Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Fishman, Alan H.
2. Campbell, William I.
3. Max, Adam E.
4. Hopkins, Karen Brooks
5. Melillo, Joseph V.
6. Beaty, Daniel
7. Beaty, Daniel
8. Kaufman, Moisés
9. McLane, Derek
10. Ramos, Clint
11. Lander, David
12. Jones, Lindsay
13. Narun, John
14. Aquiline, Carlyn
15. Seymour, Kenny J
16. Becton, Shelton
17. Olsen, Ralph
18. Dorman-Phaneuf, Mairi
19. Campbell, Craig
20. Kennedy, Zach
21. Cohen, Ben
22. Brooklyn Academy of Music, producer
23. Tectonic Theater Project, producer

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (110 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Subject

1. African Americans in the performing arts > Drama
2. Drama
3. Actors > Drama
4. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
5. Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 > Drama
6. Theater > New York (State) > New York
7. Actors, Black > Drama
8. Theater > Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
9. African American actors > Drama
10. Racism > United States > Drama
11. One-person shows (Performing arts)
12. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > Brooklyn > 2011-2020
13. African American singers > Drama

Genre/Form

1. Drama.

Call number

1. NCOV 4147

Note

1. Video shot from the back of the theatre, using a single camera, with no close-up shots. Recorded by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and donated to the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Credits (note)

1. Set design by Derek McLane ; costume design by Clint Ramos ; lighting design by David Lander ; sound design by Lindsay Jones ; projection design by John Narun ; dramaturgy by Carlyn Aquiline ; incidental music and arrangements by Kenny J. Seymour ; music direction, Shelton Becton ; prod. stage manager, Craig Campbell ; stage manager, Zach Kennedy.

Performer (note)

1. Musicians: Shelton Becton, Ralph Olsen, and Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf.
2. Starring Daniel Beaty as Paul Robeson.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the BAM Harvey Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., May 25, 2015.

Title

1. The tallest tree in the forest [videorecording] / Brooklyn Academy of Music, Alan H. Fishman, chairman of the board, William I. Campbell, vice chairman of the board, Adam E. Max, vice chairman of the board, Karen Brooks Hopkins, president, Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer, present the Tectonic Theater Project production ; written and performed by Daniel Beaty ; directed by Moisés Kaufman ; [video director] Ben Cohen.

Imprint

1. Brooklyn, 2015.

Access

1. Permission required.

Credits

1. Set design by Derek McLane ; costume design by Clint Ramos ; lighting design by David Lander ; sound design by Lindsay Jones ; projection design by John Narun ; dramaturgy by Carlyn Aquiline ; incidental music and arrangements by Kenny J. Seymour ; music direction, Shelton Becton ; prod. stage manager, Craig Campbell ; stage manager, Zach Kennedy.

Cast

1. Musicians: Shelton Becton, Ralph Olsen, and Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf.
2. Starring Daniel Beaty as Paul Robeson.

Event

1. Videotaped at the BAM Harvey Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., May 25, 2015.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Fishman, Alan H., producer.
2. Campbell, William I., producer.
3. Max, Adam E., producer.
4. Hopkins, Karen Brooks, producer.
5. Melillo, Joseph V., producer.
6. Beaty, Daniel. Tallest tree in the forest.
7. Beaty, Daniel, performer.
8. Kaufman, Moisés, director.
9. McLane, Derek, set designer.
10. Ramos, Clint, costume designer.
11. Lander, David, lighting designer.
12. Jones, Lindsay, sound designer.
13. Narun, John, projection design.
14. Aquiline, Carlyn, dramaturg.
15. Seymour, Kenny J, composer.
16. Seymour, Kenny J, arranger of music.
17. Becton, Shelton, music director.
18. Becton, Shelton, instrumentalist.
19. Olsen, Ralph, instrumentalist.
20. Dorman-Phaneuf, Mairi, instrumentalist.
21. Campbell, Craig, production stage manager.
22. Kennedy, Zach, stage manager.
23. Cohen, Ben, videographer.
24. Brooklyn Academy of Music, producer.
25. Tectonic Theater Project, producer.

Research call number

1. NCOV 4147