English & Language Arts: Drama & the Theater This Is Macbeth
A hilarious and insightful introduction to Shakespeare’s Scottish play, This Is Macbeth consists of amusing talk show–style interviews with the main characters, interspersed with scenes from the play itself and performed in deadly earnestness. (98 minutes) © 2008 Preview Clip Online C o
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Macbeth:
Shakespeare for the Modern Age This condensed adaptation of Macbeth, performed by experienced Shakespearean actors, uses the Bard’s own immortal words to tell the story of Duncan King, head of King Enterprises, and his scheming employee, Macbeth. Guaranteed to catch the interest of teenage and adult viewers alike. (37 minutes) © 2003 Preview Clip Online o $99.95 QGR32650 • DVD / VOD
The Merchant of Venice: A New Perspective This adaptation of The Merchant of Venice focuses on Portia’s story as well as the play’s essential humor. The DVD version offers a quick-access menu to important scenes and monologues and a discussion with Dr. Phyllis Rackin. (133 minutes + 44 minutes of bonus material) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C o
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the east, and Juliet is the sun.” Performed at Shakespeare’s Globe, London’s faithful reconstruc- tion of the open-air playhouse designed in 1599, Romeo and Juliet is arguably the best-loved of all love stories in Western literature. Directed by Dominic Dromgoole. (171 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C o $169.95 QGR41373 • DVD / VOD
Masterpiece Classic: Our Town “It’s a little play with all the big subjects in it,” wrote Thornton Wilder to Gertrude Stein about what has become his most renowned work. Our Town depicts life in a small American town as its citizens grapple with love, work, and mortality. “Stage Manager” Paul Newman received Tony and Emmy award nominations for his performance in this Westport Country Playhouse production. Distributed by PBS Distribution. (120 minutes) © 2003 Preview Clip Online C $169.95 QGR43622 • DVD / VOD
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Sophocles’ three Theban plays tell the story of Oedipus and his family: of how the great King of Thebes was destroyed after he learned his true
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Oedipus at Colonus This play carries the drama of Oedipus into his old age as he wanders Greece until he comes to Colonus, where he knows he will die. With Anthony Quayle, John Shrapnel, Juliet Stevenson, and Kenneth Haigh. $179.95 QGR1319 • DVD / VOD
Antigone Now the tale of Oedipus and his family comes to its end—all dead. With Juliet Stevenson, John Shrapnel, and John Gielgud.
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Our Town:
Character Studies Conversations This program offers wide-ranging and extraordinarily deep insights into Thornton Wilder’s Our Town from figures who over the years have brought the play to life. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production. (68 minutes) © 2007 Preview Clip Online C o
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The Glass Menagerie:
Character Studies Conversations Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece The Glass Menagerie is a prime example of the memory play in modern literature. In this program hosted by Eli Wallach, former cast members and directors of Menagerie discuss plot and thematic elements, the characterization of some of theater’s most memo- rable and enduring dramatic figures, and the era in which the play was written. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production. (55 minutes) © 2007 Preview Clip Online C o $169.95 QGR37648 • DVD / VOD
August Wilson: The American Dream, in Black and White In this incisive program, two-time Pulitzer Prize– winning playwright August Wilson returns home to the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1990 to review his life and career. Archival footage and interviews with Wilson, former New York Times theater critic Frank Rich, fellow writers, and others provide insights into the African-American experience, from the Great Black Migration to more recent times. Scenes from Jitney, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, and Two Trains Running reveal the impact of the oral tradition and the blues on Wilson’s poetic prose, a skillful blend of art and authenticity. (52 minutes) © 1990 Preview Clip Online o $169.95 QGR10089 • DVD / VOD
Now Available! Twelfth Night: Stratford Festival Classics Shipwrecked off the coast of mythical Illyria, a young woman named Viola (Seana McKenna) and her twin brother Sebastian (Ernest Harrop) each believe the other has drowned. Disguising herself as a boy, Viola enters the service of Illyria’s Duke Orsino (Colm Feore), creating a network of confusion. Viewers will find this Stratford Shakespeare Festival production entertaining and ideal for studies in dramatic art. (144 minutes) © 1985 C ‡ $169.95 QGR48853 • DVD
Now Available! The Mikado: Stratford Festival Classics The Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s stunning production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic comic opera was a blockbuster hit that went on to garner acclaim in Toronto, London, and New York. Cloaked in the guise of a Japanese musical drama, The Mikado is a spoof of Victorian English society, involving the transformation of the dishonest Ko-Ko from lowly tailor and prisoner in a country jail to the rank of Lord High Executioner. (150 minutes) © 1982 Preview Clip Online C ‡ $169.95 QGR48854 • DVD / VOD
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