Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Bishop, André
2. Shewey, Don
3. Hoffman, Patrick
4. Parker/Hodges Productions
5. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
6. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (71 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Andre Bishop, artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater, discusses his life and work, starting with his childhood in New York City, where he was raised in a family that embraced theater. Bishop recounts his start as an actor, his work with Playwrights Horizons, and how he came to be artistic director for Lincoln Center Theater. He shares his thoughts on utilizing the theater's spaces and the freedom of not adhering to a typical theater season. Bishop discusses his collaborations with various colleagues, including Gerald Gutierrez and Wendy Wasserstein. He highlights notable plays and musicals throughout the years, and examines the role of non-profit theater in providing opportunities for artists.

Subject

1. Playwrights Horizons (Theater : New York, N.Y.)
2. Gutierrez, Gerald > Friends and associates
3. Theater > New York (State) > New York
4. Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
5. Interviews
6. Lincoln Center Theater (New York, N.Y.)
7. Bishop, André > Interviews
8. Bishop, André > Friends and associates
9. Vivian Beaumont Theater (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
10. Wasserstein, Wendy > Friends and associates

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.

Call number

1. NCOW 332

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive in the Bruno Walter Auditorium of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Sep. 16, 2009.

Funding (note)

1. Recording made possible by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

Title

1. Interview with Andre Bishop on Lincoln Center Theater [videorecording] / [Video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.

Imprint

1. New York, c2009.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer

1. Interviewer: Don Shewey.

Event

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive in the Bruno Walter Auditorium of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Sep. 16, 2009.

Funding

1. Recording made possible by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Bishop, André, interviewee.
2. Shewey, Don, interviewer.
3. Parker/Hodges Productions.
4. Hoffman, Patrick.
5. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
6. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

Research call number

1. NCOW 332