Joe Chaikin's life in the theatre [videorecording] / presented by Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; H & D Productions ; produced and directed by Dee Henoch.

Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004], c2003.

1 videodisc (43 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Diector of photography, Gary Henoch ; editors, Lora Hayes ... (et al.) ; music, Elizabeth Swados.

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.

Images / Video & Film

English

May 19, 2005

Diector of photography, Gary Henoch ; editors, Lora Hayes ... (et al.) ; music, Elizabeth Swados.

DVD.

FFH 33253 Films for the Humanities & Sciences