Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Any Gender: The Tragedies

by Neil Freeman (Compiler), Paul Sugarman (Editor)

Overview

Curated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeare's works are given new life and purpose for today’s readers and actors alike.

There are twelve titles in this series, which is divided into four categories: monologues for younger men, monologues for older men, monologues for women, and monologues for any gender, the latter being a unique feature since most monologue books are compiled for either men or women. Each book is presented in a smaller format that is more consistent with standard monologue books.

Titles in the series:
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Any Gender: The Comedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Any Gender: The Histories
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Any Gender: The Tragedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Women: The Comedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Women: The Histories
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Women: The Tragedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Younger Men: The Comedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Younger Men: The Histories
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Younger Men: The Tragedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Older Men: The Comedies
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Older Men: The Histories
Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Older Men: The Tragedies

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493056804
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/15/2021
Series:	Applause Shakespeare Monologue Series
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	414,864
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Neil Freeman was the associate professor of theatre at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He also held the position of master teacher with Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts. His groundbreaking work in using the first printings of the Shakespeare texts in performance and in the classroom led to lectures at the Shakespeare Association of America and workshops at both the Association of Theatre in Higher Education and the Voice and Speech Association. He prepared and annotated the 36 individual Applause First Folio Editions of Shakespeare's plays.

Paul Sugarman is an actor, editor, writer, and teacher of Shakespeare. He is founder of the Instant Shakespeare Company, which presents annual readings of all of Shakespeare's plays in New York City. He worked with the Actors Shakespeare Company at New Jersey City University as a teacher and performer, working as a verse coach and assistant playmaster as well as appearing in many of their productions.

For ASC he has published annotated acting editions of Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, and The Three Musketeers. With the ATC Conservatory Players he has worked as dramaturg and actor. For Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, he edited John Russell Brown's publication of Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two and The Applause Shakespeare Library, as well as Neil Freeman’s Applause First Folio Editions and The Applause First Folio of Shakespeare in Modern Type. He has published pocket editions of all of Shakespeare's plays using the original settings of the First Folio in modern type for Puck Press. Sugarman received a BFA from New York University and studied with Kristin Linklater and Tina Packer at Shakespeare & Company.

Table of Contents

Foreword 11

Preface and Brief Background 15

Introduction 19

How these texts work 27

Marcus, The Lamentable Tragedie of Titus Andronicus 33

Aaron, The Lamentable Tragedie of Titus Andronicus 37

Aaron, The Lamentable Tragedie of Titus Andronicus 41

Chorus, The Tragedie of Romeo & Juliet 45

Prince Escalus, The Tragedie of Romeo & Juliet 49

Chorus, The Tragedie of Romeo & Juliet 53

Frier Lawrence, The Tragedie of Romeo & Juliet 57

Benvolio, The Tragedie of Romeo & Juliet 61

Prince Escalus, The Tragedie of Romeo & Juliet 65

Murullus, The Tragedie of Julius Caesar 69

Decius, The Tragedie of Julius Caesar 73

Hamlet, The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke 77

Hamlet, The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke 81

Clowne, The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke 85

Priest, The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke 89

Thersites, Troylus & Cressida 93

Thersites, Troylus & Cressida 97

Thersites, Troylus & Cressida 101

Iago, The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice 105

Brabantio, The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice 109

Old Man, The Tragedie of Macbeth 113

Lenox, The Tragedie of Macbeth 117

Rosse, The Tragedie of Macbeth 121

Timon, Timon of Athens 125

Steward, Timon of Athens 129

Apemantus, Timon of Athens 133

Timon, Timon of Athens 137

Bastard, The Tragedie of King Lear 141

Kent, The Tragedie of King Lear 145

Foole, The Tragedie of King Lear 149

Foole, The Tragedie of King Lear 153

Brutus, The Tragedy of Coriolanus 157

Coriolanus, The Tragedy of Coriolanus 161

Agrippa, The Tragedie of Anthonie & Cleopatra 165

Soothsayer, The Tragedie of Anthonie & Cleopatra 169

2nd Lord, The Tragedie of Cymbeline, King of Britain 173

Bibliography 179

Appendix 1 Guide to the Early Texts 183

Appendix 2 Words, Words, Words 184

Appendix 3 The Pattern of Magic 187

Acknowledgments 189

Author Bio 190