35 scenes from Shakespeare are presented in newly-edited texts with notes which clarify meanings topical references puns ambiguities etc. A brief description of characters and situation prefaces each scene and is followed by a commentary which discu

Curating material from Applause's Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two by John Russell Brown, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends by Neil Freeman, The Applause Shakespeare Library, and Applause First Folio Editions, we've created the must-have workbook series for Shakespeare plays. Along with tips on approaching and working on the play and tackling the speeches, Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Macbeth includes highlighted essential passages. To fully appreciate Macbeth, it is essential to understand the play as a living text that must be spoken aloud to be fully understood. This workbook will provide the tools to more fully explore the text through commentary and understanding the rhetorical tradition that Shakespeare was part of, as well as clues offered from the First Folio. Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Macbeth includes scenes and speeches from Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. This workbook will open your appreciation for the many diverse possibilities of interpreting the text, which is the key to Shakespeare's longevity. Other titles available in the series: Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Romeo and Juliet Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Julius Caesar Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Othello Applause Shakespeare Workbook: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Applause Shakespeare Workbook: The Tempest

Curating material from Applause's Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two by John Russell Brown, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends by Neil Freeman, The Applause Shakespeare Library, and Applause First Folio Editions, we've created the must-have workbook series for Shakespeare plays. Along with tips on approaching and working on the play and tackling the speeches, Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Romeo and Juliet includes highlighted essential passages. To fully appreciate Romeo and Juliet, it is essential to understand the play as a living text that must be spoken aloud to be fully understood. This workbook will provide the tools to more fully explore the text through commentary and understanding the rhetorical tradition that Shakespeare was part of, as well as clues offered from the First Folio. Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Romeo and Juliet includes essential scenes and speeches, including the Queen Mab speech and balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. This workbook will open your appreciation for the many diverse possibilities of interpreting the text, which is the key to Shakespeare's longevity. Other titles available in the series: Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Julius Caesar Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Macbeth Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Othello Applause Shakespeare Workbook: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Applause Shakespeare Workbook: The Tempest

Curating material from Applause's Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two by John Russell Brown, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends by Neil Freeman, The Applause Shakespeare Library, and Applause First Folio Editions, we've created the must-have workbook series for Shakespeare plays. Along with tips on approaching and working on the play and tackling the speeches, Applause Shakespeare Workbook: A Midsummer Night's Dream includes highlighted essential passages. To fully appreciate A Midsummer Night’s Dream, it is essential to understand the play as a living text that must be spoken aloud to be fully understood. This workbook will provide the tools to more fully explore the text through commentary and understanding the rhetorical tradition that Shakespeare was part of, as well as clues offered from the First Folio. Applause Shakespeare Workbook: A Midsummer Night’s Dream includes the Demetrius/Helena scene and speeches from Titania, Oberon, and Theseus. This workbook will open your appreciation for the many diverse possibilities of interpreting the text, which is the key to Shakespeare's longevity. Other titles available in the series: Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Romeo and Juliet Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Julius Caesar Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Macbeth Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Othello Applause Shakespeare Workbook: The Tempest

(Applause Books). From the origins of the Negro spiritual and the birth of the Harlem Renaissance to the emergence of a national black theatre movement, The Theatre of Black Americans offers a penetrating look at a black art form that has exploded into an American cultural institution. Among the essays: James Hatch Some African Influences on the Afro-American Theatre; Shelby Steele Notes on Ritual in the New Black Theatre; Sister M. Francesca Thompson OSF The Lafayette Players; Ronald Ross The Role of Blacks in the Federal Theatre.

Provides the complete script for JFK, which details the investigation into President Kennedy's assassination, and includes reponses and comments about the film, and official reports and documentation

An indispensable ally for actors terrified by monolgue. Poggi's acclaimed technique combines improvisation and textual analysis to help beginners and pros alike improve solo performance.

(Applause Books). Boisterous and unrestrained like the age itself, the Elizabethan theatre has long defended its place at the apex of English dramatic history. Shakespeare was but the brightest star in this extraordinary galaxy of playwrights. The stage boasted a rich and varied repertoire from courtly and romantic comedy to domestic and high tragedy, melodrama, farce, and histories. The Gassner-Green anthology revives the whole range of this universal stage, offering us the unbounded theatrical inventiveness of the age. Elizabethan Drama is designed to provide the modern reader with complete access to the plays, as well as the beguiling Elizabethan world which was their backdrop. John Gassner's classic introduction is supplemented by his and William Green's superb prefaces to the individual plays. Marginal glosses and footnotes throughout keep the immediacy of the Elizabethan stage within easy reach.

(Applause Books). A collection of eight plays along with accompanying critical essays. Includes: "The Oresteia" Aeschylus; "Prometheus Bound" Aeschylus; "Oedipus the King" Sophocles; "Antigone" Sophocles; "Medea" Euripides; "The Bakkhai" Euripides; "Oedipus" Seneca; "Medea" Seneca.