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.

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Convicted felons at Kentucky's Luther Luckett Correctional Complex rehearse for the Shakespearean production, The Tempest, as part of the Shakespeare Behind Bars Program. The play's underlying theme of forgiveness parallels themes of transformation and redemption in the lives of the prisoners.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Shakespeare behind bars (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Ironweed Film Club
Independent Television Service
British Broadcasting Corporation
Philomath Films
Act Now Productions
Other Authors: Rogerson, Hank
Spitzmiller, Jilann
Soffer, Simeon
Struss, Michael
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, Calif.] : [Los Angeles, Calif.] : [Act Now Productions] ; Ironweed Film Club, [2006], ©2006.
Series:Ironweed film club ; no. 8.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Prison theater > Kentucky > Case studies.
Male prisoners > Kentucky > Case studies.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Tempest > Dramatic production.
Documentary films.
Case studies.
Tempest (Shakespeare, William)
Male prisoners.
Prison theater.
Theater.
Kentucky.
Genre:
Case studies.
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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