Women Merely Players: Actresses on Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Shakespeare’s time, only men appeared on stage, with teenage boys playing the women’s parts. Today, women play women and sometimes menand vice-versa. In this podcast some of the best-known actresses in the Folger’s home town, Washington, DC Naomi Jacobsen, Cam Magee, Francelle Stewart Dorn, Victoria Reinsel, Charlene V Smith, and Holly Twyford talk about their experiences on stage with Shakespeare. The all-female staging of Richard III was produced for Brave Spirit Theater, with Jenna Berk as George, Duke of Clarence. First Murderer is Rachel Hynes; Second Murderer is Tina Renay Fulp.
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 2014
- Duration
- 20 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Richard Paul
- Music
- Lenny Williams
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); women; All-female casts
Notes
- Notes
- http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-2 (accessed 2/2015)
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Women Merely Players: Actresses on Shakespeare". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76482 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)