1997 "Shakespeare and the Traditions of Popular Culture" VI

The annual Clemson Shakespeare Festival roared into Clemson for its sixth year March 3-March 14, 1997. Our festival theme was "Shakespeare and the Traditions of Popular Culture." We investigated the roots of Shakespeare's theater in the popular entertainment of his time as we celebrated the Bard's curious but enduring popularity in our own day as witnessed, for instance...(click here for more)
Workshops Colloquium Films Plays

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The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr, Abridged,
Shakin' Up Shakespeare
March 1, 2

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Plain Elementary School Players
Children's Play, March 7

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
March 8, 9

Henry IV, Part I, Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
March 9, 10

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
Tri-ART performance, March 10

Love's Labour's Lost, Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
March 12

Romeo and Juliet, Warehouse Theatre Company
March 13, 1997

Romeo and Juliet, Warehouse Theatre Co.
Tri-ART performance, March 14

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Max Reinhardt's A Midsummer Night's Dream,
Mickey Rooney, James Cagney
March 3

George Cukor's Romeo and Juliet,
Leslie Howard, Norma Shearer
March 4

Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet,
Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey
March 5

Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho,
(from Henry IV), River Phoenix
March 6

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"The Bard Goes Hollywood: Shakespeare's Films as Pop Culture"
by Herb Coursen
March 11

"Prince Hal as a Unisex Role Model"
by Jeanne Roberts
March 11

"Influencing Shakespeare: Popular Medieval Theatre & the Shakespeare Stage"
March 12

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Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
March 8, 10, 12

Paz Memorial Workshop
Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
Bellamy Theatre,
March 11