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Title

Blown sideways through life [videorecording] / Produced by John Lyons ; executive producer, Lindsay Law ; written and performed by Claudia Shear ; developed with and directed by Christopher Ashley ; [prod. company] Help Wanted Productions, Inc.

Publication

New York, c1995.

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Additional Authors

• Lyons, John
• Law, Lindsay
• Shear, Claudia
• Shear, Claudia
• Ashley, Christopher, 1963-
• Arcenas, Loy
• Greenwood, Jane
• Somogyi, Ilona
• Jannelli, Anthony
• Silverman, Cara
• Hamilton, Steve
• Peaslee, Richard
• Woods Valdés, Andrea E.
• Help Wanted Productions, producer
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer

Description

1 videocassette (VHS) (53 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in.

Summary

Television adaptation of Claudia Shear's one-person show, originally performed at the New York Theatre Workshop in 1993, and Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre in 1994.

Series Statement

American Playhouse

Subject

• Job hunting > Drama
• Job hunting > New York (State) > New York > Drama
• Job hunting > United States > Drama
• Job hunting > Psychological aspects > Drama
• Prostitution > Drama
• Temporary employees > Drama
• Women > Employment > Drama
• Women > Employment > New York (State) > New York > Drama
• Women > Employment > United States > Drama
• Working class > United States > Drama
• Television adaptations
• One-person shows (Performing arts)
• Theater > New York (State) > New York
• Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1991-2000

Genre/Form

• Drama.
• Television.

Note

• Originally broadcast on the PBS-TV series American Playhouse.
• A videorecording of the original stage production of this show, taped at the New York Theatre Workshop on Nov. 10, 1993, is available on NCOV 1621.

Credits (note)

• Production design, Loy Arcenas ; costume designer, Jane Greenwood ; ass't costume designer, Ilona Somogyi ; director of photography, Anthony Jannelli ; editor, Cara Silverman ; sound designer, Steve Hamilton ; original music by Richard Peaslee ; choreographer, Andrea Woods.

Event (note)

• Filmed on location at the Variety Arts Theatre, New York, N.Y., 1994. Originally broadcast on WNET-TV, Channel 13, New York, N.Y., July 19, 1995.

Call Number

NCOX 1215

OCLC

NYPG06-F669

Title

Blown sideways through life [videorecording] / Produced by John Lyons ; executive producer, Lindsay Law ; written and performed by Claudia Shear ; developed with and directed by Christopher Ashley ; [prod. company] Help Wanted Productions, Inc.

Imprint

New York, c1995.

Series

American Playhouse

Credits

Production design, Loy Arcenas ; costume designer, Jane Greenwood ; ass't costume designer, Ilona Somogyi ; director of photography, Anthony Jannelli ; editor, Cara Silverman ; sound designer, Steve Hamilton ; original music by Richard Peaslee ; choreographer, Andrea Woods.

Performer

Performed by Claudia Shear.

Event

Filmed on location at the Variety Arts Theatre, New York, N.Y., 1994. Originally broadcast on WNET-TV, Channel 13, New York, N.Y., July 19, 1995.

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Added Author

Lyons, John, producer.

Law, Lindsay, producer.

Shear, Claudia. Blown sideways through life.

Shear, Claudia, actor.

Ashley, Christopher, 1963- director.

Arcenas, Loy, set designer.

Greenwood, Jane, costume designer.

Somogyi, Ilona, assistant costume designer.

Jannelli, Anthony, director of photography.

Silverman, Cara, editor of moving image work.

Hamilton, Steve, sound designer.

Peaslee, Richard, composer.

Woods Valdés, Andrea E., choreographer.

Help Wanted Productions, producer.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.