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Working in the Theatre Season 27 Episodes
Season 27 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2005 - 2005
Episode 1
Stage Veterans
Mon, Jan 3, 2005
Four actors with long and varied careers on stage-Richard Easton, Robert Prosky, Marian Seldes and Frances Sternhagen-recall their own experiences starting out in the business and offer a few tips on how to sustain a life in the theatre.
Episode 2
Off-Broadway
Thu, Feb 3, 2005
Five off-Broadway artistic directors-Tisa Chang of Pan Asian Repertory, Loretta Greco of The Women's Project, Eduardo Machado of INTAR, James C. Nicola of New York Theatre Workshop and Neil Pepe of the Atlantic Theatre Company-join with Virginia Louloudes of ART/NY for a discussion of the state of Off-Broadway's institutional theatres.
Episode 3
Musicals: Directors & Choreographers
Wed, Mar 9, 2005
Choreographer Rob Ashford, director Chris Ashley, director/choreographer John Carrafa and choreographer Gillian Lynne talk about making musicals speak, move and sing.
Episode 4
Interpreting Tennessee Williams
Thu, Apr 7, 2005
A remarkable one-time-only meeting of cast members from two concurrent Williams revivals on Broadway-Natasha Richardson, John C. Reilly and Chris Bauer of A "Streetcar Named Desire" and Jessica Lange and Christian Slater of "The Glass Menagerie."
Episode 5
Production: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Wed, Apr 13, 2005
An in-depth look at the creation of the Broadway musical comedy, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", with authors Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek, director Jack O'Brien, choreographer Jerry Mitchell and actors Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott.
Episode 6
Performance
Wed, May 11, 2005
A lively roundtable on the actors' craft with Billy Crudup ("The Pillowman"), Raúl Esparza ("Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"), Cherry Jones ("Doubt"), Marsha Mason ("Steel Magnolias") and David Hyde Pierce ("Spamalot").
Episode 7
Exploring Summer Theatre
Thu, Jun 9, 2005
Far from the fabled days of summer stock, today's summer theatres are ambitious artistic institutions that aren't really just for summer anymore. A discussion with Sybil Christopher of the Bay Street Theatre, Alison Harris of Westport Country Playhouse, Kate Maguire of the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Jackie Maxwell of Canada's Shaw Festival and Max Mayer of New York Stage and Film.
Episode 8
Pop Music & the New Musical
Wed, Sep 14, 2005
Artists with their feet in both pop music and musical theatre-Stephen Bray and Allee Willis ("The Color Purple"), Rupert Holmes ("The Mystery of Edwin Drood"), Lucy Simon ("The Secret Garden') and David Yazbek ("The Full Monty")-talk about the parallels and intersections of those two worlds.
Episode 9
Production: See What I Wanna See
Wed, Oct 26, 2005
An in-depth look at the creation of the Off-Broadway musical, "See What I Wanna See," with author Michael John LaChiusa, director Ted Sperling, musical stager Jonathan Butterell and actors Marc Kudisch and Mary Testa.
Episode 10
Staging the Classics
Thu, Nov 3, 2005
Making classic work come alive for today's audiences is the topic for this panel of directors - Anne Bogart, Barbara Gaines, Mark Lamos and Bartlett Sher.
Episode 11
Producing Commerical Theatre
Wed, Dec 7, 2005
Five prolific commercial producers-Susan Gallin ("Woman Before a Glass"), Elizabeth McCann ("Well"), Kevin McCollum ("Avenue Q"), David Stone ("Wicked") and Tom Viertel ("Sweeney Todd")-explore the business of bringing shows to the stage.
Episode 12
Actors on Performing 2005
Thu, Dec 8, 2005
A free-ranging conversation on the actors' life with Michael Cerveris ("Sweeney Todd"), Victoria Clark ("A Light in the Piazza"), Jill Clayburgh ("Naked Girl on the Appian Way"), George Grizzard ("Seascape") and Brían F. O'Byrne ("Doubt").
