One-Hour Shakespeare: More Comedies and Tragedies

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.

Julie Fain Lawrence-Edsell is an actress, director and Associate Professor of BFA Acting at the Pace School of Performing Arts, Pace University. MFA - the Yale School of Drama. BA - the UCLA Dept. of Theatre, Film and TV. Select credits include The Last (2019), Concussion (Sundance 2013), Madam Secretary, Law & Order-SVU & CI, Kidnapped, Six Degrees, Third Watch, All My Children. The One Hour Shakespeare series is her first publication.