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The age of invention : an American trilogy

Title
The age of invention : an American trilogy [videorecording] / Theater for the New City, Bartenieff/Field, in association with Skysaver Productions, presents ; created and directed by Theodora Skipitares, in collaboration with composer Virgil Moorefield ; [video director] Jeff Hodges ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Publication
New York, c1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Bartenieff, George
  • Field, Crystal, 1942-
  • Skipitares, Theodora.
  • Skipitares, Theodora
  • Moorefield, Virgil, 1956-
  • Johnson, Scott, 1952-2023
  • Emmons, Beverly
  • Katz, Ronald M
  • Cohen, Debby Lee
  • Miller, Renee
  • Yates, Diana
  • Langner, Eli
  • Foerder, Preston
  • Glenn, Martha
  • Casale, Amy
  • Engels, Mike
  • Decker, Edwin
  • Corbett, J. C
  • Martin, Monique
  • Folts, Edwin
  • Hodges, Jeff
  • Corwin, Betty L.
  • Theater for the New City (New York, N.Y.), producer.
  • Skysaver Productions, producer.
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Description
2 videocassettes (85 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
Summary
Three theater pieces featuring life-sized puppets, set in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, and each featuring an "inventor": Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, and impostor Michael O'Connor, who posed as a surgeon and performed numerous operations.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Puppet works.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Music, Virgil Moorefield (parts 1, 2), Scott Johnson (part 3) ; lighting by Beverly Emmons, Ronald M. Katz ; scenery by Debby Lee Cohen, Renee Miller, Diana Yates, Eli Langner ; prod. stage managers, Monique Martin, Edwin Folts.
Performer (note)
  • Puppeteers: Preston Foerder (master), Debby Lee Cohen (vocalist), Renee Miller, Martha Glenn, Amy Casale.
  • Narrators: Mike Engels (Ben Franklin), Edwin Decker (Thomas A. Edison), J.C. Corbett (Michael O'Connor)
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Theatre for the New City, New York, N.Y., Jan. 19, 1985.
Contents
Each part has its own prologue: Part I (The eighteenth century), Buffalo gals / lyrics by Martha Wilson -- Part II (The nineteenth century), Birth of a nation / lyrics by Andrea Balis -- Part III (The twentieth century), Doin' it for defense.
Call Number
NCOV 390
OCLC
NYPG00-F198
Title
The age of invention : an American trilogy [videorecording] / Theater for the New City, Bartenieff/Field, in association with Skysaver Productions, presents ; created and directed by Theodora Skipitares, in collaboration with composer Virgil Moorefield ; [video director] Jeff Hodges ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Imprint
New York, c1985.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Music, Virgil Moorefield (parts 1, 2), Scott Johnson (part 3) ; lighting by Beverly Emmons, Ronald M. Katz ; scenery by Debby Lee Cohen, Renee Miller, Diana Yates, Eli Langner ; prod. stage managers, Monique Martin, Edwin Folts.
Performer
Puppeteers: Preston Foerder (master), Debby Lee Cohen (vocalist), Renee Miller, Martha Glenn, Amy Casale.
Narrators: Mike Engels (Ben Franklin), Edwin Decker (Thomas A. Edison), J.C. Corbett (Michael O'Connor)
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Theatre for the New City, New York, N.Y., Jan. 19, 1985.
Local Subject
O'Connor, Michael Drama.
Added Author
Bartenieff, George, producer.
Field, Crystal, 1942- producer.
Skipitares, Theodora. Age of invention.
Skipitares, Theodora, director.
Moorefield, Virgil, 1956- composer.
Johnson, Scott, 1952-2023, composer.
Emmons, Beverly, lighting designer.
Katz, Ronald M, lighting designer.
Cohen, Debby Lee, set designer.
Cohen, Debby Lee, puppeteer.
Miller, Renee, set designer.
Miller, Renee, puppeteer.
Yates, Diana, set designer.
Langner, Eli, set designer.
Foerder, Preston, puppeteer.
Glenn, Martha, puppeteer.
Casale, Amy, puppeteer.
Engels, Mike, performer.
Decker, Edwin, performer.
Corbett, J. C, performer.
Martin, Monique, production stage manager.
Folts, Edwin, production stage manager.
Hodges, Jeff, videographer.
Corwin, Betty L.
Theater for the New City (New York, N.Y.), producer.
Skysaver Productions, producer.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Research Call Number
NCOV 390
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