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Additional authors

1. Snow, Leida
2. Hill, Polly
3. Lavin, Linda, 1937-
4. Davidson, Gordon, 1933-2016
5. Nakahara, Ron
6. Jacobs, Bernard B., 1916-1996
7. Merlin, Joanna
8. Drama Desk (Association)

Found in

1. Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.

Description

1. 2 streaming audio files (approximately 62 minutes) : digital, stereo.

Summary

1. The Drama Desk panel discussion covers various topics related to the casting of ethnic and disabled actors in Broadway productions due to the Actors' Equity decision to bar British actor Jonathan Pryce from acting in a Broadway production of the musical "Miss Saigon" (the union argued that the role should go to an actor of Asian ancestry), and the foundation of the Non-Traditional Casting Project, a nonprofit arts organization that lobbies for the hiring of minority actors. This organization created new casting rules, provided hundreds of jobs for minority actors, and helped to bring Jonathan Pryce back to the show.

Alternative title

1. Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.

Subject

1. Non-Traditional Casting Project (New York, N.Y.)
2. Nontraditional casting (Performing arts) > United States
3. Theater > Casting > United States
4. Minorities in the performing arts > Employment > United States
5. Cultural pluralism
6. Minority artists

Call number

1. *LTC-A 1885

Note

1. Title provided by cataloger.
2. Streaming file transferred from original audiocassette.

Access (note)

1. Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.

Additional formats (note)

1. Archival original: (1 audiocassette : analog, stereo) in *LTC-A 1885.

Source (note)

1. Leida Snow

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts, *L(Special) 09-02.

Title

1. Non-traditional casting : Drama Desk panel discussion : luncheon.

Production

1. [1990].

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio
2. computer

Type of carrier

1. online resource

Performer

1. Introduced by Leida Snow. Polly Hill, host ; Linda Lavin, Gordon Davidson, Ron Nakahara, Bernard Jacobs, Joanna Merlin, speakers.

Event

1. Recorded live 1990 October 4 New York, N.Y.

Access

1. Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.

Additional formats

1. Archival original: (1 audiocassette : analog, stereo) in *LTC-A 1885.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts, *L(Special) 09-02.

Source

1. Gift; Leida Snow, 2009.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Snow, Leida, host.
2. Hill, Polly, speaker.
3. Lavin, Linda, 1937- speaker.
4. Davidson, Gordon, 1933-2016, speaker.
5. Nakahara, Ron, speaker.
6. Jacobs, Bernard B., 1916-1996, speaker.
7. Merlin, Joanna, speaker.
8. Drama Desk (Association)
9. Snow, Leida, donor.

Added title

1. Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.

Found in:

1. Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.

Research call number

1. *LTC-A 1885