[Second City Rehearsal]
A rehearsal for a play in a “blackbox” theater.
Actor John Mahoney is interviewed about his role in the Steppenwolf production of The Dresser, which ran from September 16 – November 14th, 2004. Synopsis from Steppenwolf: “In Britain during the Blitz, a traveling theater company prepares to perform King Lear while Sir (John Mahoney), the actor in the title role, is spiraling into madness. Sir’s devoted dresser, Norman (Tracy Letts), would do anything to help lift his fallen monarch for one last stage triumph. The tragicomedy by Ronald Harwood, the Oscar-winning writer of The Pianist, is performed on an innovative set by Santo Loquasto, a long-time collaborator with Woody Allen. With a cast assembled of some of Chicago’s most esteemed actors, Steppenwolf’s The Dresser is a hilarious and heartbreaking tale of life in the theater performed by those who’ve spent a life in the theater.”
Two hour cable program produced by Nancy Cain and friends in L.A. in the mid-90s.
Two hour cable program produced by Nancy Cain and friends in L.A. in the mid-90s.
NEW TUNERS/SCHOOLBOARD SHUFFLE Theater company practicing ten minute musical tuners. School board is the subject matter, and students in the New Tuners Workshop write the musicals in conjunction with feedback from the actors. Actors are involved with all levels of script production.
Raw footage for the 1976 documentary “Making It In Hollywood,” which follows several actors as they attempt to break into the movie business. Footage from one of John Roger’s spiritual gatherings at his Church of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness attended by Sally Kirkland. After several songs sung by congregation members, Kirkland performs a song she wrote, and then reads one of her poems that attempts to explain her spirituality and why she is an actress.
Raw footage for the 1976 documentary “Making It In Hollywood,” which follows several actors as they attempt to break into the movie business. A continuation of footage with actors Julius Harris, Robert Walden, Sally Kirkland, Cissy Colpitts (now Cisse Cameron), and Gregory Rozakis at Derrick’s, a restaurant in Los Angeles. They discuss the differences in the acting communities of New York and Hollywood, and the gossip columns.
Raw footage for the 1976 documentary “Making It In Hollywood,” which follows several actors as they attempt to break into the movie business. The first portion of this tape features actress Sally Kirkland making some phone calls to various unidentified people. This is followed by an interview with actor Robert Walden in his apartment. Walden discusses film and television production techniques and how they can affect acting and actors.