William shakespeares macbeth full adaptation movie on vimeo. Shakespeare behind bars isnt necessarily a perfect documentary, but it is a brilliant documentary. Shakespeare behind bars what brave new doc is this, that has such conviction in it. Three questions are provided to be done prior to reading, four while viewing and two post viewing. Shakespeare behind bars is an unexpectedly delightful documentary that follows the casting, rehearsal, and presentation of shakespeares play, the. Many of the questions refer to the themes of guilt and redemption in relation to the prisoners in t.
The independent and foreign film discussion group talkaboutfilms talks about the film. The complete works of william shakespeare by william. Shakespeare download pdf the complete works of shakespeare. Public performances at luther luckett correctional complex in lagrange, ky.
Shakespeare behind bars is director hank rogersons documentary of toftelands prison production of the tempest in its ninemonth gestation, from its first workshops through its performance. Shakespeare behind bars claims a recidivism rate of 6% as opposed to the us average of 80%, and fabio cavalli reported that a study in italy showed 6%. Shakespeare inside goes behind the scenes to reveal shakespeare at work in the most decisive institutional context of our time in prisons. Twenty male inmates in a kentucky prison form an unlikely shakespearean acting troupe. In shakespeare behind bars, luther luckett seems like one of the last prisons in america openly dedicated to the principle of reform instead of old. Filmmakers document a production of the tempest performed by inmates at a kentucky prison. Shakespeare behind bars is a program that incorporates theater, specifically the works of william shakespeare, into prisons.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. For one year, while incarcerated at kentuckys luther luckett prison, the cast rehearse and perform a full production of shakespeares great last play, the tempest. This featurelength documentary chronicles a group of rebellious artists in santa fe who become a successful diy collective named meow wolf. Join facebook to connect with curt tofteland and others you may know. Martins press in 2001, the paperback includes a new foreword that will inspire all teachers who work with students others have deemed unteachable. The incredible and true story of 20 inmates who are in an allmale prison shakespeare ensemble. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension genre. In hank rogersons revelatory trip into and around this prison production, we embark on a yearlong journey with the shakespeare behind bars theatre troupe. Shakespeare behind bars discussion and viewing questions. Shakespeare behind bars 2005 this documentary looks at a program with that title that has prisoners tackle shakespeares plays. While many of us looking at shakespeares plays today would balk at the thought of a man as young, fair juliet but that. Husband and wife gabe and adelaide wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends.
Shakespeare behind bars is a powerful story about the redemptive power of art and education. Shakespeare behind bars is proud to be a member of the shakespeare theatre association sta. When a routine speeding incident turns into a fullblown highway situation, madea tyler perry mouths off to a cop and lands herself in jail, where shes suddenly trapped behind bars with more motherly instinct than she knows what to do with. Shakespeare behind bars is an organization offering theatrical encounters with personal and social issues to incarcerated and postincarcerated adults and juveniles. It is also possible to buy shakespeare behind bars on amazon video as download or rent it on amazon video online. The program began in 1998 and has spread to several prisons.
Here are nine very in depth questions that are paired with the documentary shakespeare behind bars. The 2000 shakespeare behind bars flashcards quizlet. Shakespeare behind bars is a compelling film that follows an allmale shakespearean theater company composed of convicted felons. Shakespeare behind bars posted by jeff meyers on wed, apr 5, 2006 at 12. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Download the whole madea goes to jail film download. The mission of shakespeare behind bars is to offer theatrical encounters with. For more information visit sta was established to provide a forum for the artistic, managerial, educational leadership for theatres primarily involved with the production of the works of william shakespeare. The experience of tofteland and his modsquad of actors rehearsing and performing shakespeares the tempest, was captured in the documentary shakespeare behind bars by philomath films. English shakespeare behind bars manchester university. We watch them delve deeply into their backgrounds and psyches to shakespeare behind bars trailer on vimeo. Download the whole madea goes to jail film summary movie madea goes to jail. Convicts at luther luckett correctional complex in lagrange, kentucky who have raped, murdered etc and surrounded by bad people in an obviously depressing environment find something they genuinely enjoy and can become important, popular and celebrated in acting. The shakespeare behind bars project, like much theatre.
I started my own outreach because in my mind it was too. Shakespeare behind bars is a film that follows an allmale shakespearean theater company composed of convicted felons. Watch the movie trailer for shakespeare behind bars 2006. The organizations vision statement is that shakespeare behind bars was founded on the belief that all human.
The globe theatre delivers shakespeare behind bars kpbs. Shakespeare behind bars is a tremendously moving film, where the protagonists are not merely defined by their crimes but are afforded dignity and a fresh chance to look truth in the eye, and embrace it. Shakespeare behind bars the scene detroit metro times. Each year the inmates work on a single play, starting in the fall and rehearsing through the year before performing it the following spring. Shakespeare behind bars is a moving testament to the power and universality. Rent shakespeare behind bars 2005 on dvd and bluray. Film notes shakespeare behind bars university at albany. In 2011, the founder of shakespeare behind bars, curt tofteland, visited qse on a fulbright fellowship and traded skills with the facilitators of the prison project as well as codirecting qses production of the merchant of venice. Shakespeare behind bars 2006 stream and watch online. The journeymen is shakespeare behind bars new program, aimed at inmates between the ages of 18 and 21 in the kentucky department of corrections. The organization has been doing just that since 1995. Professionally shot full hd production of modesto junior colleges performance of macbeth, for the viewing pleasure of all shakespeare lovers, mjc theater patrons. As such all the original performances of william shakespeares plays had all male casts. It intends to encourage the development of life skills that will ensure their successful reintegration into society.
Shakespeare behind bars is written and directed by hank rogerson and produced by jilann spitzmiller. For one year, a cast comprised of convicted felons rehearses and performs a full production of shakespeares last play, the tempest, a play fittingly about. Rogerson and spitzmiller are a husband and wife team that has collaborated on projects. Shakespeare behind bars is an adult and juvenile arts program offering theatrical encounters with personal and social issues to the incarcerated, allowing them. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing shakespeare behind bars near you. When i first began my tenderness tour in 1989, i was an angry, bitter and hopeless man whose childhood sexual abuse had eaten away at my soul and left my soul feeling tattered and torn. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. The film also reconfirms the enduring relevance and power of shakespeare and his adaptability to almost any milieu. Shakespeare behind bars university of michigan press. Since then, tofteland, and some of the actors who have since been released, tour the country, bringing their film to the public through university showings and. It is all here in pure text formatted as a single pdffile 3. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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