Joe Chaikin's life in the theatre /

Documentary film about the life of Joe Chaikin, actor/director who was instrumental in the development of American experimental theater. Chaikin helped to establish the Open Theatre and the Living Theatre, acting troups that performed experimental works off Broadway. Includes commentary by playwrigh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Swados, Elizabeth (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	H & D Productions, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors:	Henoch, Dee (Director, Producer), Henoch, Gary (Cinematographer), Hays, Lora (Film editor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]
Subjects:	Chaikin, Joseph, > 1935-2003. Open Theater. Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Actors > United States > Biography. Theatrical producers and directors > United States > Biography. Experimental theater > United States > History. Actors with disabilities. Documentary films. Nonfiction films.

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Summary:	Documentary film about the life of Joe Chaikin, actor/director who was instrumental in the development of American experimental theater. Chaikin helped to establish the Open Theatre and the Living Theatre, acting troups that performed experimental works off Broadway. Includes commentary by playwrights Edward Albee, Sam Shepherd, Jean-Claude van Itallie, John Bellusco, and writer Susan Sontag. After a 1984 stroke left Chaikin unable to speak, he included seminal works by and about actors with disabilities in his theatrical productions.
Item Description:	Originally released in 2003. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (43 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R; stereo.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Gary Henoch ; editors, Lora Hays ... [et al.] ; music, Elizabeth Swados.