Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003
2. Hirschfield, Robert S.
3. Isaacson, Robert
4. Cates, Joseph, 1924-1998
5. Gill, Brendan, 1914-1997
6. Dalrymple, Jean
7. Alexander, Jane, 1939-
8. Pryce, Jonathan
9. Ruehl, Mercedes
10. Channing, Stockard
11. Rifkin, Ron
12. Parker, Sarah Jessica
13. Topol, 1935-2023
14. CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
15. City University of New York.
16. American Theatre Wing, producer.
17. American Theatre Wing, donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (88 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Panel discussion on the experiences of working actors. Panelists weigh the pros and cons of creating a character for a new play versus playing a familiar character in a revival, the advantages and disadvantages of appearing in a long run of a production, the impact of working in theater on an actor's daily life, and related matters. Jane Alexander talks about her role in the drama Shadowlands, Jonathan Pryce discusses his work in the musical Miss Saigon, Topol speaks of his longtime affiliation with Fiddler on the roof, Stockard Channing discusses her role in John Guare's Six degrees of separation, Mercedes Ruehl discusses her work in Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers, and Ron Rifkin and Sarah Jessica Parker talk about their experience together Off-Broadway in Jon Robin Baitz' drama The Substance of fire. Panelists also take questions from members of the audience.

Series statement

1. American Theatre Wing working in the theatre series

Uniform title

1. American Theatre Wing seminars.

Subject

1. Topol, 1935-2023 > Interviews
2. Panel discussions
3. Television
4. Theater > New York (State) > New York
5. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
6. Actresses > Interviews
7. Actors > Interviews
8. Bock, Jerry > Fiddler on the roof
9. Baitz, Jon Robin, 1961- > Substance of fire
10. Parker, Sarah Jessica > Interviews
11. Rifkin, Ron > Interviews
12. Guare, John > Six degrees of separation
13. Channing, Stockard > Interviews
14. Simon, Neil > Lost in Yonkers
15. Ruehl, Mercedes > Interviews
16. Schönberg, Claude-Michel > Miss Saigon
17. Pryce, Jonathan > Interviews
18. Nicholson, William > Shadowlands
19. Alexander, Jane, 1939- > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Television.
2. Panel discussions.

Call number

1. NCOX 1361

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

1. Host: Isabelle Stevenson.
2. Moderators: Brendan Gill and Jean Dalrymple.
3. Panelists: Jane Alexander, Jonathan Pryce, Mercedes Ruehl, Stockard Channing, Ron Rifkin, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Topol.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, N.Y., April 1991.

Title

1. Working in the theatre. Performance [videorecording] / City University of New York presents the American Theatre Wing seminars ; executive producer, Isabelle Stevenson ; executive producer for CUNY-TV, Robert S. Hirschfield ; produced by Robert Isaacson for CUNY-TV ; directed by Joseph Cates ; [produced for] CUNY-TV.

Imprint

1. New York : CUNY-TV, c1991.

Series

1. American Theatre Wing working in the theatre series

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Cast

1. Host: Isabelle Stevenson.
2. Moderators: Brendan Gill and Jean Dalrymple.
3. Panelists: Jane Alexander, Jonathan Pryce, Mercedes Ruehl, Stockard Channing, Ron Rifkin, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Topol.

Event

1. Videotaped at City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, N.Y., April 1991.

Local note

1. Gift of the American Theatre Wing.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003, producer.
2. Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003, host.
3. Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003, moderator.
4. Hirschfield, Robert S., producer.
5. Isaacson, Robert, producer.
6. Cates, Joseph, 1924-1998, director.
7. Gill, Brendan, 1914-1997, moderator.
8. Dalrymple, Jean, moderator.
9. Alexander, Jane, 1939- panelist.
10. Pryce, Jonathan, panelist.
11. Ruehl, Mercedes, panelist.
12. Channing, Stockard, panelist.
13. Rifkin, Ron, panelist.
14. Parker, Sarah Jessica, panelist.
15. Topol, 1935-2023, panelist.
16. CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
17. City University of New York.
18. American Theatre Wing, producer.
19. American Theatre Wing, donor.

Added title

1. American Theatre Wing seminars.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1361