History and Directing Shakespeare

Authors

James H. Forse

Publication Date

2023

Keywords

Shakespearean theater, play directing

Abstract

In years past I have been asked, “where did you get that idea?”—from those who perused something I wrote concerning the history of Shakespearean theatre, and from those who saw Shakespearean plays I directed for my local community theatre. Sometimes the question was a compliment. Yet the question, I think, points to a sort of symbiosis that academic research and the practical dictates of directing a play can offer to anyone. For it’s truly hard for me to tell whether my research into theatre history has come to affect how I directed Shakespeare, or whether directing Shakespeare’s plays in a community theatre affected how I perceive early modern theatre history.

Recommended Citation

Forse, James H. (2023) "History and Directing Shakespeare," Quidditas: Vol. 44, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/rmmra/vol44/iss1/5