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Behind the scenes.

Title
Behind the scenes. Julie Taymor [videorecording] / Produced and directed by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer ; executive producers, Jane Gormey and Alice Trillin ; documentary filming directed by Mark Obenhaus ; host sequences written by Penn & Teller ; produced for PBS-TV.
Publication
New York, c1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Hovde, Ellen
  • Meyer, Muffie
  • Gormey, Jane
  • Trillin, Alice Stewart
  • Obenhaus, Mark
  • Jillette, Penn
  • Teller
  • Taymor, Julie, 1952-
  • Mercier, G. W
  • Aronson, Frances
  • Stattel, Robert
  • Smith, Louise, 1955-
  • Diome, Mamadou
  • Renee, Niki
  • Walters, Kelly
  • Montgomery, Reggie, 1947-2002
  • Penn & Teller.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary on Julie Taymor's work as director of Shakespeare's The tempest. Includes footage of rehearsals and a performance, along with excerpts from interviews with Taymor and several of her colleagues.
Alternative Title
Behind the scenes with Julie Taymor
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Television.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Hosted by Penn & Teller.
  • Interviews: Julie Taymor, G. W. Mercier, Frances Aronson.
  • Actors: Robert Stattel, Louise Smith, Mamadou Diome, Niki Renee, Kelly Walters, Reggie Montgomery.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the New Victory Theatre, New York, N.Y., 1992. First broadcast on WNET-TV, New York, N.Y., Aug. 31, 1992.
Biography (note)
  • Julie Taymor's production of The tempest was first presented by Theatre for a New Audience in 1986, at the Classic Stage Company space in New York, N.Y. It was subsequently staged in Stratford, Connecticut, in 1987. The production seen in this documentary was specially staged at the New Victory Theatre, New York, N.Y.
Call Number
NCOX 907
OCLC
775000671
Title
Behind the scenes. Julie Taymor [videorecording] / Produced and directed by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer ; executive producers, Jane Gormey and Alice Trillin ; documentary filming directed by Mark Obenhaus ; host sequences written by Penn & Teller ; produced for PBS-TV.
Imprint
New York, c1992.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Hosted by Penn & Teller.
Interviews: Julie Taymor, G. W. Mercier, Frances Aronson.
Actors: Robert Stattel, Louise Smith, Mamadou Diome, Niki Renee, Kelly Walters, Reggie Montgomery.
Event
Videotaped at the New Victory Theatre, New York, N.Y., 1992. First broadcast on WNET-TV, New York, N.Y., Aug. 31, 1992.
Biography
Julie Taymor's production of The tempest was first presented by Theatre for a New Audience in 1986, at the Classic Stage Company space in New York, N.Y. It was subsequently staged in Stratford, Connecticut, in 1987. The production seen in this documentary was specially staged at the New Victory Theatre, New York, N.Y.
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Added Author
Hovde, Ellen, producer.
Hovde, Ellen, director.
Meyer, Muffie, producer.
Meyer, Muffie, director.
Gormey, Jane, producer.
Trillin, Alice Stewart, producer.
Obenhaus, Mark, director.
Jillette, Penn, host.
Teller, host.
Taymor, Julie, 1952-
Taymor, Julie, 1952- interviewee.
Mercier, G. W, interviewee.
Aronson, Frances, interviewee.
Stattel, Robert, actor.
Smith, Louise, 1955- actor.
Diome, Mamadou, actor.
Renee, Niki, actor.
Walters, Kelly, actor.
Montgomery, Reggie, 1947-2002, actor.
Penn & Teller.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Note
Title on tape: Behind the scenes with Julie Taymor
Research Call Number
NCOX 907
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