SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Video recording of the world premiere of Craig Wright’s play reworking The Winter’s Tale. The play is set in the fictitious small town of Pine City, Minnestota in 1970. Wright retains Shakespeare’s plot and characters (including the bear) but changes the ending.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2004

Duration

140 (inc. interval)

Credits

Director

Aaron Posner

Writer

Craig Wright

Music

Craig Wright

Production Design

Tony Cisek

Cast

Ian Merrill Peakes	Leonard Mattson (Leontes, King of Sicily)
Holly Twyford	Mina (Hermione)
Miriam Liora Ganz	Melissa Willoughby (Perdita)
Dori Legg	Cindy Linda (Paulina)
David Marks	Alec Willoughby (Old Shepherd)
Kelly AuCoin	Paul Anderson (Polixenes)
Kiah Victoria	Time, as Chorus
Mark J. Sullivan	Ferris Anderson (Florizel)
Michael Willis	Alan ‘Lindy’ Linda (Antigonus)

Additional Details

Theatre

Elizabethan Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library

Theatre company

Folger Theatre

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Winter’s Tale, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); alternative endings

Related items

"It is a Copy out of Mine"

Notes

General

Originally commissioned by The Jungle Theater, Minneapolis, MN

History

The production ran January 23-February 29, 2004

Reviews

Rich See http://www.curtainup.com/melissaarctic.html (accessed 11/2013).

Archive

Name

Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA)

Email

leahkim@umd.edu

Web

http://www.wapava.org External site opens in new window

Phone

(301) 405 9117

Address

James J. Taylor Collection
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-1630