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The Emperor Jones : video reconception /

Created from the Wooster Group's production of The Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill. An ambitious Black man deposes the ruler of a Caribbean Island and declares himself emperor.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Wooster Group
Other Authors: LeCompte, Elizabeth, Kondek, Christopher, Valk, Kate, Dafoe, Willem, Fliakos, Ari, Shepherd, Scott, Shelley, Dave, Linton, David, 1967-, O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Wooster Group, 2009.
Subjects:
Political corruption > West Indies > Drama.
West Indies > Drama.
O'Neill, Eugene, > 1888-1953.
Experimental theater.
Political corruption.
West Indies.
Adaptations.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Experimental films.
Filmed plays.
Filmed performances.
Description
Summary:Created from the Wooster Group's production of The Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill. An ambitious Black man deposes the ruler of a Caribbean Island and declares himself emperor.
Item Description:Copyright at end of the video is 2000; copyright on disc surface is 2009.
Experimental theatre.
Bonus material: live performance of The Emperor Jones at the Hong Kong Arts Festival and at the O'Neill Festival at Chicago's Goodman Theater in 2009. Includes work-in-progress excerpts, 1992.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Director, Elizabeth LeCompte; musical score, David Linton ; video score, Christopher Kondek.