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The soap myth

Title
The soap myth [videorecording] / The National Jewish Theater Foundation/National Jewish Theater, Arnold Mittelman, producing artistic director, presents ; a play by Jeff Cohen ; original theatrical production directed by Arnold Mittelman ; film version directed by Ron Kopp & Arnold Mittelman.
Publication
New York, c2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Mittelman, Arnold
  • Cohen, R. Jeffrey
  • Cohen, R. Jeffrey
  • Kopp, Ron
  • Martinez, Eliana Alvarez
  • Zanini, Bianca
  • Mullavey, Greg, 1939-
  • Potamkin, Andi
  • Corren, Donald
  • Pelletier, Dee
  • Roth, Irving, 1929-
  • Gurewitsch, Brana, 1941-
  • Marwell, David G. (David George)
  • National Jewish Theater Foundation, producer
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (83 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • Film version of Jeff Cohen's stage drama. The play was first presented in 2009, and produced Off-Broadway in 2013.
  • Also included on this disc: a documentary on the creation of this play, and the historical background it describes, entitled I Will Refuse to Bubble: History and Theater as Defiance. The documentary, directed by Ron Kopp, features extended interviews with persons related to the production, or to the study of the Holocaust.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Drama.
  • Feature films.
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Interviews.
Note
  • A videorecording of a different edit of this film is available on NCOX 2720.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Cinematography by Eliana Alvarez Martinez ; edited by Bianca Zanini.
Performer (note)
  • Greg Mullavey, Andi Potamkim, Donald Corren, and Dee Pelletier.
  • Interviews: Irving Roth, Michael Berenbaum, Bonnie Gurewitsch, Greg Mullavey, Arnold Mittelman, Ron Kopp, Andi Potamkin, and David G. Marwell.
Event (note)
  • Filmed at the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Center for Theatre/Black Box Theatre, New York, N.Y., 2013.
Call Number
NCOX 2755
OCLC
962028639
Title
The soap myth [videorecording] / The National Jewish Theater Foundation/National Jewish Theater, Arnold Mittelman, producing artistic director, presents ; a play by Jeff Cohen ; original theatrical production directed by Arnold Mittelman ; film version directed by Ron Kopp & Arnold Mittelman.
Imprint
New York, c2012.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Cinematography by Eliana Alvarez Martinez ; edited by Bianca Zanini.
Cast
Greg Mullavey, Andi Potamkim, Donald Corren, and Dee Pelletier.
Interviews: Irving Roth, Michael Berenbaum, Bonnie Gurewitsch, Greg Mullavey, Arnold Mittelman, Ron Kopp, Andi Potamkin, and David G. Marwell.
Event
Filmed at the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Center for Theatre/Black Box Theatre, New York, N.Y., 2013.
Local Note
Gift of Arnold Mittelman.
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Added Author
Mittelman, Arnold, producer.
Mittelman, Arnold, director.
Mittelman, Arnold, interviewee.
Cohen, R. Jeffrey. Soap myth.
Cohen, R. Jeffrey, interviewee.
Kopp, Ron, director.
Kopp, Ron, interviewee.
Martinez, Eliana Alvarez, director of photography.
Zanini, Bianca, editor of moving image work.
Mullavey, Greg, 1939- actor.
Mullavey, Greg, 1939- interviewee.
Potamkin, Andi, actor.
Potamkin, Andi, interviewee.
Corren, Donald, actor.
Pelletier, Dee, actor.
Roth, Irving, 1929- interviewee.
Gurewitsch, Brana, 1941- interviewee.
Marwell, David G. (David George), interviewee.
National Jewish Theater Foundation, producer.
Mittelman, Arnold, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 2755
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