Learning on ScreenBard, The
- Synopsis
- Independent low-budget short made by teenagers. In 1593, two playwrights ruled the stage in London, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare. On May 30, history recorded that four men met together in a Deptford lodging house. At the end of that night, one playwright was dead. Lost to history, however, there was one more man in the room. [Summary adapted from IMDb].
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2010
- Duration
- 12 mins
- Availability
- No distributor or archive copy found 1/2012).
Credits
- Director
- Joshua Wolfsun
- Producer
- Joshua Wolfsun
- Cinematographer
- Charles Brewer
- Screenplay
- Joshua Wolfsun
- Cast
Alec Nelson Christopher Marlowe Jaimie Bust William Shakespeare
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Keywords
- biographies; murder; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Authorship
Notes
- Notes
- Source: Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
- General
- The screenplay is written by 15-year old Joshua Wolfson, produced and filmed by local teens, and acted by adults. THE BARD was filmed at The Strong House in Amherst, with costumes and additional props supplied by the Renaissance Centre and The Hampshire Shakespeare Company.
- History
- THE BARD premiered to the public on October 22, 2010, at the University of Massachusetts Renaissance Centre.
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