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Speak the Speech!: Shakespeare's Monologues Illuminated

Speak the Speech!: Shakespeare's Monologues Illuminated - Paperback

by Rhona Silverbush, Sami Plotkin
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Availability:In StockContributor:Rhona Silverbush, Sami PlotkinPublish date:2002-09-18Pages:1092
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and GirouxISBN-13:9780571211227ISBN-10:571211224UPC:9780571211227Book Category:Drama, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Shakespeare, Monologues & Scenes, Acting & AuditioningSize:9.20 x 7.00 x 1.90 inchesWeight:2.6522Product ID:SCNV6S7WVV

The most comprehensive sourcebook of Shakespeare's monologues ever available in one volume.

A detailed guide to approaching Shakespearean text, Speak the Speech contains everything an actor needs to select and prepare a Shakespeare monologue for classwork, auditions, or performance.

Included herein are over 150 monologues. Each one is placed in context with a brief introduction, is carefully punctuated in the manner that best illustrates its meaning, and is painstakingly and thoroughly annotated. Each is also accompanied by commentary that will spark the actor's imagination by exploring how the interrelationship of meter and the choice of words and sounds yields clues to character and performance. And throughout the book sidebars relate historical, topical, technical, and other useful and entertaining information relevant to the text. In addition, the authors include an overview of poetic and rhetorical elements, brief synopses of all the plays, and a comprehensive index along with other guidelines that will help readers locate the perfect monologue for their needs.

More than just an actor's toolkit, Speak the Speech is also an entertaining resource that will help demystify Shakespeare's language for the student and theater lover alike.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and GirouxISBN-13:9780571211227ISBN-10:571211224UPC:9780571211227Book Category:Drama, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Shakespeare, Monologues & Scenes, Acting & AuditioningSize:9.20 x 7.00 x 1.90 inchesWeight:2.6522Product ID:SCNV6S7WVV

Rhona Silverbush studied theatre and psychology at Brandeis University and holds a law degree from Boston College Law School; she practiced asylum law before returning to her first loves, writing and the theatre. She has acted with regional theatre and Shakespeare companies, was adjunct faculty at Columbia University's Teachers College and currently teaches and coaches privately. She continues to write with Sami Plotkin and on her own and is also co-author with Carol Zeavin of the Terrific Toddlers series of picture books published by Magination Press, the children's book imprint of the American Psychological Association.

Sami Plotkin graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University with a double major in Theatre Arts and English Literature, and honed her stagecraft in London under the tutelage of Royal Shakespeare Company members. She later earned her M.F.A. at Columbia University's School of the Arts. Sami has performed Shakespeare in the United States and on tour in Europe and the former Soviet Union. Since then she has taught Working with Shakespeare's Text at Michael Howard Studios, drama in New York City public schools, and guest workshops for middle and high school drama productions. She coaches privately and continues to write with Rhona Silverbush and on her own.

The authors were awarded a grant from the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation for Speak the Speech! in 1999.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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Rhona Silverbush, Sami Plotkin

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