A Shakespearean Actor Prepares » (1st Edition)

A Shakespearean Actor Prepares reveals Shakespeare's own keys to acting and the art of the theater. During his long career as an actor, director, and teacher, Adrian Brine has played in and directed more than 20 of Shakespeare's plays, and his expertise makes this book a must for any serious Shakespearean actor or enthusiast.

Library Journal

For centuries, actors have known what the American hoi polloi, through the efforts of Kenneth Branagh, films like Shakespeare in Love, and eminent critic Harold Bloom's Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human (LJ 10/1/98), is now acknowledging: Shakespeare is cool. The venerable dramatic publisher Smith & Kraus, of course, has known this for years and contributes to their fine stable of theatrical thoroughbreds with a fine work from esteemed actor York and European actor, director, and teacher Brine. Geared to actors studying and performing Shakespeare, the instructional and conversational text is also appropriate for nonactor Shakespearean fans. Both Brine and York smoothly blend together their considerable experience and expertise through practical commentaries on language, verse, and soliloquies and an intriguing chapter on Stanislavsky, from whose seminal acting text, An Actor Prepares, the title is taken. Appendixes include a brief "Who's Who" and a Shakespearean biography, chronology of plays, and reading list. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\