[NEOPAL]Cleveland Public Library: Resources for Shakespearean Roles

[Donald Boozer]

This year, there's no need to "Beware the ides of March." (Julius Cae=
sar. Act I, Scene 2) This week's posting from the Literature Departme=
nt at Cleveland Public Library will focus on a sample of available re=
sources for Shakespearean actors. Never again be afraid to audition f=
or that Elizabethan role! Click on the link provided to access the li=
brary=92s catalog to reserve any of these titles, or you may call 216=
-623-2881 or email us at literature at cpl.org.
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Dale Coye.
Pronouncing Shakespeare's Words: A Guide from A to Zounds.
Routledge, 2002.
(PR3081 .C87 2002)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0415941822
"This edition...is an ingenious guide to each significant word, line =
by line, scene by scene, in twenty-one of Shakespeare's most popular =
plays."
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Madd Harold.
The Actor's Guide to Performing Shakespeare for Film, Television, and=
 Theatre.
Lone Eagle, 2002.
(PR3091 .H38 2002)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D1580650465
(Link includes cover art and table of contents)
"Perfect for anyone struggling with a Shakespearean role or character=
, Harold presents The Bard in a way that is easy to dive into and eas=
y to master."
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Joseph Olivieri.
Shakespeare without Fear: A User-Friendly Guide to Acting Shakespeare=
.
Harcourt, 2001.
(PR3091 .O47 2001)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0155080385
"Never before has any one book offered the full realm of acting essen=
tials geared specifically to the demands of Elizabethan theatre and a=
pplicable to modern theatre."
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Rhona Silverbush and Sami Plotkin.
Speak the Speech! Shakespeare's Monologues Illuminated: An Actor's To=
ol Kit.
Faber and Faber, Inc., 2002.
(PR3091 .S45 2002)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0571211224
(Link includes cover art, a review, and summary)
"Speak the Speech! contains everything an actor needs to select and p=
repare a Shakespeare monologue for classwork, auditions, or performan=
ce. Included herein are more than 150 monologues." -- From the back c=
over.
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Wesley Van Tassel.
Clues to Acting Shakespeare.
Allworth Press, 2000.
(PR3091 .V36 2000)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D1581150539
(Link includes cover art, summary, and table of contents)
Teacher and director Wesley Van Tassel offers simple and straightforw=
ard advice on how to create vibrant, living performances of Shakespea=
re's works.
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Online Resources:

Proper Elizabethan Accents
http://www.renfaire.com/Language/index.html
A user-friendly site for authentic-sounding Shakespearean speech. The=
 site also includes audio drills, forms of address, and other helpful=
 (and fun) information.
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Shakespeare Monologues
http://shakespeare-monologues.org/
"Searching for a new classical monologue to work with?" This site is =
an online index to monologue's from the Bard's plays for both men and=
 women. The full text is available for each one at the touch of a mou=
se.

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Remember, books featured here can be borrowed through any CLEVNET lib=
rary with the touch of a button. Whether you're from Cleveland, Fremo=
nt, Twinsburg, or Orrville, just place a hold through the link provid=
ed and choose your library as the pickup location.

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Donald Boozer, Literature Department
Cleveland Public Library
325 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
donald.boozer at cpl.org
216-623-2881 / 216-623-7050 (fax)
http://www.cpl.org