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  • Promoting the Goodman Theatre's production of "The Gospel at Colonus" with Lee Breuer and Bob Telson

    Jun. 14, 1990

    Promoting the Goodman Theatre's production of "The Gospel at Colonus"

  • 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.

  • Morris Carnovsky discusses theatre

    Oct. 20, 1959

    The Stanislavski Method, Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice," and the role of Shylock are all topics covered in this interview. Carnovsky said that the highpoint of his acting career was playing Shylock. Public relations man, Danny Newman, talks at the end about subscriptions to the Goodman Theatre.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

  • Interviewing the cast of the Goodman Theatre's production of the Thornton Wilder play "Skin of our Teeth, Play in Three Acts"

    Oct. 7, 1992
  • Interviewing the cast of the Goodman Theatre's production of the Hart Moss play "Light up the Sky"

    Apr. 2, 1997
  • Interviewing the cast of the Goodman Theatre's production of the David Feldshuh play "Miss Evers' Boys."

    Sep. 25, 1991
  • Interviewing director Kyle Donnelly and the cast of the Goodman Theatre's production of "Dancing at Lughnasa"

    Sep. 8, 1993
  • Interviewing at the Goodman Theatre with four cast members of a production of August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone: A Play in Two Acts"

    Jan. 16, 1991
  • Interview with Stratford Shakespeare Festival participants

    Nov. 29, 1985

    Stratford Shakespeare Festival participants

  • Hiram Sherman discusses the play “A Flea in Her Ear”

    Apr. 23, 1968

    Studs Terkel speaks with actor Hiram Sherman about Sherman’s play “A Flea in Her Ear,” winning awards, and the differences between American theater and European theater.

  • Geraldine Page

    Geraldine Page discusses her role as Zelda Fitzgerald

    1970

    Geraldine Page is Zelda Fitzgerald in the play, "Clothes for a Summer Hotel". When first reading the play, Page didn't like Zelda because she believed Zelda was a privileged, rich, spoiled brat. Although she said Zelda had her flaws, Page learned that Zelda had the gift of writing.

  • Frank Galati discusses the play "Cry, the Beloved Country"

    Jul. 20, 1993

    Frank Galati and some cast members of "Cry, the Beloved Country," talk about the play. Fathers, sons, relationships, faith and redemption are all areas covered in the play. Galati explains how the story of the play itself draws the audience inward and gets them mesmerized.

  • Discussing the Goodman Theatre's production of Friedrich Duerrenmatt's play, "The Visit," with director David Petrarca, and actors Rosalind Cash and Josef Sommer

    May. 9, 1991
  • Discussing the Goodman Theatre's production of "The Good Woman of Setzuan," with director Frank Galati and actors Cherry Jones, Mirium Sturm, and Willy Schwarz

    Apr. 29, 1992
  • Discussing "Some People," a JAM-Goodman production, with performance artist and author Danny Hoch.

    Jun. 12, 1995
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