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  • Playwright August Wilson, actor James Earl Jones, and director Lloyd Richards discuss their play "Fences"

    Feb. 7, 1986

    The Goodman Theatre cast of the play “Fences” discuss some of the major themes from the play, including the African-American experience and race relations, particularly in Major League Baseball.

  • Peter Ustinov

    Peter Ustinov discusses his career in the arts

    Jan. 7, 1959

    Peter Ustinov discusses his wide-ranging career in the arts as an actor, author, director, and dramatist.

  • Peter Sellars

    Peter Sellars talks about his production of Wagner's Tannhauser at Chicago's Lyric Opera

    Oct. 14, 1988
  • Peter Sellars

    Peter Sellars discusses his production of "The Merchant of Venice"

    Sep. 14, 1994

    Peter Sellars talks about his production of "The Merchant of Venice." Peter Sellars also compares Los Angeles California to the world of "The Merchant of Venice". Sellars also discusses the history of the Jewish people, immigrants, the ghetto, and race relations.

  • Peter Bogdanovich discusses the "Last Picture Show" ; part 2

    Interviewing writer and director Peter Bogdanovich about his film “The Last Picture Show.” The second part of the program, “A panel of producers and directors discusses education in film,” will begin at 44:45.

  • Patrick Henry, Tricia Alexander in conversation with Studs Terkel

    May. 21, 1986

    Discussing PROJECT! with Free Street Theater founder Pat Henry and lyricist Tricia Alexander. Produced by the Free Street Theater, PROJECT! is a series of inner-city vignettes in song and dance about life in an inner-city housing project. All of the actor

  • Ousmane Sembene discusses his films “Xala” and “Ceddo”

    Feb. 1, 1978

    Interviewing African film maker Ousmane Sembene. Interpreted and translated by Jim Spiegler.

  • Jacques Cousteau

    Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau talks with Studs Terkel

    Aug. 26, 1976

    Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau discusses man's effect on the planet. Includes a clip with whale sounds and statements by Joan McIntyre.

  • Robert Kotlowitz

    Novelist Robert Kotlowitz reads from and discusses his book "The Boardwalk"

    Feb. 3, 1977

    Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. Almost all the characters in Robert Kotlowitz's book, "The Boardwalk" are fictitious with the exception of Teddy, a Jewish, 14-year-old boy, who Kotlowitz explains is Robert Kotlowitz.

  • Norman Lewis Corwin in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Sep. 7, 1994
  • Nikolay Akimov, Theodore Komisarjevsky and Pavel Markov discuss the Soviet theater

    Aug. 16, 1959

    Nikolay Akimov, Theodore Komisarjevsky and Pavel Markov discuss the Soviet theater. The ending music on this record was edited out

  • Mordecai Gorelik discusses his book New Theaters for Old ; part 1

    Feb. 28, 1962

    Theatrical designer, producer, and director Mordecai Gorelik discusses his career in the theater industry and the strong influence of Bertolt Brecht. Gorelik worked his way from volunteering at the Group Theater in New York to working with designers such as Robert Edmund Jones.

  • Mordecai Gorelik discusses his book New Theater for Old ; part 3

    Feb. 28, 1962

    Theatrical designer, producer, and director Mordecai Gorelik discusses his career in the theater industry and the strong influence of Bertolt Brecht. Gorelik worked his way from volunteering at the Group Theater in New York to working with designers such as Robert Edmund Jones.

  • Mordecai Gorelik discusses his book New Theater for Old ; part 2

    Feb. 28, 1962

    Theatrical designer, producer, and director Mordecai Gorelik discusses his career in the theater industry and the strong influence of Bertolt Brecht. Gorelik worked his way from volunteering at the Group Theater in New York to working with designers such as Robert Edmund Jones.

  • Mike Troccoli in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jul. 12, 1990
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