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Write on: Playwriting in the Schools end of year program

Title
Write on: Playwriting in the Schools end of year program [videorecording] / produced as a Playwriting in the Schools project ; sponsored by Joseph Papp, the New York Shakespeare Festival and the New York City Board of Education; directed and produced by Ms. J. Dotson and Class 4-1, P.S. 200 ; stage props and decorations by Ms. M. Hood and Class MS-1, P.S. 200.
Publication
New York, 1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Papp, Joseph
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer.
  • Public School 200 (New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (62 min.) :bsd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
A variety show written and performed by public school students as part of the New York Shakespeare Festival's Playwriting in the Schools program. The performance features music, dance and dialogue based on various themes such as peace, friendship, music and saying no to drug use. Includes interviews conducted after the performance in which the students and their teacher discuss their experiences working on the production.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
Series Statement
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Alternative Title
Write-On
Subject
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Playwriting in the schools
  • Amateur theater
  • Drama in education
  • Theater and youth
  • Performing arts and children
  • Performing arts > Study and teaching (primary) > New York (State) > New York
  • Children's plays
  • Musical revues & comedies > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
Genre/Form
  • Drama.
  • Musicals.
Note
  • Credits on tape.
  • This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
  • Sound and image quality are uneven.
  • Performance includes the songs Feelings, Victory, What's going on, Let there be peace on earth, That's what friends are for.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
Performer (note)
  • Performed by the students of Ms. J. Dotson's class, 4-1 and Ms. M. Hood's class, MS-1.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at P.S. 200 James M. Smith School in Harlem, New York N.Y. on June 3, 1987 at 9:15 a.m.
Biography (note)
  • Playwriting in the Schools (PITS) was an educational program established in 1985 under the sponsorship of producer/director Joseph Papp, the New York Shakespeare Festival and the New York City Board of Education. Conducted in collaboration with classroom teachers, the PITS program incorporated the study of playwriting, taught by playwrights, and drama in an effort to improve students' writing skills, and to develop their interest in acting, writing and directing for the theater. The program culminated in a final performance given by the students.
Call Number
NCOV 5034
OCLC
NYPT04-F96
Title
Write on: Playwriting in the Schools end of year program [videorecording] / produced as a Playwriting in the Schools project ; sponsored by Joseph Papp, the New York Shakespeare Festival and the New York City Board of Education; directed and produced by Ms. J. Dotson and Class 4-1, P.S. 200 ; stage props and decorations by Ms. M. Hood and Class MS-1, P.S. 200.
Imprint
New York, 1987.
Series
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
Performer
Performed by the students of Ms. J. Dotson's class, 4-1 and Ms. M. Hood's class, MS-1.
Event
Videotaped at P.S. 200 James M. Smith School in Harlem, New York N.Y. on June 3, 1987 at 9:15 a.m.
Biography
Playwriting in the Schools (PITS) was an educational program established in 1985 under the sponsorship of producer/director Joseph Papp, the New York Shakespeare Festival and the New York City Board of Education. Conducted in collaboration with classroom teachers, the PITS program incorporated the study of playwriting, taught by playwrights, and drama in an effort to improve students' writing skills, and to develop their interest in acting, writing and directing for the theater. The program culminated in a final performance given by the students.
Added Author
Papp, Joseph, producer.
New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer.
Public School 200 (New York, N.Y.)
Research Call Number
NCOV 5034
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