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Additional authors

1. Papp, Joseph
2. Childress, Alice
3. Sameth, Jack
4. Gersten, Bernard
5. John, Tom
6. Aldredge, Theoni V
7. Wheeler, Harold
8. Dee, Ruby
9. Cannon, J. D. (John Donovan), 1922-2005
10. Heckart, Eileen, 1919-2001
11. Taylor, Clarice, 1927-2011
12. Carter, Rosanna
13. Clark, Juanita
14. Hall, Albert
15. Maggart, Brandon
16. Holliday, Polly, 1937-
17. Coffin, Frederick, 1943-2003
18. Stephens, Socorro
19. Greene, Cathy
20. Coates, Carolyn
21. Kenan, Dolores
22. Wallace, Babe
23. Thompson, Charles
24. Marfield, Dwight
25. Byrd, Edie
26. Attles, Joseph
27. Williams, Brit
28. King, Geoffrey
29. Dwyer, Paul
30. Kearney, Michael
31. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer
32. WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer

Description

1. 2 videodiscs (DVD) (105 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. 1974 television production of Alice Childress's Wedding band, based on the New York Shakespeare Festival 1972-73 stage production. "The play examines the enduring nature of love between a white man and a black woman in 1918 South Carolina. Wedding band confronts racism, but Childress reveals that racism is not only directed at blacks, but is also displayed by blacks. In the play, whites, Asians, and Jews are also the victims of racism. Childress's depiction of an interracial love affair broke long-standing taboos on stage and television."--www.enotes.com

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.

Subject

1. Childress, Alice
2. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
3. African American women > Drama
4. African American women > United States > Drama
5. Interracial dating > United States > Drama
6. Man-woman relationships > Drama
7. Race relations > Drama
8. Racism > United States > Drama
9. African American theater
10. Theater > New York (State) > New York
11. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1971-1980
12. Television adaptations

Genre/Form

1. Television.
2. Drama.

Call number

1. NCOX 28

Note

1. Credits on tape.
2. Videodisc one: 54 min. Videodisc two: 48 min.

Credits (note)

1. Associate producer, Bernard Gersten ; art director, Tom H. John ; costumes, Theoni V. Aldredge, music supervisor, Harold Wheeler.

Performer (note)

1. Ruby Dee, J. D. Cannon, Eileen Heckart, Clarice Taylor, Rosanna Carter, Juanita Clark, Albert Hall, Brandon Maggart, Polly Holliday, Frederick Coffin, Socorro Stephens, Cathy Greene, Carolyn Coates, Dolores Kenan, Babe Wallace, Charles Thompson, Dwight Marfield, Edie Byrd, Joe Attles, Brit Williams, Geoffrey King, Paul Dwyer, Michael Kearney.

Event (note)

1. First broadcast WABC-TV, New York, N.Y., on April 24, 1974.

Biography (note)

1. Although Alice Childress wrote Wedding band (the full title is Wedding band: a love/hate story in Black and White) in the early 1960s, the play was not performed professionally until 1966 because of its controversial subject matter. In 1972 the play was produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival, and subsequently a version of the play was broadcast by ABC in 1973; however several ABC affiliates refused to carry the television production.

Title

1. Wedding band [videorecording] / New York Shakespeare Festival presents ; [written] by Alice Childress ; produced by Joseph Papp ; directed by Joseph Papp and Jack Sameth ; Tom H. John and Jack Sameth, executive producers ; [originally produced for WABC-TV]

Imprint

1. New York, c1974.

Credits

1. Associate producer, Bernard Gersten ; art director, Tom H. John ; costumes, Theoni V. Aldredge, music supervisor, Harold Wheeler.

Cast

1. Ruby Dee, J. D. Cannon, Eileen Heckart, Clarice Taylor, Rosanna Carter, Juanita Clark, Albert Hall, Brandon Maggart, Polly Holliday, Frederick Coffin, Socorro Stephens, Cathy Greene, Carolyn Coates, Dolores Kenan, Babe Wallace, Charles Thompson, Dwight Marfield, Edie Byrd, Joe Attles, Brit Williams, Geoffrey King, Paul Dwyer, Michael Kearney.

Event

1. First broadcast WABC-TV, New York, N.Y., on April 24, 1974.

Biography

1. Although Alice Childress wrote Wedding band (the full title is Wedding band: a love/hate story in Black and White) in the early 1960s, the play was not performed professionally until 1966 because of its controversial subject matter. In 1972 the play was produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival, and subsequently a version of the play was broadcast by ABC in 1973; however several ABC affiliates refused to carry the television production.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Papp, Joseph, producer.
2. Papp, Joseph, director.
3. Childress, Alice. Wedding band.
4. Sameth, Jack, director.
5. Gersten, Bernard, producer.
6. John, Tom, producer.
7. John, Tom, set designer.
8. Aldredge, Theoni V, costume designer.
9. Wheeler, Harold, music supervisor.
10. Dee, Ruby, actor.
11. Cannon, J. D. (John Donovan), 1922-2005, actor.
12. Heckart, Eileen, 1919-2001, actor.
13. Taylor, Clarice, 1927-2011, actor.
14. Carter, Rosanna, actor.
15. Clark, Juanita, actor.
16. Hall, Albert, actor.
17. Maggart, Brandon, actor.
18. Holliday, Polly, 1937- actor.
19. Coffin, Frederick, 1943-2003, actor.
20. Stephens, Socorro, actor.
21. Greene, Cathy, actor.
22. Coates, Carolyn, actor.
23. Kenan, Dolores, actor.
24. Wallace, Babe, actor.
25. Thompson, Charles, actor.
26. Marfield, Dwight, actor.
27. Byrd, Edie, actor.
28. Attles, Joseph, actor.
29. Williams, Brit, actor.
30. King, Geoffrey, actor.
31. Dwyer, Paul, actor.
32. Kearney, Michael, actor.
33. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer.
34. WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

Research call number

1. NCOX 28