The Shakespeare App Apple

The Shakespeare App

Read. Memorize. Adapt. Publish

Features & Capabilities

Learn your lines by progressively removing words until you have mastered your dialog without prompting. Edit a play by deleting, reordering, or modifying dialog, then share your adaption with your entire cast. No more lined-out, worn-out script books.

READ The app includes the full text of all Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets. No unlocking or downloading required. It’s all there from the start.

Start reading from Act 1 Scene 1, or navigate to particular scenes with a couple of taps. A list of characters will show you how many words each part is assigned, then you can view only that character’s lines with short cue lines to give you context and prompts.

MEMORIZE Start with the full text, then hide parts of your lines until you’re confident you can do the whole thing without prompting.

To be or not to be To b_ or n__ t_ be __ __ __ not __ be

If you can’t remember a line, just tap it to see the full text again.

The app also comes with a collection of popular monologues to help you with audition preparation. Add a character, monologue, or sonnet to a collection of favorites so you can quickly navigate to your roles.

ADAPT Chances are that your Shakespeare performance is an abridged version of the original. If you’re directing, the app makes it easy to create your own adaptation. With a swipe, delete or reorder entire acts or lines of dialog. Fine tune your edits by directly editing the dialog text.

None of your edits damage the original play, so you can cut and reorder without fear of doing irreparable damage. When you start editing, the app creates a copy so that the original is left untouched.

PUBLISH If you’re a director or dramaturge, you can distribute your adaptation to your entire cast or audience. An in-app purchase will allow you to upload your work to the cloud so that your cast can install it in their own apps by using a unique five-letter access code. Memorization and navigation features will work for your adaptation just like any other script in the app. If you make further changes to the script, your subscribers’ scripts will update automatically. Your script will also be available at TheShakespeareApp.com for any cast member to access with your code.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
James Duncan
Rating:
4.00
(4)
Version:
1.0 Last updated: 2018-09-13
Version code:
828121324
Creation date:
2018-09-13
Compatible devices:
Size:
23.04MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-01
Compare stats and ranking:

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Apple app. Please use these information below to contact the Apple app developer.
Developed by:
James Duncan
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-shakespeare-app/id1422384065
Website:
http://theshakespeareapp.com

User Reviews

I teach theatre and Shakespeare is a vital part of that I love love this app I DO WISH IT WAS AVAILABLE ON ANDROID ALSO!! I get all my students to use this app when we are doing Shakespeare (the app not being available on android makes it a little inconvenient for those students) but there are so many options for help in memorizing and developing unique edits for competitions I love it 🥰 Have you ever thought of creating another one like this for Molière’ plays, (preferably the Richard Wilbur translations) it would be awesome 😎
by Th*****, 2022-03-27

For such an ambitious task of compiling all of Shakespeare’s works, the content is organized in an intuitive and useful way. I can quickly navigate in and out of plays/monologues/sonnets without losing my place in the piece. Great way to kill time waiting on a train or just brush up on some classics over coffee.
by Ro*****, 2018-09-25
View all user reviews ›

Best The Shakespeare App Alternatives

Here are some Apple apps that are similar to The Shakespeare App: