SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Audio lecture given by Michael Lupu, senior dramaturg for the Guthrie Theatre at the Directing Shakespeare Symposium. Lupu talks about audience expectations in the Elizabethan period, the history of Shakespeare’s company (the Lord Chamberlain’s Men), and how the shifting of Shakespeare’s theatre midway through his career may have affected his writing. Lupu, with the help of designer Ming Cho Lee, explains the type of theatre in which Shakespeare was working, and how the intimate, single-room performance space of the Globe Theatre shaped almost every moment in Shakespeare’s work. Other topics discussed include: Shakespeare’s plays coming from the stage to the page and not vice versa, A Winter’s Tale being published after Shakespeare’s death, and the place of a poet in the theatre.

Series

Sdfc Masters of the Stage

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Audio

Recording date

28 Apr 2001

Duration

20 mins

Credits

Contributor

Michael Lupu; Ming Cho Lee

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Henry IV Part 1

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Globe Theatre; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); stage design; Elizabethan stage

Notes

Notes

Available to listen and for download at
(accessed 2/2012).

Production Company

Name

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation

Distributor

Name

American Theatre Wing

Email

mailbox@americantheatrewing.org

Web

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Phone

212.765.0606

Fax

212.307.1910

Address

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New York
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US