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The mirror, A want of trysts [and] The tea box

Title
The mirror, A want of trysts [and] The tea box [videorecording] / Presented by Kenny and Ogawa Kyogen Players and the Cross Cultural Women's Club ; [translated and directed by Don Kenny]
Publication
Tokyo, 1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Richie, Donald, 1924-2013.
  • Ogawa, Shichiro
  • Kenny, Don
  • Galster, Arturo
  • Drouin, Denise
  • Lane, Jodie
  • Verroca, Frankie
  • Morimoto, Ken
  • Kenny and Ogawa Kyogen Players, producer
  • Cross Cultural Women's Club, producer
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (86 min.) : sd. col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Consists of three one-act Kyogen plays, translated into English but otherwise staged in the classical manner.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of David Coffman.
Subject
  • Japanese drama > Translations into English
  • Kyōgen plays
  • One-act plays
  • Theater > Japan > Tokyo
  • Theatrical productions > Japan > Tokyo > 1981-1990
Genre/Form
Drama.
Note
  • Acting credits on tape.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • The mirror: Shichiro Ogawa, Don Kenny, and Arturo Galster.
  • A want of trysts: Denise Drouin, Jodie Lane, Frankie Verroca, and Arturo Galster.
  • The tea box: Shichiro Ogawa, Don Kenny, and Ken Morimoto.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Ginza Noh Theatre, Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 1987.
Biography (note)
  • Kyōgen is a traditional Japanese performance genre, usually comic in tone. The humor is often based on poking fun at human foibles, such as greed, lust, and cowardice. The plays tend to feature wordplay and physical comedy, and usually end in affirmation of the natural order.
Language (note)
  • Performed in English.
Contents
Plays: The mirror (Traditional) -- A want of trysts (written by Donald Richie) -- The tea box (Traditional).
Call Number
NCOV 2028
OCLC
NYPG04-F540
Title
The mirror, A want of trysts [and] The tea box [videorecording] / Presented by Kenny and Ogawa Kyogen Players and the Cross Cultural Women's Club ; [translated and directed by Don Kenny]
Imprint
Tokyo, 1987.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
The mirror: Shichiro Ogawa, Don Kenny, and Arturo Galster.
A want of trysts: Denise Drouin, Jodie Lane, Frankie Verroca, and Arturo Galster.
The tea box: Shichiro Ogawa, Don Kenny, and Ken Morimoto.
Event
Videotaped at the Ginza Noh Theatre, Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 1987.
Biography
Kyōgen is a traditional Japanese performance genre, usually comic in tone. The humor is often based on poking fun at human foibles, such as greed, lust, and cowardice. The plays tend to feature wordplay and physical comedy, and usually end in affirmation of the natural order.
Language
Performed in English.
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Added Author
Richie, Donald, 1924-2013. Want of trysts.
Ogawa, Shichiro, actor.
Kenny, Don, director.
Kenny, Don, actor.
Galster, Arturo, actor.
Drouin, Denise, actor.
Lane, Jodie, actor.
Verroca, Frankie, actor.
Morimoto, Ken, actor.
Kenny and Ogawa Kyogen Players, producer.
Cross Cultural Women's Club, producer.
Research Call Number
NCOV 2028
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