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An American family = An Amerikaner Mishpokhe

Title
An American family = An Amerikaner Mishpokhe [videorecording] / The Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre presents ; [written] by Sylvia Regan ; adapted by Miriam Kressyn ; directed by Eleanor Reissa ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Publication
New York, c2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Regan, Sylvia
  • Kressyn, Miriam
  • Reissa, Eleanor
  • Davis, Vicki
  • Leong, Terry
  • Nellis, Jeff
  • Du Boff, Jill BC
  • Sapoznik, Henry
  • Mlotek, Zalmen
  • Deutsch, Allison
  • Rubell, Sheila
  • Barone, Deana
  • Chandler, Spencer
  • Firestone, I. W
  • Flam, Shira
  • Nesbitt, Murray
  • Polite, Raquel
  • Shmulenson, Yelena
  • Sterner, Steve (Composer)
  • Woodworth, Cary
  • Bern, Mina, 1911-2010
  • Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre (New York, N.Y.), producer
  • Ford Foundation
  • Parker/Hodges Productions
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Description
3 videocassettes (U-matic) (117 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in.
Subject
  • Regan, Sylvia > Adaptations
  • Triangle Shirtwaist Company > Fire, 1911 > Drama
  • Theater, Yiddish > New York (State) > New York
  • Jewish families > United States > Drama
  • Jewish families > New York (State) > New York > Drama
  • Sweatshops > United States > Drama
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 2001-2010
Genre/Form
Drama.
Note
  • Copy of program available.
  • Adapted in 1985 from Sylvia Regan's 1940 play Morning star. A videorecording of that play, as produced by Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre in 1999, is available on NCOV 2344.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Set design, Vicki R. Davis ; costume design, Terry Leong ; lighting design, Jeff Nellis ; sound design, Jill B.C. Du Boff ; musical sound design, Henry Sapoznik ; musical direction, Zalmen Mlotek ; prod. stage manager, Allison Deutsch.
Performer (note)
  • Sheila Rubell, Deana Barone, Spencer Chandler, I.W. Firestone, Shira Flam, Murray Nesbitt, Raquel Polite, Yelena Shmulenson, Steve Sterner, Cary Woodworth, and a special appearance by Miss Mina Bern.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Theatre Four, New York, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2001.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the financial assistance of The Ford Foundation Endowment Fund for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Language (note)
  • In Yiddish, with simultaneous English translation on right channel.
Call Number
NCOV 2485
OCLC
NYPG01-F95
Title
An American family = An Amerikaner Mishpokhe [videorecording] / The Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre presents ; [written] by Sylvia Regan ; adapted by Miriam Kressyn ; directed by Eleanor Reissa ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Imprint
New York, c2001.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Set design, Vicki R. Davis ; costume design, Terry Leong ; lighting design, Jeff Nellis ; sound design, Jill B.C. Du Boff ; musical sound design, Henry Sapoznik ; musical direction, Zalmen Mlotek ; prod. stage manager, Allison Deutsch.
Cast
Sheila Rubell, Deana Barone, Spencer Chandler, I.W. Firestone, Shira Flam, Murray Nesbitt, Raquel Polite, Yelena Shmulenson, Steve Sterner, Cary Woodworth, and a special appearance by Miss Mina Bern.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Theatre Four, New York, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2001.
Funding
Recorded with the financial assistance of The Ford Foundation Endowment Fund for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Language
In Yiddish, with simultaneous English translation on right channel.
Added Author
Regan, Sylvia. American family.
Regan, Sylvia. Morning star.
Kressyn, Miriam, adapter.
Reissa, Eleanor, director.
Davis, Vicki, set designer.
Leong, Terry, costume designer.
Nellis, Jeff, lighting designer.
Du Boff, Jill BC, sound designer.
Sapoznik, Henry, musical sound design.
Mlotek, Zalmen, music director.
Deutsch, Allison, production stage manager.
Rubell, Sheila, actor.
Barone, Deana, actor.
Chandler, Spencer, actor.
Firestone, I. W, actor.
Flam, Shira, actor.
Nesbitt, Murray, actor.
Polite, Raquel, actor.
Shmulenson, Yelena, actor.
Sterner, Steve (Composer), actor.
Woodworth, Cary, actor.
Bern, Mina, 1911-2010, actor.
Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre (New York, N.Y.), producer.
Ford Foundation.
Parker/Hodges Productions.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Research Call Number
NCOV 2485
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