Learning on ScreenCapturing Macbeth
- Synopsis
- Documentary that goes behind the scenes during the final performances of a stage production of Macbeth, produced for the Folger Theater in Washington DC by Teller (the magician from Penn & Teller) and Aaron Posner of the acclaimed Two River Theater Company in New Jersey. Including cast interviews, backstage activities and specially staged HD multi-camera filmed excerpts of the play itself. The documentary gives a view of how Teller and Posner have imbued their production with the language of American horror films and the magic illusions for which Teller is famous.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- Apr 2008
- Duration
- 90 mins
- Availability
- No distributor or archive copy found (4/2009).
Credits
- Director
- Leo Eaton
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Elizabethan Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library
- Theatre company
- Folger Theatre
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama production; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); magic
- Related items
- Macbeth
- Macbeth: The Dvd Edition
Production Company
- Name
Caragol Wells
Record Stats
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