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Additional authors

1. Tatge, Catherine
2. Willis, Jack (Film producer)
3. Lacy, Susan
4. Venza, Jac
5. Schatz, Amy
6. Berenbeim, Glenn.
7. Brockway, Merrill
8. Bhargava, Girish
9. Taylor, Dyanna
10. Churchill, Joan
11. Adler, Stella
12. Lewis, Robert, 1909-1997
13. Abbott, John, 1905-1996
14. Center for Documentary Media.
15. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (57 min.) : sound, color, with black & white sequences; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Documentary on Stella Adler, product of a renowned family of actors in the Yiddish Theatre, member of the famed Group Theatre of the 1930s, stage and screen actress, and eventually an acclaimed acting teacher, mentor to many famous performers. Includes excerpts from interviews with Adler, two of her colleagues, and several of her students, as well as archival footage from her film appearances, and videos of her teaching sessions.

Series statement

1. American masters (Television program)

Uniform title

1. American masters (Television program)

Alternative title

1. Awake and Dream

Subject

1. Adler, Jacob P., 1855-1926
2. Adler, Jacob P., 1855-1926 > Family
3. Adler, Stella > Friends and associates
4. Lewis, Robert, 1909-1997 > Interviews
5. Abbott, John, 1905-1996 > Interviews
6. Stanislavsky, Konstantin, 1863-1938 > Friends and associates
7. Theater, Yiddish
8. Adler, Sarah, 1858-1953
9. Documentaries and factual works
10. Acting teachers > New York (State) > New York
11. Group Theatre (U.S.)
12. Method acting
13. Adler, Stella > Family
14. Adler, Stella > Interviews
15. Theater > New York (State) > New York
16. Acting teachers > Interviews
17. Clurman, Harold, 1901-1980

Genre/Form

1. Documentaries and factual works.

Call number

1. NCOX 953

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Editor, Girish Bhargava ; directors of photography, Dyanna Taylor and Joan Churchill.

Performer (note)

1. Featuring Stella Adler.
2. Interviews: Stella Adler, Robert Lewis, John Abbott.

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast on WNET/Thirteen, New York, N.Y., July 10, 1989.

Title

1. Stella Adler: awake and dream [videorecording] / Producer, Catherine Tatge ; executive producers, Jack Willis, Susan Lacy and Jac Venza ; associate producer, Amy Schatz ; writer, Glenn Berenbeim ; director, Merrill Brockway ; a co-production of WNET/New York and The Center for Documentary Media, Inc.

Imprint

1. New York, c1989.

Series

1. American masters (Television program)

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Editor, Girish Bhargava ; directors of photography, Dyanna Taylor and Joan Churchill.

Cast

1. Featuring Stella Adler.
2. Interviews: Stella Adler, Robert Lewis, John Abbott.

Event

1. Originally broadcast on WNET/Thirteen, New York, N.Y., July 10, 1989.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Tatge, Catherine, producer.
2. Willis, Jack (Film producer)
3. Lacy, Susan, producer.
4. Venza, Jac, producer.
5. Schatz, Amy, producer.
6. Berenbeim, Glenn.
7. Brockway, Merrill, television director.
8. Bhargava, Girish, editor of moving image work.
9. Taylor, Dyanna, director of photography.
10. Churchill, Joan, director of photography.
11. Adler, Stella, actor.
12. Adler, Stella, interviewee.
13. Lewis, Robert, 1909-1997, interviewee.
14. Abbott, John, 1905-1996, interviewee.
15. Center for Documentary Media.
16. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. American masters (Television program)

Research call number

1. NCOX 953