King Lear: The 30-Minute Shakespeare


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Description

An abridgement for performance by young people and amateur adults, "road tested" at the Folger Shakespeare Library's Student Shakespeare Festival.

Author: Nick Newlin, William Shakespeare
Publisher: Nicolo Whimsey Press
Published: 10/26/2010
Pages: 72
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781935550099
ISBN10: 1935550098
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | Shakespeare
- Performing Arts | Theater | Stagecraft & Scenography
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials | Arts & Humanities

About the Author
Nick Newlin: Nick Newlin has been a performer, writer and arts educator for international audiences for 30 years. Since 1996, he has conducted an annual Play Directing residency affiliated with the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. Nick has a BA from Harvard University with Honors 1982 and an MA in Theater from The University of Maryland with an emphasis on Play Directing. Mr. Newlin now has 20 plays in The 30-Minute Shakespeare series, plus The 30-Minute Shakespeare Anthology: 18 Student Scenes with Monologues. In 2017 Mr. Newlin collaborated with Emmy Award winning The Simpsons writer Mike Reiss on a new play "Shakespeare's Worst", which had its world premiere at Bristol Shakespeare Festival in the UK in 2017. Shakespeare's Worst played in Summer 2018 at Utah Shakespeare Festival. Summer 2019 Shakespeare's Worst will be produced by Capital Fringe Festival at Washington DC's Arena Stage. The Nicolo Whimsey Show has performed at The Smithsonian's Discovery Theatre where they were honored with Legacy Artist award, The National Theatre in Washington, DC, and the White House