Playing the Part - Characters and Actors in Drama

Synopsis
Twenty-six part series on literature and literary analysis designed for college and high school classes and presented by Fran Dorn. Episode 19 uses Hamlet to illustrate the development of dramatic character by the actor and playwright. Includes scholars’ comments, discussions of different interpretations of the title role, and an interview with Shakespearean actor John Vickery who reads and discusses the soliloquy ‘Oh, what a Rogue...'.
Series
Literary Visions
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television; Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1992
Transmission details
(Channel: PBS)
Duration
29 mins

Credits

Director
Scott Hilton Davis; William Scott Bealmear
Writer
Ann Chatterton Klimas; Mike Field
Contributor
Carol Gelderman; Franchelle Stewart Dorn; Mary Poovey; William Westerman
Cast
John VickeryHamlet
Alan J. Wendl 
Bart Whiteman 
Brian O’Connor 
Jim Shanklin 
Mary Ellen Nester 
Richard Pilcher 
Robert S. Morgan 
Roland Bull 

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
literary criticism; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The 26 episodes may be bought as a set on DVD from www.learner.org (accessed 7/2008).

Production Company

Name

Intelecom Intelligent Communications

Email
customerservice@intelecom.org
Web
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Phone
+1 626 796 7300
Fax
+1 626 577 4282
Address
150 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300
Pasadena, Ca
91105 1937
USA
Name

learner.org

Email
AnnenbergMedia@ordering.com
Web
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Phone
202 783 0500
Fax
202 783 0333
Address
Annenburg Media
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW #302
Washington, DC 2004
United States
Name

Maryland Public Television

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
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Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Playing the Part - Characters and Actors in Drama". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69196 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)