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Performing Shakespeare Unrehearsed: A Practical Guide to Acting and Producing Spontaneous Shakespeare outlines how Shakespeare’s plays can be performed effectively without rehearsal, if all the actors understand a set of performance guidelines and put them into practice.Each chapter is devoted to a specific guideline, demonstrating through examples how it can be applied to pieces of text from Shakespeare’s First Folio, how it creates blocking and stage business, and how it enhances story clarity. Once the guidelines have been established, practical means of production are discussed, providing the reader with sufficient step-by-step instruction to prepare for Unrehearsed performances. This book is written for the actor and performer.

Performing Shakespeare Unrehearsed: A Practical Guide to Acting and Producing Spontaneous Shakespeare outlines how Shakespeare’s plays can be performed effectively without rehearsal, if all the actors understand a set of performance guidelines and put them into practice.Each chapter is devoted to a specific guideline, demonstrating through examples how it can be applied to pieces of text from Shakespeare’s First Folio, how it creates blocking and stage business, and how it enhances story clarity. Once the guidelines have been established, practical means of production are discussed, providing the reader with sufficient step-by-step instruction to prepare for Unrehearsed performances. This book is written for the actor and performer.

Why do fairy tales usually begin, "Once upon a time, in a strange and far away land"?Could it have been twice upon a time? Why is the land so strange, anyway? And doesn't anything ever happen around here?Why is there always one good fairy available to undo a wicked witch's curse of a baby princess? Is that something the Good Fairies' Local Union put into the collective bargaining agreement?Who is the Wicked Witch, anyway? Why is she always cursing? And what can be done about it?

COLE BLACK RAYGUN might be a well respected king, but he still had a problem. Yes, it is true old King Cole had a reputation for being a merry old soul, but at the moment he was definitely not feeling particularly merry. Frustrated would be a more accurate word. Frustrated by that stubborn and obstinate son of his Although Crown Prince Ronald Raygun was heir apparent to the throne, it was not at all apparent who his bride-the future queen-would be. Ronald had never met a girl he liked enough to date more than a few times, much less to consider marrying. And old King Cole desperately wanted to spoil some grandchildren before he died. Luckily, King Cole can call upon the services of his Royal Attorney, Lord Shyster, who helps him find the necessary Royal Loopholes in the law that requires royalty to only marry other royalty or nobility... Although this fractured fairy tale primarily satirizes the classic Cinderella tale, it also manages to fracture Sleeping Beauty and the Princess and the Pea....while also having fun with various politicians and other celebrities.This play is designed to be performed by high school, college, community, and professional Thespians.