To you, the birdie! : (Phèdre) /

The Wooster Group's OBIE-winning production of Paul Schmidt's version of Racine's Phèdre, re-set in a mobile modernist landscape of sliding plexiglass panels, omnipresent monitors, and hidden cameras. The disc presents the recording with magnified overlays of the action, designed by K...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schmidt, Paul, 1934-1999 (Adapter)
Corporate Author:	Wooster Group (Performer)
Other Authors:	Lashinsky-Revene, Juliet (Director, director of photography,), Dafoe, Jack (Director), Fliakos, Ari (Actor), Shepherd, Scott (Actor), See, Sheena (Actor), McDormand, Frances (Actor), Valk, Kate (Actor, composer (expression)), Faudree, Roy (Actor), Dafoe, Willem (Actor), Hwang, Koosil-ja, 1960- (Actor, composer (expression)), Roche, Suzzy (Actor, composer (expression)), Bussmann, Philip (director of photography.), Tipton, Jennifer (Lighting designer), Linton, David, 1967- (composer (expression)), Jenyon, Elizabeth (Costume designer), Kobland, Ken (director of photography,), Racine, Jean, 1639-1699
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Wooster Group, [2011]
Subjects:	Phaedra > (Greek mythological character) > Drama. Racine, Jean, > 1639-1699. Experimental theater. Phaedra (Greek mythology) Filmed plays. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. Filmed performances. Adaptations. Drama.

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Summary:	The Wooster Group's OBIE-winning production of Paul Schmidt's version of Racine's Phèdre, re-set in a mobile modernist landscape of sliding plexiglass panels, omnipresent monitors, and hidden cameras. The disc presents the recording with magnified overlays of the action, designed by Ken Kobland.
Item Description:	Based on Racine's Phèdre. Originally recorded in 2002 and 2004. Bonus material: a 2002 original cast recording of the play (featuring Willem Dafoe and Frances McDormand); On Tour (TYTB!): a short documentary of behind-the-scenes vignettes.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:	03:00:00
Format:	DVD, NTSC.
Production Credits:	Set, Jim Findlay ; video, Philip Bussman ; lighting, Jennifer Tipton ; original music tracks, David Linton ; original songs, Koosil-ja Hwang, Suzzy Roche, Kate Valk ; original costume pieces, Elizabeth Jenyon ; DVD production: director of photography/editor, Ken Kobland ; director, Elizabeth LeCompte. On tour (TYTB!): cinematography and editing by Juliet Lashinsky-Revene.