Scenes from Shakespeare: Fifteen Cuttings for the Classroom

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Meriwether Pub., 1993 - Drama - 135 pages

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 performances or for auditions and acting workshops. Features scenes from Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet.

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Contents

The Merchant of Venice
27
Julius Caesar
39
Othello
46
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About the author (1993)

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.

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