Learning on ScreenStraight Talk [28/03/1979]
- Synopsis
- US talk show. Morgan Freeman, Gloria Foster and Joseph Papp are interviewed by Phyliss Haynes and Mary Helen McPhillips about the Black Hispanic Shakespeare Company - its non-traditional casting, audience response and the concept of race in Shakespeare’s plays. Freeman and Foster talk about their roles in repertory productions of Coriolanus and Julius Caesar.
- Series
- Straight Talk
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 28 Mar 1979 (Channel: WOR-TV Channel 9)
- Duration
- 23 mins
Credits
- Director
- John Wolf
- Producer
- Stanley Friedman
- Contributor
- Gloria Foster; Joseph Papp; Mary Helen McPhillips; Morgan Freeman; Phyliss Haynes
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Black Hispanic Theatre Company
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- racial identity; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; Black actors
Notes
- Notes
- The Theatre on Film and Tape copy is an off-air recording.
Archive
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- toft@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 (212) 870-1642
- Fax
- (212) 8701868
- Address
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
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