Cutting The Plays
b"If you\\u2019ve ever wanted to cut down a massive Shakespeare play \\u2013 or indeed any epic already in the public domain \\u2013 but wanted a more sophisticated understanding of how it could best be done, directors and dramaturgs Aili Huber and Toby Malone have done that work for you. They\\u2019ve written Cutting Plays for Performance, a practical guide on how to go about\\u2026not reducing, but\\u2026shortening your play for any and all kinds of reasons, from the practical to the craven to the artistic. Featuring: the open secret that almost\\xa0every Shakespeare play is for performance, every single time; how an initial argument led to a great partnership; tricks and philosophies for cutting and focusing; how these tips work for everyone from high schools to New York's Shakespeare in the Park; why there's so little pushback; what plays you emphatically\\xa0cannot\\xa0cut;\\xa0and what The Complete Iceman Cometh (abridged)\\xa0might sound like. (Length 23:45)"