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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

New Writers, New Musicals: Jonathan Larson Grants 2009 - March, 2009 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

Our guests - 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant® recipients Mark Allen, Dave Malloy, Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore - tell us what these Grants and others mean to them and their work; how they bec…

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Friday, March 27, 2009

Jack O'Brien by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In December of 2001, renowned director Jack O'Brien was interviewed by his former protégé, John Rando, as part of SDCF's One-on-One conversation series. In this 30-minute session Rando an…

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Design - September, 1987 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

The 23rd annual American Theatre Wing Design Awards honor the best theatrical design in New York for the 1986-1987 season. The award winning designs are demonstrated by "Starlight Express" …

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Friday, March 20, 2009

Austin Pendleton by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On November 28, 1988 Elinor Renfield sat down with Austin Pendelton at Westside Arts Theatre to discuss the experience of directing Michael Weller's "Spoils of War". In this candid in-depth…

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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Performance - April, 1988 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

Broadway performers Patti Cohenour, Michael Crawford, and Judy Kaye from "The Phantom of the Opera"; Blythe Danner ("A Streetcar Named Desire"); "M. Butterfly"'s John Lithgow and B.D. Wong; …

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Friday, March 13, 2009

David Mamet by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In December of 1992 a conversation with David Mamet was presented in New York City at Marymount Manhattan College. In this candid discussion Mamet covers writing, directing, the critics and …

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Consolation and Provocation: Playwrights 2009 - February, 2009 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

Our guests - playwrights Gina Gionfriddo, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Tina Howe, Lisa Loomer and Christopher Shinn - explore whether they write to console or provoke an audience; to what degree c…

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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Playwright and Director - April, 1988 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

Director Paul Benedict ("Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"), playwright Timothy Crouse ("Anything Goes"), playwright David Henry Hwang ("M. Butterfly"), director Robert Kalfin ("Rasho…

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Friday, February 27, 2009

Doug Hughes and Daniel Sullivan by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In Spring of 2006, Tony-award winning directors Daniel Sullivan and Doug Hughes were both in the midst of mounting shows at the Manhattan Theatre Club and agreed to sit down with MTC directo…

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Production: M. Butterfly - April, 1988 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

The production team of "M. Butterfly" - advertising representative Jeffrey Ash, stage manager Bob Borod, general manager Steve Goldstein, producer Stuart Ostrow, and press agent John Springe…

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Friday, February 20, 2009

Kathleen Marshall by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On February 9, 2004, Tony Award winning choreographer and director Kathleen Marshall sat down for a One-on-One Conversation with Ted Chapin, President and Executive Director of the Rodgers a…

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Performance - September, 1988 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

The actors - David Dukes ("M Butterfly"), Anne Jackson ("Cafe Crown"), Sylvia Miles ("Tea with Mommy and Jack"), Kate Nelligan ("Spoils of War"), Eli Wallach ("Cafe Crown"), and Paul Winfiel…

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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Susan Stroman by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In June of 2000, just days after winning two Tony Awards for her spectacular work on the record-breaking hit, "The Producers", in between her rehearsals for the national tour of "Contact" an…

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Production: Spoils Of War - September, 1988 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

The "Spoils Of War" production team - legal representative John Breglio, press representative Joshua Ellis, producer Robyn Goodman, producer David Mirvish, and general manager Peter Neufeld …

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Friday, February 6, 2009

Gene Saks and Jerry Zaks by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

As part of the SDCF's "Directing Comedy: A Serious Business" symposium in April of 2000, the Foundation was privileged to host two master directors of comic plays and musicals for an in-dept…

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Stage Veterans 2009 - February, 2009 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

With more than 200 years of combined theatre experience among them, our guests - stage veterans Philip Bosco, John Cullum, Marian Seldes and Carole Shelley - discuss the breaks that got each…

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Friday, January 30, 2009

Mark Lamos by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In June of 2000, Hartford Stage's longtime Artistic Director Mark Lamos sat down with the SDCF for a One-on-One interview. In this conversation Lamos speaks candidly about a recent producti…

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Performance - April, 1989 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

The panel of Broadway actors - Joan Allen ("The Heidi Chronicles"), Ed Asner ("Born Yesterday"), Philip Bosco ("Lend Me A Tenor"), Pauline Collins ("Shirley Valentine"), Nancy Dussault ("Int…

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 1988 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

The creative teams of "Legs Diamond": director Robert Allan Ackermam, playwright Harvey Fierstein, and choreographer Alan Johnson, "Paul Robeson": playwright Phillip Hayes Dean and director …

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Friday, January 16, 2009

Julie Taymor by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On March 12, 1997, eight months before the opening of "Lion King" on Broadway, JULIE TAYMOR was interviewed by author and collaborator Alexis Greene at Fordham University. In this One-on-One…

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Making Ogre Broadway - January, 2009 by Mailbox@americantheatrewing.org (american Theatre Wing and Cuny)

In a broadcast devoted to an in-depth look at one Broadway show, our guests are the creative team behind "Shrek The Musical" -- Book writer and Lyricist David Lindsay-Abaire, Producer Bill D…

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Friday, January 9, 2009

Graciela Daniele by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On October 10, 1993 Graciela Daniele was interviewed by SDCFoundation Board Member Frank Ventura at ArtsConnection. In this conversation, Ms. Daniele discusses her life in the arts as a seri…

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Playwright and Director - April, 1989 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Director Pamela Berlin ("Steel Magnolias", "Crossing Delancey"), playwright Cindy Lou Johnson ("Brilliant Traces"), playwright/director Garson Kanin ("Born Yesterday") and playwright Wendy W…

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Robert Wilson by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On March 20, 1997, journalist John Rockwell interviewed Robert Wilson at ArtsConnection. This interview, co-sponsored by the SDCFoundation and the Drama League Directors Project, covers the …

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Monday, January 5, 2009

SDCF Masters of the Stage also available - November, 2008 by American Theatre Wing

If you enjoy Downstage Center you might be interested in our new program, SDCF Masters of the Stage.

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Production: The Heidi Chronicles - April, 1989 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Playwrights Horizons artistic director Andre Bishop, legal counsel Marsha Brooks, stage manager Roy Harris, advertising representative Mike Mones, and producer James Walsh discuss Wendy Wass…

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Friday, December 26, 2008

Des McAnuff by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On February 7, 1994 David Diamond interviewed Des McAnuff. Here he speaks of his origins as a writer in Canada, his relationship with the Public Theater and Joe Papp, his collaboration with…

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Performance - September, 1989 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Stage performers Blair Brown ("The Secret Rapture"), Kevin Conway ("Other People's Money"), Beth Fowler and Bob Gunton from "Sweeney Todd", Pamela Payton-Wright and Tony Randall from "M. Bu…

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Production: Orpheus Descending - September, 1989 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

The production team of Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending" -- attorney John Breglio, advertising representative Nancy Coyne, general manager Barbara Darwall, press representative Joshua…

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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Jose Quintero by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On April 7th, 1980 the department of Spanish and Portuguese of New York University and the SDCFoundation sponsored a rare interview with Director Jose Quintero. In this discussion, moderate…

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George C. Wolfe by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On April 18th, 1994 collaborator and colleague Hope Clarke sat down to interview writer-director George C. Wolfe. In this post-"Jelly" pre-"Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk" interview,…

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