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Hamlet : a monologue, Houston run-through [rehearsal.

Title
Hamlet : a monologue, Houston run-through [rehearsal. 1995-04-19] [videorecording] / An Alley Theater [sic], (Gregory Boyd, artistic director, Paul R. Tetreault, managing director), presentation of the Shakespeare play ; adapted by Wolfgang Wiens and Robert Wilson ; original music and sound score by Hans Peter Kuhn.
Publication
Houston, 1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
  • Wilson, Robert, 1941-
  • Wiens, Wolfgang
  • Rommen, Ann-Christin
  • Parmeggiani, Frida
  • Strawbridge, Stephen
  • Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952-
  • Katz, Abbie H.
  • Boyd, Gregory
  • Tetreault, Paul
  • Alley Theatre (Houston, Tex.)
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (109 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Robert Wilson rehearses his play Hamlet: a monologue. Performed with minimal sets and scenery, and some costumes and props. Stage directions and lighting cues are given.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
Series Statement
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Note
  • Donor's inventory number: HML REH 04.
  • No credits on tape. Credits from Variety review.
  • For performance videotaped at the Alley Theatre on May 27, 1995, see NCOV 3033. For additional rehearsals videotaped on other dates, see NCOV 3021, NCOV 3022, and NCOV 3023.
  • Label on videocassette marked Paris, Opera Bastille, but appears to have been videorecorded at Alley Theatre.
  • Run-through of Hamlet ends at ca. 95 min. There is an unrelated recording of a ballet after the Hamlet rehearsal.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Co-directed by Ann-Christin Rommen ; costumes by Frida Parmeggiani ; lighting by Stephen Strawbridge ; production stage manager, Abbie H. Katz.
Indexed In (note)
  • Variety. Review dated June 19, 1995, p. 87.
Event (note)
  • Videorecorded at the Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas on April 19, 1995.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
Call Number
NCOV 3032
OCLC
NYPG04-F12
Title
Hamlet : a monologue, Houston run-through [rehearsal. 1995-04-19] [videorecording] / An Alley Theater [sic], (Gregory Boyd, artistic director, Paul R. Tetreault, managing director), presentation of the Shakespeare play ; adapted by Wolfgang Wiens and Robert Wilson ; original music and sound score by Hans Peter Kuhn.
Imprint
Houston, 1995.
Series
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Co-directed by Ann-Christin Rommen ; costumes by Frida Parmeggiani ; lighting by Stephen Strawbridge ; production stage manager, Abbie H. Katz.
Indexed In:
Variety. Review dated June 19, 1995, p. 87.
Performer
Featuring Robert Wilson.
Event
Videorecorded at the Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas on April 19, 1995.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
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Added Author
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- actor.
Wiens, Wolfgang, adapter.
Rommen, Ann-Christin, production personnel.
Parmeggiani, Frida, costume designer.
Strawbridge, Stephen, lighting designer.
Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- composer.
Katz, Abbie H., production stage manager.
Boyd, Gregory, producer.
Tetreault, Paul, producer.
Alley Theatre (Houston, Tex.)
Research Call Number
NCOV 3032
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