WNET (New York, NY 10019-7416)
Stephen Segaller (Project Director: January 2022 to present)
TR-287672-22
Media Projects Production
Public Programs
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Totals:
$600,000 (approved)
$600,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
10/1/2022 – 9/30/2024
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The First Folio: The Making of Shakespeare
Production of a two-hour PBS documentary on the 400-year history of Shakespeare’s plays since they were collected in the First Folio in 1623.
The First Folio: The Making of Shakespeare will be a two-hour PBS documentary marking the 400th anniversary of the most important publishing event in English literature: the publication, in 1623, of the First Folio of the plays of William Shakespeare. Created by the team that produced the NEH-funded series Shakespeare Uncovered, with the collaboration of New York’s Public Theater, the film will recount the process of locating, correcting and printing Shakespeare's plays; the Folio’s fascinating history over 400 years; and why these plays – which, without the First Folio, would be unrecognizable or lost – continue to matter to global audiences. The film will air nationally in primetime, and stream online, as part of the WNET series Great Performances.
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WNET (New York, NY 10019-7416)
Stephen Segaller (Project Director: August 2015 to present)
TR-235041-16
Media Projects Production
Public Programs
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Totals:
$400,000 (approved)
$400,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
4/1/2016 – 3/31/2019
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Shakespeare Uncovered: Series Three
Production of the third season of Shakespeare Uncovered, a six-part PBS/BBC documentary television series focusing on the plays of William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare Uncovered is a multi-part public television project that explores the text and the context of the plays of William Shakespeare. In each documentary, a leading actor or director guides an in-depth look at an individual play, one that combines history, biography, iconic performances, interviews with scholars and theater professionals, and scenes staged especially for the series by Shakespeare’s Globe in London. Building on the success of the first two NEH-funded seasons, Series Three will consist of six one-hour programs: Coriolanus, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Measure for Measure, and The Winter’s Tale. WNET will also expand the series’ website and continue the successful outreach that brings local Shakespeare events and programming to communities across the country.
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WNET (New York, NY 10019-7416)
Stephen Segaller (Project Director: August 2012 to present)
TR-50442-13
America's Media Makers: Production Grants
Public Programs
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Totals:
$500,000 (approved)
$500,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
7/1/2013 – 6/30/2015
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Shakespeare Uncovered
Production of six one-hour documentaries and a website on the plays of William Shakespeare.
"Shakespeare Uncovered" is a multi-part public television project on the Complete Plays of William Shakespeare. Coproduced by WNET and Blakeway Productions, with the participation of Shakespeare's Globe, and written and produced by Richard Denton, the series explores the text and context of Shakespeare plays in one-hour programs presented by legendary actors and directors. The first six programs, supported by NEH, will air on PBS in 2013. Funds are requested for Series Two--six one-hour programs covering "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Taming of the Shrew," "Romeo and Juliet," "The Merchant of Venice," "Antony and Cleopatra," and "King Lear." The PBS broadcasts will be accompanied by a rich Website and community outreach. Shakespeare Uncovered will introduce new audiences to the what, why and how of the plays, while thrilling those who know Shakespeare with new scholarship and insight. In time we plan to produce a third season so the series touches on all of Shakespeare's 37 plays.
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