Drawing on his eighteen years of experience as a teaching artist for Folger Shakespeare Library Nick Newlin offers eighteen scenes to get young actors on their feet performing Shakespeare with confidence understanding and fun Each scene averages five minutes in length containing two to six characters and features a monologue that young performers can use in performance audition or competition. Every scene has been road tested by one of Newlins student groups at the Folgers annual Secondary School Shakespeare Festival and includes dynamic stage directions and incisive performance notes to help teachers and students bring Shakespeares plays to life. The 30Minute Shakespeare Anthology includes one scene and monologue from eighteen of Shakespeares greatest plays including Romeo and Juliet Macbeth Hamlet Othello A Midsummer Nights Dream Julius Caesar Much Ado About Nothing As You Like It The Merchant of Venice and The Taming of the Shrew.