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"Want to ease kids into reading full-length Shakespeare? The Sixty-Minute Shakespeare series offers fast-paced condensations of six Shakespeare classics. Rather than retell, the series preserves the original play format and the Bard's language, while providing excellent footnotes to archaic words. It's a smart stepping stone to the real thing." NEA TODAY - (National Education Association) The Sixty Minute Shakespeare
Phoenix, AZ - The works of William Shakespeare are timeless-and they are time-consuming. Too valuable to be passed over by today's younger generation, Shakespeare's plays are, nonetheless, all too often avoided by students and teachers alike. Author Cass Foster, who has been involved in all aspects of theatre for over 35 years, has provided a solution. The Sixty-Minute Shakespeare series is an ideal alternative for those who lack the time to tackle the unabridged versions of the world's most widely read playwright. Foster has condensed the Bard's language, but has left the integrity of Shakespeare's writings intact so that students can experience the thrill of his stories as well as the beauty of his prose. In addition, the author has provided footnotes explaining some of the more arcane words and phrases so that the reader can better understand and, therefore, enjoy the plays. This new series contains Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Hamlet. Foster, is quick to point out that the Sixty-Minute Shakespeare series is intended to be merely a stepping stone in the study of Shakespeare, not a substitute for the original works. He urges readers, "Go beyond the Sixty-Minute versions, using the appreciation and self-confidence you gained to go further. The more you read, the more you gain." An ideal companion piece, Shakespeare: To Teach or Not to Teach was co-authored by Foster and Lynn G. Johnson. This manual helps teachers prepare and present the teachings of Shakespeare from as early as second grade all the way through high school. Foster is the director of a theatre program in a small college in central Arizona and currently the fight choreographer for the Grand Canyon Shakespeare Festival. He has directed shows and staged fights at theatres and universities throughout the country. The Sixty-Minute Shakespeare Series and Shakespeare: To Teach or Not to Teach are available through Five Star Publications, Incorporated, P.O. Box 6698, Chandler, AZ 85246-6698-6698. Inquiries may also be directed by phone to (480) 940-8182 and by fax to (480) 940-8787. Five Star Publications' e-mail address is info@FiveStarPublications.com. Shakespeare: To Teach or Not to Teach Four centuries after they first appeared, William Shakespeare’s perceptive insights into the human condition still speak to us. Educators base important components of their curricula on the Bard’s canon and home libraries throughout the world are lined with his works. Shakespeare’s works are as relevant and as inspirational today as they were when audiences first paid a penny to attend his plays. Teachers will tell you it is truly a magical moment when students discover the beauty and messages of his plays. The introduction of Shakespeare, however, is not an easy task. Sometimes the magic can use a little assistance. With the help of the Sixty-Minute Shakespeare series, teachers, librarians, students and parents find easily accessible help in appreciating and understanding the Bard’s plays. In this series, his plays have been streamlined for today’s classroom and home introduction. Authored by Professor of Theatre, Cass Foster this series maintains Shakespeare’s rich language and provides liberal footnotes for a quick explanation of unfamiliar words and phrases. With the Sixty-Minute Shakespeare series, readers of all ages are assured of gaining a clear understanding of the most widely staged and studied playwright in history! Foster, a professor of theatre at Central Arizona College provides abridged scripts (each an average 70 pages—approximately an hour’s worth of performance time) with practical suggestions for staging, pacing, and thematic exploration. Using the Sixty-Minute Shakespeare series, readers in all 50 states, every Canadian provinces, and in 45 other countries have discovered the wonderful sense of achievement that comes from successfully studying and staging a play by Shakespeare. Educators the world over are praising this series for delivering the material within the constraints of class time, budget and students’ attention spans. Parents, educators and librarians not schooled in Shakespeare no longer fear teaching, introducing or recommending his works: As our Education Outreach department at Colorado Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to enlightening teachers and students (and the community at large) about Shakespeare’s works—using a “hands-on” philosophy—I have found the Five Star Shakespeare collection an incredible resource. ~ Melinda J. Scott, Education Director, Colorado Shakespeare FestivalFor more information about ordering this remarkable series, please contact Linda F. Radke, Five Star Publications, (480) 940-8182. SPECIAL OFFER for LIBRARIANS and TEACHERS: Buy the full set of eight books in our Shakespeare books, and receive a 25% discount on your order! That’s all eight books, regularly $98.84, and all you pay is $74.13! Contact: Linda F. Radke, Five Star Publications (480) 940-8182 The Sixty- Minute Shakespeare series:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream * Hamlet * Romeo & Juliet * Twelfth Night * Macbeth * Much Ado about Nothing plus Shakespeare for Children: The Story of Romeo & Juliet and Shakespeare: To Teach or Not to Teach www.60MinuteShakespeare.com and www.LittleFiveStar.com Five Star Publications, Inc. P.O. Box 6698, Chandler, AZ 85246-6698-6698 480-940-8182 Fax 480-940-8787 Distributed by Ingram and Baker & Taylor Contact Five Star Publications at info@FiveStarPublications.com, 866-471-0777, or visit www.FiveStarPublications.com. |
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