Part I: Excavating the foundation. Shakespeare's theatrical culture -- Examining the Globe -- Understanding the text -- Creating character -- Part II: Actuating practice. Activating the body -- Awakening the listener -- Energizing the language -- Expanding the fiction -- Developing and playing the Shakespeare score -- Rehearsing the part -- Afterword -- Appendix A: Exercises for the classroom -- Appendix B: Exercises for rehearsal -- Appendix C: Exercises for solo practice.
