Just presented in the films-for-docents series was ‘The Hobart Shakespeareans’, which is a documentary about extraordinary drama program at the Hobart Boulevard Elementary School in Los Angeles. Students, mostly children of Korean and Mexican immigrants, do a Shakespeare play each year (structure of movie resembles the ``Shakespeare Behind Bars'' format).The year this documentary was made, the play was ``Hamlet.'' This inner city public school program has become so celebrated that it attracted a visit by Royal Shakespeare Company troupers, including Ian McKellen and Michael York, who make cameo appearances in the movie. Running time is 55 minutes.
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