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The taming of the shrew /

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The American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco's production of Shakespeare's comedy returns the play to its roots in Italian Commedia dell'arte incorporating slapstick, pratfalls and earthy humor into the production.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American Conservatory Theater, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Broadway Theatre Archive
Other Authors: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Ball, William, 1931-1991, Venza, Jac, Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008, Campbell, Ken, Holbrook, Hal, Singer, Marc, 1948-, Olster, Fredi, Shotwell, Sandra, Paterson, William, Clurman, Harold, 1901-1980
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Thirteen/WNET : The Broadway Theatre Archive, [between 1990 and 1999?]
Description
Summary:The American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco's production of Shakespeare's comedy returns the play to its roots in Italian Commedia dell'arte incorporating slapstick, pratfalls and earthy humor into the production.
Item Description:Originally produced for the television program Theater in America, 11/10/76.
Includes "A conversation with William Ball" in which Harold Clurman and Bill Ball talk about the production of Taming of the shrew, and Ball's approach to theater in general.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (120 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Executive producer, Jac Venza ; general director, William Ball, Kirk Browning ; producer, Ken Campbell ; host, Hal Holbrook.