Working in the Theatre

Robert Anderson, Arvin Brown, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Marshall W. Mason, Joseph Stein, Wendy Wasserstein, Lanford Wilson, Jerry Zaks

The business team for the play "Dancing In The End Zone" - literary agent Mitch Douglas, producers Dasha Epstein and Morton Gottlieb, publicist Milly Schoenbaum, and general manager Richard Seader - talk about the responsibilities of the producer, the benefits of a workshop versus going out-of-town, the role of a press agent, comparing large off-Broadway houses to Broadway, and the evolution of opening night events including critics now attending previews. Jean Dalrymple & Brendan Gill moderate.

Calvin Levels, John Malkovich, Nancy Marchand, Eric Shephard, Amy Wright

The panel of actors - Sinead Cusack ("Cyrano De Bergerac"), Frank Langella ("After The Fall"), Joe Mantegna ("Glengarry Glen Ross"), Theresa Merritt ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"), and Sigourney Weaver ("Hurlyburly") - talk about their training, auditioning for their first major roles, the rehearsal process, working in the ensemble, actors who are also playwrights, and establishing relationships as a result of stage work. Jean Dalrymple and Brendan Gill moderate.

Julianne Boyd, Martin Charnin, Gregory Mosher, Joan Micklin Silver, Charles Strouse, Richard M. Ticktin

The business team behind "Hurlyburly" - advertising representative Rick Elice, agent Milton Goldman, legal counsel Jay S. Harris, stage manager Peter Lawrence, press representative Sandra Manley, and producer Frederick Zollo - discuss how David Rabe's play found a producer, director, and high profile cast for its debut at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, its successful off-Broadway run prior to Broadway, producing with a profit pool plan, production costs including the advertising budget, and the present state of the American play. Jean Dalrymple and Brendan Gill moderate.

Theoni V. Aldredge, Brian Ferren, Paul Gallo, Ann Hould-Ward, Richard Nelson, Bill Stabile, Tony Straiges, Patricia Zipprodt