Playwright by Ear.LA Theatre Works' ethnically diverse audiocassette services series releases black drama performances Theater is most often thought of as a place where plays are presented complete with ascending ascending /as·cend·ing/ (ah-send´ing) having an upward course. ascending progressing to higher levels, usually used in reference to the nervous system. rows of seating. On Broadway, off Broadway Off Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. Off Broadway theatres (venues) are those with 100 to 499 seats[1]. , local, in-the-round, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Chicago, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Paris, London, an art appreciated and adored a·dore v. a·dored, a·dor·ing, a·dores v.tr. 1. To worship as God or a god. 2. To regard with deep, often rapturous love. See Synonyms at revere1. 3. by many, but accessible to few, until now. LA Theatre Works, founded in 1974, has produced fine audio theater for over a decade. "I wanted to select and put together a library that represents the best of American writing from the end of the nineteenth century to the present," explains Susan Albert Loewenberg, LATW's Producing Director. "I look at things and wonder what is their place in the American canon? If it is a play from the forties, then I decide how it fits into the writing of that era. Whether or not the author is considered a great writer is not as important as how he or she speaks to that particular generation. I try to be as ethnically diverse as I can with the selections, and cover a wide range of subjects--work with exciting new writers--ones that I feel will achieve recognition and represent the classics and more well known pieces. I try for an eclectic e·clec·tic adj. 1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy. 2. mix of the most interesting and high quality writing of the twentieth century." LATW LATW Latin American Test Workshop LATW Light Anti-Tank Weapon has spawned several outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. programs, including Alive & Loud, an endeavor that makes valuable materials from the audio theater collection accessible to thousands of public secondary school teachers and students nationwide. Each school receives--at no cost--audio recordings of plays performed by this country's most prominent and talented actors. These cassettes are accompanied by imaginative curriculum study guides that support instruction in the core subjects and the integration of the arts into every classroom. "We have ten tapes for the Alive & Loud program," says Loewenberg, "five literary plays and five docu-dramas". Titles include Jump at the Sun, a Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was an American folklorist and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance, best known for the 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. piece, and Mr. Ricky Calls a Meeting, with Paul Robeson. The plays--fully cast and unabridged--are recorded initially for public radio broadcast, then edited for cassettes prior to being sold. "We incorporate lots of wonderful sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros ," explains Loewenberg, "a `feast for the ear' to substitute for visuals. We try to recreate faithfully the sounds of the particular era". LATW is part of WorldPlay, an organization of English speaking broadcasters that produces an international festival of radio drama and has two national and one local outreach program to expand access to the arts. For information on LATW or any of their programs or to request a catalogue of audio plays, call 800-708-8863 or visit the website at LATW.org. The following are LATW black drama titles. Pretty Fire Written & Performed by: Charlayne Woodard 1 cassette, 95 minutes Jump at the Sun Written by Kathleen McGhee-Anderson Performers: Tina Lifford, Tommy Hicks, Marian Mercer, Nan Martin, and John LaFayette, 1 cassette, 98 minutes Unquestioned Integrity: The Hill-Thomas Hearings Written by Mame Hunt Performers Edward Asner, Ella Joyce, and Paul Winfield 1 cassette, 84 minutes American Dreams Written by Velina Hasu Houston Performers Carl Lumbly and Charlie Robinson 1 cassette, 103 minutes Ruby McCollum Written by Ron Miller with Steve Albrezzi Performers Loretta Devine, Shirley Knight, James Morrison, Jean Smart and Paul Winfield. 2 cassettes, 119 minutes |
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