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Not long after the start of the 20th century, playwrights, influenced by the horrors of two world wars, began to experiment with theater in a way which depicted many long-held historical, social, and cultural beliefs and practices as being meaningless and chaotic. Incorporating interviews with influential directors Bijan Sheibani, Steven Berkoff, and others, this program traces the evolution of modern theater from its existentialist roots through...
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In this program, the Living Theater Company performs two segments from their Mysteries and Smaller Pieces: The Brig Dollar and The Plague. The excerpts are introduced by founder-directors Julian Beck and Judith Malina, who discuss the goals of the work and the ideas of their group with arts critic Jack Kroll. The Living Theater was a well-known repertory company in the late 40s and through the 60s whose work was radical, experimental, and confrontational,...
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This program presents a profile of theater director Andrei Serban and includes a conversation with theater critic Margaret Croyden and reflections on Serban by director/producer Joseph Papp, and Ellen Stewart, owner of Cafe La MaMa in New York City. It includes filmed excerpts of Serban's productions are included and from Serban's workshop production of The Master and Margarita or the Gospel According to the Devil by Russian playwright Bulgakov.
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This program features excerpts from the production at La MaMa Experimental Theater Club (New York City) of Andrei Serban's interpretation of the classic dramas Electra and Medea with music by Elizabeth Swados. Theater critic Margaret Croyden provides introductions and commentary.
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This program features excerpts from the production at La Mama Experimental Theater Club (New York City) of Andrei Serban's interpretation of the classic drama The Trojan Women by Euripides, with music by Elizabeth Swados. Theater critic Margaret Croyden provides introductions and commentary. She describes this production as epic opera and discusses how Swados worked with actors to perfect the vocalizations.