The Hobart Shakespeareans

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director = Mel Stuart
producer = Mel Stuart
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starring = Ian McKellen, Michael York
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cinematography = Alex Rotaru
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"The Hobart Shakespeareans" is a 2007 documentary film that tells the story of the inspirational inner-city Los Angeles school teacher Rafe Esquith whose rigorous fifth-grade curriculum includes English, mathematics, geography, and literature. The pinnacle of student achievement each year is the performance of a play by William Shakespeare; in the year of filming, that play was "Hamlet".

The Hobart Shakespeareans drew the attention of renowned Shakespearean actors Ian McKellen and Michael York, who pay a visit to the class to watch their performance of "Hamlet". Delighted with the students, York calls the Hobart Shakespeareans "one of the great Shakespeare troupes" in Los Angeles. [ [http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/hobart/ "The Hobart Shakespeareans" PBS.org Synopsis] ]

"The Hobart Shakespeareans" aired on PBS' "P.O.V." series in 2007. It was produced and directed by Mel Stuart.

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External links

* [http://www.hobartshakespeareans.org/ Rafe Esquith and the Hobart Shakespeareans Official Site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473215/ "The Hobart Shakespeareans" on IMDb]
* [http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/hobart/ "P.O.V. The Hobart Shakespeareans"] - PBS website dedicated to the film