English Majors

Synopsis

Among the excerpts from Garrison Keillor’s live variety radio show A Prairie Home Companion (1992-2008) are parodies of Hamlet - ‘The Six-Minute Hamlet’ and ‘The Family Shakespeare’. The latter projects Hamlet beyond the play to a marriage with Ophelia that produces children who hound their parents endlessly for money and new clothes, and Macbeth ('Celebrity Classics: The Ten-Minute Macbeth’), which uses voices imitating Mr. Rogers (Macbeth), Henry Kissinger (Duncan), Jack Nicholson (Ross), and Julia Child (Lady Macbeth).

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

2008

Credits

Cast

Garrison Keillor

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

Hamlet; Macbeth

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Date of first radio broadcasts unknown.

Production Company

Name

HighBridge Company

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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Name

HighBridge Audio

Email

highbridge@highbridgeaudio.com

Web

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Phone

1-800-755-8532:

Address

201 6th Street, SE
Ste 220
Minneapolis, MN 55414