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Jackie's testimony realistic.

Title
  1. Jackie's testimony [videorecording] : realistic. [Feb. 14, 1968] / directed by Jerome Robbins.
Published by
  1. 1968.

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Additional authors
  1. Robbins, Jerome
  2. Frey, Leonard, 1938-
  3. Primus, Barry, 1938-
  4. Martin, Erin, 1936-
  5. Bartenieff, George
  6. Costello, Mariclare
  7. Preston, J. A.
  8. Monte, Barbara
  9. Kurtz, Marcia
  10. Guare, John
  11. Stone, Tom
  12. American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (20 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. Jerome Robbins directs a rehearsal of a scene from an untitled work in progress, in which the character of Jacqueline Kennedy gives testimony about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy before the Warren Commission. The rehearsal is followed by discussion of the scene. The picture is poor quality and the voices are difficult to hear at times.
Series statement
  1. Jerome Robbins Collection
Alternative title
  1. American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal.
Subject
  1. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination -- Drama
  2. Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994 -- Drama
  3. Theater rehearsals
  4. Experimental theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Genre/Form
  1. Drama.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-6121 JRC
Note
  1. Title from original container.
  2. No time/date code on frame.
Access (note)
  1. Permission required.
Event (note)
  1. Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal, in New York City, on Feb. 14, 1968.
Funding (note)
  1. Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography (note)
  1. American Theatre Laboratory was created in 1966 by Jerome Robbins, with a $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The experimental theater workshop rehearsed several projects but did not produce any shows. One project took the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as a subject. The script, begun by Tom Stone and further developed by John Guare, was adapted from the Warren Commission Report, and the staging was influenced by Japanese Noh drama. Scenes from this project were rehearsed in many different forms and with different casts. American Theatre Laboratory disbanded in 1968.
Title
  1. Jackie's testimony [videorecording] : realistic. [Feb. 14, 1968] / directed by Jerome Robbins.
Imprint
  1. 1968.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Series
  1. Jerome Robbins Collection
Restricted access
  1. Permission required.
Performer
  1. Rehearsed by Barry Primus (Rankin), Erin Martin, Leonard Frey (Helpers), George Bartenieff (RFK), Mariclare Costello (Jackie), James Preston (Warren), Barbara Monte (Secretary), Marcia Jean Kurtz (Social Secretary).
Event
  1. Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal, in New York City, on Feb. 14, 1968.
Funding
  1. Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography
  1. American Theatre Laboratory was created in 1966 by Jerome Robbins, with a $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The experimental theater workshop rehearsed several projects but did not produce any shows. One project took the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as a subject. The script, begun by Tom Stone and further developed by John Guare, was adapted from the Warren Commission Report, and the staging was influenced by Japanese Noh drama. Scenes from this project were rehearsed in many different forms and with different casts. American Theatre Laboratory disbanded in 1968.
Added author
  1. Robbins, Jerome. Director
  2. Frey, Leonard, 1938- Performer
  3. Primus, Barry, 1938- Performer
  4. Martin, Erin, 1936- Performer
  5. Bartenieff, George. Performer
  6. Costello, Mariclare. Performer
  7. Preston, J. A. Performer
  8. Monte, Barbara. Performer
  9. Kurtz, Marcia. Performer
  10. Guare, John. Author
  11. Stone, Tom. Author
  12. American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Other title
  1. American Theatre Laboratory rehearsal.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-6121 JRC
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