Working Shakespeare

Synopsis

How do we enter the heightened, extravagant language of Shakespeare and yet feel truthful in our contemporary world? How do performers excite the audience with Shakespeare's rich imagery and dynamic rhythm, yet make it real for the twenty-first century? We assume that a sophisticated intellectual background is required to grapple with Shakespeare. But there is a much deeper, almost primal response as available to inner-city students as to their counterparts in the private school to the sound and rhythm in Shakespeare's language which arouses our emotions: feelings of anger and sorrow, of passion and laughter. This landmark five-part video series gives voice to Shakespeare's most beloved and widely known speeches and sonnets, performed by a powerhouse ensemble of American and British actors, as they delve into the structure, meaning and power of Shakespeare's language.

Main Cast

Kate Burton

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Claire Danes

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Blythe Danner

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Lindsay Duncan

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Victor Garber

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Samuel L. Jackson

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Helen Hunt

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Robert Sean Leonard

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Seasons

Season 1

2003 | 5 episodes

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Season details

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Glenn Young
	Producer	Tom Todoroff
	Associate Producer	Christopher Goelet
Directing	Director	Tom Todoroff
Editing	Editor	Stan Warnow
Crew	Creator	Cicely Berry
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