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Working in the theatre.

Title
Working in the theatre. The playscript [videorecording] / City University Television presents the American Theatre Wing seminars ; executive producers, Isabelle Stevenson and Robert Isaacson ; produced for CUNY-TV by William Spencer Reilly ; directed by Donald Pascoe ; [produced for] CUNY-TV.
Publication
New York : CUNY-TV, c1981.

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Additional Authors
  • Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003
  • Isaacson, Robert
  • Reilly, William Spencer
  • Pascoe, Donald
  • Hewes, Henry
  • Dalrymple, Jean
  • Fuller, Charles
  • Glass, Joanna M.
  • Canby, Vincent
  • Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016
  • Rimmer, David
  • Nanus, Susan
  • Kroll, Lucy
  • Koch, Ed, 1924-2013
  • CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • City University of New York.
  • American Theatre Wing, producer.
  • American Theatre Wing, donor.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (109 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
  • Panel discussion on the work of the playwright, touching on such topics as getting a play produced, working with directors, and related matters. Fuller discusses the challenges he has encountered as an African-American playwright, and his experiences with the Negro Ensemble Company. Nanus talks about researching her play The survivor, on Holocaust survivors, and its reception on Broadway. Rimmer outlines the process of creating his play, Album. Shaffer talks about his historical drama Amadeus, and about the current state of theater in New York and London. Kroll, a theatrical agent, describes her work. The panelists also take questions from members of the audience.
  • In a surprise appearance, New York Mayor Edward I. Koch delivers a brief, impromptu speech on the importance of theater.
Series Statement
American Theatre Wing working in the theatre series
Uniform Title
American Theatre Wing seminars.
Subject
  • Fuller, Charles > Interviews
  • Glass, Joanna M. > Interviews
  • Canby, Vincent > Interviews
  • Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016 > Interviews
  • Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016
  • Rimmer, David > Interviews
  • Rimmer, David
  • Nanus, Susan > Interviews
  • Nanus, Susan
  • Kroll, Lucy > Interviews
  • Negro Ensemble Company
  • Dramatists > Interviews
  • African American theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
  • Television.
  • Panel discussions.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Isabelle Stevenson.
  • Moderators: Henry Hewes and Jean Dalrymple.
  • Panelists: Charles Fuller, Joanna Glass, Vincent Canby, Peter Shaffer, David Rimmer, Susan Nanus, and Lucy Kroll.
  • Speaker: Mayor Edward I. Koch.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, N.Y., spring 1981.
Call Number
NCOX 1327
OCLC
1360454463
Title
Working in the theatre. The playscript [videorecording] / City University Television presents the American Theatre Wing seminars ; executive producers, Isabelle Stevenson and Robert Isaacson ; produced for CUNY-TV by William Spencer Reilly ; directed by Donald Pascoe ; [produced for] CUNY-TV.
Imprint
New York : CUNY-TV, c1981.
Series
American Theatre Wing working in the theatre series
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Host: Isabelle Stevenson.
Moderators: Henry Hewes and Jean Dalrymple.
Panelists: Charles Fuller, Joanna Glass, Vincent Canby, Peter Shaffer, David Rimmer, Susan Nanus, and Lucy Kroll.
Speaker: Mayor Edward I. Koch.
Event
Videotaped at City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, N.Y., spring 1981.
Local Note
Gift of the American Theatre Wing.
Added Author
Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003, producer.
Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003, host.
Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003, moderator.
Isaacson, Robert, producer.
Reilly, William Spencer, producer.
Pascoe, Donald, director.
Hewes, Henry, moderator.
Dalrymple, Jean, moderator.
Fuller, Charles, panelist.
Glass, Joanna M., panelist.
Canby, Vincent, panelist.
Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016, panelist.
Rimmer, David, panelist.
Nanus, Susan, panelist.
Kroll, Lucy, panelist.
Koch, Ed, 1924-2013, speaker.
CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
City University of New York.
American Theatre Wing, producer.
American Theatre Wing, donor.
Added Title
American Theatre Wing seminars.
Research Call Number
NCOX 1327
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