Sixty-Minute Shakespeare Series
Romeo and Juliet
ISBN: 9781877749384
Production Rights: Dramatic Publishing
Publisher: Five Star Publications
Category: Young Adults, Children's,
Literature, Classics
Paperback: 65 pages
About Sixty-Minute Shakespeare Series
A Series by Cass Foster
This highly acclaimed series makes Shakespeare very acc
esible and is found in all 50 states, all Canadian provinces,
and 45 countries.
for those who lack the time to tackle the unabridged versions
of the world's most widely read playwright. Professor Cass
Foster has judiciously condensed (without modernizing) the
baird's richly poetic language. He has skillfully regained the
integrity of the text, allowing students to experience the thrill
of the stories as well as the captivating imagery in the prose
and verse.
In addition, the author has provided helpful footnotes on
nearly every page explaining the more arcane words and
phrases to help the reader better understand and appreci
ate each play.
Readers will find the practical suggestions clearly laid out
for staging, pacing and thematic exploration very useful.
Scenes flow smoothly from one to the next, maintaing a
continuity difficult to find in other condensed versions of
the baird's works. Each script is approximately 70 pages.
Our Thoughts on Romeo and Juliet
We chose to review Romeo and Juliet and love it. My
daughters and I are romantics at heart and love that it is
easy to read and understand the meanings of certain
words at the bottom of each page. I plan on purchasing
the rest of this series for my children. This makes a great
gift for your children, family and friends.
About The Author
Cass Foster, Professor Emeritus of Theatre, has been actively
involved in the theatre as an educator, director, fight choreog
rapher and playwright. His teaching experience includes The
Ohio State University, Capital University, Otterbein College,
Central Arizona College and Mesa Community College. He
has directed productions or choreographed fights at Players
Theatre Columbus, University of Illinois: Champaign-Urbana,
Phoenix Theatre, Arizona State University, Northern Arizona
University, Grand Canyon Shakespeare Festival, Case West
ern Reserve University, Arizona Jewish Theatre, Sedona
Repertory Company, Lyric Opera, Phoenix Little Theatre,
Sombrero Playhouse, The Great American People Show.
He currently resides on the beautiful garden isle of Kauai in
Hawaii with his wife, Nellie.
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