Prison Shakespeare

Author : Laura Bates
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781402273155

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Shakespeare Saved My Life by Laura Bates Pdf

"Shakespeare Saved My Life touches on the search for meaning in life, the struggles that complicate the path to triumph and the salvation that can be found in literature's great works ... An inspiring account."—Shelf Awareness A female professor, a super maximum security prisoner, and how Shakespeare saved them both Shakespeare professor and prison volunteer Laura Bates thought she had seen it all. That is, until she decided to teach Shakespeare in a place the bard had never been before — supermax solitary confinement. In this unwelcoming place, surrounded by inmates known as the worst of the worst, is Larry Newton. A convicted murderer with several escape attempts under his belt and a brilliantly agile mind on his shoulders, Larry was trying to break out of prison at the same time Laura was fighting to get her program started behind bars. What reviewers are saying about Shakespeare Saved My Life "You don't have to be a William Shakespeare fan, a prisoner, or a prison reformer to appreciate this uplifting book. "Shakespeare Saved My Life" also reveals many important truths ... about the meaning of empathy in our dealings with others"—Finger Lake Times "Shakespeare Saved My Life touches on the search for meaning in life, the struggles that complicate the path to triumph and the salvation that can be found in literature's great works ... An inspiring account."—Shelf Awareness "Opening the mind's prison proves enormously gratifying, not to mention effective ... brave, groundbreaking work"—Publishers Weekly "An eye-opening study reiterating the perennial power of books, self-discipline, and the Bard of Avon."—Kirkus "A powerful testament to how Shakespeare continues to speak to contemporary readers in all sorts of circumstances."—Booklist

Author : Rob Pensalfini
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137450210

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Prison Shakespeare by Rob Pensalfini Pdf

This book explores the development of the global phenomenon of Prison Shakespeare, from its emergence in the 1980s to the present day. It provides a succinct history of the phenomenon and its spread before going on to explore one case study the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble's (Australia) Shakespeare Prison Project in detail. The book then analyses the phenomenon from a number of perspectives, and evaluates a number of claims made about the outcomes of such programs, particularly as they relate to offender health and behaviour. Unlike previous works on the topic, which are largely individual case studies, this book focuses not only on Prison Shakespeare's impact on the prisoners who directly participate, but also on prison culture and on broader social attitudes towards both prisoners and Shakespeare.

Author : N. Herold
Publisher : Springer
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137432674

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Prison Shakespeare and the Purpose of Performance: Repentance Rituals and the Early Modern by N. Herold Pdf

Over the last decade a number of prison theatre programs have developed to rehabilitate inmates by having them perform Shakespearean adaptations. This book focuses on how prison theatre today reveals certain elements of the early modern theatre that were themselves responses to cataclysmic changes in theological doctrine and religious practice.

Author : Margaret Atwood
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345809285

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Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood Pdf

Our greatest literary innovator and beloved novelist has reimagined Shakespeare's final, great play of magic and illusion. Entertaining, gripping, emotionally rich and wise, Hag-Seed is an homage to a master, positioned for the fall celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death. "It's got a thunderstorm in it. And revenge. Definitely revenge." Felix is at the top of his game as Artistic Director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have amazed and confounded. Now he's staging a Tempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, it will heal emotional wounds. Or that was the plan. Instead, after an act of unforeseen treachery, Felix is living in exile in a backwoods hovel, haunted by memories of his beloved lost daughter, Miranda. And brewing revenge. After twelve years, revenge finally arrives in the shape of a theatre course at a nearby prison. Here, Felix and his motley crew of inmate actors will put on his Tempest, and snare the traitors who destroyed him. But will it remake Felix as his enemies fall? Margaret Atwood's novel take on Shakespeare's play of enchantment, revenge and second chances leads us on an illusion-ridden journey filled with new surprises and wonders of its own.

Author : Antonio M Howard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798592732867

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A Black Man and a Spear(e) by Antonio M Howard Pdf

One man's criticism is another man's window to the world.

Author : Matthew Hahn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781474283885

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The Robben Island Shakespeare by Matthew Hahn Pdf

During the Apartheid years in South Africa, a copy of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare was smuggled around the prison on Robben Island. The book's significance resides in the fact that the book's owner, Sonny Venkatratham, passed it to a number of his fellow political prisoners in the single cells, including Nelson Mandela, asking them to mark their favourite passages with a signature and date. Informally known as "the Robben Island Bible", numerous prisoners selected the speeches that meant the most to them and their experience as political prisoners. In 2008 and 2010, playwright and scholar Matthew Hahn conducted interviews with eight former political prisoners in South Africa. Offering a vivid and startling account of the experience of these political prisoners during Apartheid, this extraordinary verbatim play weaves Shakespeare's words together with first-hand accounts from these men. They offer their reflections on their time as Liberation activists and, twenty years later, on the costs, consequences and whether or not it was all worth it. The play is published alongside a preface by Sonny Venkatrathnam and an introduction by South African actor, director , playwright and cultural activist John Kani.

Author : Ben Crystal
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-24
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781785780318

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Shakespeare on Toast by Ben Crystal Pdf

Actor, producer and director Ben Crystal revisits his acclaimed book on Shakespeare for the 400th anniversary of his death, updating and adding three new chapters. Shakespeare on Toast knocks the stuffing from the staid old myth of the Bard, revealing the man and his plays for what they really are: modern, thrilling, uplifting drama. The bright words and colourful characters of the greatest hack writer are brought brilliantly to life, sweeping cobwebs from the Bard – his language, his life, his world, his sounds, his craft. Crystal reveals man and work as relevant, accessible and alive – and, astonishingly, finds Shakespeare's own voice amid the poetry. Whether you're studying Shakespeare for the first time or you've never set foot near one of his plays but have always wanted to, this book smashes down the walls that have been built up around this untouchable literary figure. Told in five fascinating Acts, this is quick, easy and good for you. Just like beans on toast.

Author : Rob Pensalfini
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137450210

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Prison Shakespeare by Rob Pensalfini Pdf

This book explores the development of the global phenomenon of Prison Shakespeare, from its emergence in the 1980s to the present day. It provides a succinct history of the phenomenon and its spread before going on to explore one case study the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble's (Australia) Shakespeare Prison Project in detail. The book then analyses the phenomenon from a number of perspectives, and evaluates a number of claims made about the outcomes of such programs, particularly as they relate to offender health and behaviour. Unlike previous works on the topic, which are largely individual case studies, this book focuses not only on Prison Shakespeare's impact on the prisoners who directly participate, but also on prison culture and on broader social attitudes towards both prisoners and Shakespeare.

Author : Jonathan Shailor
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781849058230

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Performing New Lives by Jonathan Shailor Pdf

This book will provide valuable reading for drama therapists, theatre artists, probation workers, prison educators, psychologists, and anyone else interested in the role of the performing arts in criminal justice. --Book Jacket.

Author : Ashley E. Lucas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781408185919

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Prison Theatre and the Global Crisis of Incarceration by Ashley E. Lucas Pdf

Obscured behind concrete and razor wire, the lives of the incarcerated remain hidden from public view. Inside the walls, imprisoned people all over the world stage theatrical productions that enable them to assert their humanity and capabilities. Prison Theatre and the Global Crisis of Incarceration offers a uniquely international account and exploration of prison theatre. By discussing a range of performance practices tied to incarceration, this book examines the ways in which arts practitioners and imprisoned people use theatre as a means to build communities, attain professional skills, create social change, and maintain hope. Ashley Lucas's writing offers a distinctive blend of storytelling, performance analysis, travelogue, and personal experience as the child of an incarcerated father. Distinct examples of theatre performed in prisons are explored throughout the main text and also in a section of Critical Perspectives by international scholars and practitioners.

Author : Liam E. Semler,Claire Hansen,Jacqueline Manuel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781108807722

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Reimagining Shakespeare Education by Liam E. Semler,Claire Hansen,Jacqueline Manuel Pdf

Shakespeare education is being reimagined around the world. This book delves into the important role of collaborative projects in this extraordinary transformation. Over twenty innovative Shakespeare partnerships from the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Europe and South America are critically explored by their leaders and participants. –Structured into thematic sections covering engagement with schools, universities, the public, the digital and performance, the chapters offer vivid insights into what it means to teach, learn and experience Shakespeare in collaboration with others. Diversity, equality, identity, incarceration, disability, community and culture are key factors in these initiatives, which together reveal how complex and humane Shakespeare education can be. Whether you are interested in practice or theory, this collection showcases an abundance of rich, inspiring and informative perspectives on Shakespeare education in our contemporary world.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLI:3178108-10

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Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-06
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521854481

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Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare Pdf

Since the rediscovery of Elizabethan stage conditions early this century, admiration for Measure for Measure has steadily risen. It is now a favorite with the critics and has attracted widely different styles of performance. At one extreme the play is seen as a religious allegory, at the other it has been interpreted as a comedy protesting against power and privilege. Brian Gibbons focuses on the unique tragi-comic experience of watching the play, the intensity and excitement offered by its dramatic rhythm, the reversals and surprises that shock the audience even to the end. The introduction describes the play's critical reception and stage history and how these have varied according to prevailing social, moral and religious issues, which were highly sensitive when Measure for Measure was written, and have remained so to the present day.

Author : Herbert R. Coursen
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1433109247

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Contemporary Shakespeare Production by Herbert R. Coursen Pdf

Contemporary Shakespeare Production suggests that analysis and description of selected productions is the only valid approach to understanding Shakespeare's art. It looks specifically at Richard II, Henry V, Ophelia, The Tempest, allusions to Shakespeare in film, and recent film and television productions of As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, and King Lear. --Book Jacket.

Author : Rowan Mackenzie,Robert Shaughnessy
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781805393535

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Shakespeare and Social Engagement by Rowan Mackenzie,Robert Shaughnessy Pdf

Shakespeare’s roots in applied and participatory performance practices have been recently explored within a wide variety of educational, theatrical and community settings. Shakespeare and Social Engagement explores these settings, as well as audiences who have largely been excluded from existing accounts of Shakespeare’s performance history. The contributions in this collected volume explore the complicated and vibrant encounters between a canonical cultural force and work that frequently characterizes itself as inclusive and egalitarian.