The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 14.1587  Monday, 11 August 2003

[1]     From:   Marcia Eppich-Harris <
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        Date:   Friday, 8 Aug 2003 11:19:53 -0500
        Subj:   Re: SHK 14.1578 Murderers

[2]     From:   Jay Feldman <
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        Date:   Friday, 8 Aug 2003 16:10:53 EDT
        Subj:   Re: SHK 14.1578 Murderers


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From:           Marcia Eppich-Harris <
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Date:           Friday, 8 Aug 2003 11:19:53 -0500
Subject: 14.1578 Murderers
Comment:        Re: SHK 14.1578 Murderers

Hi All,

You can listen to "This American Life" online -- though the buffering
can get annoying if you don't have high speed access. The murderers
doing Hamlet was actually broadcast for the first time in August 9,
2002. I ran across it when I was looking through their archives sometime
over Christmas break last year. It's called "Act V" and it is listed as
episode 218. Here's a bit from the description on their website:
"Shakespeare may seem an odd match for a group of hardened criminals,
but he found that they understand the bard on a level most of us might
not. It's a play about murder and its consequences, performed by
murderers, living out the consequences."

I was moved to tears in some parts. Listening to this program really
made me feel what a difference Shakespeare, as well as the arts in
general, can make in people's lives. It's amazing what we can take for
granted.

The website for This American Life is http://www.thislife.org/.

Best,
Marcia Eppich-Harris

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From:           Jay Feldman <
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Date:           Friday, 8 Aug 2003 16:10:53 EDT
Subject: 14.1578 Murderers
Comment:        Re: SHK 14.1578 Murderers

Michael B. Luskin writes: An NPR program, "This American Life," hosted
by Ira Glass, last night presented an hour long discussion of a program
at Northeast Missouri State prison.

I was able to listen to this excellent show on line by clicking on
Hamlet: Act V - at:

http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/driveway/archive/oct/021021.html#email

Jay Feldman

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