’A master at engaging students in the process of performing a Shakespeare
scene.’—Janet Field-Pickering, head of education, Folger Shakespeare Library
Richard III: The 30-Minute Shakespeare This edition of Richard III features seven scenes, opening with the Duke of Gloucester’s villainous “Winter of our discontent” speech and followed by his audacious wooing of Lady Anne. Queen Margaret’s chilling curses, Richard’s string of murders, and the haunting chants of his victims’ ghosts are stage drama at its best. The climax is a gripping battle in which the Earl of Richmond slays Richard and becomes King of England. There is also an essay by editor Nick Newlin on how to produce a Shakespeare play with novice actors, and notes about the original production of this abridgement at the Folger Shakespeare Library’s annual Student Shakespeare Festival.
The edition includes a preface by Nick Newlin, containing helpful advice on presenting Shakespeare in a high school setting with novice actors, as well as an appendix with play-specific suggestions and recommendations for further resources.
Innehållsförteckning
✴✴ table of contents
Preface: No Experience Necessary………………………………. vi
Characters in the Play……………………………………………….. v Iii
Richard III…………………………………………………………….. 1
Performing Shakespeare…………………………………………… 29
Performance Notes: Richard III……………………………………. 48
Set and Prop List…………………………………………………….. 61
Sample Program……………………………………………………… 63
Additional Resources………………………………………………… 64
Om författaren
Nick Newlin: Nick Newlin has been a performer, writer and arts educator for
international audiences for 30 years. Since 1996, he has conducted an annual
Play Directing residency affiliated with the
Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC.
Nick has a BA from Harvard University with Honors 1982
and an MA in Theater from The University of Maryland
with an emphasis on Play Directing. Mr. Newlin now has 20 plays
in The 30-Minute Shakespeare series, plus
The 30-Minute Shakespeare Anthology: 18 Student Scenes with Monologues.
In 2017 Mr. Newlin collaborated with Emmy Award winning The Simpsons writer
Mike Reiss on a new play ’Shakespeare’s Worst’, which had its world premiere at
Bristol Shakespeare Festival in the UK in 2017. Shakespeare’s Worst
played in Summer 2018 at Utah Shakespeare Festival. Summer 2019 Shakespeare’s Worst
will be produced by Capital Fringe Festival at Washington DC’s Arena Stage.
The Nicolo Whimsey Show has performed at The Smithsonian’s Discovery Theatre
where they were honored with Legacy Artist award,
The National Theatre in Washington, DC, and the White House
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