Working in the Theatre

Season 27

Bringing together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, producers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the American and international theatre, the program offers a rare opportunity for students and audiences to see the people who create theatre engaged in thoughtful conversation with one another. With more than 600 past guests, "Working in the Theatre" has become an unequaled archive of theatrical talk, a chance to hear from the people behind the characters, stories and productions that draw us to the theatre.

Where to Watch Season 27

12 Episodes

  • Stage Veterans
    E1
    Stage VeteransFour actors with long and varied careers on stage-Richard Easton, Robert Prosky, Marian Seldes and Frances Sternhagen-recall their own experiences starting out in the business and offer a few tips on how to sustain a life in the theatre. Ted Chapin moderates.
  • Off-Broadway
    E2
    Off-BroadwayFive off-Broadway artistic directors-Tisa Chang of Pan Asian Repertory, Loretta Greco of The Women's Project, Eduardo Machado of INTAR, James C. Nicola of New York Theatre Workshop and Neil Pepe of the Atlantic Theatre Company-join with Virginia Louloudes of ART/NY for a discussion of the state of Off-Broadway's institutional theatres.
  • Musicals: Directors and Choreographers
    E3
    Musicals: Directors and ChoreographersChoreographer Rob Ashford, director Chris Ashley, director/choreographer John Carrafa and choreographer Gillian Lynne talk about making musicals speak, move and sing. Pia Lindstrom moderates.
  • Interpreting Tennessee Williams
    E4
    Interpreting Tennessee WilliamsA remarkable one-time-only meeting of cast members from two concurrent Williams revivals on Broadway-Natasha Richardson, John C. Reilly and Chris Bauer of A "Streetcar Named Desire" and Jessica Lange and Christian Slater of "The Glass Menagerie." Jeffrey Eric Jenkins moderates.
  • Production: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
    E5
    Production: Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsAn in-depth look at the creation of the Broadway musical comedy, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", with authors Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek, director Jack O'Brien, choreographer Jerry Mitchell and actors Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott. Ted Chapin moderates
  • Performance
    E6
    PerformanceA lively roundtable on the actors' craft with Billy Crudup ("The Pillowman"), Raúl Esparza ("Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"), Cherry Jones ("Doubt"), Marsha Mason ("Steel Magnolias") and David Hyde Pierce ("Spamalot"). Howard Sherman moderates.
  • Exploring Summer Theatre
    E7
    Exploring Summer TheatreFar from the fabled days of summer stock, today's summer theatres are ambitious artistic institutions that aren't really just for summer anymore. A discussion with Sybil Christopher of the Bay Street Theatre, Alison Harris of Westport Country Playhouse, Kate Maguire of the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Jackie Maxwell of Canada's Shaw Festival and Max Mayer of New York Stage and Film. Howard Sherman moderates.
  • Pop Music and the New Musical
    E8
    Pop Music and the New MusicalArtists with their feet in both pop music and musical theatre-Stephen Bray and Allee Willis ("The Color Purple"), Rupert Holmes ("The Mystery of Edwin Drood"), Lucy Simon ("The Secret Garden') and David Yazbek ("The Full Monty")-talk about the parallels and intersections of those two worlds. Thomas Cott moderates.
  • Production: See What I Wanna See
    E9
    Production: See What I Wanna SeeAn in-depth look at the creation of the Off-Broadway musical, "See What I Wanna See," with author Michael John LaChiusa, director Ted Sperling, musical stager Jonathan Butterell and actors Marc Kudisch and Mary Testa. Sue Frost moderates.
  • Staging the Classics
    E10
    Staging the ClassicsMaking classic work come alive for today's audiences is the topic for this panel of directors - Anne Bogart, Barbara Gaines, Mark Lamos and Bartlett Sher. Jeffrey Eric Jenkins moderates.
  • Producing Commercial Theatre
    E11
    Producing Commercial TheatreMaking classic work come alive for today's audiences is the topic for this panel of directors - Anne Bogart, Barbara Gaines, Mark Lamos and Bartlett Sher. Ted Chapin moderates.
  • Actors on Performing 2005
    E12
    Actors on Performing 2005A free-ranging conversation on the actors' life with Michael Cerveris ("Sweeney Todd"), Victoria Clark ("A Light in the Piazza"), Jill Clayburgh ("Naked Girl on the Appian Way"), George Grizzard ("Seascape") and Brían F. O'Byrne ("Doubt"). Pia Lindstrom moderates.

 

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