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Title

A thank you tribute to August Wilson : a gathering of friends [videorecording] / Produced by Ricardo Khan and Woodie King, Jr. ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.

Publication

New York, c2005.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Khan, Ricardo
• King, Woodie, Jr., 1937-
• Heggie, Femi Sarah
• Bates, Jerome Preston
• Viertel, Jack
• Lindo, Delroy, 1952-
• Browne, Roscoe Lee
• DuPois, Starletta
• Fichandler, Zelda, 1924-2016
• Dallas, Walter
• Purdy, Claude
• Cameron, Ben
• Hamlin, Larry Leon
• Ellis, Kimberly C
• Ellis, Freda C
• David, Keith
• Johnson, Javon
• Mann, Emily, 1952-
• Bellamy, Lou
• Himes, Ron
• Lillie, Vernell A
• Dodson, Howard
• Burke, Willis
• Chisholm, Anthony
• Santiago-Hudson, Ruben, 1956-
• Davis, Viola, 1965-
• Robinson, Roger, 1940-2018
• Wofford, LeRoy K
• Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952-
• Dawson, Charity Angél
• Uggams, Leslie
• Ebony Jo-Ann
• Baker, Bertilla
• Hoffman, Patrick
• Parker/Hodges Productions, production company
• Ford Foundation
• New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive

Description

3 videocassettes (150 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)

Alternative Title

August Wilson memorial

Subject

• Wilson, August
• Wilson, August > Friends and associates
• African American dramatists
• African American theater
• African American theater > New York (State) > New York
• African Americans in the performing arts

Access (note)

• Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

• Production stage manager, Femi Sarah Heggie.

Event (note)

• Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the August Wilson Theatre, New York, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2005.

Funding (note)

• Recorded with the financial assistance of The Ford Foundation Fund for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Biography (note)

• August Wilson (1945-2005) was an African-American playwright who won two Pulitzer Prizes, in 1987 for Fences and in 1990 for The piano lesson, as well as a Drama Desk Award, the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, a Tony Award, and other honors. He was perhaps best-known for his cycle of ten plays documenting African-American life in 20th century America. On Oct. 16, 2005, two weeks after his death, the Virigina Theatre was renamed the August Wilson Theatre in his honor.

Call Number

NCOV 2969

OCLC

NYPG06-F310

Title

A thank you tribute to August Wilson : a gathering of friends [videorecording] / Produced by Ricardo Khan and Woodie King, Jr. ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.

Imprint

New York, c2005.

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

Production stage manager, Femi Sarah Heggie.

Performer

Speakers, Act One: Jerome Preston Bates, Ricardo Khan, Jack Viertel, Delroy Lindo, Roscoe Lee Browne, Starletta DuPois, Zelda Fichandler, Walter Dallas, Claude Purdy, Ben Cameron, Larry Leon Hamlin, Dr. Kimberly Ellis, Freda C. Ellis.

Singer, Act One: Keith David.

Speakers, Act Two: Javon Johnson, Emily Mann, Lou Bellamy, Ron Himes, Dr. Vernell A. Lillie, Dr. Howard Dodson, Willis Burke, Anthony Chisholm, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Viola Davis, Roger Robinson, LeRoy K. Wofford, S. Epatha Merkerson, Charity Dawson.

Singers, Act Two: Leslie Uggams, Ebony Jo-Ann, Bertilla Baker.

Event

Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the August Wilson Theatre, New York, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2005.

Funding

Recorded with the financial assistance of The Ford Foundation Fund for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Biography

August Wilson (1945-2005) was an African-American playwright who won two Pulitzer Prizes, in 1987 for Fences and in 1990 for The piano lesson, as well as a Drama Desk Award, the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, a Tony Award, and other honors. He was perhaps best-known for his cycle of ten plays documenting African-American life in 20th century America. On Oct. 16, 2005, two weeks after his death, the Virigina Theatre was renamed the August Wilson Theatre in his honor.

Local Subject

Tributes.

Added Author

Khan, Ricardo, producer.

Khan, Ricardo, speaker.

King, Woodie, Jr., 1937- producer.

Heggie, Femi Sarah, producer.

Bates, Jerome Preston, speaker.

Viertel, Jack, speaker.

Lindo, Delroy, 1952- speaker.

Browne, Roscoe Lee, speaker.

DuPois, Starletta, speaker.

Fichandler, Zelda, 1924-2016, speaker.

Dallas, Walter, speaker.

Purdy, Claude, speaker.

Cameron, Ben, speaker.

Hamlin, Larry Leon, speaker.

Ellis, Kimberly C, speaker.

Ellis, Freda C, speaker.

David, Keith, performer.

Johnson, Javon, speaker.

Mann, Emily, 1952- speaker.

Bellamy, Lou, speaker.

Himes, Ron, speaker.

Lillie, Vernell A, speaker.

Dodson, Howard, speaker.

Burke, Willis, speaker.

Chisholm, Anthony, speaker.

Santiago-Hudson, Ruben, 1956- speaker.

Davis, Viola, 1965- speaker.

Robinson, Roger, 1940-2018, speaker.

Wofford, LeRoy K, speaker.

Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952- speaker.

Dawson, Charity Angél, speaker.

Uggams, Leslie, performer.

Ebony Jo-Ann, performer.

Baker, Bertilla, performer.

Hoffman, Patrick.

Parker/Hodges Productions, production company.

Ford Foundation.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Research Call Number

NCOV 2969