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Best talk in town: Ethnic theatre

Title
Best talk in town: Ethnic theatre [videorecording] / [produced by] Elna Seabrooks.
Publication
New York, 1989.

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Moving imageRestricted use NCOX 1642Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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Additional Authors
  • Seabrooks, Elna
  • Roeper, Nola.
  • Circle Repertory Company, donor.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (7 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
This segment from the television program Best talk in town looks at African-American and Hispanic theatre troupes in New York City's outer boroughs. Brief looks at the works of the Black Spectrum Theatre, Opera Ebony, and the Billie Holiday Theatre, and brief interviews with the participants, illustrate the role these troupes play as a training ground for actors and other theatre artists.
Alternative Title
Ethnic theatre
Subject
  • Black Spectrum Theatre (Queens, N.Y.)
  • Opera Ebony
  • Billie Holiday Theatre (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
  • African American theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Hispanic American theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Black theater > United States
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Interviews.
Note
  • Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Best talk in town, aired June 2, 1989.
Performer (note)
  • Segment introduced by Nola Roeper.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 1989.
Call Number
NCOX 1642
OCLC
NYPG00-F386
Title
Best talk in town: Ethnic theatre [videorecording] / [produced by] Elna Seabrooks.
Imprint
New York, 1989.
Performer
Segment introduced by Nola Roeper.
Event
Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 1989.
Local Note
Gift of Circle Repertory Company.
Master copy of NCOX 1574 contains master material for this title.
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Added Author
Seabrooks, Elna, producer.
Roeper, Nola.
Circle Repertory Company, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 1642
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