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Janie Geiser's Jottay Theatre

Title
Janie Geiser's Jottay Theatre [videorecording] / presented by Dance Theater Workshop in association with the National Performance Network during the ninth annual season of The Out-of-Towners ; directed by Janie Geiser.
Publication
1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Geiser, Janie.
  • Bogan, Neill.
  • Monett, Barbara.
  • O'Connor, Pamella.
  • Miller, Kevin M.
  • White, David R.
  • Taylor, Lynnette.
  • Prevor, Beth.
  • Moody, Bill.
  • Jason, Jack.
  • Epsten, Chip.
  • Friedland, Kim.
  • Flowers, Roma.
  • Rosa, João Guimarães, 1908-1967.
  • Jottay Theatre (Company)
  • Hands On (Organization)
  • Dance Theater Workshop.
  • National Performance Network.
  • Video D Studios.
Description
3 videodiscs (NTSC) (125 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Two performances of a program of puppet plays. The first work, Blue night, has no dialogue and was recorded only once. The works on disc 3 include interpretation in American Sign Language for the deaf and hearing-impaired, produced by members of Hands On. Project coordinator: Beth Prevor. Interpreter director: Bill Moody. Interpreter: Lynnette Taylor. The program concludes with a discussion among the company, Hands On members, David White (executive director of Dance Theater Workshop), and the audience.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Dance Theater Workshop.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Plays.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Lighting, Roma Flowers.
Event (note)
  • Discs 1 and 2 videotaped in a special session by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on October 3, 1986. Disc 3 videotaped in performance on October 5, 1986, during a sign-interpreted performance produced by Hands On.
Funding (note)
  • This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Disc 1. Blue night (ca. 12 min.) / conception/design, Janie Geiser; additional design (shadow sequence), Teri Epsten; music, Chip Epsten; puppeteers, the Company.
  • Disc 2. The third bank of the river (ca. 24 min.) / music, Chip Epsten; text, based on Jođao Guimarđaes Rosa's short story The third bank of the river, adapted by Neill Bogan; design, Geiser; puppeteers, Barbara Monett, Pamella O'Connor, and Geiser; performed by Kevin Miller (the father), with Neill Bogan (narrator).
  • Little Eddie (ca. 11 min.) / music/sounds, Chip Epsten and Kim Friedland; story/design, Geiser; puppeteers, Miller, Monett, and Geiser; narrator, O'Connor.
  • Hangman (ca. 14 min.) / music/sound, Chip Epsten; based on stories and drawings by an Atlanta youth; puppeteers, Miller, Monett, Geiser, and Bogan; voice on tape, Ali Saledo.
  • Disc 3. Hangman (ca. 14 min.) / same credits as above -- Little Eddie (ca. 11 min.) / same credits as above -- Speech by David White, with sign interpretation by Jack Jason -- The third bank of the river (ca. 25 min.) / same credits as above -- Discussion (ca. 9 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-2699
OCLC
NYPY936053723-F
Title
Janie Geiser's Jottay Theatre [videorecording] / presented by Dance Theater Workshop in association with the National Performance Network during the ninth annual season of The Out-of-Towners ; directed by Janie Geiser.
Imprint
1986.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Discs 1 and 2 videotaped in a special session by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on October 3, 1986. Disc 3 videotaped in performance on October 5, 1986, during a sign-interpreted performance produced by Hands On.
Credits
Lighting, Roma Flowers.
Performer
Performed by Janie Geiser's Jottay Theatre.
Funding
This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details
DVD.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-3806.
Local Subject
Sign-interpreted performances.
Added Author
Geiser, Janie. Director
Geiser, Janie. Conceptor
Geiser, Janie. Designer
Geiser, Janie. Performer
Geiser, Janie. Author
Bogan, Neill. Narrator
Bogan, Neill. Performer
Monett, Barbara. Performer
O'Connor, Pamella. Performer
O'Connor, Pamella. Narrator
Miller, Kevin M. Performer
White, David R. Speaker
Taylor, Lynnette.
Prevor, Beth.
Moody, Bill.
Jason, Jack.
Epsten, Chip. Composer
Friedland, Kim. Composer
Flowers, Roma. Lighting designer
Rosa, João Guimarães, 1908-1967. Author
Jottay Theatre (Company)
Hands On (Organization)
Dance Theater Workshop.
National Performance Network.
Video D Studios.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-2699
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