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Work in progress first reading.

Title
Work in progress [videorecording] : first reading. [Jan. 19, 1968] / directed by Jerome Robbins.
Publication
1968.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome.
  • Frey, Leonard, 1938-
  • Preston, J. A.
  • Bartenieff, George.
  • Primus, Barry, 1938-
  • Stone, Tom.
  • Guare, John.
  • American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (63 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
Summary
An incomplete reading of a work in progress about the Kennedy assassination. Jerome Robbins (off-camera) reads the stage-directions and directs the actors. The scenes alternate between enactment of the assassination and the Warren Commission, and discussion of conspiracy theories and the aftereffects of the assassination. The actors wear masks and switch parts from scene to scene.
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 Jan. 18, 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. Scenes from this project were rehearsed in many different forms and with different casts. American Theatre Laboratory disbanded in 1968.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6262 JRC
OCLC
NYPT03-F283
Title
Work in progress [videorecording] : first reading. [Jan. 19, 1968] / directed by Jerome Robbins.
Imprint
1968.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Performer
Performed by members of the American Theatre Laboratory, including Leonard Frey, James Preston, George Bartenieff, Barry Primus.
Event
Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal, in New York City, on Jan. 18, 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. 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
Preston, J. A. Performer
Bartenieff, George. Performer
Primus, Barry, 1938- Performer
Stone, Tom. Author
Guare, John. Author
American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Other Title
American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6262 JRC
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