Research Catalog

Title

Jackie's testimony as TV show. [Jan. 17, 1968] [videorecording] / directed by Jerome Robbins.

Publication

1968.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Robbins, Jerome.
• Frey, Leonard, 1938-
• Monte, Barbara.
• Preston, J. A.
• Bartenieff, George.
• Guare, John.
• American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)

Description

1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (20 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. In this version, the character of Jackie appears as a guest on a television show, with the rest of the company as audience members. Afterwards, members of the American Theatre Laboratory perform an improvisational exercise in which they act out the arrival of President Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy at Love Field.

Series Statement

Jerome Robbins Collection

Alternative Title

American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal.

Subjects

• Theater rehearsals
• Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994 > Drama
• Drama
• Video
• Kennedy, John F (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 > Assassination > Drama
• Experimental theater > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

• Drama.
• Video.

Note

• Poor sound and picture quality.
• 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. 17, 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 4-6261 JRC

OCLC

NYPT03-F281

Title

Jackie's testimony as TV show. [Jan. 17, 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 members of the American Theatre Laboratory, including Barbara Monte (Jackie), Leonard Frey (Commission), James Preston, George Bartenieff (audience).

Event

Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal, in New York City, on Jan. 17, 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

Monte, Barbara. Performer

Preston, J. A. Performer

Bartenieff, George. Performer

Guare, John. Author

American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)

Other Title

American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6261 JRC