"It is a Copy out of Mine"

Alternative title

Adapting Shakespeare

Synopsis

Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. What exactly counts as a Shakespeare adaptation? And why bother in the first place? The podcast talks to three writers who have wrestled with these questions.
Craig Wright is a TV writer and showrunner whose play, Melissa Arctic, a retelling of The Winter’s Tale set in rural Minnesota, premiered at the Folger in 2004; Chris Stezin’s play Mac, Beth, which ran at DC’s Keegan Theater, involves a businessman and his PR executive wife plotting to kill the CEO of Duncan Enterprises. Washington Post humour columnist Alexandra Petri’s new play Tell My Story - Hamlet in the world of online fan fiction - opens this summer as the next work by the DC playwrights collaborative The Welders. They are interviewed by Barbara Bogaev.

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

Language

English

Country

Great Britain; United States

Medium

Audio

Year of release

2017

Recording date

3 May 2017

Duration

35 mins

Credits

Producer

Richard Paul

Contributor

Barbara Bogaev

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Literary adaptation

Related items

Melissa Arctic

Notes

Notes

Podcast: http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-72. (accessed 05/2017). Online transcript available.

Online Availability

Online URL

http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited/adapting-shakespeare

Online price

free

Online format

Streamed

Production Company

Name

R.L. Paul Productions