Friday, March 27th, 2009
Jack O’Brien
In December of 2001, renowned director Jack O’Brien was interviewed by his former protégé, John Rando, as part of SDCF’s One-on-One conversation series. In this 30-minute session Rando and O’Brien span the gamut of Jack’s considerable artistic abilities. Jack O’Brien candidly and eloquently covers everything from his sense of competition and his [...]
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Design
The 23rd annual American Theatre Wing Design Awards honor the best theatrical design in New York for the 1986-1987 season. The award winning designs are demonstrated by Starlight Express assistant costume designer Ann Emonts, Worstward Ho assistant lighting designer Mary Louise Geiger, The Hunger Artist actor Anthony Holland, Brooklyn Academy of Music’s The Civil [...]
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
Austin Pendleton
On November 28, 1988 Elinor Renfield sat down with Austin Pendelton at Westside Arts Theatre to discuss the experience of directing Michael Weller’s Spoils of War. In this candid in-depth interview, Mr. Pendelton discusses this original piece from development to opening just eighteen days after Spoils premiered at the Music Box Theatre on [...]
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Performance
Broadway performers Patti Cohenour, Michael Crawford, and Judy Kaye from The Phantom of the Opera; Blythe Danner (A Streetcar Named Desire); M. Butterfly’s John Lithgow and B.D. Wong; and agent Erica Spellman (ICM) discuss auditioning, preparing special skills for unique roles, crossing over from drama to musicals to opera, and working on different types of [...]
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
David Mamet
In December of 1992 a conversation with David Mamet was presented in New York City at Marymount Manhattan College. In this candid discussion Mamet covers writing, directing, the critics and theatre’s purpose to society. His incisive comments on the state of entertainment and culture demonstrate why he is one of the most sought after [...]
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