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Additional authors

1. Valk, Kate
2. Smith, Peyton
3. Webster, Jeff
4. Buscemi, Josephine
5. Lashinsky, Karen
6. Kohler, Anna
7. Roth, Beatrice, 1919-
8. Wooster Group, producer.
9. Wooster Group. Brace up!

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (110 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. This video was shown on stage during performances of the Wooster Group's 1992 production Brace up!, an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's drama Three Sisters. Some of the actors delivering speeches in the video also performed "live" in the show. Mixed with their scenes are clips from TV commercials, Japanese movies, old cartoons, and other found footage. Sounds of a live performance can be heard on the audio track.

Subject

1. Theater > New York (State) > New York
2. Experimental theater > New York (State) > New York
3. Drama
4. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1991-2000
5. Video

Genre/Form

1. Drama.
2. Video.

Call number

1. NCOV 2626

Note

1. No credits on tape.
2. A videorecording of a performance of Brace up! in which this video was shown, taped at the Performing Garage in New York City on April 23, 1992, is available on NCOV 1109.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

1. Narrator: Kate Valk.
2. Actors include Peyton Smith, Jeff Webster, Josephine Buscemi, Karen Lashinsky, Anna Köhler, Beatrice Roth, and others.

Event (note)

1. Videotape created by the Wooster Group, New York, N.Y. This edit dated March 17, 1992.

Title

1. Brace up! (video score) [videorecording] / Produced by the Wooster Group.

Imprint

1. New York, 1992.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Cast

1. Narrator: Kate Valk.
2. Actors include Peyton Smith, Jeff Webster, Josephine Buscemi, Karen Lashinsky, Anna Köhler, Beatrice Roth, and others.

Event

1. Videotape created by the Wooster Group, New York, N.Y. This edit dated March 17, 1992.

Local note

1. Gift of Gregory F. Mehrten.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Valk, Kate, actor.
2. Smith, Peyton, actor.
3. Webster, Jeff, actor.
4. Buscemi, Josephine, actor.
5. Lashinsky, Karen, actor.
6. Kohler, Anna, actor.
7. Roth, Beatrice, 1919- actor.
8. Wooster Group, producer.
9. Wooster Group. Brace up!
10. Mehrten, Greg, donor.

Research call number

1. NCOV 2626