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AUTHOR EVENT - MARY Z. MAHER: BRAVO SHAKESPEARE! ACTORS TALK ABOUT SHAKESPEARE

12/28/2009 7:00 pm

BRAVO SHAKESPEARE! ACTORS TALK ABOUT SHAKESPEARE      7PM

Mary Z. Maher, Professor Emerita at the University of Arizona and teacher of award-winning courses on Shakespeare in performance in the US and abroad, will relate tales from veteran performers who have a thirst for Shakespeare from her book, Actors Talk About Shakespeare. She will discuss the actor’s process in preparing to perform Shakespeare and refer to personal interviews with Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Stacy Keach, and other hallmark classical actors. Her work speaks to theater patrons, novice and experienced actors, and to educators. More info: www.ActorsTalkingAboutShakespeare.com.

$18.99
ISBN-13: 9780879103644
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Limelight Editions, 10/2009

Bravo, Shakespeare! Even today, his plays challenge celebrated actors to hone their skills and electrify audiences. Imagine the process actors undergo to recreate these spellbinding roles on stage. In an interview with the author, Kevin Kline declared that playing Shakespeare "uses a different muscle group in your head."

Actors Talk About Shakespeare features personal interviews with a stellar collection of prominent American, Canadian, and British performers of Shakespeare onstage, including Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Stacy Keach, Zoe Caldwell, Martha Henry, William Hutt, Tony Church, Nicholas Pennell, and Geoff Hutchings. In conversations equivalent to a magician telling his secrets, Mary Z. Maher uncovers the actors' process. The book speaks to theater patrons, to actors both novice and experienced, and to educators who teach Shakespeare. Each chapter profiles a career in context, using the actor's words along with supporting research material. The result is a treasury of talents, tactics, and tales from veteran performers who return often to Shakespeare from careers in film and television.


Location: 
Street:
Changing Hands Bookstore
Additional:
6428 S McClintock Dr
City:
Tempe
,
Province:
Arizona
Postal Code:
85283
Country:
United States
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