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Interview with John Vaccaro

Title
Interview with John Vaccaro [sound recording].
Author
Vaccaro, John.
Publication
[1980?]

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AudioUse in library *MGZTL 4-1592Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Sears, David, 1948-1992.
  • La Mama Experimental Theatre Club.
Description
1 sound disc (ca. 62 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
John Vaccaro speaks with David Sears about directing the upcoming production of a musical version of Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream [at La Mama Experimental Theatre Club; first performance on Feb. 28, 1980]; the cast, including Ruby Lynn [Reyner]; the reasons Vaccaro chose A midsummer night's dream; his choice of [Steven] Margoshes as the composer; more on the reasons Vaccaro was drawn to A midsummer night's dream, including its relationship to the concept of a cosmic net as described in Robert Anton Wilson's book Cosmic trigger: Final secret of the illuminati (c. 1977); Vaccaro reads aloud briefly from Wilson's book; speaks further about the cosmic net and the illuminati; the circumstances of his first moving to New York City; his involvement with jazz music, including in his first play, Shower; his professional relationship with Ellen Stewart, including his first production at La Mama, the play, Cocks drawn; Stewart as a theater manager; La Mama Amsterdam [short gap]; Vaccaro and Sears discuss the artistic merits of various works and composers, including John Braden(?); Vaccaro quotes Timothy Leary and Wilson regarding the concept of a network of love; sexuality in A midsummer night's dream; Vaccaro's conception of Oberon's character; more on his beliefs regarding a cosmic network; his concept of the ridiculous [at ca. 16:40 on track 2, the interview ends abruptly, and resumes as a recorded telephone interview]; Vaccaro speaks further about A midsummer night's dream, including the reasons it has taken him over twelve years to get it produced; his work Persia [at ca. 23:00 on track 2, the interview ends; for the remaining ca. 8 min. of the recording, an unidentified male speaks with Sears about a work titled A theatrical party].
Donor/Sponsor
  • National Endowment for the Arts, 2002-2003.
  • Oral History Archive.
Subjects
Note
  • Interview with John Vaccaro conducted by David Sears, at Vaccaro's home, in New York City, probably in Feb., 1980.
  • The sound quality is good, but the recording is marred by extraneous noise.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2002-2003.
Call Number
*MGZTL 4-1592
OCLC
138494044
Author
Vaccaro, John. Interviewee
Title
Interview with John Vaccaro [sound recording].
Imprint
[1980?]
Funding
Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2002-2003.
Local Note
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-1592.
Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-1592.
Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-1592
Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Vaccaro, J.
Added Author
Sears, David, 1948-1992. Interviewer
La Mama Experimental Theatre Club.
Research Call Number
*MGZTL 4-1592 [sound disc]
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