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Additional authors

1. Papp, Gail Merrifield
2. Moore, Marjorie
3. Anderson, Craig
4. Masterson, Peter
5. Tolliver, Melba
6. Peters, Dan
7. Michaels, Joseph, producer.
8. WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
9. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (25 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Host Melba Tolliver discusses Off Off-Broadway theater with Pete Masterson of the Actors Studio, Marjorie Moore of the Billie Holiday Theatre, Gail Merrifield of the Public Theater and Craig Anderson of the Hudson Guild Theatre. The guests discuss the definintion of Off Off Broadway, its role as testing ground for new talent and venue for theatrical experimentation, how it functions economically and socially, and some of the activities of the Off- and Off Off-Broadway theaters with which they are associated, including discussion by Merrifield about the development of the one-woman play Miss Margarida's way at the Public Theater. Includes brief performance footage from various Off Off-Broadway productions.

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

Alternative title

1. Meet the people: Gail Merrifield.

Subject

1. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
2. Anderson, Craig > Interviews
3. Televison
4. Moore, Marjorie > Interviews
5. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
6. Papp, Gail Merrifield > Interviews
7. Athayde, Roberto, 1949- > Miss Margarida's way
8. Masterson, Peter > Interviews
9. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1971-1980
10. Experimental theater > New York (State) > New York
11. Off Off-Broadway theater
12. Hudson Guild Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
13. Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
14. Billie Holiday Theatre (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
15. Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Televison.
2. Interviews.

Call number

1. NCOX 5313

Note

1. This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.

Event (note)

1. First broadcast on WNBC-TV, Channel 4, New York, N.Y., on January 22, 1978.

Title

1. Meet the people. Off Off-Broadway theater [videorecording] / a presentation of WNBC-TV Public Affairs ; directed by Dan Peters ; Joseph Michaels, executive producer.

Imprint

1. New York, 1978.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

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

Event

1. First broadcast on WNBC-TV, Channel 4, New York, N.Y., on January 22, 1978.

Added author

1. Papp, Gail Merrifield, interviewee.
2. Moore, Marjorie, interviewee.
3. Anderson, Craig, interviewee.
4. Masterson, Peter, interviewee.
5. Tolliver, Melba, interviewee.
6. Peters, Dan, director.
7. Michaels, Joseph, producer.
8. WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
9. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.

Research call number

1. NCOX 5313