
Working Shakespeare
Documentary·2003·1 Seasons
How do we enter the heightened, extravagant language of Shakespeare and yet feel truthful in our contemporary world? How do performers excite the audience with Shakespeare's rich imagery and dynamic rhythm, yet make it real for the twenty-first century? We assume that a sophisticated intellectual background is required to grapple with Shakespeare. But there is a much deeper, almost primal response as available to inner-city students as to their counterparts in the private school to the sound and rhythm in Shakespeare's language which arouses our emotions: feelings of anger and sorrow, of passion and laughter. This landmark five-part video series gives voice to Shakespeare's most beloved and widely known speeches and sonnets, performed by a powerhouse ensemble of American and British actors, as they delve into the structure, meaning and power of Shakespeare's language.
Starring: Kate Burton,Claire Danes,Blythe Danner,Lindsay Duncan
Episodes
Season 1S01 | E01
Muscularity of Language Motion and Rhythm
2003-07-15
S01 | E02
Under The Text Subtext and the World of Play
2003-07-15
S01 | E03
Prose and Verse Texts Language and Imagery Reveal the Character's Inner Landscape
2003-07-15
S01 | E04
The Whole Voice Its Sound and Range
2003-07-15
S01 | E05
The Voice Preparation Workshop
2003-07-15
Cast

Kate Burton

Claire Danes

Blythe Danner

Lindsay Duncan

Victor Garber

Samuel L. Jackson

Helen Hunt

Robert Sean Leonard

Toby Stephens

Cherry Jones

George Anton

Duncan Bell

Lolita Davidovich

Tony Goldwyn