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Working in the Theatre
 
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. If you have any questions or comments, please use our contact page.

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Originally taped - September, 1997

With:
Beverly Emmons - Lighting Designer
Danny Gates - Costume Designer
James Noone - Scenic Designer
Robin Phillips - Scenic Designer
Basil Twist - Puppeteer
Mark Waldrop - Director
Tish Dace - Moderator
Tony Walton - Moderator
Isabelle Stevenson - Host

The panel -- Tony Award winning lighting designer Beverly Emmons for Amadeus, Passion and The Heiress; costume designer Danny Gates (When Pigs Fly); 1997 Tony Award winners for Best Scenic Design for Jekyll and Hyde James Noone and director/designer Robin Phillips; puppeteer Basil Twist (Peter and Wendy); director Mark Waldrop (When Pigs Fly); and producer/playwright Liza Lorwin (Peter and Wendy) -- talk about how designers work with directors, producers and writers; directing in addition to designing; creating pop-up sets; working with the late Howard Crabtree on When Pigs Fly, with a detailed demonstration of costumes; Jekyll and Hyde's movable plexiglass towers, backdrops, and lighting with new Varilights technology; and the unanswerable question of "what makes good design?"


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