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Texts for nothing
- Title
- Texts for nothing [videorecording] / Classic Stage Company, Barry Edelstein, artistic director, Beth Emelson, producing director, presents ; a prose work by Samuel Beckett ; directed by Bill Irwin ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
- Publication
- New York, c2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | DVD | Restricted use | NCOV 2460 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
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- Additional Authors
- Edelstein, Barry
- Emelson, Beth
- Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989
- Irwin, Bill, 1950-
- Stein, Douglas
- Schertler, Nancy
- Yavich, Anita
- Glotzer, Marci A.
- Classic Stage Company (New York, N.Y.), producer
- Aural Fixation (Firm), designer
- Parker/Hodges Productions
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
- Edith Meiser Foundation
- Description
- 1 videodisc (DVD) (64 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Drama.
- Note
- A 1992 videorecording of Bill Irwin performing this piece at the Public Theater is available on NCOV 1190.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Set design, Douglas Stein ; lighting design, Nancy Schertler ; costume design, Anita Yavich ; sound design, Aural Fixation ; prod. stage manager, Marci A. Glotzer.
- Performer (note)
- Performed by Bill Irwin.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Classic Stage Company, Nov. 1, 2000.
- Funding (note)
- Recorded with the financial assistance of the Edith Meiser Foundation.
- Biography (note)
- Texts for nothing was originally produced in 1981 as Texts, by the New York Shakespeare Festival. It was adapted for the stage by Joseph Chaikin and Steven Kent from prose works by Samuel Beckett, and featured Joseph Chaikin. It was first staged under the title Texts for nothing in 1992, in a production featuring Bill Irwin.
- Call Number
- NCOV 2460
- OCLC
- NYPG01-F59
- Title
- Texts for nothing [videorecording] / Classic Stage Company, Barry Edelstein, artistic director, Beth Emelson, producing director, presents ; a prose work by Samuel Beckett ; directed by Bill Irwin ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
- Imprint
- New York, c2000.
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Set design, Douglas Stein ; lighting design, Nancy Schertler ; costume design, Anita Yavich ; sound design, Aural Fixation ; prod. stage manager, Marci A. Glotzer.
- Performer
- Performed by Bill Irwin.
- Event
- Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Classic Stage Company, Nov. 1, 2000.
- Funding
- Recorded with the financial assistance of the Edith Meiser Foundation.
- Biography
- Texts for nothing was originally produced in 1981 as Texts, by the New York Shakespeare Festival. It was adapted for the stage by Joseph Chaikin and Steven Kent from prose works by Samuel Beckett, and featured Joseph Chaikin. It was first staged under the title Texts for nothing in 1992, in a production featuring Bill Irwin.
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- Added Author
- Edelstein, Barry, producer.Emelson, Beth, producer.Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. Textes pour rien. English.Irwin, Bill, 1950- director.Irwin, Bill, 1950- actor.Stein, Douglas, set designer.Schertler, Nancy, lighting designer.Yavich, Anita, costume designer.Glotzer, Marci A., production stage manager.Classic Stage Company (New York, N.Y.), producer.Aural Fixation (Firm), designer.Parker/Hodges Productions.New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.Edith Meiser Foundation.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 2460