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  • Discussing Northlight Theatre's production of "Uncommon Ground," with Jeremy Lawrence and Donald Moffat

    Jan. 7, 1991
  • Discussing humor and interviewing Dennis Altman, Marty Cohen, George McElroy and Jane Stedman ; part 1

    Aug. 30, 1962
  • Discussing Harold Pinter with the cast of his play "the Caretaker"

    May. 1, 1963
  • Discussing German dramatist-poet Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage" with Eugenie Leontovich

    May. 13, 1964

    *Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Discussing a production of the play, "Never Come Morning", with playwright Paul Peditto and cast members Jennifer Markowitz, Andy Hawks and Lara Phillips

    Sep. 19, 1994

    Adapted by Peditto, the play, "Never Come Morning", is based on the Nelson Algren novel of the same title, a story about a man working his way out of a low-income neighborhood in Chicago. The cast discusses their familiarity with Algren’s work and how they found their way into this production. Studs and the cast of this production read through several of the scenes from the play. This program includes clips of interviews and performances of Nelson Algren that capture his storytelling abilities.

  • Discussing a production of the play, "Conversations with an Irish Rascal"

    1997

    a musical biography of Irish patriot and author Brendan Behan, with actors Glenn Allen Pruett and Mary Callaghan Lynch, and musician Neil Woodward.

  • Discussing "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" by Edward Albee and interviewing Nancy Kelly and Shepperd Strudwick ; part 2

    1964
  • Discussing "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" by Edward Albee and interviewing Nancy Kelly and Shepperd Strudwick ; part 1

    1964
  • Discussing "Othello," with actors James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer

    Nov. 20, 1981
  • Discussing "Book of Lear," with director and playwright Nicole Dreiske

    Sep. 9, 1989

    Discussing "Book of Lear," with director and playwright Nicole Dreiske.

  • Director Nick Rudall discusses the play "Candida"

    Sep. 20, 1990

    Nick Rudall talks about directing his 7th play by George Bernard Shaw. Three cast members, Daria Martel, Tom Amandes and David New are part of the interview, too. The actors reenact various scenes of the play. Rudall explains Shaw wrote "Candida" as a way to sort through his complicated feelings with a woman.

  • Dick Cavett and Chris Porterfield discuss the book they wrote together, "Cavett"

    Sep. 23, 1974

    They discuss Mr. Cavett's life and his work as a talk show host. The interview ends with "Reverend Eli Jenkins' Prayer," a poem by Dylan Thomas sung by Osian Ellis, a Welsh singer, and harpist. These have been removed from the broadcast due to copyright.

  • David Vardi discusses his life and career ; part 2

    Apr. 12, 1962

    Actor David Vardi discusses his upcoming role in the Tenth Man, written by Paddy Chayefsky. The performance will occur at the Blackstone Theater. Vardi also discusses his life growing up in Israel and his transition into the acting world.

  • Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the defunding of the Illinois Writers' Project, a New Deal program for out-of-work authors, with Project editor and author Jerre Mangione, writer and actor Dave Peltz, and author Sam Ross

    Sep. 22, 1989

    Commemoration of the defunding of the Illinois Writers' Project

  • Claire Bloom discusses her career

    Oct. 22, 1991

    Being discovered by Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom always felt like the luckiest actress around. Bloom's favorite roles were Nora in a "Doll's House" and Hedda in "Hedda Gabler". Mary Tyrone of "Long Day's Journey Into Night" is a part Bloom would like to play in the future.

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