
Pages:
460
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Description

Thinking Shakespeare gives theater artists practical advice about how to make Shakespeare's words feel spontaneous, passionate, and real. Based on Barry Edelstein's thirty-year career directing Shakespeare's plays, this book provides the tools that artists need to fully understand and express the power of Shakespeare's language.

About the Author

Barry Edelstein is a stage director, producer, author, and educator noted for his work on the plays of William Shakespeare. Some of the actors he has directed include Gwyneth Paltrow, Uma Thurman, John Turturro, Jeffrey Wright, Kevin Kline, Blair Underwood, Richard Thomas, and Julianna Margulies. He has taught Shakespearean acting at the Juilliard School, NYU, USC, and The Public Theater. He serves as Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director of The Old Globe in San Diego.