Nearly all versions of Everyman use recycled text that hasn't been reexamined in over sixty years. This all new edition returns to the printed texts of the early 1500s and is specifically designed for actors and directors. To that end, the play does not have modern editorial punctuation, stage directions, or critical notes that can clutter the text. This is the ideal edition for use as a company performance text. This edition of Everyman arises out of Douglas Morse's work adapting the medieval morality tale for film. The essay, Adapting Everyman for the Screen discusses in detail the process...
Nearly all versions of Everyman use recycled text that hasn't been reexamined in over sixty years. This all new edition returns to the printed texts o...