New York Theatre Workshop, Aftermath, a sneak preview Works & process at the Guggenheim
- Title
- New York Theatre Workshop, Aftermath, a sneak preview [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
- Published by
- 2009.
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Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance | FormatMoving image | AccessUse in library | Call number*MGZIDVD 5-5196 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Additional authors
- Description
- 1 videodisc (NTSC) (79 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Excerpts from Aftermath: the Iraqi refugee project, are interspersed with panel discussion with the play's creators. Blank and Jensen discuss the genesis of the project; the challenges presented by political theater; how they conducted interviews with Iraqi refugees in Jordan and adapted the transcripts into the play's script; their personal reactions to what they heard; what people can do to help the refugees; the body language of the interviewees; their decision to make their translator a character; the methodology of documentary theater; their play The exonerated and other past projects; what they hope audiences will take from the play.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.
- Series statement
- Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
- Uniform title
- Works and process at the Guggenheim.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Music.
- Video.
- Call number
- *MGZIDVD 5-5196
- Credits (note)
- Written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen. Directed by Jessica Blank.
- Event (note)
- Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on June 14, 2009.
- Title
- New York Theatre Workshop, Aftermath, a sneak preview [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
- Imprint
- 2009.
- Country of producing entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
- Works and process at the Guggenheim.
- Credits
- Written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen. Directed by Jessica Blank.
- Performer
- Moderator: Mark Russell. Panelists: Jessica Blank, Erik Jensen.
- Cast: Fajer Al-Kaisi (Shahid, a translator), Leila Buck (Basima, a mother, daughter and wife), Demosthenes Chrysan (Abdul, an imam), Daoud Heidami (Fouad, a cook), Tala Ashe (Naimah, a cook).
- Event
- Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on June 14, 2009.
- Local note
- For program notes see *MGZB Works and process at the Guggenheim [programs].
- Added author
- Blank, Jessica, 1975- Author
- Blank, Jessica, 1975- Interviewee
- Jensen, Erik, 1970- Author
- Jensen, Erik, 1970- Interviewee
- Russell, Mark, 1954- Moderator
- Al-Kaisi, Fajer. Actor
- Buck, Leila. Actor
- Chrysan, Demosthenes. Actor
- Heidami, Daoud. Actor
- Ashe, Tala, actor.
- Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
- Research call number
- *MGZIDVD 5-5196