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Additional authors

1. Ludlam, Charles
2. Euripides
3. Kornfeld, Lawrence
4. Kelly, Jack
5. Quinton, Everett
6. Currie, Richard
7. Golub, Peter
8. Black-Eyed Susan
9. Brockmeyer, John D.
10. Vehr, Bill
11. Dierlam, Katy
12. Raab, Vicky
13. Lawrence, Jud
14. Eureka (Performer)
15. Ridiculous Theatrical Company, producer
16. Cow Video Productions
17. Ridiculous Theatrical Company, donor

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (52 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.

Subject

1. Drama
2. Euripides > Adaptations
3. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
4. Theater > New York (State) > New York
5. Legends > Greece > Drama

Genre/Form

1. Drama.

Call number

1. NCOV 1036

Note

1. Audio quality is erratic.
2. During the run of this production, Black-Eyed Susan and Everett Quinton alternated in the roles of Medea and the Nurse. A videorecording of a different performance of this production, in which Black-Eyed Susan plays the Nurse and Everett Quinton plays Medea, is available on NCOV 528.
3. This videorecording was edited from tapes produced by two cameras, positioned at two different angles in the theater during the performance. The tapes used to create this final edit are available, unedited, on NCOV 529.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Set by Jack Kelly ; costumes by Everett Quinton ; lights by Richard Currie ; original music composed by Peter Golub.

Performer (note)

1. Black-Eyed Susan (as Medea), Everett Quinton (as the Nurse), John D. Brockmeyer, Bill Vehr, Katy Dierlam, Vicky Raab, Jud Lawrence, and Eureka.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the Charles Ludlam Theatre, New York, N.Y., November 1987.

Title

1. Medea: a tragedy (final edit) [videorecording] / [Produced by] The Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Everett Quinton, artistic director ; written by Charles Ludlam ; freely adapted from the play by Euripides ; directed by Lawrence Kornfeld ; [video prod. company] Cow Video Productions.

Imprint

1. New York, 1987.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Set by Jack Kelly ; costumes by Everett Quinton ; lights by Richard Currie ; original music composed by Peter Golub.

Cast

1. Black-Eyed Susan (as Medea), Everett Quinton (as the Nurse), John D. Brockmeyer, Bill Vehr, Katy Dierlam, Vicky Raab, Jud Lawrence, and Eureka.

Event

1. Videotaped at the Charles Ludlam Theatre, New York, N.Y., November 1987.

Local note

1. Gift of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Ludlam, Charles. Medea.
2. Euripides.
3. Kornfeld, Lawrence, director.
4. Kelly, Jack, set designer.
5. Quinton, Everett, producer.
6. Quinton, Everett, costume designer.
7. Quinton, Everett, actor.
8. Currie, Richard, lighting designer.
9. Golub, Peter, composer.
10. Black-Eyed Susan, actor.
11. Brockmeyer, John D., actor.
12. Vehr, Bill, actor.
13. Dierlam, Katy, actor.
14. Raab, Vicky, actor.
15. Lawrence, Jud, actor.
16. Eureka (Performer), actor.
17. Ridiculous Theatrical Company, producer.
18. Cow Video Productions.
19. Ridiculous Theatrical Company, donor.

Research call number

1. NCOV 1036