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Interview with Rosalba Rolón

Title
Interview with Rosalba Rolón / conducted by Dr. Ramón Espejo and Arnaldo López ; February 14, 2025 ; Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y. ; [video production company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Billy Rose Theatre Division, Douglas Reside, curator.
Publication
  • New York : Billy Rose Theatre Division, [2025]
  • ©2025

Available Online

Streaming video

Details

Additional Authors
  • Rolón, Rosalba
  • Espejo, Ramón, 1969-
  • López, Arnaldo
  • Reside, Doug (Douglas Larue), 1978-
  • Parker/Hodges Productions
  • Estate of Felipe Gorostiza
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Series Statement
Latine Oral History Project videos
Alternative Title
Rosalba Rolón interview
Subject
  • Rolón, Rosalba > Interviews
  • Rolón, Rosalba > Friends and associates
  • Colon, Miriam > Friends and associates
  • Pregones Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
  • Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre
  • Actresses > Interviews
  • Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Hispanic American theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
Interviews.
Note
  • Title from opening credits.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Billy Rose Theatre Division for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive in the Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., February 14, 2025.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the financial assistance of the Estate of Felipe Gorostiza.
Source (note)
  • O#PAMI; Inventoried 2025/07/30; myt_ncow460_ao; NCOW460_em.mov; NCOW460_sc.mp4
Language (note)
  • The interview is conducted in Spanish, without translation.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
Call Number
NCOW 460
OCLC
1564173195
Title
Interview with Rosalba Rolón / conducted by Dr. Ramón Espejo and Arnaldo López ; February 14, 2025 ; Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y. ; [video production company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Billy Rose Theatre Division, Douglas Reside, curator.
Production
New York : Billy Rose Theatre Division, [2025]
Copyright Date
©2025
Description
1 streaming video (127 min.) : sound, color.
Type of Content
spoken word
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
video file
Series
Latine Oral History Project videos
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Billy Rose Theatre Division for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive in the Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., February 14, 2025.
Summary
Director and performer Rosalba Rolón discusses her life and career with Ramón Espejo and Arnaldo López. Originally from Puerto Rico, Rolón was active in theater from an early age. She came to New York City as a young adult, and acted in theater, film and television. In 1979, she co-founded the Pregones Theater, a Latinx musical theater company. She worked closely with noted actress/producer Miriam Colon, founder of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (PRTT). In 2013, the Pregones Theater merged with the PRTT.
Funding
Recorded with the financial assistance of the Estate of Felipe Gorostiza.
Language
The interview is conducted in Spanish, without translation.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
Connect to:
Streaming video
Added Author
Rolón, Rosalba, interviewee.
Espejo, Ramón, 1969- interviewer.
López, Arnaldo, interviewer.
Reside, Doug (Douglas Larue), 1978-
Parker/Hodges Productions.
Estate of Felipe Gorostiza.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Other Form:
digital transfer of (videodisc): 1 videodisc; 4 3/4 in. (OCoLC)b236862212 Interview with Rosalba Rolón. New York:2025
Research Call Number
NCOW 460
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