{"product_id":"acting-shakespeare-is-outrageous-playing-the-bard-for-beginners-paperback-1","title":"Acting Shakespeare is Outrageous!: Playing the Bard for Beginners - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerb Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerforming the work of William Shakespeare can be daunting to new actors. Author Herb Parker posits that his work is played easier if actors think of the plays as happening out of outrageous situations, and remember just how non-realistic and presentational Shakespeare's plays were meant to be performed. The plays are driven by language and the spoken word, and the themes and plots are absolutely out of the ordinary and fantastic - the very definition of \u003ci\u003eoutrageous\u003c\/i\u003e. With exercises, improvisations, and coaching points, \u003ci\u003eActing Shakespeare is Outrageous!\u003c\/i\u003e helps actors use the words Shakespeare wrote as a tool to perform him, and to create exciting and moving performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerb Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Performance, Theatre and Dance, with East Tennessee State University. Directing credits at ETSU include \u003cem\u003eOthello, Race\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Trojan Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSix Characters in Search of an Author\u003c\/i\u003e (KCACTF \"Excellence in Directing\" Meritorious Achievement Award), \u003ci\u003eCaesar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e2012\u003c\/i\u003e (his adaptation of \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eCat on a Hot Tin Roof\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAs You Like It\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Hamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e (KCACTF \"Excellence in Directing\" Meritorious Achievement Award) and \u003ci\u003eLittle Shop of Horrors\u003c\/i\u003e (also a KCACTF \"Excellence in Directing\" Meritorious Achievement Award recipient). Professor Parker is a long-time member of the Actors Equity Association. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Monologue is an Outrageous Situation! How to Survive the 60-Second Audition\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Focal Press in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710165709107,"sku":"9780415790970","price":86.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YjBjRi9GM3dPbmhHb2JKcXBzRzczZz09_e61c2845-c0c2-4bdb-a83d-1a20a661e6c6.webp?v=1763485219","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/acting-shakespeare-is-outrageous-playing-the-bard-for-beginners-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}