American Playhouse

Season 11

Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.

Fool's Fire
E1
Fool's Fire
Tales from Hollywood
E2
Tales from Hollywood
Tru
E3
Tru
Tru
E4
Tru
Fires in the Mirror
E5
Fires in the MirrorActress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith performs a series of 19 different roles related to the Crown Heights riot in 1991. Anonymous and famous figures are portrayed by Anna, expressing their pain and anger on the many sides of a conflict revolving the black community and the Jewish community over an accident, a crime, and the riots.
In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway
E6
In the Wings: Angels in America on BroadwayIncludes production meetings, rehearsals and performances, as well as interviews with New York cast members prior to last month's Broadway opening of "Millennium Approaches," the first half of the play.
La Carpa
E7
La Carpa
Porgy and Bess
E8
Porgy and Bess
Tales of the City
E9
Tales of the City
Hallelujah
E10
HallelujahA holiday tale about a young reverend who is given two days to impress a Washington, D.C. church committee that is concerned about his age and single-parent status. Additionally he is challenged when encounters a pregnant teen and a homeless veteran.