To discuss directors and their productions in relation to editors and their editions is at first glance to mix (or conflate) apples and oranges, cuts and emendations. To the scholar, the differences may far outweigh any similarities, but the essential problem facing both groups remains the same: when putting quill to paper, Shakespeare was fashioning his plays for players, playgoers, playhouses, and (perhaps) play readers that no longer exist. How does or should an editor or theatrical professional factor in the gap between the 1590s–early 1600s and the 1990s–early 2000s? To focus on the preparation of early modern English plays for presentation in today’s theatre is to bring into focus the problems and choices involved in a species of ‘editing’ geared to a larger arena and a less predictable audience.

Journal Article Conceptual Casting in the Age of Shakespeare: Evidence from Mucedorus Get access Alan C. Dessen Alan C. Dessen Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Shakespeare Quarterly, Volume 43, Issue 1, Spring 1992, Pages 67–70, https://doi.org/10.2307/2870904 Published: 01 April 1992