Learning on ScreenShakespeare Variates
- Alternative title
- Shakespeare Variations
- Synopsis
- A showcase for American repertory theatre companies introduced by Walter Kerr. In this episode the American Shakespeare Festival Players, in Stratford, Connecticut rehearse Coriolanus (I i), The Taming of the Shrew (II i) and Romeo and Juliet (III i & III v). The directors for the American Shakespeare Festival Theatre are Allen Fletcher and Joseph Anthony, David Pressman directs for television. The programme is narrated by Morris Cardovsky.
- Series
- Esso Repertory Theatre
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Repertory theatre
Credits
- Director
- David Pressman
- Producer
- Daniel Melnick; David Susskind
- Contributor
- Allen Fletcher; Joseph Anthony; Morris Cardovsky; Walter Kerr
- Cast
John Cunningham Patrick Hines Ruby Dee Theodore Sorel
Production Company
Sponsor
- Name
Esso
Archive
- Name
Paley Center for Media
- Web
- http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (212) 621-6600
- Address
- 25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA - Notes
- Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.
- Name
Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
- askmovies@wisconsinhistory.org
- Web
- http://www.wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/about/purpose.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 608 264 6466/67
- Fax
- +1 608 264 6472
- Address
- Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street
Madison
WI 53707 USA
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