Our text coach, Katie Keddell, stopped by rehearsal yesterday to give some help in the "speaking Shakespeare" department. Everyone did great!
To help you work on speaking the text of AYLI, actors, I recommend perusing Katie's cheat sheet (provided yesterday) first. If you want more (and aren't keen on taking your acting advice from Hamlet), check out the scan I made from the book The Actor's Guide to Performing Shakespeare, by Madd Harold.
a., The author's name is Madd Harold, which is awesome, but more importantly, b., he gives great, down-to-earth advice about working with Shakespeare's text. This book is one of my favorites from my undergraduate years– I found it by accident in the library and it was always super-useful to me for auditions and for performance class. I have a copy of it if you want to read more– contact me!
Otherwise, find the scan here.
Also remember to use the annotated copies of the play I've been bringing to the rehearsal room, as well as the lexicons (or myself or Katie) as resources!
Enjoy!
Your dramaturg,
Jess
Hi,
ReplyDeleteText Coach here!
That book rocks!!! I also recommend Patsy Rodenburg's book "Speaking Shakespeare" for great exercises. You all were AWESOME!
-Katie
Pssssst! Everyone! Got a crick in your neck from reading sideways? :P
ReplyDeleteDownload the PDF by clicking "Download" in the drop-down menu that appears under "File." Then, in Adobe Reader, right click on a page to select "Rotate."
That'll set 'er right!
-Jess