Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Younger Men: The Comedies

by Neil Freeman (Compiler), Paul Sugarman (Editor)

Overview

Curated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeare's works are given new life and purpose for today's readers and actors alike.

There are twelve titles in this series, which is divided into four categories: monologues for younger men, monologues for older men, monologues for women, and monologues for any gender, the latter being a unique feature since most monologue books are compiled for either men or women. Each book is presented in a smaller format that is more consistent with standard monologue books.

Titles in the series:
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Any Gender: The Comedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Any Gender: The Histories
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Any Gender: The Tragedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Women: The Comedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Women: The Histories
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Women: The Tragedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Younger Men: The Comedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Younger Men: The Histories
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Younger Men: The Tragedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Older Men: The Comedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Older Men: The Histories
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Older Men: The Tragedies

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493056880
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/15/2021
Series:	Applause Shakespeare Monologue Series
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	1,025,102
Product dimensions:	5.45(w) x 7.77(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

Neil Freeman was the associate professor of theatre at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He also held the position of master teacher with Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts. His groundbreaking work in using the first printings of the Shakespeare texts in performance and in the classroom led to lectures at the Shakespeare Association of America and workshops at both the Association of Theatre in Higher Education and the Voice and Speech Association. He prepared and annotated the 36 individual Applause First Folio Editions of Shakespeare's plays.

Paul Sugarman is an actor, editor, writer, and teacher of Shakespeare. He is founder of the Instant Shakespeare Company, which presents annual readings of all of Shakespeare's plays in New York City. He worked with the Actors Shakespeare Company at New Jersey City University as a teacher and performer, working as a verse coach and assistant playmaster as well as appearing in many of their productions.

For ASC he has published annotated acting editions of Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, and The Three Musketeers. With the ATC Conservatory Players he has worked as dramaturg and actor. For Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, he edited John Russell Brown's publication of Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two and The Applause Shakespeare Library, as well as Neil Freeman’s Applause First Folio Editions and The Applause First Folio of Shakespeare in Modern Type. He has published pocket editions of all of Shakespeare's plays using the original settings of the First Folio in modern type for Puck Press. Sugarman received a BFA from New York University and studied with Kristin Linklater and Tina Packer at Shakespeare & Company.

Table of Contents

Foreword 11

Preface and Brief Background 15

Introduction 19

How these texts work 27

Antipholus Visitor, The Comedie of Errors 33

Valentine, The Two Gentlemen of Verona 37

Proteus, The Two Gentlemen of Verona 41

Lucentio, The Taming of the Shrew 45

Lucentio, The Taming of the Shrew 49

Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew 53

Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew 57

Petruchio, A The Taming of the Shrew 61

Petruchio, A The Taming of the Shrew 65

Ferdinand, Loves Labour's Lost 69

Berowne, Loves Labour's Lost 73

King, Loves Labour's Lost 77

Berowne, Loves Labour's Lost 81

Lysander, A Midsommer Nights Dreame 85

Lysander, A Midsommer Nights Dreame 89

Demetrius, The Merchant of Venice 93

Bassanio, The Merchant of Venice 97

Lorenzo, The Merchant of Venice 101

Lorenzo, The Merchant of Venice 105

Benedicke, Much Ado About Nothing 109

Benedicke, Much Ado About Nothing 113

Slender, The Merry Wives of Windsor 117

Orlando, As You Like It 121

Oliver, As You Like It 125

Orlando, As You Like It 129

Sylvius, As You Like It 133

Duke, Twelfe Night, or, whatyou will 137

Sebastian, Twelfe Night, or, what you will 141

Sebastian, Twelfe Night, or, what you will 145

Parolles, Alls Well that Ends Well 149

Parolles, Alls Well that Ends Well 153

Clowne, The Winter's Tale 157

Florizell, The Winter's Tale 161

Autolicus, The Winter's Tale 165

Clowne, The Winter's Tale 169

Caliban, The Tempest 173

Ferdinand, The Tempest 177

Bibliography 181

Appendix 1 Guide to the Early Texts 185

Appendix 2 Words, Words, Words 186

Appendix 3 The Pattern of Magic 189

Acknowledgments 191

Author Bio 192