The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]Rowman & Littlefield, 2023 M10 15 - 154 pages Originally performed by its creators, this 1987 Edinburgh Fringe hit remains the second longest-running West End comedy in history and has been translated into over thirty languages. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) is not so much a play as it is a vaudeville show in which three charismatic, wildly ambitious actors attempt to present all thirty-seven of Shakespeare's plays in a single performance. They have a rudimentary concept of the stories and have imperfectly memorized a smattering of famous lines. Backstage there's a meager assortment of costumes and props. Thus armed, the three brazenly launch into their task with an earnest focus and breakneck enthusiasm. |
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... the script, the character name is preceded by the actor's initial: e.g, A/JULIET means Adam is playing Juliet, D/ROMEO means Daniel is playing Romeo, J/HAMLET means Jess is playing Hamlet, etc. In perfor- mance, the actors should ...
... the written text . The whole show should feel so spontaneous that the audience will never really know if that screaming audience member was a plant ( she wasn't ) , if Daniel really stepped on Adam's crotch in Romeo and Juliet ( he didn ...
Adam Long. JESS : " All the world's a stage , And all the men and women ... Juliet alone ! Way too many . Friar Lawrence ? Fine . Tybalt ? Sure . But ... And tragedy begin—with the Act One 7.
... A / BENVOLIO : There's free beer . D / ROMEO : Let's go ! [ Exit A / BENVOLIO and D / ROMEO . JESS re - enters , flips a couple of pages in the book . ] JESS : Now hie we to the house of Capulet Where Romeo shall meet his Juliet . And where ...
... A / JULIET'S hand . ] If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine , the gentle fine is this : My lips , two blushing pilgrims ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss . A / JULIET : Good pilgrim , you do ...
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