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La Mama : a theatrical tapestry.

Title
La Mama : a theatrical tapestry.
Publication
[New York, New York] : A. Saewitz, [2006]

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Additional Authors
  • Saewitz, Anita
  • McCarty, Robert
  • Draggin, Lois
  • Fain, Nathan
  • Issac, Dan
  • Mewborn, Brant, 1951-1990
  • Whitehill, Jane
  • Stewart, Ellen, 1919-2011
  • O'Horgan, Tom
  • Foster, Paul, 1931-2021
  • Friedman, Gary William
  • Wilson, Lanford, 1937-2011
  • Melfi, Leonard
  • O'Connor, Kevin, 1938-1991
  • Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-
  • Hanft, Helen
  • Van Itallie, Jean Claude, 1936-2021
  • Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988
  • Sacharow, Larry
  • Stabile, Bill
  • Glass, Philip
  • Zimet, Paul
  • Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014
  • Kantor, Tadeusz, 1915-1990
  • Swados, Elizabeth
  • Schermerhorn, Kathy
Description
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Under the guidance of founder Ellen Stewart, La Mama has played a seminal part in fostering Off-Off-Broadway theatre, nurturing and encouraging such important theatre artists as Tom O'Horgan, Lanford Wilson, Sam Shepard, Philip Glass, Joseph Chaiken, Andrei Serban and Liz Swados. The documentary features excerpts of some of the 18 plays which were revived at the theatre for its anniversary season. These distinguished works include Paul Foster's Hurrah for the Bridge and Leonard Melfi's Birdbath both directed by Tom O'Horgan; Lanford Wilson's production of his own play Rimers of Eldritch; Tom Eyen's production of his own play Why Hannah's Skirts Won't Stay Down; Jean Claude Van Italie's Motel (American Hurrah) directed by Michael Kahn; Yutaka Higashi's production of his own musical Shiro; The Winter Project's Tresspassing directed by Joseph Chaiken; Tadeusz Kantor's production of his play Wielpole, Wielpole; Amiri Baraka's Money, A Jazz Opera; and Elizabeth Swados's The Three Travels of Aladin with the Magic Lamp directed by Francoise Grund. The interviews in the program include recollections by Ellen Stewart and La Mama alumni Paul Foster, Tom O'Horgan, Leonard Melfi, Lanford Wilson, Philip Glass, Joseph Chaiken, Harvey Fierstein and many others.
Alternative Title
Mama, a theatrical tapestry
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Feature films.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989.
Credits (note)
  • Producer, Anita Saewitz ; director, Robert McCarty ; writers, Lois Draggin, Nathan Fain, Dan Issac, Brant Mewborn ; editor, Kathy Schermerhorn ; camera, Richard Francis, Steve Fierberg, Michael Huss, Jacek Laskus, Gerald Saldo, Ken Van Sickle, Jeff Weinstock, Gary Young ; music, Brant and Rhonda Mewborn.
System Details (note)
  • DVD-R, NTSC.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1092
OCLC
63277974
Title
La Mama : a theatrical tapestry.
Publisher
[New York, New York] : A. Saewitz, [2006]
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD video
Performer
Narrator, Jane Whitehill ; interviews with: Ellen Stewart, Tom O'Horgan (director), Paul Foster (playwright), Gary Friedman (composer), Bill Elliott (composer), Lanford Wilson (playwright), Leonard Melfi (playwright), Kevin O'Connor (actor), John Vaccaro (director), Harvey Fierstein (playwright), Helen Hanft (actress), Dr. Paul Crainfield, Jean Claude van Itallie (playwright), Ross Alexander (playwright), Jules Weiss, Wilford Leach (director), Andre Serban (director), Larry Sacharow (director), Billy Stabile (designer), Jun Meada (designer), Manuel Lutgenhorst (designer), Philip Glass (composer), Joseph Chaiken (director), Paul Zimet (actor), Amiri Baraka (playwright), Tadeus Kantor (director), Elizabeth Swados (composer).
Credits
Producer, Anita Saewitz ; director, Robert McCarty ; writers, Lois Draggin, Nathan Fain, Dan Issac, Brant Mewborn ; editor, Kathy Schermerhorn ; camera, Richard Francis, Steve Fierberg, Michael Huss, Jacek Laskus, Gerald Saldo, Ken Van Sickle, Jeff Weinstock, Gary Young ; music, Brant and Rhonda Mewborn.
System Details
DVD-R, NTSC.
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Added Author
Saewitz, Anita, film producer, publisher.
McCarty, Robert, film director.
Draggin, Lois, screenwriter.
Fain, Nathan, screenwriter.
Issac, Dan, screenwriter.
Mewborn, Brant, 1951-1990, screenwriter, composer (expression)
Whitehill, Jane, narrator.
Stewart, Ellen, 1919-2011, interviewee (expression)
O'Horgan, Tom, interviewee (expression)
Foster, Paul, 1931-2021, interviewee (expression)
Friedman, Gary William, interviewee (expression)
Wilson, Lanford, 1937-2011, interviewee (expression)
Melfi, Leonard, interviewee (expression)
O'Connor, Kevin, 1938-1991, interviewee (expression)
Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- interviewee (expression)
Hanft, Helen, interviewee (expression)
Van Itallie, Jean Claude, 1936-2021, interviewee (expression)
Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988, interviewee (expression)
Sacharow, Larry, interviewee (expression)
Stabile, Bill, interviewee (expression)
Glass, Philip, interviewee (expression)
Zimet, Paul, interviewee (expression)
Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014, interviewee (expression)
Kantor, Tadeusz, 1915-1990, interviewee (expression)
Swados, Elizabeth, interviewee (expression)
Schermerhorn, Kathy, editor of moving image work.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1092
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