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Interviewing members of the Geese Theatre Company; Mike Bail, Jill Reiner, Tom Swift, and Artistic Director John Bergman. The Geese Theatre Company specializes in drama therapy in prisons, for correctional staff, and for sexual and violent offenders.
Discussing productions of her plays "Path of Ashes" and "Maid's Play," with playwright and director Nicole Dreiske.
Discussing "Book of Lear," with director and playwright Nicole Dreiske.
Promoting a production of "The Zoo: A Musical Folly," with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Chicago's Executive Producer Gretchen Potts and Artistic Director Carl Forsberg.
Terkel comments and presents a performance of "Henry IV."
Ivy Compton-Burnett continues the discussion of class structure in England. Ms. Compton-Burnett states that she has never been a actor but she had always been an observer, to which Studs agrees that her writing reflect her statement accurately. He ends the interview by telling Ms. Compton-Burnett that she is a true original and that he greatly admires her individuality. Interview ends at 13:00. (part 2) Studs then begins an interview with Peter Hall at Aldwych theater office London, England. Mr.
Rilla Bergman, Lou Fant, and Bill Reese converse with Studs about The National Theater for the Deaf and the production they are presenting. Two of the actors Ms. Bergman and Mr. Reese discuss what it took to learn, as hearing people, the best ways to express themselves with sign language. They all talk about how much more expressive the actors in the Deaf Theater have to be to convey the message of the piece they are presenting.
Discussing Paul Robeson with actor, teacher, and musician Avery Brooks.