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Alcestis : rehearsals

Title
Alcestis : rehearsals [videorecording] / American Repertory Theatre ; adapted by Robert Wilson from a play by Euripides ; translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald ; prologue by Heiner Müller ; epilogue, a Japanese Kyogen translated by Mark Oshima ; music by Laurie Anderson.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass., 1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Wilson, Robert, 1941-
  • Fitts, Dudley, 1903-1968
  • Fitzgerald, Robert, 1910-1985
  • Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995
  • Oshima, Mark
  • Anderson, Laurie, 1947-
  • Kamm, Tom
  • Conklin, John
  • Tipton, Jennifer
  • Grant-Phillips, John
  • Hudson, Rodney
  • D'Aquila, Diane
  • Goldstein, Seth, 1970-
  • Murphy, Harry S
  • Wilber, Shirley
  • Moore, Christopher Paul, 1952-2022
  • Capaccio, George
  • LaPointe, June
  • Menyuk, Eric
  • Rudd, Paul, 1940-2010
  • Eldridge, Robin
  • Geidt, Jeremy
  • Derrah, Thomas
  • American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.)
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (90 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Rehearsal for American Repertory Theatre's production of Robert Wilson's Alcestis. Includes prologue entitled Description of a picture by Heiner Müller. Run-through with participants in street clothes. Includes minimal sets and props. Stage directions and light cues are heard in the background.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
Series Statement
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Alternative Title
  • Birdcatcher in hell.
  • Description of a picture.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Note
  • No credits on tape. Production information gathered from reviews in the New York Times, and from Laurence Shyer's book.
  • Donor's inventory number: ALS ART 01.
  • Tape appears to lack the epilogue entitled The birdcatcher in hell (a Japanese kyogen play).
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Set design, Tom Kamm and Robert Wilson ; costumes, John Conklin ; lighting, Jennifer Tipton and Robert Wilson ; production stage manager, John Grant-Phillips.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Times
  • Shyer, Robert Wilson and his collaborators
Performer (note)
  • Prologue: Rodney Hudson, Diane D'Aquila, Seth Goldstein, Harry S. Murphy, Shirley Wilber, Christopher Moore, George Capaccio, June LaPointe.
  • Alcestis: Eric D. Menyuk, Rodney Hudson, Diane D'Aquila, Paul Rudd, Seth Goldstein, Robin Eldridge, Harry S. Murphy, Jeremy Geidt.
  • Epilogue: Rodney Hudson, Thomas Derrah, Eric D. Menyuk.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped on January 30, 1986 at the American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, Mass.
Language (note)
  • Presented in English, translated from German and Japanese.
Call Number
NCOV 3017
OCLC
NYPG03-F312
Title
Alcestis : rehearsals [videorecording] / American Repertory Theatre ; adapted by Robert Wilson from a play by Euripides ; translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald ; prologue by Heiner Müller ; epilogue, a Japanese Kyogen translated by Mark Oshima ; music by Laurie Anderson.
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass., 1986.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Series
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Indexed In:
New York Times, March 21, 1986, section C, p.30.
Shyer, Robert Wilson and his collaborators, p.312.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Set design, Tom Kamm and Robert Wilson ; costumes, John Conklin ; lighting, Jennifer Tipton and Robert Wilson ; production stage manager, John Grant-Phillips.
Performer
Prologue: Rodney Hudson, Diane D'Aquila, Seth Goldstein, Harry S. Murphy, Shirley Wilber, Christopher Moore, George Capaccio, June LaPointe.
Alcestis: Eric D. Menyuk, Rodney Hudson, Diane D'Aquila, Paul Rudd, Seth Goldstein, Robin Eldridge, Harry S. Murphy, Jeremy Geidt.
Epilogue: Rodney Hudson, Thomas Derrah, Eric D. Menyuk.
Event
Videotaped on January 30, 1986 at the American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, Mass.
Language
Presented in English, translated from German and Japanese.
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Added Author
Wilson, Robert, 1941- Alcestis.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- set designer.
Fitts, Dudley, 1903-1968, translator.
Fitzgerald, Robert, 1910-1985, translator.
Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995. Bildbeschreibung.
Oshima, Mark, translator.
Anderson, Laurie, 1947- composer (expression)
Kamm, Tom, set designer.
Conklin, John, costume designer.
Tipton, Jennifer, lighting designer.
Grant-Phillips, John, production stage manager.
Hudson, Rodney, actor.
D'Aquila, Diane, actor.
Goldstein, Seth, 1970- actor.
Murphy, Harry S, actor.
Wilber, Shirley, actor.
Moore, Christopher Paul, 1952-2022, actor.
Capaccio, George, actor.
LaPointe, June, actor.
Menyuk, Eric, actor.
Rudd, Paul, 1940-2010, actor.
Eldridge, Robin, actor.
Geidt, Jeremy, actor.
Derrah, Thomas, actor.
American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.)
Added Title
Birdcatcher in hell.
Description of a picture.
Research Call Number
NCOV 3017
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