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D.D. [Dealy diamond] ritual version C.

Title
D.D. [Dealy diamond] ritual version C. [Feb. 16, 1968] [videorecording] / [directed by Jerome Robbins].
Publication
1968.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome.
  • Frey, Leonard, 1938-
  • Primus, Barry, 1938-
  • Martin, Erin, 1936-
  • Costello, Mariclare.
  • Guare, John.
  • Stone, Tom.
  • American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (34 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
Summary
Jerome Robbins directs a rehearsal of a scene from an untitled work in progress, in which the character of Jacqueline Kennedy gives testimony about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy before the Warren Commission.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Collection
Alternative Title
American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Drama.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title from original container.
  • No time/date code on frame.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal, in New York City, on Feb. 16, 1968.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography (note)
  • American Theatre Laboratory was created in 1966 by Jerome Robbins, with a $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The experimental theater workshop rehearsed several projects but did not produce any shows. One project took the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as a subject. The script, begun by Tom Stone and further developed by John Guare, was adapted from the Warren Commission Report, and the staging was influenced by Japanese Noh drama. Scenes from this project were rehearsed in many different forms and with different casts. American Theatre Laboratory disbanded in 1968.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6117 JRC
OCLC
NYPT03-F190
Title
D.D. [Dealy diamond] ritual version C. [Feb. 16, 1968] [videorecording] / [directed by Jerome Robbins].
Imprint
1968.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Performer
Rehearsed by Leonard Frey (Jackie), Barry Primus (Rankin), Erin Martin and Mariclare Costello (Chorus).
Event
Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal, in New York City, on Feb. 16, 1968.
Funding
Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography
American Theatre Laboratory was created in 1966 by Jerome Robbins, with a $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The experimental theater workshop rehearsed several projects but did not produce any shows. One project took the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as a subject. The script, begun by Tom Stone and further developed by John Guare, was adapted from the Warren Commission Report, and the staging was influenced by Japanese Noh drama. Scenes from this project were rehearsed in many different forms and with different casts. American Theatre Laboratory disbanded in 1968.
Added Author
Robbins, Jerome. Director
Frey, Leonard, 1938- Performer
Primus, Barry, 1938- Performer
Martin, Erin, 1936- Performer
Costello, Mariclare. Performer
Guare, John. Author
Stone, Tom. Author
American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Other Title
American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6117 JRC
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