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Straight talk.

Title
Straight talk. Humor/History [videorecording]
Publication
New York, 1980.

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Moving imageBy appointment only NCOX 5021Offsite

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Additional Authors
  • Gussow, Mel
  • Haynes, Phyllis
  • McPhillips, Mary Hellen
  • Papp, Joseph
  • Parnell, Peter
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
  • WWOR-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (21 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Segment from Straight talk, recorded January 22, 1980, aired January 23, 1980 on WOR-TV, Channel 9. Discussion with producer Joseph Papp of the New York Shakespeare Festival, theater critic Mel Gussow of the New York Times, and playwright Peter Parnell, author of the play Sorrows of Stephen. The discussion centers on the question of whether there has been a "return to romance" during the current theatrical season. Other topics include the craft of playwrighting, the difference between commercial and not-for-profit theater, the economics of theater production, and how producers select shows for production.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
Series Statement
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Uniform Title
Straight talk (Television program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Television.
Note
  • No credits on tape.
  • This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
Call Number
NCOX 5021
OCLC
NYPT04-F41
Title
Straight talk. Humor/History [videorecording]
Imprint
New York, 1980.
Series
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Performer
Hosted by Phyllis Haynes and Mary Helen McPhillips.
Added Author
Gussow, Mel, interviewee.
Haynes, Phyllis, host, interviewer.
McPhillips, Mary Hellen, host, interviewer.
Papp, Joseph, interviewee.
Parnell, Peter, interviewee.
New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
WWOR-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
Added Title
Straight talk (Television program)
Research Call Number
NCOX 5021
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