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A production by the Williamstown Theatre Festival of Anton Chekhov's classic comedy-drama depicting man's propensity for destroying those he is close to. The main protagonists are Trepleff, the youthful aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre and Irina Arkadina, Tre...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Broadway Theatre Archive, Image Entertainment (Firm), Williamstown Theatre Festival
Other Authors: Young, Stark, 1881-1963, Griffiths, David (David Garfield), 1942-, Psacharopoulos, Nikos, -1989, Desmond, John, Langella, Frank, Danner, Blythe, Dukakis, Olympia, Grant, Lee, 1927-, Holbrook, Hal, Venza, Jac, Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904
Format: Conference Proceeding Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Chatsworth, Calif. : Image Entertainment, [2001]
Subjects:
Actors > Drama.
Theater > Drama.
Interpersonal relations > Drama.
Mothers and sons > Drama.
Television adaptations.
Fiction television programs.
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Summary:A production by the Williamstown Theatre Festival of Anton Chekhov's classic comedy-drama depicting man's propensity for destroying those he is close to. The main protagonists are Trepleff, the youthful aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre and Irina Arkadina, Trepleff's self-centered mother, an accomplished actress, who derides her son's ambitions.
Item Description:Videodisc release of the production of Thirteen/WNET for Great performances, Theater in America on PBS, originally broadcast 1/29/75.
Special features include: Performer theatre and film credits; previews for more Broadway Theatre Archive titles; historical liner notes.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; Dolby digital mono.
Production Credits:Music composed and conducted by Arthur Rubinstein ; video tape editor, Girish Bhargava ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; associate director, Patricia Bannon Bensley.