Learning on ScreenShakespeare in the Neighbourhood
- Synopsis
- Documentary about the five-borough tour of the Delacorte Mobile Theatre of the New York Shakespeare Festival focusing on A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Bedford-Stuvesant, Brooklyn. Includes footage of the company arriving in Brooklyn and setting up and dismantling of the 1,600 seat theatre. There are pre-show interviews with community leader Leon Modesty and NYSF producer Joseph Papp as well as clips from the production.
- Series
- Eye on New York
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 22 Sep 1964 (Channel: WCBS-TV)
- Duration
- 26 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Joseph Papp
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Delacorte Mobile Theatre
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); New York Shakespeare Festival
Notes
- Notes
- The Theatre on Film and Tape holds both edited and uncut versions.
Production Company
- Name
WCBS-TV
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
Record Stats
This record has been viewed 362 times.
