SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio adaptation, broadcast live, of Allen Fletcher’s 1952 production of Julius Caesar for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Heavily abridged to thirty minutes, and including only two scenes, the broadcast begins with Jennings Pierce interviewing Angus L. Bowmer and Professor Marjorie Bailey about the play and the Festival. Richard Graham is the prologue and narrator.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

16 Aug 1952 (Channel: NBC)

Duration

30 mins

Availability

No archive copy found (2007)

Credits

Director

Andrew C. Love

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Richard Graham

Adaptor for Radio

William Dawkins

Cast

H. Paul Kliss	Julius Caesar
William Ball	Mark Antony
Philip Hanson	Caius Cassius
Angus Bowmer	Casca
Philip Hanson	Octavius Caesar
William Oyler	Marcus Brutus

Additional Details

Theatre company

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Julius Caesar

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Production Company

Name

NBC