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Man at his best

Title
Man at his best [videorecording] / Playwrights Horizons, André Bishop, artistic director, Paul S. Daniels, executive director, presents the Foundation of the Dramatists Guild's production of the 1991 Young Playwrights Festival ; Nancy Quinn, festival producing director, Sheri M. Goldhirsch, managing director ; [written] by Carlota Zimmerman ; directed by Mark Brokaw ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Publication
New York, c1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Bishop, André
  • Daniels, Paul S.
  • Quinn, Nancy
  • Goldhirsch, Sheri M.
  • Zimmerman, Carlota
  • Brokaw, Mark
  • Moyer, Allen
  • Ward, Elsa
  • Dignan, Pat
  • Kalas, Janet
  • Sordelet, Rick
  • Jenness, Morgan
  • Harris, Roy, 1945-
  • Gilliam, Seth
  • MacDonald, J. G. (James G.)
  • Corwin, Betty L.
  • Dramatists Guild. Foundation
  • Playwrights Horizons (Theater : New York, N.Y.), producer
  • Character Generators/Video
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
  • Young Playwrights Festival, producer
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (35 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
Young Playwrights Festival 1991
Subject
  • Child sexual abuse > Drama
  • Drug abuse > Drama
  • Homosexuality > Drama
  • Prisons > Drama
  • Prisoners > Attitudes > Drama
  • Prisoners > Sexual behavior > Drama
  • Prostitution > Drama
  • Sexual attraction > Drama
  • One-act plays
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1991-2000
Genre/Form
Drama.
Note
  • This one-act play was produced as part of the 1991 Young Playwrights Festival. Videorecordings are available of the three other plays performed, Secrets to square dancing (NCOV 1055), I'm not stupid (NCOV 1056), and Donut World (NCOV 1057).
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Sets by Allen Moyer ; costumes by Elsa Ward ; lighting by Pat Dignan ; sound by Janet Kalas ; fights by Rick Sordelet ; dramaturg, Morgan Jenness ; stage manager, Roy Harris.
Performer (note)
  • Seth Gilliam and James G. MacDonald.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Playwrights Horizons, New York, N.Y., Oct. 16, 1991.
Biography (note)
  • Established in 1981, the Young Playwrights Festival annually produces the work of writers from across the United States aged 18 and under.
Call Number
NCOV 1058
OCLC
973414516
Title
Man at his best [videorecording] / Playwrights Horizons, André Bishop, artistic director, Paul S. Daniels, executive director, presents the Foundation of the Dramatists Guild's production of the 1991 Young Playwrights Festival ; Nancy Quinn, festival producing director, Sheri M. Goldhirsch, managing director ; [written] by Carlota Zimmerman ; directed by Mark Brokaw ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Imprint
New York, c1991.
Series
Young Playwrights Festival 1991
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Sets by Allen Moyer ; costumes by Elsa Ward ; lighting by Pat Dignan ; sound by Janet Kalas ; fights by Rick Sordelet ; dramaturg, Morgan Jenness ; stage manager, Roy Harris.
Cast
Seth Gilliam and James G. MacDonald.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Playwrights Horizons, New York, N.Y., Oct. 16, 1991.
Biography
Established in 1981, the Young Playwrights Festival annually produces the work of writers from across the United States aged 18 and under.
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Added Author
Bishop, André, producer.
Daniels, Paul S., producer.
Quinn, Nancy, producer.
Goldhirsch, Sheri M., producer.
Zimmerman, Carlota. Man at his best.
Brokaw, Mark, director.
Moyer, Allen, set designer.
Ward, Elsa, costume designer.
Dignan, Pat, lighting designer.
Kalas, Janet, sound designer.
Sordelet, Rick, fight director.
Jenness, Morgan, dramaturg.
Harris, Roy, 1945- stage manager.
Gilliam, Seth, actor.
MacDonald, J. G. (James G.), actor.
Corwin, Betty L.
Dramatists Guild. Foundation.
Playwrights Horizons (Theater : New York, N.Y.), producer.
Character Generators/Video.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Young Playwrights Festival, producer.
Research Call Number
NCOV 1058
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