Looking at Shakespeare: A Design Panel

Synopsis: Panel discussion on designing stage productions of Shakespeare’s plays, covering scenic design, lighting, and costumes. The panelists discuss various approaches they have used in their careers, as well as techniques they have seen employed in productions by other designers, or in other forms of theatre such as opera or dance. They also discuss the impact of modern technology on stage design. Introduced by Alan J. Pally.
Series: A Rose by Any Other Name: Adaptations of Shakespeare
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 8 Nov 2007
Duration: 92 mins

General: Although director Mark Lamos was scheduled to act as this panel’s moderator, he was unable to appear. There is no moderator. Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

British Universities Film & Video Council