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Sonnet 65
Louis Colaianni
Louis Colaianni on Sonnet 65 and how the miracle of language conquers time.
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This Sonnet is used in our Aside with Louis Colaianni.
Below are many books and films that are recommended reading for any Shakespeare student.
Books
Metamorphosis by Ovid
The Invention of the Human by Harold Bloom
A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare 1599 by James Shapiro
Shakespeare’s Sonnets by David West
Shakespeare’s Sonnets by Booth
Shakespeare’s Words by Crystal
Shakespeare’s Wordplay by Scott Kaiser
All the Words a Stage by Sheeder
Speak the speech by Plotkin
How to Speak Shakespeare by Louis Colaianni
Shakespeare in an Hour by Baker
Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare Volumes 1 and 2
Prefaces to Shakespeare by Harley Granville Baker
Preface to Shakespeare by Samuel Johnson
Will in the World by Stephen Greeblatt
Shakespeare’s Language by Frank Kermode
Shakespeare: the World as Stage by Bill Bryson
Speaking Shakespeare by Patsy Rodenberg
The Actor and the Text by Cecily Berry
Playing Shakespeare by John Barton
Shakespeare’s Variorum editions.
Film and Television:
In Search of Shakespeare by Michael Wood (BBC)
Playing Shakespeare by John Barton and CO. (BBC)
Working Shakespeare with Cicely Berry
Monarchy (BBC)
INTERVIEW A Jolly Abraham Ellen Adair Marion Adler Kevin Asselin B Jenny Bennett Bill Brochtrup Debra Ann Byrd C David Carl Celeste Ciulla Hamilton Clancy Chris Clavelli Julia Coffey Louis Colaianni Drew Cortese Bradford Cover Benjamin Curns Kelley Curran Valorie Curry Jack Cutmore-Scott D Dan Daily Jacopo Della Quercia Jim Devita RayDooley MilanDragicevich Julie Felise Dubiner Brian Dykstra E Barry Edelstein Dr. Paul Edmondson Liz Engelman F Luke Forbes G Ellen Geer Willow Geer Devon Glover Grant Goodman Deaon Griffin-Pressley H Blake Hackler David Hammond Katie Hartke Patrick Harvey Jeffrey C. Hawkins Jim Helsinger Susan Heyward Dave Hitz JaMeeka Holloway-Burrell I J Hassan Jamal Ralf Jean Pierre Ty Jones K Scott Kaiser Aditi Kapil L Ted Lewis Winnie Lok Kamilah Long M Melora Marshall Nicholas Martin-Smith David McCann Tyler Moss N James Newcomb Nick Newlin Lee Nishri-Howitt O Jason O'Connell Maria-Christina Oliveras John Osburn P Xavier Pacheco Patrick Page Erin Partin John Patrick David Pearson Markus Potter Dr. Paul Prescott Valerie Clayman Pye Q R Colin David Reese Kevin Rich Robert Richmond Margaret Loesser Robinson Tom Rooney Ron Russell Part I. Part II. S Gareth Saxe Ken Schatz James Shapiro Vilma Silva Ben Steinfeld Zuzanna Szadowksi T Terry Tamminen Theatricum Botanicum John Douglas Thompson Elise Thoron Curt L. Tofteland Eric Tucker Charles Tuthill U Sam Underwood V Angus Vail BrianVaughn Jim Volz W James Wallert. Part II. Jeff Watkins Rebecca Watson Richard Sheridan Willis Jeffrey Wilson Liz Wisan Michael Witmore Lisa Wolpe X, Y Z Gabra Zackman
BIO A Jolly Abraham Ellen Adair Marion Adler Kevin Asselin B Jenny Bennett Bill Brochtrup Debra Ann Byrd C David Carl Celeste Ciulla Hamilton Clancy Chris Clavelli Julia Coffey Louis Colaianni Drew Cortese Bradford Cover Benjamin Curns Kelley Curran Valorie Curry Jack Cutmore-Scott D Dan Daily Jacopo Della Quercia Jim Devita Ray Dooley Milan Dragicevich Julie Felise Dubiner Brian Dykstra E Barry Edelstein Dr. Paul Edmondson Liz Engelman F Luke Forbes G Ellen Geer Willow Geer Devon Glover Grant Goodman Deaon Griffin-Pressley H Blake Hackler David Hammond Katie Hartke Patrick Harvey Jeffrey C. Hawkins Jim Helsinger Susan Heyward Dave Hitz JaMeeka Holloway-Burell I J Hassan Jamal Ralf Jean Pierre Ty Jones K Scott Kaiser Aditi Kapil L Ted Lewis Winnie Lok Kamilah Long M Melora Marshall Nicholas Martin-Smith David McCann Tyler Moss N James Newcomb Nick Newlin Lee Nishri-Howitt O Jason O'Connell Maria-Christina Oliveras John Osburn P Xavier Pacheco Patrick Page Erin Partin John Patrick David Pearson Markus Potter Dr. Paul Prescott Valerie Clayman Pye Q R Colin David Reese Kevin Rich Robert Richmond Margaret Loesser Robinson Tom Rooney Ron Russell S Gareth Saxe Ken Schatz James Shapiro Vilma Silva Ben Steinfeld Zuzanna Szadowksi T Terry Tamminen Theatricum Botanicum John Douglas Thompson Elise Thoron Curt L. Tofteland Eric Tucker Charles Tuthill U Sam Underwood V Angus Vail Brian Vaughn Jim Volz W James Wallert Jeff Watkins Rebecca Watson Richard Sheridan Willis Jeffrey Wilson Liz Wisan Michael Witmore Lisa Wolpe X, Y Z Gabra Zackman
WEBSITE A Jolly Abraham www.ellenadair.com Marion Adler coming soon Kevin Asselin B Jenny Bennett www.billbrochtrup.com Debra Ann Byrd C www.davidcarlonline.com www.celesteciulla.com Hamilton Clancy www.chrisclavelli.com Julia Coffey Louis Colaianni @corteseatwork The Resident Acting Co. Benjamin Curns Kelly Curran Valorie Curry Jack Cutmore-Scott D Dan Daily Jacopo Della Quercia www.jamesdevita.com Ray Dooley Milan Dragicevich Julie Felise Dubiner Brian Dykstra E The Old Globe Shakespeare on the Road Liz Engelman F www.lukeforbes.com G Wikipedia Page Wikipedia Page www.thesonnetmannyc.com Grant Goodman Deaon Griffin Pressley H Blake Hackler David Hammond Katie Hartke Patrick Harvey The Actors Company Theater Jim Helsinger Susan Heyward Dave Hitz JaMeeka Holloway Burrell I J Hassan Jamal Ralf Jean Pierre Ty Jones K scottkaisershakespeare.com Aditi Kapil L Ted Lewis Facing Page Kamilah Long - Play On M www.theatricum.com www.hudsonwarehouse.net www.thisoldchef.com The Shakespeare Forum N James Newcomb coming soon. Nick Newlin Lee Nishri-Howitt O www.jason-oconnell.com Maria-Christina Oliveras osburnt.com P Xavier Pacheco Patrick Page Shakespeare Theater of NJ John Patrick David Pearson New York Rep Shakespeare on the Road Long Island University Q R Colin's Blog Kevin Rich robertrichmond.com www.margaretrobinson.net Stratford Festival Epic Theater S Linked In www.kenschatz.com James Shapiro Vilma Silva www.fiascotheater.com Zuzanna Szadowski T Terry Tamminen www.theatricum.com Wikipedia Elise Thoron Curt L. Tofteland Eric Tucker www.charlestuthill.com U Sam Underwood V Angus Vail Brian Vaughn www.stahome.org W Epic Theater www.shakespearetavern.com rebeccawatson.org richardsheridanwillis.com Jeffrey Wilson Liz Wisan Michael Witmore www.lisawolpe.com X, Y Z www.gabrazackman.com
African American Shakespeare
Alexandrine
Alliteration/Assonance
Allusion
Anti-Semitism
Antithesis
Archaic Language/Archaisms
Arts Education
Auditioning
top
B
Bad Quarto
Bawdy References
Beat Change
Breath
top
C
Character
Clarity of ideas/thoughts
Clowns
Commitment/Courage
Complex Ideas
Consonants
Context
Continuants
Cue Scripts/Sides
top
D
Deletion
Digital Age
Direct Address/Audience connection
Discovery
Double Meaning
Dramatic Irony
Dramaturgy
top
E
Editors
Elision
Emotions/Playing Emotions
English Speaking Union Competition
English as a Second Language
Extra Beats
Extra Syllables
top
F
Fear (As an actor)
Fight Choreography
Fools
Freedom
top
G
Gender Bending/Reversal
Generalized Acting
Gundpowder Plot
Homonym
Honesty/Authenticity
Humor
top
I
Iambic Pentameter
Imagery/Images
Imagination
Improvisation
Indication
Inflection/Pitch Change
Inhuman/Otherworldly Characters
Irregularity of verse
top
J
K
Key Words/Keywording
L
Language
Learning from Other Actors/Watching
Lexicon
Line Endings
Linguistic Fingerprint for Individual Characters.
Linklater
Long thoughts/sentences
top
M
Making Choices
Making Sense of the line/words
Memorization
Metaphor
Metric Variation/Meter
Mid line stop/Mid line ending
Moment to Moment/In the Moment
Monosyllables
Operative Words
Oral Tradition
Original Practice
Otherworldly/Inhuman Characters
Overcoming Obstacles
top
P
Pace/Rhythm Change/Rhythm
Paraphrasing
Pauses
Personalization
Phrasing/Breaking text up
Physicality
Pitch Change/Inflection
Playable Moments
Poetry/Speaking Poetically/Poetic Language
Pronouns
Prose
Punctuation
Pyrrhic
top
Q
Quartos
Questions/Rhetorical Questions
top
R
Relationships
Repetition
Research
Rhetoric
Rhyming Couplet
Rhythm Change/Rhythm/Pace
Rule of Three
Rules/Breaking the Rules
top
S
Scansion
Shakespeare on Film
Shared Lines
Short Lines
Sides/Cue Scripts
Simile
Sonnet
Sounds of Words
Speaking Poetically/Poetic Language
Specificity
Sprung Beat/Sprung Rhythm
Subtext
Suzuki
Syncopation
top
T
Text/Story
Theater Education/Outreach
Thought Process/Thoughts
Threes
Tragedy
Training
Transposing Text
Trochee
Trusting Yourself
Trusting/Using the Text/Language
top
U
Using Yourself
Verse Speaking
Verse vs. Prose
Verse vs. Punctuation
Villains/Playing Villains
Vocal Technique
Vowels
top
W
Warm Ups/Preparation/Rehearsals
Words
return to top
X
Y
Z
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
All’s Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
top
B
C
Cymbeline
top
D, E, F, G
H
Hamlet
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 3
Henry VIII
top
I
J
Julius Caesar
top
K
King Lear
top
L
Love’s Labor’s Won
top
L
Love’s Labor’s Lost
Macbeth
Measure for Measure
The Merchant Of Venice
Much Ado About Nothing
top
N,
O
Othello
Richard II
Richard III
Romeo and Juliet
top
S
Sonnet 128
Sonnet 29
Sonnet 65
top
T
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
The Two Gentlemen Of Verona
Titus Andronicus
Twelfth Night
top
U, V
W
The Winter’s Tale
X, Y, Z
top
Below is an alphabetical (last name) list of the interviews, with the lessons covered. Read the topics for your curricular needs and listen to the interviews. **We recommend the starred interviews as most valuable for actors just starting out. For a list of topics and the interviews that cover them click here.
In addition to the interview, every interview has a link to a scansion page with footnotes and rhetorical analysis. You can listen to the monologue and follow along on the page. Or just click on the Speeches and Scansion under the learn & teach section at the top of any page. Most interviews refer to line numbers for your benefit.
Nick Newlin As You Like It Act 2, Scene 1 Nick is a teaching artist who has created a thirty minute Shakespeare series – he talks about creating it, using it in the DC school system. He also spends time talking very eloquently about how he goes about making personal choices with the speech in As You Like It. Talks about using the dictionary in approaching the speech.Great fun, following his thought process.
Lee Nishri-Howitt Othello Act 2, Scene 3 Lee discusses what it was like to approach Shakespeare as a foreign language speaker. He talks the structure of the text, what to look for in the structural changes. Lee also looks at Iago and playing a villain, what happens during the “How am I then a villain” speech. He coins a new term for Feminine Ending and discusses how musical theater people have a leg up on Shakespeare.
Jason O’Connell All’s Well That Ends Well Act 4, Scene 3 Jason shares his experience playing Shakespeare in Bejing. He discusses his initial disdain for Shakespeare’s plays, and his hilarious mistreatment of a library book. He reads Parolles speech, and explains how he builds a connection with the audience. He also talks about how as a young actor, he found a way to connect to Shakespeare’s language.
Xavier Pacheco Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 2 Xavier holds forth about approaching Shakespeare’s text. Great insight from a high school student who won the English Speaking Union Competition. He talks transposing text, scansion, understanding the world of the play, short lines and much more. A great listen from a current student of Shakespeare.
Erin Partin The Tempest, Act 3, Scene 3 & Various Speeches. Erin reveals her process of working on otherworldly or inhuman characters. We discuss shared lines and Alexandrines. Erin displays and talks about how she uses her voice to help get meaning and character across. We also discuss the relationship between Ariel and Prospero.
**Charles Tuthill Sonnet 128 Charles is both insightful and crystal clear when it comes to working with Shakespeare. He specifically chooses Sonnet 128 to open a discussion on acting Shakespeare in general. Here are some of the topics covered in this wide ranging interview:
Alexandrine, alliteration, antithesis, Breath, breathing, extra feet, First Folio, iambic pentameter, making choices, Playing the thought, poetry, prose, Punctuation, pyrrhic, repetition, rhetoric, scansion, short line, speaking verse, subtext, textual clues, verse vs punctuation, vocal technique.
Erin Partin: The Tempest, Act 3, Scene 3
Scanned Version
Kelley Curran: Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2
Part 1, Act 2 Scene 3: Scanned Version
Part 2, Act 2, Scene 3: Scanned Version
Richard Sheridan Willis and Robert Richmond: The Tempest
Act 2, Scene 2: Scanned Version
Act 4, Scene 1: Scanned Version
Katie Hartke: Cymbeline Act 3, Scene 2
Scanned Version
Chris Clavelli: The Winter’s Tale Act 1, Scene 2
Scanned Version
Gabra Zackman: The Taming of the Shrew Act 5, Scene 2
Scanned Version
Lisa Wolpe: Hamlet Act 1, Scene 2
Scanned Version
Tom Rooney: Measure for Measure Act 2, Scene 2
Scanned Version
Nicholas Martin-Smith: As You Like It Act 2, Scene 7
Scanned Version
Ellen Geer, Willow Geer, Melora Marshall: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 1, Scene 1
Scanned Version