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William Shakespeare, Analysis: DVDs, CDs

Updated: December 10, 2020

Want to learn more about the plays? Want to see how actors prepare for a performance?  Check out some of LAPL's DVDs and CDs. Selected titles from LAPL's collection about William Shakespeare and his work, in connection with an exhibit that was at the Central Library, Getty Gallery, November 2016 to February 2017, from the Folger Library:  America's Shakespeare - The Bard Goes West.


Hamlet a DVD study guide
Call Number: DVD 822.3307 H2235

Book cover for How to read and understand Shakespeare Marc C. Conner.
How to read and understand Shakespeare Marc C. Conner.
Conner, Marc C., 1965-
Call Number: CD 822.331 C752

Julius Caesar a DVD study guide.
Call Number: DVD 822.3307 J945

Book cover for King Lear a DVD study guide.
King Lear a DVD study guide.
Call Number: DVD 822.3307 K535

Book cover for Macbeth a DVD study guide.
Macbeth a DVD study guide.
Call Number: DVD 822.3307 M1185

Book cover for NOW : in the wings on a world stage
NOW : in the wings on a world stage
Call Number: DVD 822.336 N9465
 
"This videodisc follows the 2012 production of Shakespeare's Richard III by the Bridge Project Company, a three year project by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Old Vic Company. Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes and the Bridge Project Company reveal some of the most intimate moments behind the scenes of their staging of Richard III."
 

Othello a DVD study guide.
Call Number: DVD 822.3307 O875

Romeo & Juliet a DVD study guide
Call Number: DVD 822.3307 R7635

Book cover for Shakespeare behind bars produced by Philomath Films ; in association with the Independent Television Service and the BBC ; Hank Rogerson, director and writer ; Jilann Spitzmiller, producer.
Shakespeare behind bars produced by Philomath Films ; in association with the Independent Television Service and the BBC ; Hank Rogerson, director and writer ; Jilann Spitzmiller, producer.
Call Number: DVD 365.66 S5275

A documentary which features convicted felons at Kentucky's Luther Luckett Correctional Complex, as this all-male cast rehearses and performs The tempest.


Book cover for Shakespeare High Trigger Street Productions ; directed by Alex Rotaru ; produced by Brad Koepenick, Lori Miller, Ronnie Planalp, Alex Rotaru.
Shakespeare High Trigger Street Productions ; directed by Alex Rotaru ; produced by Brad Koepenick, Lori Miller, Ronnie Planalp, Alex Rotaru.
Call Number: DVD 371.8 S5275

California high school students rehearse for and perform in the 90th Drama Teachers Association of Southern California Shakespeare Festival. The documentary delves into the personal lives, ambitions and goals of this diverse group of young adults.


Shakespeare the seven major tragedies
Bloom, Harold.
Call Number: CD 822.331 B655-2

Book cover for Shakespeare tragedies. written by the Standard Deviants Academic Team, including Robert J. Fehrenbach and Ann R. Meyer. Titus Andronicus, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet
Shakespeare tragedies. written by the Standard Deviants Academic Team, including Robert J. Fehrenbach and Ann R. Meyer. Titus Andronicus, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet
Call Number: DVD 822.331 S5273-1

Book cover for Shakespeare uncovered. the stories behind the Bard's greatest plays
Shakespeare uncovered. the stories behind the Bard's greatest plays
Call Number: DVD 822.331 S5273-5

Book cover for Shakespeare, the word and the action. Peter Saccio. Part 1 of 2
Shakespeare, the word and the action. Peter Saccio. Part 1 of 2
Saccio, Peter.
Call Number: CD 822.331 S119-1 Pt. 1

Book cover for Shakespeare, the word and the action. Professor Peter Saccio, Dartmouth College. Part 2 of 2
Shakespeare, the word and the action. Professor Peter Saccio, Dartmouth College. Part 2 of 2
Saccio, Peter.
Call Number: CD 822.331 S119-1 Pt. 2

Book cover for Themes from Shakespeare.
Themes from Shakespeare.
Call Number: DVD 822.331 T3835

Why Shakespeare? National Endowment for the Arts ; a film by Lawrence Bridges ; produced by Jan Wieringa.
Call Number: DVD 822.3307 W6295

Book cover for William Shakespeare-- comedies, histories, and tragedies. Peter Saccio. Part 1
William Shakespeare-- comedies, histories, and tragedies. Peter Saccio. Part 1
Saccio, Peter.
Call Number: CD 822.331 S119-2 Pt. 1

Book cover for William Shakespeare-- comedies, histories, and tragedies. Peter Saccio. Part 2
William Shakespeare-- comedies, histories, and tragedies. Peter Saccio. Part 2
Saccio, Peter.
Call Number: CD 822.331 S119-2 Pt. 2

Book cover for William Shakespeare-- comedies, histories, and tragedies. Peter Saccio. Part 3
William Shakespeare-- comedies, histories, and tragedies. Peter Saccio. Part 3
Saccio, Peter.
Call Number: CD 822.331 S119-2 Pt. 3

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