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Lear

Title
Lear [videorecording] / [Produced by] Mabou Mines, Anthony Vasconcellos, managing director, Joel Bassin, company manager, Monica Bowin, production manager ; adaptation [from King Lear by William Shakespeare] and direction, Lee Breuer ; [video director] Stucker ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Publication
New York, c 1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Vasconcellos, Anthony
  • Bassin, Joel
  • Bowin, Monica
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Breuer, Lee
  • Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016
  • Fingerhut, Arden
  • Doxsee, Lenore
  • Hynd, Gretta
  • Dallas, L. B.
  • Liljestrand, Eric
  • Barry, B. H.
  • Solomon, Alisa, 1956-
  • Hall-Smith, Pat
  • Valsing, Elizabeth
  • Maleczech, Ruth
  • Mehrten, Greg
  • Monk, Isabell
  • Scott, Kimberly
  • Pashalinski, Lola
  • McElduff, Ellen
  • Kandel, Karen
  • Raymond, Bill (William Joseph)
  • Vawter, Ron
  • Black-Eyed Susan
  • Fergusson, Honora
  • Ramblin', Lute
  • Galilee, Clove
  • O'Reilly, Maya
  • Adler, Joanna P.
  • Dubin, Allison
  • McCollister, Frier
  • Rosado, Pedro
  • Raymond, Duncan
  • Savadove, Lane
  • Klimovitsky, Alex
  • Kokomo (Dog)
  • Stucker, Richard
  • Corwin, Betty L.
  • Mabou Mines (Theater group), producer
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Description
3 videodiscs (DVD) (180 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear set in the American South in the 1950s, with the gender roles of the major characters reversed: Lear is a woman with three sons, etc.
Alternative Title
Mabou Mines' Lear
Subject
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Adaptations
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
Genre/Form
Drama.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Score, Pauline Oliveros ; lighting, Arden Fingerhut with Lenore Doxsee ; costumes, Ghretta Hynd ; sound, L. B. Dallas and Eric Liljestrand ; fight staging, B. H. Barry ; dramaturg, Alisa Solomon ; movement consultant, Pat Hall-Smith ; stage manager, Elizabeth Valsing.
Performer (note)
  • Ruth Maleczech (as Lear), Greg Mehrten, Isabell Monk, Kimberly Scott, Lola Pashalinski, Ellen McElduff, Karen Evans-Kandel, Bill Raymond, Ron Vawter, Black-Eyed Susan, Honora Fergusson, Lute Ramblin', Clove Galilee, Maya O'Reilly, Joanna Adler, Allison Dubin, Frier McCollister, Pedro Rosado, Duncan Raymond, Lane Savadove, Alex Klimovitsky, and Kokomo.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Triplex Theater, New York, N.Y., Feb. 1, 1990.
Call Number
NCOV 864
OCLC
317403494
Title
Lear [videorecording] / [Produced by] Mabou Mines, Anthony Vasconcellos, managing director, Joel Bassin, company manager, Monica Bowin, production manager ; adaptation [from King Lear by William Shakespeare] and direction, Lee Breuer ; [video director] Stucker ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Imprint
New York, c 1990.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Score, Pauline Oliveros ; lighting, Arden Fingerhut with Lenore Doxsee ; costumes, Ghretta Hynd ; sound, L. B. Dallas and Eric Liljestrand ; fight staging, B. H. Barry ; dramaturg, Alisa Solomon ; movement consultant, Pat Hall-Smith ; stage manager, Elizabeth Valsing.
Cast
Ruth Maleczech (as Lear), Greg Mehrten, Isabell Monk, Kimberly Scott, Lola Pashalinski, Ellen McElduff, Karen Evans-Kandel, Bill Raymond, Ron Vawter, Black-Eyed Susan, Honora Fergusson, Lute Ramblin', Clove Galilee, Maya O'Reilly, Joanna Adler, Allison Dubin, Frier McCollister, Pedro Rosado, Duncan Raymond, Lane Savadove, Alex Klimovitsky, and Kokomo.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Triplex Theater, New York, N.Y., Feb. 1, 1990.
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Added Author
Vasconcellos, Anthony, producer.
Bassin, Joel, producer.
Bowin, Monica, producer.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.
Breuer, Lee, adapter.
Breuer, Lee, director.
Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016, composer.
Fingerhut, Arden, lighting designer.
Doxsee, Lenore, lighting designer.
Hynd, Gretta, costume designer.
Dallas, L. B., sound designer.
Liljestrand, Eric, sound designer.
Barry, B. H., fight director.
Solomon, Alisa, 1956- dramaturg.
Hall-Smith, Pat, choreographer.
Valsing, Elizabeth, stage manager.
Maleczech, Ruth, actor.
Mehrten, Greg, actor.
Monk, Isabell, actor.
Scott, Kimberly, actor.
Pashalinski, Lola, actor.
McElduff, Ellen, actor.
Kandel, Karen, actor.
Raymond, Bill (William Joseph), actor.
Vawter, Ron, actor.
Black-Eyed Susan, actor.
Fergusson, Honora, actor.
Ramblin', Lute, actor.
Galilee, Clove, actor.
O'Reilly, Maya, actor.
Adler, Joanna P., actor.
Dubin, Allison, actor.
McCollister, Frier, actor.
Rosado, Pedro, actor.
Raymond, Duncan, actor.
Savadove, Lane, actor.
Klimovitsky, Alex, actor.
Kokomo (Dog)
Stucker, Richard, videographer.
Corwin, Betty L.
Mabou Mines (Theater group), producer.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Research Call Number
NCOV 864
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