Shakespeare's Mistress Quickly : An Actor's Exploration

ISBN-13: 9783639142525 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 248 str.

Paula Rossman

Opis

Through the use of journaling, historical researchand creative interpretation, the author takes us onher journey to discover the inner motivations andenergies swirling within the recurring character ofShakespeare''s Mistress Quickly. Focusing upon Quicklyas she is written within The Merry Wives ofWindsor, Rossman shares her approach to the processof creating a very human, heartfelt woman, one who isas recognizably real for Shakespeare''s time as shewould be for ours - driven by the same passions anddesires.Included in this work is also a detailed script andcharacter analysis of the role in relation to theplay itself. Rossman''s journal of the rehearsal andperformance process gives the reader a sense of thevarious paths considered and those ultimately takenin her search for artistic integrity. Finally,a key element of the performance-related side ofRossman''s research is an exhaustive exploration ofthe cultural, historical, political, economic, andreligious attributes of Shakespeare s times and howthese factors drive Mistress Quickly s interactionswith others, her perspectives of the society in whichshe lives, and her personal behavior.

O autorze

Paula Rossman, MFA: Studied Theatre and Performance at Asolo
Conservatory Theatre and University of Central Florida and has
taught as adjunct faculty at UCF. Ms. Rossman has also worked as an
actor, director and manager at theatres across the U.S. She is
currently employed by the Walt Disney Company as an Entertainment
Manager and Show Director.