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Theater talk. Lanford Wilson and La Bohème press junket

Title
Theater talk. Burn this and La Bohème : Lanford Wilson and La Bohème press junket [videorecording] / Susan Haskins, executive producer ; Theater Talk Productions ; director, Adam Walker.
Publication
New York, c2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Wilson, Lanford, 1937-2011
  • Luhrmann, Baz
  • Martin, Catherine, 1965-
  • Riedel, Michael (Theater critic)
  • Haskins, Susan
  • Walker, Adam
  • Theater Talk Productions, Inc.
Description
1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (28 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
  • Playwright Lanford Wilson talks with Theater talk co-hosts Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins. Wilson expounds on creating such plays such as Burn this, Balm in Gilead and The book of days, a production of which is currently being staged by the Signature Theatre Company. The play concerns twelve inhabitants of a small town involved in a community theatre production of Saint Joan. Wilson addresses the current resurgence of productions of his plays; how he constructs a play with a large cast; and his focus on characters who "want to do something really well." He speaks also about his association with various theatres since the closure of the Circle Repertory Company, which he help found.
  • Also on the program is a look at the new Broadway production of Puccini's opera La Bohème, with comments by director Baz Luhrmann and production designer Catherine Martin, as well as five members of the cast.
Series Statement
Theater talk
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Television.
  • Talk shows.
  • Interviews.
Note
  • Credits at end of videocassette.
  • This is episode #911A of Theater talk.
  • Theater talk was known as Inside Broadway until 1996.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewers: Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.
Event (note)
  • Interview with Lanford Wilson videotaped in the CUNY-TV studios at The Graduate School & University Center/CUNY, New York, N.Y. on Nov. 2, 2002. La Bohème press junket videotaped at the Broadway Theatre, New York, N.Y. on Nov. 18, 2002. First aired Dec. 20, 2002.
Call Number
NCOX 2020
OCLC
181101745
Title
Theater talk. Burn this and La Bohème : Lanford Wilson and La Bohème press junket [videorecording] / Susan Haskins, executive producer ; Theater Talk Productions ; director, Adam Walker.
Imprint
New York, c2002.
Series
Theater talk
Performer
Interviewers: Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.
Event
Interview with Lanford Wilson videotaped in the CUNY-TV studios at The Graduate School & University Center/CUNY, New York, N.Y. on Nov. 2, 2002. La Bohème press junket videotaped at the Broadway Theatre, New York, N.Y. on Nov. 18, 2002. First aired Dec. 20, 2002.
Local Note
Gift of Susan Haskins.
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Added Author
Wilson, Lanford, 1937-2011, interviewee.
Luhrmann, Baz, interviewee.
Martin, Catherine, 1965- interviewee.
Riedel, Michael (Theater critic), interviewer.
Haskins, Susan, interviewer.
Haskins, Susan, producer.
Walker, Adam, director.
Theater Talk Productions, Inc.
Haskins, Susan, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 2020
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