Drawing on his eighteen years of experience as a teaching artist for Folger Shakespeare Library, Nick Newlin offers eighteen scenes to get young actors on their feet performing Shakespeare with confidence, understanding, and fun!
Each scene averages five minutes in length, containing two to six characters, and features a monologue that young performers can use in performance, audition, or competition. Every scene has been "road tested" by one of Newlin's student groups at the Folger's annual Secondary School Shakespeare Festival, and includes dynamic stage directions and incisive performance notes to help teachers and students bring Shakespeare's plays to life.
The 30-Minute Shakespeare Anthology
includes one scene and monologue from eighteen of Shakespeare's greatest plays, including
Romeo and Juliet
,
Macbeth
Hamlet
Othello
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Julius Caesar
Much Ado About Nothing
As You Like It
The Merchant of Venice
, and
The Taming of the Shrew
.
Additionally, the anthology contains a scene and monologue from
Henry IV Part I
King Lear
The Comedy of Errors
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Love's Labor's Lost
Also featured is an essay by editor Nick Newlin on how to produce a Shakespeare play with novice actors, and notes about the original production of this abridgment at the Folger Shakespeare Library's annual Student Shakespeare Festival. Each scene and monologue has accompanying notes and performance suggestions.