Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Ball, William, 1931-1991
2. McKenzie, James B.
3. Herman, Matthew N.
4. Law, Lindsay
5. Venza, Jac
6. Rostand, Edmond, 1868-1918.
7. Hooker, Brian, 1880-1946
8. Powers, Dennis
9. Franchini, Bruce
10. Hoiby, Lee
11. Fletcher, Robert, 1922-
12. May, Henry
13. Franks, Danny
14. Ancell, Tom
15. Geller, Phylis
16. Keenan, George
17. Stanislavsky, Mike
18. Holbrook, Hal
19. Donat, Peter, 1928-2018
20. Mason, Marsha
21. Singer, Marc, 1948-
22. Shenar, Paul
23. Crosby, Kathryn, 1933-
24. Hallahan, Charles
25. Brown, Roger Aaron
26. Bird, Joseph, 1926-
27. Boen, Earl
28. Crean, Patrick, 1911-
29. Huddle, Elizabeth
30. Sherman, Howard
31. White, J. Steven
32. American Conservatory Theater, producer
33. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
34. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (150 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Television adaptation of the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco's stage production of Cyrano de Bergerac. Includes a thirteen-minute documentary on the company, in which general director William Ball discusses his theories of acting and performance.

Series statement

1. Theater in America
2. Broadway Theatre Archive

Subject

1. Ball, William, 1931-1991 > Interviews
2. Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
3. Theater > California > San Francisco
4. Drama
5. Television adaptations
6. American Conservatory Theater
7. Man-woman relationships > Drama
8. Acting > Technique
9. Television
10. Cyrano de Bergerac, 1619-1655 > Drama
11. Man-woman relationships > France > Drama
12. Rostand, Edmond, 1868-1918 > Television adaptations

Genre/Form

1. Drama.
2. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1062

Note

1. Originally broadcast as an episode of the Theater in America television series.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Music composed and conducted by Lee Hoiby ; costume designer, Robert Fletcher ; set designer, Henry May ; lighting designer, Danny Franks ; audio, Tom Ancell ; production assistant, Phylis Geller ; videotape editor, George Keenan ; stage manager, Michael Stanislavsky.

Performer (note)

1. Host: Hal Holbrook.
2. Peter Donat (as Cyrano), Marsha Mason, Marc Singer, Paul Shenar, Kathryn Grant, Charles Hallahan, Roger Aaron Brown, Joseph Bird, Earl Boen, Patrick Crean, Elizabeth Huddle, Howard Sherman, J. Steven White, et al.

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast on Theater in America, WNET/13, New York, N.Y., Feb. 6, 1974.

Title

1. Cyrano de Bergerac [videorecording] / The American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco, general director, William Ball, executive producer, James B. McKenzie, presents ; produced by Matthew N. Herman ; associate producer, Lindsay Law ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; [written] by Edmond Rostand ; English translation by Brian Hooker ; adapted for television by Dennis Powers ; directed by William Ball with Bruce Franchini ; produced for PBS-TV.

Imprint

1. New York: Broadway Theatre Archive, c2000.

Series

1. Theater in America
2. Broadway Theatre Archive

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Music composed and conducted by Lee Hoiby ; costume designer, Robert Fletcher ; set designer, Henry May ; lighting designer, Danny Franks ; audio, Tom Ancell ; production assistant, Phylis Geller ; videotape editor, George Keenan ; stage manager, Michael Stanislavsky.

Cast

1. Host: Hal Holbrook.
2. Peter Donat (as Cyrano), Marsha Mason, Marc Singer, Paul Shenar, Kathryn Grant, Charles Hallahan, Roger Aaron Brown, Joseph Bird, Earl Boen, Patrick Crean, Elizabeth Huddle, Howard Sherman, J. Steven White, et al.

Event

1. Originally broadcast on Theater in America, WNET/13, New York, N.Y., Feb. 6, 1974.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Ball, William, 1931-1991, producer.
2. Ball, William, 1931-1991, director.
3. Ball, William, 1931-1991, interviewee.
4. McKenzie, James B., producer.
5. Herman, Matthew N., producer.
6. Law, Lindsay, producer.
7. Venza, Jac, producer.
8. Rostand, Edmond, 1868-1918. Cyrano de Bergerac.
9. Hooker, Brian, 1880-1946, translator.
10. Powers, Dennis, adapter.
11. Franchini, Bruce, director.
12. Hoiby, Lee, composer.
13. Fletcher, Robert, 1922- costume designer.
14. May, Henry, set designer.
15. Franks, Danny, lighting designer.
16. Ancell, Tom, audio.
17. Geller, Phylis, production personnel.
18. Keenan, George, editor of moving image work.
19. Stanislavsky, Mike, stage manager.
20. Holbrook, Hal, host.
21. Donat, Peter, 1928-2018, actor.
22. Mason, Marsha, actor.
23. Singer, Marc, 1948- actor.
24. Shenar, Paul, actor.
25. Crosby, Kathryn, 1933- actor.
26. Hallahan, Charles, actor.
27. Brown, Roger Aaron, actor.
28. Bird, Joseph, 1926- actor.
29. Boen, Earl, actor.
30. Crean, Patrick, 1911- actor.
31. Huddle, Elizabeth, actor.
32. Sherman, Howard, actor.
33. White, J. Steven, actor.
34. American Conservatory Theater, producer.
35. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
36. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Research call number

1. NCOX 1062