Tempest, The
- Synopsis
- Video recording of the New York Shakespeare Festival production of The Tempest directed by George C. Wolfe with Patrick Stewart as Prospero. Videotaped for Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) by Richard Stucker. The production employs stilt-walkers, Kabuki-style masks, Indonesian shadow plays and puppets. The mask and puppet design is by Barbara Pollitt.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 16 Jul 1995
- Duration
- 144 mins
Credits
- Director
- George C. Wolfe
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Carlos Valdez; Dan Moses Schreier
- Production Design
- Barbara Pollitt; Riccardo Hernandez
- Costume
- Toni-Leslie James
- Contributor
- Richard Stucker
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Delacorte Theatre, Central Park, New York City
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- masks; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets; New York Shakespeare Festival; Shakespeare Marathon (1987-1997)
Notes
- Reviews
- Irene Worth, New York Times (13 August 1995 Sect.2 p.5).
Archive
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- 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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Tempest, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37554 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)