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Bed and sofa: a silent movie opera

Title
Bed and sofa: a silent movie opera [videorecording] / Vineyard Theatre, Douglas Aibel, artistic director, Barbara Zinn Krieger, executive director, Jon Nakagawa, managing director, presents ; music by Polly Pen ; libretto by Laurence Klavan ; based on the film by Abram Room ; [screenplay by Abram Room and Viktor Shklovsky] ; directed by Andre Ernotte ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Publication
New York, c1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Aibel, Douglas
  • Zinn, Barbara
  • Nakagawa, Jon
  • Pen, Polly
  • Klavan, Laurence
  • Room, Abram Matveevich, 1894-1976.
  • Shklovskiĭ, Viktor, 1893-1984.
  • Ernotte, Andre
  • Johnson, Alan, 1959-
  • Mercier, G. W
  • Monat, Phil
  • Ackerman, Loni
  • McKinney, John (John E.), 1947-
  • Myers, Eileen
  • Klausner, Terri
  • Martin, Michael X
  • Workman, Jason
  • Corwin, Betty L.
  • Vineyard Theatre (New York, N.Y.), producer
  • Aural Fixation (Firm), designer
  • Parker/Hodges Productions
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (87 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
"Chamber opera" based on a 1927 Russian silent film, Tretya meshchanskaya, written by Abram Room and Viktor Shklovsky. The story concerns the relationship between a married couple and a male friend who shares their apartment.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Music director, Alan Johnson ; scenic & costume design by G. W. Mercier ; lighting design by Phil Monat ; sound design by Aural Fixation ; movement consultant, Loni Ackerman ; orchestrations, John McKinney ; prod. stage manager, Eileen Myers.
Performer (note)
  • Terri Klausner, Michael X. Martin, and Jason Workman.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Vineyard Theatre, New York, N.Y., March 7, 1996.
Call Number
NCOV 1908
OCLC
NYPG04-F615
Title
Bed and sofa: a silent movie opera [videorecording] / Vineyard Theatre, Douglas Aibel, artistic director, Barbara Zinn Krieger, executive director, Jon Nakagawa, managing director, presents ; music by Polly Pen ; libretto by Laurence Klavan ; based on the film by Abram Room ; [screenplay by Abram Room and Viktor Shklovsky] ; directed by Andre Ernotte ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Imprint
New York, c1996.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Music director, Alan Johnson ; scenic & costume design by G. W. Mercier ; lighting design by Phil Monat ; sound design by Aural Fixation ; movement consultant, Loni Ackerman ; orchestrations, John McKinney ; prod. stage manager, Eileen Myers.
Cast
Terri Klausner, Michael X. Martin, and Jason Workman.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Vineyard Theatre, New York, N.Y., March 7, 1996.
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Added Author
Aibel, Douglas, producer.
Zinn, Barbara, producer.
Nakagawa, Jon, producer.
Pen, Polly. Bed and sofa.
Klavan, Laurence, librettist.
Room, Abram Matveevich, 1894-1976.
Shklovskiĭ, Viktor, 1893-1984.
Ernotte, Andre, director.
Johnson, Alan, 1959- music director.
Mercier, G. W, set designer.
Mercier, G. W, costume designer.
Monat, Phil, lighting designer.
Ackerman, Loni, movement consultant.
McKinney, John (John E.), 1947- orchestrations.
Myers, Eileen, production stage manager.
Klausner, Terri, performer.
Martin, Michael X, performer.
Workman, Jason, performer.
Corwin, Betty L.
Vineyard Theatre (New York, N.Y.), producer.
Aural Fixation (Firm), designer.
Parker/Hodges Productions.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Research Call Number
NCOV 1908
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