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I am a man

Title
I am a man [videorecording] / The Working Theatre, Bill Mitchelson, artistic director, presents ; [written] by OyamO ; directed by Bill Mitchelson ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Publication
New York, 1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Mitchelson, Bill
  • OyamO.
  • Dara, Olu
  • Suddeth, J. Allen
  • Hartley, Jan
  • Holder, Donald
  • McClennahan, Charles Henry
  • McDowell, B. Christine
  • Ossorguine, Serge
  • Huntington, Crystal
  • Arcaro, Robert
  • Butler, Paul
  • Cummings, A. Benard
  • Davis, Guy, 1952-
  • Keith, Larry, 1931-2010
  • Murtaugh, James, 1942-
  • Perrineau, Harold
  • Russell, Monte
  • Samuelsohn, Howard
  • Smaltz, Mark Kenneth
  • Taylor, Myra Lucretia
  • Corwin, Betty L.
  • Working Theatre (New York, N.Y.), producer
  • Parker/Hodges Productions
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Description
2 videodiscs (DVD) (131 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Stage dramatization of the 1968 strike by Memphis sanitation workers, most of whom were African American. Dr. Martin Luther King's involvement in the strike culminated in his assassination. In this production, King is represented by archival audio recordings.
Alternative Title
I'm a man
Subject
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Drama
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Assassination > Drama
  • African Americans > Civil rights > Drama
  • Civil rights movements > Southern States > History > 20th century > Drama
  • Collective labor agreements > Sanitation workers > Drama
  • Labor movement > United States > Drama
  • Labor unions > Organizing > Drama
  • Labor unions > Organizing > United States > Drama
  • Racism > Southern States > Drama
  • Racism > United States > Drama
  • Sanitation workers > Drama
  • Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968 > Drama
  • Working class > United States > Drama
  • African American theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1991-2000
Genre/Form
Drama.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Music composed & directed by Olu Dara ; fight direction, J. Allen Suddeth ; projections design, Jan Hartley ; lighting design, Don Holder ; set design, Charles McClennahan ; costume design, B. Christine McDowell ; sound design, Serge Ossorguine ; stage manager, Crystal Huntington.
Performer (note)
  • Robert Arcaro, Paul Butler, A. Benard Cummings, Guy Davis, Larry Keith, James Murtaugh, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Monté Russell, Howard Samuelsohn, Mark Kenneth Smaltz, Myra Taylor.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Classic Stage Company, New York, N.Y., May 27, 1993.
Call Number
NCOV 1243
OCLC
891379840
Title
I am a man [videorecording] / The Working Theatre, Bill Mitchelson, artistic director, presents ; [written] by OyamO ; directed by Bill Mitchelson ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Imprint
New York, 1993.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Music composed & directed by Olu Dara ; fight direction, J. Allen Suddeth ; projections design, Jan Hartley ; lighting design, Don Holder ; set design, Charles McClennahan ; costume design, B. Christine McDowell ; sound design, Serge Ossorguine ; stage manager, Crystal Huntington.
Cast
Robert Arcaro, Paul Butler, A. Benard Cummings, Guy Davis, Larry Keith, James Murtaugh, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Monté Russell, Howard Samuelsohn, Mark Kenneth Smaltz, Myra Taylor.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Classic Stage Company, New York, N.Y., May 27, 1993.
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Added Author
Mitchelson, Bill, producer.
Mitchelson, Bill, director.
OyamO. I am a man.
Dara, Olu, composer.
Suddeth, J. Allen, fight director.
Hartley, Jan, projection designer.
Holder, Donald, lighting designer.
McClennahan, Charles Henry, set designer.
McDowell, B. Christine, costume designer.
Ossorguine, Serge, sound designer.
Huntington, Crystal, stage manager.
Arcaro, Robert, actor.
Butler, Paul, actor.
Cummings, A. Benard, actor.
Davis, Guy, 1952- actor.
Keith, Larry, 1931-2010, actor.
Murtaugh, James, 1942- actor.
Perrineau, Harold, actor.
Russell, Monte, actor.
Samuelsohn, Howard, actor.
Smaltz, Mark Kenneth, actor.
Taylor, Myra Lucretia, actor.
Corwin, Betty L.
Working Theatre (New York, N.Y.), producer.
Parker/Hodges Productions.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Research Call Number
NCOV 1243
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