Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Kline, Kevin
2. Papp, Joseph
3. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Belasco Project.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (75 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Videocassette one: Two discussion sessions on Shakespeare's Hamlet conducted with New York City high school students. In the first, actor Kevin Kline discusses his views of and experiences playing Hamlet, currently at the New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Kline discusses Hamlet's moral character; Hamlet's passion and his revenge; the character of Ophelia; Hamlet's disillusionment; Shakespeare's genius; Hamlet's modesty and sense of virtue; revenge as virtuous; Hamlet's sanity; Hamlet's education; the variety of ways to play Hamlet and to interpret the play; Hamlet's philosophy; Shakespeare's use of language to express his viewpoints; the challenges the play presents to actors; and Kline's changing views of Hamlet after playing the role. Producer/director Joseph Papp adds his views, including the ambiguity of the play and the contradictions inherent in Hamlet; using Shakespeare's text to understand the play; and his view that Shakespeare wants audiences to like Hamlet.
2. The second discussion, beginning at 50 min., is lead by Joseph Papp. Discussion includes the benefits of reading Hamlet, how Shakespearean roles have been performed historically; and understanding and interpreting Shakespearean texts, including discussion on Hamlet's soliloquy. The remainder of the tape contains interviews with students who discuss their experiences with Shakespeare and their reactions to Papp.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.

Series statement

1. Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Alternative title

1. In the classrooms 1) K. Kline and J. Papp re: Hamlet; 2)Joe Papp

Subject

1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Hamlet
2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation
3. Kline, Kevin
4. Video
5. Lectures
6. Producers and directors > United States > 20th century
7. Papp, Joseph
8. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
9. Theater and youth
10. Actors > United States > 20th century
11. Drama in education
12. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Appreciation
13. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater > Belasco Project
14. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Language

Genre/Form

1. Lectures.
2. Video.

Call number

1. NCOW 502

Note

1. No credits on tape. Title derived from label on container.
2. These videos separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
3. Sound and image quality are fair.

Access (note)

1. Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Event (note)

1. The first discussion was videorecorded in an unidentified public school classroom in New York City during 1986. The second discussion was videorecorded at the Bayard Rustin High School for The Humanities in New York, N.Y. ca. April 13, 1986.

Language (note)

1. The Belasco Project was an educational program in Shakespeare for New York City public school students and teachers founded by Joseph Papp in collaboration with the Board of Education and with the Shubert Organization, which provided the Belasco Theatre rent-free. During the mid-1980s, plays such as Macbeth, As you like it and Romeo and Juliet were performed by a multi-racial cast for over 100,000 junior and senior high school students, teachers and parents. The program included discussion sessions between actors and students, held in classrooms and the theater.

Title

1. In the classrooms : Kevin Kline and Joseph Papp discuss Hamlet [videorecording] / [Produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival for the Belasco Project]

Imprint

1. New York, 1986.

Series

1. Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Access

1. Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Event

1. The first discussion was videorecorded in an unidentified public school classroom in New York City during 1986. The second discussion was videorecorded at the Bayard Rustin High School for The Humanities in New York, N.Y. ca. April 13, 1986.

Language

1. The Belasco Project was an educational program in Shakespeare for New York City public school students and teachers founded by Joseph Papp in collaboration with the Board of Education and with the Shubert Organization, which provided the Belasco Theatre rent-free. During the mid-1980s, plays such as Macbeth, As you like it and Romeo and Juliet were performed by a multi-racial cast for over 100,000 junior and senior high school students, teachers and parents. The program included discussion sessions between actors and students, held in classrooms and the theater.

Added author

1. Kline, Kevin, speaker.
2. Papp, Joseph, speaker.
3. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Belasco Project.

Research call number

1. NCOW 502