Best Selling Books by Tina Packer

Women of Will is a fierce and funny exploration of Shakespeare’s understanding of the feminine. Tina Packer, one of our foremost Shakespeare experts, shows that Shakespeare began, in his early comedies, by writing women as shrews to be tamed or as sweet little things with no independence of thought. The women of the history plays are much more interesting, beginning with Joan of Arc. Then, with the extraordinary Juliet, there is a dramatic shift: suddenly Shakespeare’s women have depth, motivation, and understanding of life more than equal to that of the men. As Shakespeare ceases to write women as predictable caricatures and starts writing them from the inside, his women become as dimensional, spirited, spiritual, active, and sexual as any of his male characters. Wondering if Shakespeare had fallen in love (Packer considers with whom, and what she may have been like), the author observes that from Juliet on, Shakespeare’s characters demonstrate that when women and men are equal in status and passion, they can—and do—change the world.

Insights and wisdom from one of America''s leading Shakespearean actors and theatrical trainers on how to explore and utilize Shakespeare''s work to bring your innate acting talent to surface. When each word becomes an experience, you become a better actor. For the story of how Tina Packer came to the United States and started Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts, read Tina Packer Builds A Theater

The issues fueling the intricate plots of Shakespeare''s four-hundred-year-old plays are the same common, yet complex issues that business leaders contend with today. And, as John Whitney and Tina Packer so convincingly demonstrate, no one but the Bard himself can penetrate the secrets of leadership with such piercing brilliance. Let him instruct you on the issues that managers face every day: Power: Richard II''s fall from power can enlighten us. Trust: Draw on the experiences of King Lear and Othello. Decision: Hamlet illustrates the dos and don''ts of decision making. Action: See why Henry IV was effective and Henry VI was not. Whitney and Packer do not simply compare Shakespeare''s plays with management techniques, instead they draw on their own wealth of business experience to show us how these essential Shakespearean lessons can be applied to modern-day challenges. Power Plays infuses the world of business with new life -- and plenty of drama.

Que puede ensenarnos Shakespeare sobre el liderazgo? B!Absolutamente todo! De la mano de Hamlet, Enrique V, el rey Lear y una infinidad de grandes personajes shakespearianos, esta innovadora aproximacion a la direccion de empresas profundiza en la sabiduria y el genio del dramaturgo por excelencia, y demuestra que los temas de sus obras son los mismos que deben afrontar los actuales lideres empresariales: Poder: de la caida de Ricardo II al fracaso de Gary Wendt, que se vio obligado a dimitir como presidente de GE Capital tras una lucha sin cuartel. Comunicacion: el teatro forma parte del liderazgo, y para sentirnos comodos en el papel de lideres debemos aprender a comunicarnos de forma efectiva. Confianza: las experiencias del rey Lear y de Otelo, los peligros de la traicion y el ejemplo actual de John Sculley y su fracaso en Apple Computer. Decision: como pasar de las palabras a la accion, saber motivar al equipo y seguir el ejemplo de los grandes lideres, desde Enrique IV y Jack Welch hastaRicardo II y Robert Allen, responsable de AT y T.