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The sad lament of Pecos Bill on the eve of killing his wife/Killer's head/Action

Title
The sad lament of Pecos Bill on the eve of killing his wife/Killer's head/Action [videorecording] / Signature Theatre Company, James Houghton, founding artistic director, Thomas C. Proehl, managing director, Elliot Fox, associate director, presents ; [written] by Sam Shepard ; original music for Pecos Bill by Loren Toolajian ; directed by Darrell Larson ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Publication
New York, c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Houghton, James
  • Proehl, Thomas C
  • Fox, Elliot
  • Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017.
  • Toolajian, Loren
  • Larson, Darrell
  • Cosier, E. David
  • Snider-Stein, Teresa
  • Koger, Jeffrey S
  • Ungar, Michal
  • Fried, Donald
  • Ayer, Debbon
  • Christensen, Julie
  • Diehl, John, 1950-
  • Frugé, Romain, 1959-
  • Gingerich, Tanya
  • Hawke, Ethan, 1970-
  • MacVittie, Bruce
  • Corwin, Betty L.
  • Signature Theatre Company (New York, N.Y.), producer
  • Red Ramona (Firm), designer
  • Character Generators/Video
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Description
3 videocassettes (109 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
Alternative Title
Three one-acts by Sam Shepard
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Note
  • Three one-act plays, performed and videotaped the same evening. The first cassette consists of The sad lament of Pecos Bill on the eve of killing his wife (20 min.) and Killer's head (14 min.), while Action (72 min.) is split between the second and third cassettes.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Sets, E. David Cosier ; costumes, Teresa Snider-Stein ; lights, Jeffrey S. Koger ; sound, Red Ramona ; Pecos Bill soundtrack produced by Loren Toolajian & Michael Ungar ; stage manager, Donald Fried.
Performer (note)
  • The sad lament of Pecos Bill on the eve of killing his wife: Romain Frugé and Julie Christensen.
  • Killer's head: Ethan Hawke.
  • Action: Bruce MacVittie, John Diehl, Debbon Ayer, and Tanya Gingerich.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York, N.Y., March 20, 1997.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the financial assistance of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Call Number
NCOV 2019
OCLC
NYPG03-F182
Title
The sad lament of Pecos Bill on the eve of killing his wife/Killer's head/Action [videorecording] / Signature Theatre Company, James Houghton, founding artistic director, Thomas C. Proehl, managing director, Elliot Fox, associate director, presents ; [written] by Sam Shepard ; original music for Pecos Bill by Loren Toolajian ; directed by Darrell Larson ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Imprint
New York, c1997.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Sets, E. David Cosier ; costumes, Teresa Snider-Stein ; lights, Jeffrey S. Koger ; sound, Red Ramona ; Pecos Bill soundtrack produced by Loren Toolajian & Michael Ungar ; stage manager, Donald Fried.
Cast
The sad lament of Pecos Bill on the eve of killing his wife: Romain Frugé and Julie Christensen.
Killer's head: Ethan Hawke.
Action: Bruce MacVittie, John Diehl, Debbon Ayer, and Tanya Gingerich.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York, N.Y., March 20, 1997.
Funding
Recorded with the financial assistance of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Added Author
Houghton, James, producer.
Proehl, Thomas C, producer.
Fox, Elliot, producer.
Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017. Sad lament of Pecos Bill on the eve of killing his wife.
Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017. Killer's head.
Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017. Action.
Toolajian, Loren, composer.
Larson, Darrell, director.
Cosier, E. David, set designer.
Snider-Stein, Teresa, costume designer.
Koger, Jeffrey S, lighting designer.
Ungar, Michal.
Fried, Donald, stage manager.
Ayer, Debbon, actor.
Christensen, Julie, actor.
Diehl, John, 1950- actor.
Frugé, Romain, 1959- actor.
Gingerich, Tanya, actor.
Hawke, Ethan, 1970- actor.
MacVittie, Bruce, actor.
Corwin, Betty L.
Signature Theatre Company (New York, N.Y.), producer.
Red Ramona (Firm), designer.
Character Generators/Video.
National Endowment for the Arts.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Research Call Number
NCOV 2019
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