One-Hour Shakespeare More Comedies and Tragedies One-Hour Shakespeare Series

The One-Hour Shakespeare series is a collection of abridged versions of Shakespeare?s plays, designed specifically to accommodate both small and large casts.

This volume, More Comedies and Tragedies, includes the following plays:

• The Comedy of Errors
• The Taming of the Shrew
• Antony and Cleopatra
• King Lear

These accessible and versatile scripts are supported by: an introduction with emphasis on the evolution of the series and the creative process of editing; the One-Hour projects in performance, a chapter on implementing money-saving ideas and suggestions for production whether in or outside of a classroom setting; specific lesson plans to incorporate these projects successfully into an academic course; suggested casting assignments for small to large casts; the how-tos of producing a radio play; and cross-gender casting suggestions. These supplementary materials make the plays valuable not only for actors, but for any environment, cast or purpose.

Ideal for both academics and professionals, One-Hour Shakespeare is the perfect companion to teaching and staging the most universally read and performed playwright in history.

1. Introduction 2. One-Hour projects in performance: money- saving suggestions to consider with a minimal budget 3. Lesson plan and editing exercise 4. Pandemic productions – radio plays 5. Cross- gender casting suggestions 6. The Comedy of Errors 7. The Comedy of Errors: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast 8. The Taming of the Shrew 9. The Taming of the Shrew: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast 10. Antony and Cleopatra 11. Antony and Cleopatra: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast 12. King Lear 13 King Lear: suggested cast list and character assignments for a small cast

Julie Fain Lawrence-Edsell is an actress, director and Associate Professor of BFA Acting at the Pace School of Performing Arts, Pace University, New York. Some of her credits include: The Last (2019), Concussion (Sundance 2013), Madam Secretary, Law & Order: SVU & CI, Kidnapped, Six Degrees, Third Watch, All My Children and over a dozen Shakespearean productions.