ATW - SDCF Masters of the Stage
Rare insights into the working process of America's most seminal directors and choreographers are the focus of "Masters of the Stage." This series features more than three decades of priceless One-on-One interviews and panel discussions with theatre's most distinguished luminaries. Listen to these never before broadcast programs and hear the story of the American theater told by those who helped chart its course.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 76 minutes
- Episodes
- 132
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2013
John Hirsch
In October of 1984, Hungarian-Canadian director John Hirsch, who directed classical theatre for thirty-two years and served as Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival from 1981-1985, …
01:25:14 |
Thu 03 Jun 2010
Robert Wilson
In December of 1987, famous avant-garde director Robert Wilson sat down for a One-on-One conversation with Tony Award-winning lighting designer Jennifer Tipton. They discuss Wilson's three major infl…
01:28:56 |
Thu 20 May 2010
Richard Eyre
In 2002, Lincoln Center dramaturg Anne Cattaneo moderated a One-on-One discussion with prolific British theatre, film, television and opera director Richard Eyre. He talks about directing "The Crucib…
01:15:56 |
Thu 06 May 2010
Arthur Penn
In 2002, Arthur Penn sat down for a One-on-One conversation with SDCF Executive Director David Diamond to discuss his triple-threat career in theatre, television and film. He tells the story of his l…
01:20:04 |
Thu 22 Apr 2010
Gene Saks
In June 1995 three-time Tony Award-winning director Gene Saks spoke with David Diamond in a One-on-One Interview about his journey through the many aspects of his directing career. Topics of this 90-…
01:34:01 |
Thu 01 Apr 2010
JoAnne Akalaitis
In this One-on-One conversation with Lincoln Center Dramaturg Anne Cattaneo, Mabou Mines founder and famed director JoAnne Akalaitis shares her wisdom with a full room gathered at Arts Connection in …
01:31:05 |
Thu 18 Mar 2010
Scott Elliott
At the 2003 SDC Directing Symposium, Scott Elliott, Artistic Director of The New Group and Callaway Award winner for Excellence in Directing, spoke to a room full of young directors for 90 minutes ab…
01:14:37 |
Thu 04 Mar 2010
Vinnette Carroll
In 1999, after receiving SDC's "Mr. Abbott Award," director/playwright/actress Vinnette Carroll spoke with SDC Executive Director David Diamond about her life as the first African American woman to d…
01:26:16 |
Thu 18 Feb 2010
Andre Bishop
In this Directors Training Symposium from 1996, Lincoln Center Theater's artistic director Andre Bishop talks about his responsibilities as an artistic director, the qualities he looks for when hirin…
00:49:58 |
Thu 04 Feb 2010
Gregory Mosher
In May of 1988, Peter Van Zandt moderated a talk with director and Lincoln Center Theatre artistic director Gregory Mosher, just weeks after the opening of the Broadway production of David Mamet's "S…
01:27:21 |
Fri 22 Jan 2010
Regional Theatre
In January of 1987, noted director, educator and SDC Board Member Mary Robinson met with directors Mark Lamos and Nagle Jackson to discuss running regional theatres. At the time, these two men were …
01:21:48 |
Thu 07 Jan 2010
Directing Shakespeare
In May of 1988, esteemed Shakespearean acting teacher Ada Brown Mather discussed the bard's work with three of its contemporary master directors: Zoe Caldwell, Gerald Freedman, and Stuart Vaughn. Ma…
01:21:13 |
Tue 22 Dec 2009
Susan H. Schulman
In March of 1994, not long after the close of her hit Broadway production of "The Secret Garden", Susan H. Schulman sat down with Director Melvin Bernhardt to discuss her life in the theatre. Ms. Sc…
01:18:41 |
Thu 03 Dec 2009
Lynne Taylor-Corbett
In this discussion with Director-Choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett in February of 2000, listen to a two-time Tony nominee share her research into the complex history and techniques of competitive sw…
01:21:33 |
Thu 19 Nov 2009
Marshall Mason and Lanford Wilson
For decades, Marshall Mason and Lanford Wilson have been seminal figures in the theatre industry. Their artistic partnership spans nearly forty years and is recognized as being among the most enduri…
01:26:50 |
Thu 05 Nov 2009
Arthur Penn
In this ninety minute discussion with Arthur Penn, catch a glimpse of the artistic processes which make this legend of directing such an artistic triple threat. To date, he is still the only individu…
01:26:40 |
Thu 22 Oct 2009
Ming Cho Lee
World renowned designer for the stage Ming Cho Lee spoke to a crowd of early career directors and choreographers in April of 1999 at SDCF's annual Symposium. The focus of this discussion was working …
01:01:44 |
Thu 08 Oct 2009
Edward Albee
Famed playwright Edward Albee sat for an interview with frequent collaborator Larry Sacharow before an audience of professional theatre artists and students at Fordham University in December of 2000.…
01:39:13 |
Thu 01 Oct 2009
Howard DaSilva and Alfred Drake
Beginning in January 1985, SDCF held a series of interviews with Actors Who Direct in order to explore with live audiences of theatre enthusiasts, professional theatre artists, and SDC Members and gu…
01:27:19 |
Thu 24 Sep 2009
Joe Dowling
In January of 2000, Joe Dowling met with SDC Members and guests at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre to discuss his career in the classics. It is a career that began long before his appointment as Artisti…
01:29:39 |
Thu 17 Sep 2009
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