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Throne of Blood

Synopsis
Video recording of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival stage adaptation by Ping Chong of Kurosawa’s KUMONOSU-JO/THRONE OF BLOOD (1957).
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
13 Nov 2010
Duration
105 mins

Credits

Director
Ping Chong
Writer
Ping Chong
Music
Todd Barton
Production Design
Christopher Acebo
Costume
Stefani Mar
Cast
Kevin KenerlyTaketoki Washizu (Macbeth)
AkoAsaji (Lady Macbeth)
Cristofer Jean 
Danforth Comins 
Elijah Alexander 
Emily Sophia Knapp 
Gregory Linington 
JaMario Stills 
James Newcomb 
Jonathan Haugen 
Kacy-Earl David 
Michael Winters 
Peter Macon 
Richard Howard 
U. Jonathan Topp 

Additional Details

Theatre
Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY
Theatre company
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Medieval
Plays
Macbeth
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Related items
Kumonosu-Jo

Notes

Notes
Performed primarily in English. Brief passages are in Japanese with no translation.
General
Video and projections by Maya Ciarrocchi.
History
Performed as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Wave Festival
Textual information
Dramaturgs Lue Morgan Douthit, Gina Pisasale

Production Company

Name

Character Generators

Archive

Name

Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)

Email
toft@nypl.org
Web
http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
Phone
+ 1 (212) 870-1642
Fax
(212) 8701868
Address
Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA

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