Shakespeare’s Children

Synopsis

Documentary. Filmmaker Kate Kline May began teaching at the Malcolm X Arts & Academic Magnet School, an ethnically diverse public elementary school in Berkeley, Calif. in 1991. Working with the fourth through sixth graders and their teachers, May created an ongoing performing arts programme that attracted national attention. The video follows one semester’s workshop in preparation for a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Kevin Kline gives a poetry reading.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1997

Notes

Note: Material is made available to staff and students of the University only. Outside researchers should contact the librarian to enquire about the possibility of an on-site viewing.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

schoolchildren; Amateur theatre; Workshops; School productions

Credits

Director

Allie Light; Irving Saraf

Contributor

Kate Kline May; Kevin Kline

Production Company

Name

University of California, Berkeley, Office of Media Services

Archive

Name

University of California, Berkeley, Media Resources Centre

Phone

510 643 8566

Address

Moffitt Library
Berkeley
CA 94720-6000