Documentary Film: Accidental Shakespeare

According to the American Heritage College Dictionary, the word “community” derives from the Latin roots: communitas and communis meaning “fellowship” and “common,” respectively. The word “amateur” derives from the Latin roots: amator meaning “lover.” A community of amateurs, who love to put on plays, exists within the Denton Community Theatre. Their first attempt at classical theatre was the January 2006 production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Brad Speck. The film follows two actors (through observational shooting) - Kevin Wickersham, a waiter who is trying theatre for the first time, and Jeffrey Johnson, a theatre college student trying Shakespeare for the first time - as they relate to a process and community that is new to them.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2007

Author dc:creator

• Petty, Laurel Ann

Contributors dc:contributor

• Levin, C. Melinda
• Levin, Ben
• Medlin, Tony

• community
• theater
• documentary
• amateurs
• Denton Community Theatre (Denton, Tex.)
• Documentary films -- Production and direction.
• Wickersham, Kevin.
• Johnson, Jeffrey Armand.

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Petty, Laurel Ann
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 176133138
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3628/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc3628

OAI identifier oai:identifier

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