Mr. Rickey calls a meeting
- Title
- Mr. Rickey calls a meeting [videorecording] / George Street Playhouse, Gregory S. Hurst, producing artistic director, Wendy Liscow, associate artistic director, Diane Claussen, managing director, by arrangement with Mitchell Maxwell, Hugh Hayes and Pines/Goldberg presents ; [written] by Ed Schmidt ; directed by Sheldon Epps.
- Published by
- New Brunswick, N.J., 1994.
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Details
- Additional authors
- Hurst, Gregory S
- Liscow, Wendy
- Claussen, Diane
- Maxwell, Mitchell
- Hayes, Hugh
- Pines, Andrea
- Goldberg, Mark
- Schmidt, Ed.
- Epps, Sheldon
- Kellogg, M. Bradley
- James, Toni Leslie
- Segal, David F
- Willens, Jeffrey H. (Jeffrey Howard)
- Clewell, Thomas L.
- Ford, Raymond
- Brennan, Tom, 1926-
- Macer, Sterling
- Whitlock, Isiah, Jr.
- Carpenter, Willie C
- Woods, Allie, Jr
- George Street Playhouse (New Brunswick, N.J.), producer
- Pines/Goldberg, producer
- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (94 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Play based on a possibly apocryphal meeting in 1947 between Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, and three prominent African Americans from the worlds of entertainment and sports: Paul Robeson, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Joe Louis. Rickey supposedly called the men together to discuss his choice of Jackie Robinson to integrate major league baseball, but whether the meeting actually occurred is not known.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the George Street Playhouse.
- Subject
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 > Drama
- Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965 > Drama
- Louis, Joe, 1914-1981 > Drama
- Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 > Drama
- Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949 > Drama
- African American boxers > Drama
- African American dancers > Drama
- African American entertainers > Drama
- African American singers > Drama
- Baseball > Drama
- Baseball > United States > Drama
- Baseball players > Drama
- Baseball > History > Drama
- Baseball managers > United States > Drama
- Discrimination in sports > United States > Drama
- African American theater > New Jersey > New Brunswick
- Theater > New Jersey > New Brunswick
- Theatrical productions > New Jersey > New Brunswick > 1991-2000
- Genre/Form
- Drama.
- Call number
- NCOV 1882
- Note
- Production team credited on tape; actors not identified.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Set design by Marjorie Bradley Kellogg ; costume design by Toni Leslie James ; lighting design by David F. Segal ; sound design by Jeff Willens ; stage manager, Thomas L. Clewell.
- Performer (note)
- Tom Brennan (as Branch Rickey), Sterling Macer, Jr. (as Jackie Robinson), Isiah Whitlock (as Joe Louis), Willie C. Carpenter (as Paul Robeson), Allie Woods, Jr. (as Bill "Bojangles" Robinson), and Ray Ford.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at the George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Dec. 1994.
- Title
- Mr. Rickey calls a meeting [videorecording] / George Street Playhouse, Gregory S. Hurst, producing artistic director, Wendy Liscow, associate artistic director, Diane Claussen, managing director, by arrangement with Mitchell Maxwell, Hugh Hayes and Pines/Goldberg presents ; [written] by Ed Schmidt ; directed by Sheldon Epps.
- Imprint
- New Brunswick, N.J., 1994.
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Set design by Marjorie Bradley Kellogg ; costume design by Toni Leslie James ; lighting design by David F. Segal ; sound design by Jeff Willens ; stage manager, Thomas L. Clewell.
- Cast
- Tom Brennan (as Branch Rickey), Sterling Macer, Jr. (as Jackie Robinson), Isiah Whitlock (as Joe Louis), Willie C. Carpenter (as Paul Robeson), Allie Woods, Jr. (as Bill "Bojangles" Robinson), and Ray Ford.
- Event
- Videotaped at the George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Dec. 1994.
- Connect to:
- Added author
- Hurst, Gregory S, producer.
- Liscow, Wendy, producer.
- Claussen, Diane, producer.
- Maxwell, Mitchell, producer.
- Hayes, Hugh, producer.
- Pines, Andrea, producer.
- Goldberg, Mark, producer.
- Schmidt, Ed. Mr. Rickey calls a meeting.
- Epps, Sheldon, director.
- Kellogg, M. Bradley, set designer.
- James, Toni Leslie, costume designer.
- Segal, David F, lighting designer.
- Willens, Jeffrey H. (Jeffrey Howard), sound designer.
- Clewell, Thomas L., stage manager.
- Ford, Raymond, actor.
- Brennan, Tom, 1926- actor.
- Macer, Sterling, actor.
- Whitlock, Isiah, Jr., actor.
- Carpenter, Willie C, actor.
- Woods, Allie, Jr, actor.
- George Street Playhouse (New Brunswick, N.J.), producer.
- Pines/Goldberg, producer.
- Research call number
- NCOV 1882