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Fear grips many American actors and directors faced with the opportunity to perform Shakespeare live. The challenges of Elizabethan British speech patterns the thought of using verse for hours the debate over staging a period piece versus updating the Bard of Avon ä all can cause psychogenic trauma on this side of the Atlantic.ÞLet Broadway legend Aaron Frankel show the way in ÊShakespeare for American Actors and DirectorsÊ. This book views Shakespeare's work through the lens of American performance catering specifically to the learning sensibilities of American-bred talent. Its streamlined size and reader-friendly presentation make it a practical tool for actors and directors wishing to learn Bard-based performance tactics.ÞAaron Frankel plunges readers into the meanings of scenes so they can envision the interplay of characters and step into a role to experiment with ways to convey those meanings. He provides scene examples through which to apply performance techniques.ÞTo capture the spirit of the book in Frankel's words What is totally current is that Shakespeare's dramatic forte which is the involvement of his characters with each other and the core of American acting which is actors affecting each other make a perfect match.

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