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[Deaf West Theatre's Big river] (promotional video)
- Title
- [Deaf West Theatre's Big river] (promotional video) [videorecording] / [Produced by] Soundbridge Arts Video, Ed Waterstreet, executive producer ; directed and edited by Brennan McClean ; produced and directed by Bill O'Brien.
- Publication
- Los Angeles, 2002.
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (7 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Promotional video for Deaf West Theatre's production of the stage musical Big river, based on The adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Includes excerpts from the 2001 Los Angeles staging of the show, and excerpts from interviews with the show's producers Ed Waterstreet and Bill O'Brien, director/choreographer Jeff Calhoun, and actress Linda Bove. The show featured deaf performers who would sign their dialog and song lyrics alongside hearing performers.
- Alternative Title
- Big river
- Subjects
- Theater for deaf people
- Miller, Roger, 1936-1992 > Big river
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 > Adaptations
- Waterstreet, Ed > Interviews
- Musicals
- Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) > Drama
- Theatrical productions > California > Los Angeles > 2001-2010
- Bove, Linda > Interviews
- Musical theater > California > Los Angeles
- Deaf West Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Calhoun, Jeff > Interviews
- O'Brien, Bill > Interviews
- Genre/Form
- Musicals.
- Note
- Production credits at end of tape. Title supplied by cataloger.
- A videorecording of the Roundabout Theatre's New York production of this show, taped at the American Airlines Theatre on Sep. 17, 2003, and featuring some of the actors seen here, is available on NCOV 2753.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Performer (note)
- Voice over: Beverly Nero.
- Interviews: Ed Waterstreet, Bill O'Brien, Jeff Calhoun, and Linda Bove.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in Los Angeles, Calif., 2002.
- Call Number
- NCOX 2081
- OCLC
- 214941199
- Title
- [Deaf West Theatre's Big river] (promotional video) [videorecording] / [Produced by] Soundbridge Arts Video, Ed Waterstreet, executive producer ; directed and edited by Brennan McClean ; produced and directed by Bill O'Brien.
- Imprint
- Los Angeles, 2002.
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Cast
- Voice over: Beverly Nero.Interviews: Ed Waterstreet, Bill O'Brien, Jeff Calhoun, and Linda Bove.
- Event
- Videotaped in Los Angeles, Calif., 2002.
- Local Note
- Gift of Fox Associates.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Waterstreet, Ed, producer.Waterstreet, Ed, interviewee.McClean, Brennan, director.McClean, Brennan, editor of moving image work.O'Brien, Bill, producer.O'Brien, Bill, director.O'Brien, Bill, interviewee.Calhoun, Jeff, interviewee.Bove, Linda, interviewee.Nero, Beverly, voice.Deaf West Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.), producer.Soundbridge Arts Video.Fox Associates, donor.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 2081