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An acclaimed fixture on New York television and in the theatre community for 30 years, the American Theatre Wing's
Working in the Theatre offers an unprecedented forum for the meeting of theatrical minds.
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This theatre interview show brings together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, producers and
behind-the-scenes personnel from the American and international theatre, the interviews offer a rare opportunity for students and
audiences to see and hear the people who create theatre engaged in thoughtful conversation with one another.
With more than 600 past guests, the interviews have become an unequalled archive of theatrical talk, a chance to hear from the people
behind the characters, stories and productions that draw us to the theatre.
The American Theatre Wing's Working in the Theatre receives leadership support from
The Annenberg Foundation
and
The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation.
Note: We are in the process of converting Working in the Theatre to Flash video format;
therefore our most recent episodes will be Flash video,
with later episodes being Real video. We hope to finish the conversion in the near future.
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Originally taped - September, 1999
With:
Clive Barnes - Critic
Charles Isherwood - Critic
Peter Marks - Culture Reporter
Roma Torre - Critic and Reporter
Linda Winer - Critic
Pia Lindström - Moderator
Harvey B. Sabinson - Moderator
Isabelle Stevenson - Host
The panel of theatre critics -- New York Post's Clive Barnes, Variety's Charles Isherwood, New York Times' Peter Marks, NY1's Roma Torre, and Newsday's Linda Winer -- discuss
the difference between television and print media, writing styles, the change in opening night review deadlines, audience reactions, unbiased reviews, reading plays prior to attending plays, how the quality of a show influences the quality of a review, returning to a show for a subsequent viewing, and the job market for critics.
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