Acting and Directing Shakespeare's Comedies: Key Lessons is an accessible book for actors, directors, students of Shakespeare, and those who want a fuller, richer awareness of the possibilities within Shakespeare's comedies and a clear, pragmatic process for creating those performances.

Kevin Otos is a professor of theatre at Elon University, North Carolina where he teaches acting, Shakespeare, Commedia, and Clown. He is a professional actor and director, and co-author of Applied Meisner for the 21st-Century Actor written with his colleague, Kim Shively.

Foreword by Sean Boyd; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction and Foundations; 2. Under the Commedia Influence; 3. Misrule and Fools; 4. Lessons from the Clown World; 5. Language: Clarity, Variety, Humor; 6. Character Studies; 7. Parting Words; Appendix; Bibliography