Rescripting Shakespeare The Text, the Director, and Modern Productions |
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| Author:
| Dessen, Alan C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-81029-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $83.99 |
Book Description:
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Building on almost 300 productions from the last 25 years, Alan Dessen focuses on the playtexts used when directors stage Shakespeare's plays, examining the process of rescripting, when directors make cuts to streamline the playscript, save running time, etc., and rewriting, when more extensive changes are made. Dessen looks at the price of rescripting, and the exigencies faced by actors and directors in placing before today's audiences words targeted at players, playgoers, and...
More DescriptionBuilding on almost 300 productions from the last 25 years, Alan Dessen focuses on the playtexts used when directors stage Shakespeare's plays, examining the process of rescripting, when directors make cuts to streamline the playscript, save running time, etc., and rewriting, when more extensive changes are made. Dessen looks at the price of rescripting, and the exigencies faced by actors and directors in placing before today's audiences words targeted at players, playgoers, and playhouses that no longer exist. The results are of interest to theatrical professionals as well as historians.