Macbeth

Synopsis
An amateur production of Macbeth performed and filmed by the faculty and students of Bob Jones University in South Carolina.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1951
Duration
80 mins

Credits

Director
Katherine Stenholm
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Karl Keefer; Richard Girvin
Production Design
J.W. Sowers; Lyle Stratton
Costume
Thais Livingstone
Cast
Bob, Jnr JonesMacbeth
Barbara Hudson SowersLady Macbeth
David YearickMacduff
George GalstadMalcolm
Gordon PetersBanquo
Bob, III JonesFleance
Dale JacksonLennox
Jack YostMurderer (1st)
John EvansMurderer (2nd)
Kenneth MyersDonalbain
Paul VanamanKing Duncan
Robert PrattRoss
Wayne KellySeyton

Additional Details

Theatre company
Classic Player, Bob Jones University
Production type
Other
Plays
Macbeth
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre; Student productions

Notes

Notes
The Birmingham Shakespeare Library holds a screenplay.
General
Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private, non-denominational Protestant Fundamentalist, liberal arts university located in Greenville, South Carolina.
Bob Jones III, playing Fleance, was to play Macbeth in the 1993 Classic Players production.
Textual information
There are extensive cuts, presumably in the interests of propriety, including the Porter and Lady Macbeth’s ‘unsex me here’ speech.

Production Company

Name

Unusual Films

Archive

Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

Email
reference@folger.edu
Web
http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
Phone
(202) 544 4600
Fax
(202) 544 4623
Address
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37611 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)