Actors Talk About Shakespeare

Bravo, Shakespeare. Even today, his plays challenge celebrated actors to hone their skills and electrify audiences. Imagine the process actors undergo to recreate these spellbinding roles on stage. In an interview with the author, Kevin Kline declared that playing Shakespeare 'uses a different muscle group in your head'. Liev Schreiber said, 'When I perform Shakespeare, all my pistons are firing'. Performing Shakespeare is tantamount to earning a black belt in acting."Actors Talk About Shakespeare" features personal interviews with a stellar collection of prominent American, Canadian, and British performers of Shakespeare onstage, including Kevin Kline, Liev Schreiber, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Stacy Keach, Zoe Caldwell, Martha Henry, William Hutt, Tony Church, Nicholas Pennell, and Geoff Hutchings. In conversations equivalent to a magician telling his or her secrets, Mary Z. Maher uncovers the actors' process. The book speaks to theater patrons, to actors both novice and experienced, and to educators who teach Shakespeare. Each chapter profiles a career in context, using the actor's words along with supporting research material. The result is a treasury of talents, tactics, and tales from veteran performers who return often to Shakespeare from careers in film and television.

ISBN 0879103647   Pages 256 ISBN13 9780879103644 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Limelight Editions   Weight (grammes) 422 Imprint Limelight Editions   Published in New York Format Paperback   Height (mm) 229 Publication date 15 Oct 2009   Width (mm) 152 Library of Congress 2009019124   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY 792.95   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

1		I Can Add Colors to the Chameleon by Kevin Kline		1
2 Kenneth Branagh		Fretted with Golden Fire		31
3 Derek Jacobi		Sweet Prince		55
4 Stacy Keach		Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity		77
5 Zoe Caldwell		Her Infinite Variety		103
6 Nicholas Pennell		Words, Words, Words		125
7 William Hutt		Our Revels Now Are Ended		153
8 Martha Henry		Who Will Believe Thee, Isabel?		173
9 Tony Church		Mend Your Speech a Little		193
10 Geoffrey Hutchings		I Met a Fool i' the Forest		213
		Notes		227

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