Current Shakespeare Adaptations
The Tempest
This is a preview for the recently released movie The Tempest where director Julie Taymor reconceived Prospero as a woman, Prospera.
IN THE CLASSROOM
DISCUSSION QUESTION
• Not only is the part of Proserpa played by a woman, but the play The Tempest, which is meant to be performed on stage is adapted into a movie. What are some advantages and disadvantages to putting a staged play on the screen?
MAKE IT YOUR OWN
After seeing Macbeth 1969 look at the trailer below. It is a videotaped trailer for the stage production of King Lear. Watch the clip, then in small groups conceive a short filmed commercial for LWT Macbeth 1969.