Scenes from Shakespeare; 15 Cuttings for the Classroom

by Michael Wilson (Editor), Theodore O. Zapel (Editor)

Overview

Now students are able to easily study a variety of Shakespeare's works and come to a more complete understanding of the world's most famous playwright. Only scenes with small casts are included in this drama book. Each scene is preceded by character descriptions and a plot synopsis so that actors will understand the setting and motivation of the characters. All scenes are between fifteen and twenty-five minutes in length. Ideal for classroom performance or for auditions and acting workshops. Features scenes from Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780916260903
Publisher:	Meriwether Publishing, Limited
Publication date:	01/28/1993
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	146
Sales rank:	1,144,791
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

Michael Wilson graduated from Cal State University, Chico in 1974 with a degree in English. He received his teaching credential the following year from Chico and did graduate work at Fresno State and Fresno Pacific College. He has been teaching in the Visalia Unified School District for twenty-three years and has taught theater arts for the past eighteen years. He currently teaches three levels of drama, along with American Literature and Advanced Composition/Grammar. He directs and produces plays for Golden West High School and has directed over fifty plays and musicals thus far.He is also a professional musician, playing guitar for a ten-piece soul, funk, and classic rock band named Run 4 Cover. He has performed in different parts of California, Las Vegas, and at Super Bowl XXIII.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 9-12-Fifteen scenes, 15 to 25 minutes in length, are presented as motivational pieces for classroom production. Each one opens with a brief description of the play, setting, and characters (two to seven per scene). Wilson has eliminated the subtext (timing, pacing, action, etc.), preferring to leave this to teachers' discretion. Conspicuously absent are selections from Macbeth, which is mandatory reading in most high school curricula. Included are excerpts from Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Othello-all tragedies. The Merchant of Venice is the only offering from the comedies, although even that play is not always classified as such these days. All in all, a meager offering.-Judie Porter, Media Services Center, Portsmouth School Department, RI

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