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Fires in the mirror : Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and other identities
- Title
- Fires in the mirror : Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and other identities [videorecording] / The New York Shakespeare Festival, JoAnne Akalaitis, artistic director, Jason Steven Cohen, producing director, Rosemarie Tichler, associate artistic director, presents ; conceived, written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith ; directed by Christopher Ashley ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
- Publication
- New York, c1992.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Videocassette 1 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 1136 Videocassette 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Videocassette 2 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 1136 Videocassette 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Akalaitis, JoAnne
- Cohen, Jason Steven
- Tichler, Rosemarie, 1939-
- Smith, Anna Deavere
- Smith, Anna Deavere
- Ashley, Christopher, 1963-
- Youmans, James
- Donnelly, Candice
- Kletter, Debra J
- Harrington, Wendall K.
- Krebs, Emmanuelle
- Jarman, Joseph
- Davis, Thulani
- Moore, Karen
- Corwin, Betty L.
- New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer
- Character Generators/Video
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
- New York Shakespeare Festival Productions, producer
- Description
- 2 videocassettes (95 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
- Summary
- One-person show concerning the 1991 racial disturbances in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, based on transcripts of interviews with witnesses.
- Subjects
- One-person shows (Performing arts)
- Race riots > New York (State) > New York > Drama
- African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Drama
- African Americans > Relations with Jews > Drama
- Violence > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century > Drama
- Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1991-2000
- Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) > History > Drama
- New York (N.Y.) > Race relations > Drama
- Jews > New York (State) > New York > Drama
- Drama
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Genre/Form
- Drama.
- Note
- A videorecording of excerpts from this production, taped July 9, 1992, is available on NCOX 1154.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Scenery by James Youmans ; costumes by Candice Donnelly ; lighting by Debra J. Kletter ; projections designed by Wendall K. Harrington and Emmanuelle Krebs ; music composed by Joseph Jarman ; dramaturg, Thulani Davis ; production stage manager, Karen Moore.
- Performer (note)
- Featuring Anna Deavere Smith.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Joseph Papp Public Theater/Susan Stein Shiva Theater, New York, N.Y., June 27, 1992.
- Call Number
- NCOV 1136
- OCLC
- 276297834
- Title
- Fires in the mirror : Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and other identities [videorecording] / The New York Shakespeare Festival, JoAnne Akalaitis, artistic director, Jason Steven Cohen, producing director, Rosemarie Tichler, associate artistic director, presents ; conceived, written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith ; directed by Christopher Ashley ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
- Imprint
- New York, c1992.
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Scenery by James Youmans ; costumes by Candice Donnelly ; lighting by Debra J. Kletter ; projections designed by Wendall K. Harrington and Emmanuelle Krebs ; music composed by Joseph Jarman ; dramaturg, Thulani Davis ; production stage manager, Karen Moore.
- Cast
- Featuring Anna Deavere Smith.
- Event
- Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Joseph Papp Public Theater/Susan Stein Shiva Theater, New York, N.Y., June 27, 1992.
- Added Author
- Akalaitis, JoAnne, producer.Cohen, Jason Steven, producer.Tichler, Rosemarie, 1939- producer.Smith, Anna Deavere. Fires in the mirror.Smith, Anna Deavere, conceptor.Smith, Anna Deavere, actor.Ashley, Christopher, 1963- director.Youmans, James, set designer.Donnelly, Candice, costume designer.Kletter, Debra J, lighting designer.Harrington, Wendall K., projection design.Krebs, Emmanuelle, projection design.Jarman, Joseph, composer.Davis, Thulani, dramaturg.Moore, Karen, production stage manager.Corwin, Betty L.New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer.Character Generators/Video.New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.New York Shakespeare Festival Productions, producer.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 1136