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A Raisin in the Sun: Character Studies Conversations
Item# 38813
© 2008
51 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-8639-3
Hosted by Eli Wallach, this program dissects Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun through the sharp insights of Joe Morton (Walter Lee Younger); Kim Yancey (Beneatha Younger); Phylicia Rashad (Len...
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The Glass Menagerie: Character Studies Conversations
Item# 37648
© 2007
55 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-8279-1
Tennessee Williams' masterpiece The Glass Menagerie is a prime example of the memory play in modern literature. In this program hosted by Eli Wallach, former cast members and directors of Menagerie di...
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Our Town: Character Studies Conversations
Item# 37235
© 2007
68 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-6667-8
In Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, the time is 1901 and the place is America's collective memory. But Thornton Wilder's Our Town is not the sentimental nostalgia piece most people perceive. This prog...
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Chaos and Order: Making American Theater
Item# 35650
© 2005
68 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-4512-3
The American Repertory Theater is one of the most respected and innovative dramatic institutions in the United States. Through the prism of the A.R.T., this program explores the organizational and cre...
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NOW with Bill Moyers: Horton Foote on Contemporary Drama
Item# 32558
© 2003
43 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-8102-8
One of America's leading dramatists, Horton Foote has accumulated a wealth of professional honors over his 60-plus-year career-the National Medal of Arts, two Oscars, a Pulitzer Prize, and election to...
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Women in Classical Greek Drama
Item# 31128
© 2003
38 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-7177-1
They gave their names to some of the most memorable plays in Western history, and, thousands of years later, they are still very much a presence in contemporary culture. Who were the women of classica...
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The Shakespeare Sessions
Item# 52388
© 2002
57 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-491-1
This fascinating program brings viewers into a workshop run by John Barton, cofounder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, that demonstrates how vividly accessible Shakespeare’s language can be when it i...
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Greek Drama: From Ritual to Theater
Item# 11790
© 2001
57 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-1426-6
Why do plays well over two millennia old still speak to audiences today? This program traces Greek theater from ancient harvest rites to the golden age of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristoph...
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Critical Approaches to Shakespeare
Item# 29766
© 1999
57 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-0939-2
Why does Shakespeare remain a cultural icon and hero? Certainly one reason is the incredibly manifold relevance of his works. Filmed in part at the 1996 World Shakespeare Congress, this program presen...
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The Federal Theater, Project 891, and the Mercury Theater
Item# 9167
© 1999
30 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-3868-2
In this program, Ellen Adler, owner of the Stella Adler Conservatory, and author William Simon appraise the impact of the drama groups that flourished during the Depression—both those that were privat...
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