WordPlay Shakespeare combines video and text to create a revolutionary new way to experience the plays as electronic books. On the left side of the screen is the text of the play; on the right is a video window of exceptional actors performing a fully staged version of that text.

 

It is the best of both worlds for students and others who are new to Shakespeare: the written text married to performance, giving the reader a deeper understanding than she might get from either one alone.

 

The brainchild of computer-education expert Alexander Parker, I created the vision for exactly how the video would look and feel to best serve the hybrid form we were inventing. We use a clean look – white background, minimal production values – and a light touch with interpretation. The primary goal was always clarity of language and clarity of storytelling.

 

My vision was to capture the feeling of the last run-through in a rehearsal room – that magic moment when acting choices are sharp and clear, and all the storytelling is being done by the actors themselves. Learn more about Wordplay Shakespeare at The New Book Press.

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Macbeth Cast: Jacqueline Antaramian, Michael-Jean Dozier, Francesca Faridany, Carman Lacivita, Roberta Maxwell, David McCann, Kevin O’Donnell, Bhavesh Patel, Tobias Rubin, Raphael Nash Thompson, Tony Ward, Nik Walker

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Cast: Bryan Terrell Clark, Francesca Faridany, Zachary Fine, Brian Hastert, Carman Lacivita, David McCann,Thom Rivera, Miriam Silverman, Kristin Villanueva

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Romeo and Juliet Cast: Heidi Armbruster, Ramsey Faragallah, Carman Lacivita, Leicester Landon, Drew Ledbetter, David McCann, Myra Lucretia Taylor, John Leonard Thompson, Raphael Nash Thompson, Kirstin Villanueva, Landon Woodson