Hobart Shakespeareans
Director: Mel Stuart
Runtime: 52 minutes
Year: 2005
Award: Christopher Award
Description: There is something extraordinary happening in a Los Angeles inner-city elementary school. A 5th grade teacher named Rafe Esquith is inspiring his classes towards excellence through an incredible array of teaching methods that peak with a yearly performance of a Shakespearean play. The children’s work brings such greats as Sir Ian McKellen and Michael York to the audience. Share the joy and wonder of a group of 9 to 11 year olds as they learn, grow, blossom and discover themselves in this unlikely and awe-inspiring classroom.
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Added by Lake Side Cafe on January 30, 2009