In an impulsive and arbitrary decision, I have declared this season of 2023 to be the ‘Summer of Shakespeare’. Meaning: I will watch/listen to/read about a different play each week, until I run out of steam. No pressure to analyze or understand, more of an ‘immersive’ experience.
Productions
1998 Lincoln Center (via the Internet Archive)
- Helen Hunt
- Paul Rudd
- Kyra Sedgwick
2015 Texas Shakespeare Festival
2018 Royal Shakespeare Company (free trial of Marquee TV on Amazon)
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Ben Kingsley
- Imogen Stubbs
- Toby Stephens
- Nigel Hawthorne
1999 Audiobook (Forsyth County libraries have this on Hoopla)
Summaries and Resources
Royal Shakespeare Company Learning Resources
An Actor’s Guide to the Viola Monologue
Royal Shakespeare Company Learning Zone Videos
No Fear Shakespeare – Original and Modern Language versions printed side-by-side.
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