“A workhorse of a book! Beautifully conceived and executed. Clues to Acting Shakespeare is a no-brainer purchase for acting collections in all libraries.” —Library Journal
“The accessibility of Van Tassel’s text is testimony to the absolute clarity of the book’s structure and language, and the fact that he spent many years doing Shakespeare before writing about it.” —Tacoma, Washington, The News Tribune
“Van Tassel lists and examines ten basic skills required for playing Shakespeare, and clearly defines terms for the actor.” —American Theatre
“When concerned with performing Shakespeare for the 21st Century stage, see Wesley Van Tassel’s superbly professional Clues to Acting Shakespeare.” —The Baltimore Sun
“The scope and quality of this book boggle the mind! It will be an excellent addition to the field.” —Sandy Robbins, Head Professional Theatre Training Program, University of Delaware
“Clues to Acting Shakespeare, published by Allworth Press, is outstanding. It will provide you with all the answers and examples you’ll need in a training program for some time to come.” —Bruce Miller, Head, Actor Training Program, University of Miami
“Van Tassel pinpoints the difficulties actors and directors have with Shakespeare and is clear and precise in specifying how these difficulties may be overcome. This is a splendid and enlightening book.” —Tim Harris, Drama Faculty of International Studies, Ueno Gakuen University, Japan
“Shakespeare has to be fun and accessible in order for kids to engage in the text, and Clues to Acting Shakespeare has exercises for breathing, scansion, and phrasing that are indispensable in making this happen.” —Laurie Kash, Secondary English and Drama, Oregon
“Clues to Acting Shakespeare will be an invaluable tool for my advanced drama classes.” —Clint Pozzi, Secondary English and Drama, Seattle
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“A workhorse of a book! Beautifully conceived and executed. Clues to Acting Shakespeare is a no-brainer purchase for acting collections in all libraries.” —Library Journal
Clues to Acting Shakespeare 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:
- New section to aid community theatres to perform Shakespeare’s plays, including five recorded workshops of community theatre actors coached and trained by the author
- Updates 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
- Improved section for teachers of high school and child actors with worksheets and sample lesson plans
- New exercises and resources for all levels of acting and production
Reviews
“A workhorse of a book! Beautifully conceived and executed. Clues to Acting Shakespeare is a no-brainer purchase for acting collections in all libraries.” —Library Journal
“The accessibility of Van Tassel’s text is testimony to the absolute clarity of the book’s structure and language, and the fact that he spent many years doing Shakespeare before writing about it.” —Tacoma, Washington, The News Tribune
“Van Tassel lists and examines ten basic skills required for playing Shakespeare, and clearly defines terms for the actor.” —American Theatre
“When concerned with performing Shakespeare for the 21st Century stage, see Wesley Van Tassel’s superbly professional Clues to Acting Shakespeare.” —The Baltimore Sun
“The scope and quality of this book boggle the mind! It will be an excellent addition to the field.” —Sandy Robbins, Head Professional Theatre Training Program, University of Delaware
“Clues to Acting Shakespeare, published by Allworth Press, is outstanding. It will provide you with all the answers and examples you’ll need in a training program for some time to come.” —Bruce Miller, Head, Actor Training Program, University of Miami
“Van Tassel pinpoints the difficulties actors and directors have with Shakespeare and is clear and precise in specifying how these difficulties may be overcome. This is a splendid and enlightening book.” —Tim Harris, Drama Faculty of International Studies, Ueno Gakuen University, Japan
“Shakespeare has to be fun and accessible in order for kids to engage in the text, and Clues to Acting Shakespeare has exercises for breathing, scansion, and phrasing that are indispensable in making this happen.” —Laurie Kash, Secondary English and Drama, Oregon
“Clues to Acting Shakespeare will be an invaluable tool for my advanced drama classes.” —Clint Pozzi, Secondary English and Drama, Seattle
