Learning on ScreenPlaying the Part - Characters and Actors in Drama
- Synopsis
- Twenty-six part series on literature and literary analysis designed for college and high school classes and presented by Fran Dorn. Episode 19 uses Hamlet to illustrate the development of dramatic character by the actor and playwright. Includes scholars’ comments, discussions of different interpretations of the title role, and an interview with Shakespearean actor John Vickery who reads and discusses the soliloquy ‘Oh, what a Rogue...'.
- Series
- Literary Visions
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1992
- Transmission details
- (Channel: PBS)
- Duration
- 29 mins
Credits
- Director
- Scott Hilton Davis; William Scott Bealmear
- Writer
- Ann Chatterton Klimas; Mike Field
- Contributor
- Carol Gelderman; Franchelle Stewart Dorn; Mary Poovey; William Westerman
- Cast
John Vickery Hamlet Alan J. Wendl Bart Whiteman Brian O’Connor Jim Shanklin Mary Ellen Nester Richard Pilcher Robert S. Morgan Roland Bull
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- literary criticism; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The 26 episodes may be bought as a set on DVD from www.learner.org (accessed 7/2008).
Production Company
- Name
Intelecom Intelligent Communications
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- Web
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- Phone
- +1 626 796 7300
- Fax
- +1 626 577 4282
- Address
- 150 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300
Pasadena, Ca
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USA
- Name
learner.org
- AnnenbergMedia@ordering.com
- Web
- http://www.learner.org External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 202 783 0500
- Fax
- 202 783 0333
- Address
- Annenburg Media
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United States
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
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- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
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United States
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