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a working guide for actors, directors, students... and anyone else interested in the bard
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.
A thought at a time: why am I using this word now? -- What actors do: the basic techniques of acting -- That would be scanned: Scansion and the architecture of the verse line -- Acting is arguing: the art of using language to persuade -- The word against the word: antithesis, the indispensable tool -- Different voices: the changing height of Shakespearean language -- One line at a time: phrasing with the verse line -- Putting it together: the fundamentals in action: a review -- Sweet varied notes: the music of the language, and its rhythm, tempo, and pace -- Verbiage: the power of Shakespeare's verbs -- But how do you really feel? Irony, wit, humor, and emotion -- Suit the action to the world: thought, text, and stage business -- What the other guy is thinking: thinking the text in scenes -- More prosaic concerns: thinking Shakespeare's prose -- What's past is prologue: some conclusions -- Some resources: works worth keeping close at hand.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-456).