CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgments

Prologue: What You Most Affect

Let the Earth O’erflow

So What Do I Mean, Really, by “Outrageous”?

And What Do I Mean by “Caused by Love”?

How Does “Outrageous” Apply to Playing Shakespeare?

What You Will Find Here

Before We Begin …

Act One: Shaksper Your BFF

Who He was, What He Did, and What That Means for Us Actors

Shakespeare’s Theatre

The Elizabethan Stage

Shakespeare’s Audience

The Actor’s Task

All Women’s Roles Played by Boys

Scrolls, No Scripts!

Shaksper’s “Outrageous” Plays

The Comedies

The Histories

The Tragedies

The Romances

Summary: What This Means for Your Acting

Act Two: Holding Up Mirrors

Shakespeare as a Cold Read

Lessons Introduction

Warm-up

Lesson 1: Doing

Exercise 1: Howl

Exercise 2: Sing

Exercise ...

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