Learning on ScreenTwo Gentlemen of Verona
- Synopsis
- A video recording of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s 2001 production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona directed by Douglas C. Wager and videotaped for WAPAVA by James J. Taylor. Paul Whitthorne is Proteus and Gregory Wooddell is Valentine.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 5 May 2001
- Duration
- 170 (inc.interval)
Credits
- Director
- Douglas C. Wager
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Joe Romano
- Production Design
- Zack Brown
- Costume
- Zack Brown
- Contributor
- James J. Taylor
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Lansburgh, Washington, DC
- Theatre company
- Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 1950s
- Plays
- Two Gentlemen of Verona, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The production ran 27 March-20 May 2001
- Stills
- Wager sets the play in Verona Beach, New Jersey, and Milan, Italy in the 1950s. Verona Beachers bop to Bill Haley and the Comets and croon with Connie Francis.
- Reviews
- Lipstein, Freddi. Shakespeare Bulletin 19, no. 4 (2001). An interview with Sydney speaking on his role as Crab can be found at http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/plays/articles.aspx?&id=424 (accessed 11/2007).
Archive
- Name
Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA)
- leahkim@umd.edu
- Web
- http://www.wapava.org External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (301) 405 9117
- Address
- James J. Taylor Collection
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-1630
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