dramatic production

"Interspersed with vignettes on audiences, critics, company spirit and rehearsal room etiquette, [the author] serves up priceless revelations on everything from the craft of speaking in verse to her personal interpretations of some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes, all brightened by her mischievous sense of humour, striking level of honesty and a peppering of hilarious anecdotes, many of which have remained under lock and key until now"--Amazon.

A guide to appreciating Shakespeare, originally published in 1942, providing information about the playwright, and discussing the general problems of Shakespearean acting and production, and the dramatic values of the plays themselves.

An oral history of the Broadway show, 'Angels in America,' as told by the artists who created it and the audiences changed by it, spanning 1978 to 2018.

In 1603, thirteen-year-old John Rice travels to London to become an apprentice with the King's Men theater troupe. There, John studies and plays the role of women in Shakespeare's plays and falls in love with Alexander, a fellow actor who had grown to old to play the female roles. Presented as a fictional memoir of a real "boy player" of the King's Men.

A guide to the plots and language to the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare.

Includes an abridgement of the original text, an adaptation into vernacular English, and discussions of Shakespearean English, character analysis, and performance and production.

Martin, an author and Jesuit priest, lifts the curtain on theater life in this account of his experiences as theological adviser to an off-Broadway play, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. It was the role of a lifetime for Martin, who had access to all the players involved in the production from the first readings to the play's five-week run in 2005. Although the play, which deals with the fate of the disciple who betrayed Christ, is compelling in and of itself, the way Martin combines the story line with historical detail and conversations with the actors, playwright and director is utterly captivating. Martin takes readers inside the play and into the minds of the key players, showing everything from glimpses into their spiritual lives to their reactions to the mixed reviews the play received. As a writer, editor and parish priest, Martin was obviously stage-struck by his encounter with the theater. But his transparency is sweet and refreshing, particularly when he talks about the ways in which the play affected him spiritually. His ability to translate and dissect the gospel story of Judas for a troupe of thespians echoes through his writing, making this a book that is bound to draw applause from a diverse audience.