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Additional authors

1. Gussow, Mel
2. Haynes, Phyllis
3. McPhillips, Mary Hellen
4. Papp, Joseph
5. Parnell, Peter
6. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
7. WWOR-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (21 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Segment from Straight talk, recorded January 22, 1980, aired January 23, 1980 on WOR-TV, Channel 9. Discussion with producer Joseph Papp of the New York Shakespeare Festival, theater critic Mel Gussow of the New York Times, and playwright Peter Parnell, author of the play Sorrows of Stephen. The discussion centers on the question of whether there has been a "return to romance" during the current theatrical season. Other topics include the craft of playwrighting, the difference between commercial and not-for-profit theater, the economics of theater production, and how producers select shows for production.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.

Series statement

1. Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Uniform title

1. Straight talk (Television program)

Subject

1. Theater > New York (State) > New York
2. Dramatists > Interviews
3. Television
4. Theater production and direction
5. Interviews
6. Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
7. Theater audiences > New York (State) > New York
8. Parnell, Peter > Interviews
9. Parnell, Peter > Sorrows of Stephen
10. Theater and society > United States
11. Theater critics > Interviews
12. Romance fiction > Drama
13. Gussow, Mel > Interviews
14. Papp, Joseph > Interviews
15. Playwriting

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 5021

Note

1. No credits on tape.
2. This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.

Title

1. Straight talk. Humor/History [videorecording]

Imprint

1. New York, 1980.

Series

1. Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Performer

1. Hosted by Phyllis Haynes and Mary Helen McPhillips.

Added author

1. Gussow, Mel, interviewee.
2. Haynes, Phyllis, host, interviewer.
3. McPhillips, Mary Hellen, host, interviewer.
4. Papp, Joseph, interviewee.
5. Parnell, Peter, interviewee.
6. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
7. WWOR-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.

Added title

1. Straight talk (Television program)

Research call number

1. NCOX 5021