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"Open the door....Holly Sherwin has been a struggling playwright for years, but now, after receiving a grant to develop her play Witching Night, she may finally be close to her big break. All she needs is time and space to bring her vision to life. When she stumbles across Hill House on a weekend getaway upstate, she is immediately taken in by the mansion, nearly hidden outside a remote village. It's enormous, old, and ever-so eerie--the perfect place...
7) Richard III
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Presents the Shakespeare's historical play in which Richard III, Duke of Gloucester, plots and schemes to obtain power and is eventually haunted by those he removed in the process; abridged to be performed in thirty minutes while maintaining the original language, with stage directions and character suggestions.
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"Spring is in the air ... and so, too, is the sound of music as the residents of Honeychurch Hall are stunned to learn that the Dowager Countess Lady Edith Honeychurch has agreed to the staging of a production of The Merry Widow in the dilapidated grand ballroom. Fears that the fiercely private octogenarian must be going senile are soon dismissed when our heroine, Kat Stanford, learns that the favour is a result of a desperate request from Countess...
9) Henry V
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Presents Shakespeare's "Henry V" in which young King Henry of England, attempting to remove himself from his wild days as Prince Hal, asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs; abridged to be performed in thirty minutes while maintaining the original language, with stage directions and character suggestions.
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Elia Kazan was the twentieth century's most celebrated theater and film director, and this monumental, revelatory book shows us the master at work. Kazan's list of Broadway and Hollywood successes - A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, On the Waterfront, to name a few - is a testament to his profound on the art of directing. This remarkable volume, drawn from his notebooks, letters, interviews, and autobiography, reveals Kazan's method:...
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This program presents excerpts from a dance/performance/music work written and choreographed by Jeannie Hutchins entitled Laugh Till I Thought I’d Die which was presented at PS 122 in November 1997. A wry and humorous take on the preciousness of life that combines theater, dance and song. Featuring Jeannie Hutchins and Ric Oquita. Plus excerpts from a revealing interview with the artist.
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This video is broken into 6 topics intended to inform theatre workers and students of safety laws and prevent unnecessary injuries. The first segment covers current safety laws and how they apply to theatres, as well as general safety practices. The second segment covers chemical hazards and personal protection equipment, stage lighting safety, costume shop safety, and scene and prop shop safety. Specific information is provided concerning response...
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Actors don't usually arrive onstage knowing how to perform fake fights. This video follows master combat choreographer David Boushey through several weeks of rehearsals for a rousing production of Romeo and Juliet at the Tony Award winning Utah Shakespearean Festival. It highlights how he and his actors turn the printed text into the thrill of theater.
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This video allows students to "look over the shoulder" of master costume wizard Rosemary Ingham. It provides concise on-the-job training for groups and individuals engaged in producing well-fitted costumes, teaches how to get accurate measurements, analyze costume sketches, develop paper patterns, and design mock-ups.
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Featuring minimal dialog, this video visits several college-level painting classes to see the evolution of student projects for scenic painting, including bricks, dirty walls, wood-graining, and marble, as well as the progression of advanced final projects. The video helps to motivate students to use their imagination and build confidence as they explore the exciting world of theatre painting.