{"product_id":"clues-to-acting-shakespeare-third-edition-paperback","title":"Clues to Acting Shakespeare (Third Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWesley Van Tassel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A workhorse of a book  Beautifully conceived and executed. \u003ci\u003eClues to Acting Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e is a no-brainer purchase for acting collections in all libraries.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eClues to Acting Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e has become a popular guide for actors, directors, teachers and Shakespeare enthusiasts, selling over 15,000 copies of previous editions. This third edition retains the second edition's unique solutions to challenges that face directors and actors at advanced levels and is expanded to include an entirely new section for amateur and community theatre groups. In this new edition, readers will be delighted to find: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew section to aid community theatres to perform Shakespeare's plays, including five recorded workshops of community theatre actors coached and trained by the author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdates to the successful sections on training student actors (MFA and BFA programs), and professional actors (including audition tips)--highlighted by twenty author-coached workshops with professional and advanced student actors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImproved section for teachers of high school and child actors with worksheets and sample lesson plans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew exercises and resources for all levels of acting and production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo aid professionals, \u003ci\u003eClues to Acting Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e offers a one-day brush-up for auditions and preparation to play Shakespeare immediately. Text analysis, character studies, and both classical British training and American methods are explored. The exercises and recorded workshops provide inspiring advice to all actors and demonstrate concepts discussed throughout the book. The critical skills required for acting Shakespeare, including scansion, phrasing, caesura, breathing, speech structure, antithesis, and more are covered in detail. The comprehensive exercises using the Bard's plays and sonnets teach actors to break down the verse, support the words, understand the imagery, and use the text to create vibrant performances.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWesley Van Tassel\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed director, with more than 100 productions staged, and a skilled acting teacher, having trained more than 300 professional and student actors in Shakespeare. He is now professor emeritus but teaches occasional Shakespeare acting workshops. He has served as Artistic Director of three professional theatres and four college\/university theatre programs. He has published peer-reviewed articles in \u003ci\u003eWorld Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Educational Theatre Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and received high praise for his book, \u003ci\u003eClues to Acting Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e which helped him to earn the prestigious Scholar of the Year Award at Central Washington University. Earlier, he was awarded the Teacher of the Year Award at Tarkio College. Wesley Van Tassel and his wife, actress Dude Hatten, live near their two grandchildren in Casper, Wyoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398765723826,"sku":"9781621536628","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/55b07a85db127b626e48b5f83a2cac6f.webp?v=1778057464","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/clues-to-acting-shakespeare-third-edition-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}