Project Description

The aim of this independent research study was to compile a list of existing sources of Canadian theatre material on video. The project began as a search into any existing audio and visual materials, but soon required boundaries to narrow the scope of the research. In the end, only videos containing recorded stage plays, theatrical adaptations, interviews with various theatre personnel, and documentaries on theatres, theatre companies, and theatre practitioners in Canada were located and indexed. Representatives from various university libraries, the National Film Board of Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Rhombus Media, and the National Archives of Canada were consulted with regard to issues of copyright and source accessibility and purchasing.

The index that follows is a compiled list of both French and English sources of Canadian theatre material on video. The sources total 127 and are organized into the following categories: I) Plays and Productions; II) Interviews with Playwrights, Directors, and Other Theatre Personnel; III) Theatre Companies and Theatre Buildings; and IV) Miscellaneous. The sources are listed in alphabetical order within these individual categories.

Included with each video entry is the following: a description of the content of the source; its publication information; a physical description of the video resource, including physical format, colour, and length; the location where this source can be found; and lastly any extra notes. The format chosen highlights the content of the source by outlining the subjects and issues that are presented. It also highlights the technical aspects of the source, such as publication information and physical description. This can help other researchers locate the same source within other institutions and areas throughout Canada.

The central focus of this research study was to locate as many useful sources of Canadian theatre material on video as possible. Thus, once a source was located in one specific locale, the search for that same source in a different locale became unnecessary. It was more important to find out what has been recorded onto video rather than where the sources are held. In the near future, it may be useful to record the various locations where these sources are kept.

Initially, my objective was to search the web sites of some of the television networks that support and broadcast the arts, such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Bravo. Included with this was the intent to search within York University and the University of Toronto’s individual library databases. Lastly, I was hoping to communicate with various established theatre companies nationwide to locate any video material that they may have of their own individual productions. Unfortunately, after speaking with Layne Coleman, Artistic Director of Theatre Passe Muraille, and Catherine Matzig at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, it became apparent that any video recordings they may have are ineligible for copying or public viewing due to the protection of ACTRA.

After rearranging my curriculum, I began focusing on York University’s audio and visual library catalogue as a starting point. It proved useful in that it aided me in creating my format to organize and index my material. Kathy Elder, film librarian at York University’s Sound and Moving Image Library, was extremely helpful in forwarding me to various Canadian film web sites and the few compiled Canadian film indexes available.

I moved on to the University of Toronto library catalogue, and later on in the year, searched through the University of Ottawa, Queen’s University, Ryerson University, Laurentian University, and the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo audio-visual holdings. I also searched the catalogues of Seneca, Humber, and Sheridan Colleges but had no luck finding any useful video sources in these three locales.

Earlier on in the year, I subscribed to the CANDRAMA listserv, which enabled me to come into contact with key scholars and researchers in the Canadian theatre community. Members of the listserv provided me with some suggestions and helpful hints as well as further contacts in order to expand my research. Through this listserv, I made contact with Mary Jane Miller, an expert on radio and television drama at the CBC and author of Turn Up the Volume: CBC Television Drama Since 1952, which was a very useful source for me. I began my search through Toronto’s CBC archives and met with Roy Harris, the television archivist at the Toronto branch. Roy forwarded me to the Public Archives of Canada web site, which was a key research tool. Although the site fails to have the most comprehensive search engine, I used the Canadian Plays and Playwrights Catalogue: 2001 – 2003 to simplify my search. I was also able to narrow my research through the help of Blaine Allan’s (head of Queen’s University Film Department) web directory of CBC television series’ from 1952-1982.

In addition to the CBC, Public Archives, and university library sites, I searched the National Film Board of Canada web site thoroughly and found a handful of important sources. Anne Dollack at Rhombus Media also forwarded me a list of their holdings, where one key source was found.

The compiled index of 127 sources of Canadian theatre material on video is only the start of a national index. There are many other venues, institutions, and private collections throughout the country that need to be explored in order to expand the list. There is more research to be completed within the National Archives of Canada site alone. My hopes are that others will contribute to the list to aid in its expansion and publication. This list can be used as a point of reference for what has been made and what still needs to be produced in terms of Canada’s theatrical highlights on video.

Ideally, a web site of this index should be created where theatre personnel nationwide and worldwide can contribute to the expansion of the list. Hopefully, this index will spark an interest in Canadian theatre among those in the Canadian or global film community in order to expand the production of theatre sources on video.

Finally, I would like to thank the Department of Theatre at York University for allowing me to do this work as a credited independent study course. I would also like to thank my supervisor in the work, Professor Don Rubin, for his guidance and suggestions.

Andrea Ramolo

CANADIAN THEATRE ON VIDEO INDEX

I. Plays and Productions

AMIGO’S BLUE GUITAR

Description: Theatre Calgary’s presentation of the play Amigo’s Blue Guitar by Canadian playwright Joan MacLeod.

Publication Info: CFRN-TV Edmonton. Oakville, Ontario: Magic Lantern Communications, 1991.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (100 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: VIDEO 3998.

Notes: Part of the Stage on Screen series.

BACKYARD THEATER

Description: Playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard have a talent for capturing the earthy wit and joual (slang) of Montréal's east-end working-class neighborhood, rendering them into live theater described by some critics as "outrageously funny." Both their vision and their style have had an important influence on other Québec artists. We experience Les Belles-Soeurs and Demain matin, Montréal m'attend, as well as an impromptu bit of playacting by the cast of the two plays.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1972. Produced by Ian MacLaren and Jean-V Dufresne.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (27 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

BALCONVILLE

Description: A television version of Canadian playwright, David Fennario’s bilingual play.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1983.

Physical Description: 2 x 3/4 IN SOF Colour U; (consultation copy); (90 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 325789. Accession number: 1984-0007.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copies: V2 8401-0009; V2 8401-0010.

Reproduction with authorization of copyright owner.

BEING AT HOME WITH CLAUDE

Description: From the original play by Canadian playwright Rene-Daniel Dubois.

Publication Info: Beverly Hills: Fox Lorber Home Video, 1997. Les Productions du Cerf with the participation of the National Film Board of Canada. Adapted and directed by Jean Beaudin.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (86 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: Being at Home with Claude.

Notes: In French, with English subtitles.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.

Home use only – no classroom rights.

BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR

Description: A Canadian musical about Canada’s greatest pilot hero, Billy Bishop, written by John Gray and Eric Peterson.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date available. Script and music by John Gray and Eric Peterson.

Physical Description: 2 x 3/4 IN SOF Colour U; (consultation copies); (90 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 55401. Accession number: 1987-0381.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copies: V2 8707-1614 ; V2 8707-1615.

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner; with permission of CBC.

CBC THEATRE: AT MY HEART’S CORE

Description: A play by Canadian playwright Robertson Davies, adapted for television by Robert Chrisite. At My Heart's Core is a tale of the early settlers in Upper Canada and portrays the lives of three pioneers, Mrs. Frances Stewart, Mrs. Susannah Moodie, and Mrs, Catherine Parr Traill, all of whom published writings about their experiences.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date available. Produced by Sylvio Narizzano and adapted by Robert Christie.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, b&w; (consultation copy); (90 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 287172. Accession number: 1983-0247.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 8310-0014.

Reproduction with permission of CBC.

LE COEUR DÉCOUVERT

Description: The French-Canadian playwright Michel Tremblay’s play of the same title done for CBC with Gilles Renaud, Michel Poirier, Oliver Chassé, Louisette Dussault and Amulette Garneau.

Publication Info: Montréal : Société Radio-Canada (CBC), 1986;

Physical Description: 2 videocassettes (106 minutes); colour.

Location: University of Ottawa – MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library-

Call #’s: VH05438 v.1; VH05438 v.2

Notes: In French.

CRABDANCE

Description: Record of the three act play by Canadian playwright Beverley Simons. Performed by the Citadel Theatre Company in Edmonton.

Publication Info: Alberta: Access Alberta, 1977. Produced by Malcolm Black.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (180 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 0656

Notes: Campus use only.

CRACK DIARY

Description: A recording of the play written by Artistic Director of Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People, Pierre Tetrault and London-born, Montreal-raised vocal actor, Neil Ross. The play is a drama about the growing social problem of crack cocaine.

Publication Info: Toronto: Kannel-Smith, 1990. Theatre Outreach in association with Theatre Passe Muraille.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (60 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: VIDEO 3454.

CRUCERO (CROSSROADS)

Description: A dramatic exploration of Latino/North American identity based on the play Fronteras Americanas by Guillermo Verdecchia.

Publication Info: Toronto: Mongrel Media, 1994. Directed by Ramiro Puerta.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (28 minutes): sd., col,: ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: VIDEO 3529

DAVID FENNARIO’S BANANA BOOTS

Description: A recording of Fennario’s one-man play, Banana Boots. Also recounts the tour of the play and how this tour effected his career.

Publication Info: Montreal: NFB, 1998. Directed by Alec MacLeod.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (48 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 4697.

Notes: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

EVENING OUT: WAITING FOR THE PARADE

Description: A dress-rehearsal of the play Waiting for the Parade, by Texas-born Canadian playwright, John Murrell.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1979.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, Colour; (consultation copy); (30 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 292197. Accession number: 1980-0177.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 8008-0012.

Reproduction with permission of CBC Toronto.

FARTHER WEST

Description: A presentation of the play Farther West written by Texas-born Canadian playwright John Murrell. The play is set in Canada in the 1800’s.

Publication Info: CHCH-TV. Oakville, Ontario: Magic Lantern Communications, 1991. Made by Eric Till.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (95 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 3995.

FESTIVAL: THE ENDLESS ECHO

Description: The play Endless Echo by French-Canadian director and playwright, Jean-Robert Remillard. The story of Orpheus and Eurydice set in the restricted, claustraphobic world of rural Quebec in the 1940's.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1963. Produced and directed by Mario Prizek.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, b&w (consultation copy); (90 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 184090. Accession number: 1983-0005.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 8303-0200.

Reproduction with permission of CBC.

FESTIVAL: MAN ALIVE

Description: Teleplay Man Alive by Canadian playwright, George Ryga featuring Len Birman.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date available. Produced and directed by George Bloomfield.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, b&w (consultation copy); (90 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 184427. Accession number: 1983-0005.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copies: V1 8305-0018; V1 8305-0019.

Reproduction with permission of CBC.

FESTIVAL: YESTERDAY THE CHILDREN WERE DANCING

Description: French-Canadian play by Gratien Gelinas featuring the original stage cast who perform in English. A play about the tearing apart of a Quebec family by the forces of separatism.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date is available. Produced by David Gardner and translated by Mavor Moore.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, b&w; (consultation copy); (90 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 31239. Accession number: 1983-0005.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 8305-0060.

Reproduction with permission of CBC.

FESTIVAL 61: THE KILLDEER

Description: A play by Canadian dramatist, James Reaney which won him the Massey Medal at the 1960 Dominion Drama Festival.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1961.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, b&w; (consultation copy); (96 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 183878. Accession number: 1983-0005.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 2002-04-0008.

Reproduction with permission of CBC.

FIRST PERFORMANCE: THE MAN WHO CAUGHT BULLETS

Description: A drama written by Toronto-born playwright, actor, director, producer, critic, and teacher, Mavor Moore. A general makes the decision to attack in South-East Asia in the 1950's and returns home to a storm of criticism culminating in a libel trial and suicide.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Company. No copyright date available. Produced by Marlo Prizek

Physical Description: 3 x 16MM COMP Black & White KINE POS; (90 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 75584. Accession number: 1986-0810.

Notes: Open consultation. No consultation copy is available. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner; with permission of CBC.

FIRST PERSON: OVERLAID

Description: The comedy Overlaid by Canadian playwright, Robertson Davies, originally written for the stage and adapted for television by Wallace Chrisitie.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date available. Produced by David Gardner.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, b&w; (consultation copy); (30 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 287155. Accession number: 1983-0258.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 8310-0048.

Reproduction with permission of CBC.

FORTUNE AND MEN’S EYES

Description: Canadian playwright John Herbert’s drama on film, which looks at the brutal world of prison life.

Publication Info: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Culver City, California: MGM/UA Home Video, 1992. Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. Directed by Harvey Hart. Produced by Lester Persky.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (102 minutes): sd., col.: ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL Desk – Call #: VIDEO: Fortune and Men’s Eyes.

Notes: Home use – no classroom rights.

FRONT ROW CENTRE: LES BELLES-SOEURS

Description: Television adaptation of French-Canadian playwright, Michel Tremblay's play Les Belles-Soeurs.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Company. No copyright date available. Produced and directed by André Brassard.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, Colour; (consultation copy); (100 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 299205. Accession number: 1982-0253.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 9908-0011.

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner; with permission of CBC.

HOUSE

Description: A one-man production created by writer/performer/director/producer and Artistic Director of da da kamera, Daniel McIvor and collaborator, Daniel Brooks.

Publication Info: Household Entertainment Inc. and Water Pictures, 1995. Produced by Karen Lee Hall and directed by Laurie Lynd.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, Colour; (consultation copy); (95 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 240991. Accession number: 1995-0241.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 9601-0043.

Reproduction with authorization of copyright owner.

LETTER FROM WINGFIELD FARM

Description: A one-man play based on Letters from Wingfield Farm by Canadian playwright Dan Needles (under the pen name of Walt Wingfield).

Publication Info: Primedia Productions. Oakville, Ontario: Magic Lantern Communications, 1992.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (95 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 3994.

Notes: Part of the stage on screen series.

LILIES

Description: Based on the play Feluettes by Canadian playwright Michel-Mark Bouchard.

Publication Info: Toronto: Video One, 1996. Alliance Communications: Triptych Media/Gala Film co-production. Directed by John Greyson.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (95 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: Lilies

Notes: Home use only- no classroom rights.

LOCAL TALENT

Description: A presentation of the comic play Local Talent by Montreal-born playwright Colleen Curran.

Publication Info: CHCH-TV. Oakville, Ontario: Magic Lantern Communications, 1991. Made by Alan Erlich.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (95 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call # VIDEO 3997.

Notes: Part of the Stage on Screen series

LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS

Description: A film based on the play Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love by Canadian playwright Brad Fraser.

Publication Info: A Max Film presentation in co-production with Atlantis Films. Montreal: Cine-Maison Bellvue Home Entertainment, 1994. Directed by Denys Arcand. Produced by Roger Frappier.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (100 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: VIDEO LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS.

Notes: Home use only – no classroom rights. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

MAGGIE & PIERRE: A FANTASY OF LOVE, POLITICS, AND THE MEDIA

Description: Canadian playwright Linda Griffith’s one-woman stage show about the relationship of Pierre Elliot Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau is adapted to the screen.

Publication Info: Tapestry Productions. Toronto: Rick Butler Productions, 1983. Directed by Martin Lavut. Produced by Rick Butler.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (77 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Frost Library – Call #: VIDEO 2411.

MUSICAMERA: THE ECSTASY OF RITA JOE

Description: Ballet based on the groundbreaking Canadian play by George Ryga and performed by The Royal Winnipeg Ballet of Canada.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1974. Produced and directed by Don S. Williams. Choreography and script by Norbert Vesak.

Physical Description: 1 x 3/4 IN U. (consultation copy); (60 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 299272. Accession number: 1982-0253.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V2 8304-0193

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner; with permission of CBC.

NEW CANADIAN KID

Description: A recording of the play New Canadian Kid by one of Canada’s leading writers and directors of theatre for young audiences and co-founder of Green Thumb Theatre for Young People, Dennis Foon. Based on the original stage production by Green Thumb Theatre For Young People, conceived and directed by Jane Howard Baker.

Publication Info: Hy Perspectives Media Group. No copyright date available. Produced by Harvey J. Crossland and directed and edited by Peg Campbell.

Physical Description: 1 x 3/4 IN SOF Colour U; (40 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 108490. Accession number: 1988-0341.

Notes: Open consultation. No consultation copy is available. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner: no donor restrictions.

NOTHING SACRED

Description: No description provided. Presumably a film adaptation of Toronto playwright, George F. Walker’s play Nothing Sacred performed at the National Arts Centre.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1988/89.

Physical Description: 2 x 1/2 IN SOF Colour VHS; 1.2 tapes; (133 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 212965. Accession number: 1993-0151.

Notes: Open consultation. No consultation copy available. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

Reproduction with proper authorization.

ONE NIGHT STAND

Description: Full-length theatrical version of Winnipeg-born playwright, Carol Bolt’s most produced play, One Night Stand.

Publication Info: Allan King Associates Ltd. and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1977.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN SOF VHS; (92 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 59645. Accession number: 1986-0828.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 8709-0320.

Reproduction with authorization of copyright owners.

OPENING NIGHT: THE HEAD, GUTS AND SOUND BONE DANCE

Description: Stage drama adapted for television and written by Canadian playwright, Michael Cook about a retired Newfoundland fishing boat captain, Skipper Pete.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date available. Directed by Ray McConnell.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, Colour; (consultation copy); (124 minutes – other items on this cassette).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 21122. Accession number: 1986-0294.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 9910-0006.

Reproduction with permission of CBC.

PAPER WHEAT

Description: A recording of the staging of the play Paper Wheat by the 25^th Street House Theatre. The play describes the harsh lives of early Saskatchewan settlers and the foundation of the Co-op movement.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada and 25^th Street House Theatre. Montreal: NFB, 1979. Directed and edited by Albert Kish. Produced by Adam Symansky.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (59 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 0649

PASSAGE OF THE HEART

Description: Record of the play written by Vancouver-born playwright Wendy Lill.

Publication Info: Primedia Productions in association with the National Arts Centre of Canada. Oakville, Ontario: Magic Lantern Communications, 1991. Directed by Alan Erlich.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (100 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 4047.

Notes: Part of the Stage on Screen series.

PERFECT PIE

Description: An adaptation of Canadian playwright, Judith Thomspon’s Perfect Pie.

Publication Info: Rhombus Media, 2002. In association with Odeon Films Inc. Directed by Barbara Willis.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette, 35 mm, Colour; (93 minutes).

Location: Rhombus Media.

PERFORMANCE: 1837

Description: This is a dramatized recreation of the 1837 rebellion in Upper Canada, written by collective creation and performed by members of Theatre Passe Muraille. Both Rick Salutin and longtime Artistic Director of Theatre Passe Muraille, Paul Thompson, worked on this collective.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1975.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, Colour; (consultation copy); (59 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 107621. Accession number: 1988-0458.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 8901-0010.

Reproduction with the permission of CBC.

Q FOR QUEST: TWO SOLDIERS

Description: Television drama program featuring Canadian playwright, George Ryga's play Two Soldiers, starring John Vernon and Jonathan White.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date available. Produced and directed by George McCowan.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, b&w. (consultation copy); (30 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 290186. Accession number: 1983-0185.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 8308-0042.

Reproduction with permission of CBC.

SAINTE CARMEN DE LA MAIN

Description: A television adaptation of the play Sainte Carmen de la Main by renowned French-Canadian playwright, Michel Tremblay.

Publication Info: Montréal : O.R.T.Q., 1980. Directed by Andre Brassard.

Physical Description: 1 cassette (93 minutes); colour.

Location: University of Ottawa – MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library- Call # VH04383.

Notes: In French.

SEE BOB RUN

Description: Based on the award winning play by Toronto playwright Daniel MacIvor, the production is a conscious blend of theatre and film. Filmic realism forms a delicate balance with the stylized monologue, brilliantly performed by actress Caroline Gillis.

Publication Info: Pink Lake Productions, 1990. Produced and directed by David Oiye.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN SOF VHS, Colour; (48 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 193871. Accession number: 1992-0076.

Notes: Open consultation. No consultation copy is available. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner.

LES SEPT BRANCHES DE LA RIVIÈRE OTA

Description: Scenes taken from French-Canadian theatre artist Robert Lepage’s production of The Seven Streams of the River Ota.

Publication Info: Montréal : Télé-Québec, 1997. Directed by Francis Leclere. Produced by Bruno Jobin for In Extremis Images Inc.

Physical Description: 1 cassette (62 minutes); colour.

Location: University of Ottawa - MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library- Call # VH04385.

Notes: In French

UN SIMPLE SOLDAT

Description: French-Canadian Marcel Dubé’s classic play by the same name with Jean Perraud, Suzanne Langlois, Yves Létourneau, Louise Gamache, Jean-Louise Millette, Louise Cuerrier, and Robert Rivard.

Publication Info: Montréal : Société Radio Canada (CBC), 1973. Directed by Florent Forget.

Physical Description: 2 videocassettes (165 minutes).

Location: University of Ottawa – MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library- Call #’s:

VH05440 v.1; VH05440 v.2

Notes: In French.

SISTERS

Description: A presentation of the play by Vancouver-born Wendy Lill – a psychological drama about a nun tortured by events that occurred when she taught at an residential school.

Publication Info: Oakville, Ontario: Magic Lantern Communications, 1991. Primedia Productions in association with CKY television. Directed for television by John McGreevy.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (95 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 3996.

Notes: Part of the Stage on Screen series.

SKIN

Description: Television drama based upon the stage play Skin by Canadian playwright and director of theatre for young audiences, Dennis Foon. Three immigrants to Canada describe their experiences with racism, in dialogues and dramatised skits.

Publication Info: Intercom Films Limited, 1989. Produced and directed by Gilbert W. Taylor. Produced in association with the Department of Secretary of State: Multiculturalism, and TV Ontario.

Physical Description: 1 x 3/4 IN SOF Colour U; (29 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 149404. Accession number: 1989-0586.

Notes: Open consultation. No consultation copy is available. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

Reproduction with authorization of copyright owner.

TECTONIC PLATES

Description: Based on a stage play by Canadian theatre director Robert Lepage and Theatre Repere.

Publication Info: Montreal: Cinema Libre, 1994. Rhombus Media and Hauer Rawlence Productions. Adapted and directed by Peter Mettler.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (104 minutes):sd., col. with b&w sequences; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 3516

Notes: In English and French with English subtitles.

TIT-COQ

Description: Recording of the play Tit-coq by French-Canadian playwright Gratien Gelinas.

Publication Info: (S.1.: s.n.), 1952. Regie: George Alexander. Mise en scene: Rene Delacroix.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (100 minutes): sd., b & w.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO Tit-Coq

Notes: In French.

LE VRAI MONDE?

Description: A television adaptation of Tremblay’s play by the same title.

Publication Info: Montréal : Radio-Canada (CBC), 1991. Directed by Jean-Yves Laforce for CBC.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (101 minutes); colour.

Location: University of Ottawa – MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library- Call # VH01866.

Notes: In French.

II. Interviews with Playwrights, Directors, and Other Theatre Creators

THE 7 FACES OF ROBERT LEPAGE

Description: An interview with Canadian director and leading theatre figure, Robert Lepage, combined with cast rehearsals and clips to illustrate the interview.

Publication Info: Montreal: Cinema 3180 B.E., 1997. Directed by Michel Duchesne.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (52 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk- Call #: VIDEO 5555.

Notes: In French with English subtitles.

Title on cassette label is Entrevue avec Robert Lepage.

LE 28 AOÛT:PREMIÈRE DES BELLES-SOEURS

Description: Interviews with Dominic Champagne, Madeleine Greffard, Rita Lafontaine, Robert Lévesque, Jean-Louis Roux, and Michel Tremblay. Tremblay was unknown when his play Les Belles-Soeurs was premiered. The play marked an important day in the history of Quebec theatre.

Publication Info: Montréal : CinéFête, 2000. Productions Eurêka. Narrated in French by Michel Laperrière.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (47 minutes); colour.

Location: University of Ottawa – MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library- Call # VH06702

Notes: In French.

90 MINUTES LIVE (INCOMPLETE)

Description: Part of a talk show with host Peter Gzowski. Actors Chapelle Jaffe and Brent Carver, starring in Canadian playwright, Carol Bolt's romantic comedy thriller One Night Stand, discuss their roles and talk about the CBC version of the play soon to be televised.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1978. Executive producer is Alex Frame.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, Colour; (consultation copy); (91 minutes – other items on this cassette).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 213173. Accession number: 1978-0318.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copies: V1 7905-0065; V1 9811-0059.

Reproduction with permission of CBC Toronto.

90 MINUTES LIVE

Description: A talk show with host Paul Soles. Among other guests is Ken Gass, Canadian playwright and director of Winter Offensive. Gass responds to the recent criticism of the moral validity of his play, which portrays the violence and sexual depravity of Hitler's inner circle in 1944 Germany.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1977. Executive producer is Alex Frame.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, Colour; (consultation copy); (90 minutes – other items on this cassette).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 213177. Accession number: 1978-0318.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 7905-0092.

Reproduction with permission of CBC Toronto.

CONVERSATION ON CANADIAN THEATRE

Description: A discussion on the state of contemporary Canadian theatre and the problems facing its future development. Participants include director Bill Glassco, actor Paul Thompson, actor David Bolt, and writer Carole Bolt.

Publication Info: Toronto: University of Toronto, Instructional Media Centre, 1973. Directed by John Barry.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (53 minutes); sd., b&w. ½ in.

Location: University of Toronto – Audiovisual Library – Call #: Videocass/001319.

CONVERSATION WITH ROBERTSON DAVIES

Description: Canadian playwright and director, Robertson Davies, discusses the history and current problems of Canadian theatre as well as his own works. Hosted by John Margeson.

Publication Info: Toronto: University of Toronto, Instructional Media Centre, 1971. Directed by Bill Somerville.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (44 minutes); sd., b&w. ½ in.

Location: University of Toronto – Audiovisual Library – Call #: Videocass/001086 AVL.

FENNARIO

Description: Examines the writer’s politically charged theatre and his connections to the working-class Montreal districts of Point St. Charles and Verdun.

Publication Info: Montreal: NFB, 1996. In association with BRAVO! New Style Arts Channel; directed by Alec MacLeod and produced by Mark Zannis.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (46 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 4130.

Notes: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

GRATIEN GELINAS AND SUZANNA ALEXANDER – INTERVIEWS

Description: At a planning session for an international arts symposium to be held at the Banff School of Fine Arts, Gratien Gelinas, Canadian writer and actor, is interviewed about the unique development of French Canadian culture; popularity of French Canadian television, and dangers of communication technology in homogenizing cultural influence. Also interviewed is Suzanna Alexander, Mexican actress and education specialist.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1984. Interviewer is Mavor Moore.

Physical Description: 1 x 3/4 IN SOF Colour U; (21 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 109282. Accession number: 1988-0488.

Notes: Open consultation. No consultation copy is available. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner; with permission of CBC.

THE GREAT CANADIAN CULTURE HUNT: THEATRE

Description: Gordon Pinsent hosts a six part series of one hour documentaries on different aspects of Canadian culture. The fifth program concerns theatre and includes the views and experiences of playwrights, such as Michel Tremblay, Michel Garneau, Carol Bolt, David French, David Freeman, and directors Bill Glasco, Paul Thompson, and Martin Kinch.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date available.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN SOF Colour EIAJ; (60 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 246331. Accession number: 1983-0215.

Notes: Open consultation. No consultation copy. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

Reproduction with the permission of CRTC.

MICHAEL LANGHAM ON HAMLET

Description: Tom Patterson questions England-born Michael Langham about his plans for the production of a Shakespearean tragedy at the festival in Stratford, Ontario during the summer of 1957. Michael ran the company at Canada’s Stratford Festival from 1955-1967.

Publication Info: Toronto: Crawley Films (Canada) Ltd., 1956. Canadian Association for Adult Education. Directed by Quentin Brown.

Physical Description: 1 film reel (28 minutes): sd., b&w; 16 mm.

Location: York University- Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: FILM 6041.

MICHEL TREMBLAY ET ANDRÉ BRASSARD

Description: Canadian playwright, Michel Tremblay, and one of Canada’s most important directors, André Brassard, are interviewed by Professors Shek and Maillot.

Publication Info: Toronto: University of Toronto, Instructional Media Centre, 1973.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (60 minutes); sd.; b&w. ½ in.

Location: University of Toronto- Audiovisual Library – Call #: Videocass/001381 AVL 1.

Notes: Part of the Visages de la littérature canadienne-francaise.

THE PERFORMER

Description: What is it like to be chosen from among thousands of aspirants for a place in world-famous Metropolitan Opera? Does prejudice work against male ballet dancers? What is the future for theatre in Canada? Will the time come when Canadian artists don't need to leave Canada to gain recognition? Here are straight answers to provocative questions from Canadian artists whose names are famous from Salzburg to San Francisco.
In Part I you meet Teresa Stratas, winner of Metropolitan Opera auditions; in Austria, at the Salzburg Music Festival, Léopold Simoneau, acclaimed one of the finest lyric tenors of our day, and his talented wife, soprano Pierrette Alarie; at the Toronto studios of the National Ballet Company of Canada, the company's artistic director Celia Franca and the leading male dancer David Adams; and, three o'clock in the morning at Boston's Storyville Club, Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
In Part II Whittaker interviews John Drainie, well-known radio and television actor; Christopher Plummer, between-scenes of a Broadway play; Jean Gascon, director of Montreal's Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, and Frances Hyland, distinguished for her roles at Stratford, London and New York.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1959. Directed by Donald Ginsberg and produced by David Bairstow.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (59 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

THIS HALF HOUR

Description: Television public affairs program with host Hana Gartner. A look at the state of the arts in Canada through the eyes of artistic directors who feel there is not enough financial support for the arts and too much government intervention. On film, Hana talks to Edward Reger (General Manager - Royal Winnipeg Ballet); Lofti Mansouri (Artistic Director - Canadian Opera Company); Leon Kossar (Executive Director - Folk Arts Council); John Neville (Artistic Director - Neptune Theatre); Jean Gascon (Director of Theatre - National Arts Centre); Terence A. Wardrop, Q.C. (President - Toronto Symphony); Paxton Whitehead (Executive Artistic Director - Shaw Festival); and in the studio she discusses the matter with John Roberts, Secretary of State.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1978. Hosted by Hana Gartner.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS Colour (consultation copy); (30 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 283794. Accession number: 1981-0139.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copies: V1 8103-0042; V1 9809-0087.

Reproduction with written permission from copyright owner; with permission from CBC.

III. Theatre Companies and Theatre Buildings

BACKSTAGE

Description: The Théâtre du nouveau monde in Montréal stages Molière's play L'Avare. Out in front the house enjoys a smooth-running, professional performance. In the wings we find most of the problems associated with the legitimate stage in Canada today. The reason the prospects for live theater remain bright in spite of these problems is seen as the film goes backstage to record the work and enthusiasm of people dedicated to their art.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1953. Directed by Roger Blais and produced by Bernard Devlin.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (26 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: The film has English subtitles. Also released under the title Québec Theatre.
Also available in French as Coté Coeur…Coté Jardin.

This film can be viewed on site at CineRobotheque in Montreal.

CLINTON SPECIAL

Description: Documents the production process of staging the Farm Show, a play by the Theatre Passe Muraille Company which drew on the experiences of the farm community in Clinton, Ontario.

Publication Info: Ontario: Mongrel Films, 1974. Directed by Paul Thompson.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (70 min.) (VHS): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: VIDEO 0192

CURTAIN TIME IN OTTAWA

Description: Fred Davis breaks in on a dramatic moment during rehearsal of a play by the Canadian Repertory Theatre of Ottawa. He goes backstage to meet some of the group's talented players and finds out how audiences who prefer live theater to movies are receiving top-notch performances. Some of the actors discuss stage technique and make-up.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1954. Directed and produced by Bernard Devlin.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (15 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

LE DORTOIR

Description: A dance/drama filmed at the National Arts Centre from the stage play by Gilles Maheu, the Artistic Director of one of Canada’s most exciting avant-garde theatre companies, Carbone 14. A suicidal man takes refuge in an abandoned building. In a dream sequence, the dancers explore themes of sex, religion, death, political assassination, and violence.

Publication Info: Toronto: Rhombus Films, 1991. A film by Francois Girard.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (53 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: VIDEO 3600.

Notes: Campus use – deposit agreement.

ELGIN AND WINTER GARDEN THEATRES, ONTARIO

Description: No description available.

Publication Info: Port Credit, Ontario: McNabb & Connolly, 1998.

Physical Description: videocassette (30 minutes).

Location: Queens University - Education Library– Teaching Aids. Call number: A.V. 100 .5 .H4 no.5.

THE ENGAGEMENT

Description: The Why Not Us troupe of actors consists of seven intellectually challenged people with a passion for theater. Performing gives them the courage to break out of their isolation. The video follows the troupe to France, where they are chosen to represent Québec at the Fifth European Festival for Mentally Disabled Artists and records the trip home where a bigger drama lies in store: the love story of troupe members André and Anne-Marie. An exuberant and daring piece of cinéma vérité, The Engagement is about people who challenge life and win.
Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1994. Produced by Colette Blanchard and Jacques Valleé.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (52 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

EYE WITNESS NO. 78

Description: Montrealers Take Molière to Paris: Members of Montréal's Théâtre du nouveau monde find time for sightseeing in Paris, before presenting works of the famous French playwright at the Second International Festival of Drama.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1955. Directed by Bernard d’Aillencourt and Wilfred Doucette. Produced by Nicholas Balla and Peter Jones.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (11 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: Also available in French as Coup d’oeil n º 78.
This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

LES MURS DE PIER

Description: Léon Laflamme explores the work of Ottawa’s Pier Rodier and Marie-Thérèse Morin of Voix Théâtre.

Publication Info: Montréal : ONF (NFB), 1993. Produced by Aquila Productions Inc., L’ONF TVOntario and Radio-Canada. Directed by Léon Laflamme.

Physical Description: 1 cassette (29 minutes); colour.

Location: University of Ottawa – MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library- Call # VH02095.

Notes: In French.

MUSICAL MAGIC: GILBERT AND SULLIVAN IN STRATFORD

Description: Internationally renowned stage director and choreographer Brian Macdonald is featured in this exhilarating look at behind-the-scenes activity as Canada's world-famous Stratford Festival Theatre mounts three Gilbert and Sullivan operettas for its 1984 season. Musical Magic follows Macdonald, who also narrates the film, through a hectic schedule of rehearsals and consultations with designers. Excerpts from Iolanthe, The Gondoliers and The Mikado, as well as scenes from a gala performance at London's refurbished Old Vic, with Princess Anne in attendance, highlight this hour-long documentary.
Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1984. Directed by Malca Gillson and produced by Tom Daly and Barrie Howells.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (58 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

OFFSTAGE, ONSTAGE: INSIDE THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL

Description: Stratford cameras go backstage during an entire season to capture the creative spirit at the heart of a treasured Canadian theatre company. For five decades, the Festival's stage has been home to the world's great plays and performers. Award-winning director John N. Smith (The Boys of St. Vincent), given unprecedented access backstage, offers a fascinating look at the personalities and the production process behind live theatre performance. Peek into William Hutt's dressing room as he does his vocal warm-ups before Twelfth Night. Watch Martha Henry command the stage in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Observe an up-and-coming generation of young performers who learn from the masters. Meet dozens of artists, craftspeople and technicians who reveal their secrets, from shoemaking, sword fighting and sound effects to makeup and mechanical monkeys. Join us behind the scenes of Canada's premier classical theatre institution...and discover the love for the stage that drives this artistic company.

Publication Info: National Film Board, 2002. Directed by John N. Smith and produced by Louise Lore and Gerry Flahive.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (83 minutes).

Location: National Film Board.

OPERATION FINGER PINKY

Description: The film is based on a play written and enacted by Theatre Passe Muraille. It captures a fictionalized account of the three-year struggle waged by the office staff at York University in their attempt to form a labor union.

Publication Info: Montreal: NFB, 1978. Directed by Alex Hall. Produced by Laura Sky.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (35 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 0654

Notes: Made for the program Challenge for Change.

PEEP SHOW: FESTERING FOREFATHERS & RUNNING SONS

Description: CODCO, the satirical comedy troupe from Newfoundland, performs this film version of the slapstick comedy Philadelphia: Somewhere On The Hungry Coast Of Newfoundland.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Company, 1975.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS; (consultation copy); (30 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 36682. Accession number: 1986-0723.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 8611-0042.

Reproduction with the permission of CBC Toronto.

PERFORMANCE: TEN LOST YEARS

Description: This drama is based on the book of the same title by Barry Broadfoot, about life in Canada during the Depression of the 1930s. It features the original cast of the Toronto Workshop Productions stage version, using dramatic vignettes, original music and song about the many hardships faced by Canadians: the often futile search for work; hunger, hobos "riding the rails" of trains, sweatshops, prairie drought, and one of the few forms of affordable entertainment at the time--radio.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1974. Produced by Robert Allen, directed by John McGreevy.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, Colour; (consultation copy); (59 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 107607. Accession number: 1988-0458.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 8901-0017.

Reproduction with the permission of CBC.

THE PLAYERS

Description: A backstage view of what it means to be a player in a celebrated theater company. Here is Canada's Stratford Company, with an all-star cast headed by William Hutt, on tour in Australia. It is a friendly, unaffected observation of what goes into a play, both on stage and behind the scenes, at rehearsals and informal social gatherings.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1974. Directed by Donald Brittain and produced by Gil Brealey, Tom Daly, and James de B. Domville.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (58 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

SCTV COMEDY SPECIAL

Description: A special on the Second City Comedy troupe.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date is available.

Physical Description: 1 x 3/4 IN SOF Colour U; (consultation copy); (30 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 56011. Accession number: 1987-0381.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V2 8707-1337.

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner; with permission of CBC.

THE STRATFORD ADVENTURE

Description: A documentary on the Stratford Festival. It tells the story of a small Canadian town that created the Stratford Shakespearean Festival for the staging of Shakespearean drama. Includes behind the scene glimpses of Alec Guinness and Irene Worth informally at home in Stratford; Tyrone Guthrie directing rehearsals; the crucial meeting when the project faced bankruptcy; visitors coming to Stratford from all parts of Canada and from abroad; and scenes from All’s Well That Ends Well and Richard II.

Publication Info: Montreal: NFB, 1954.

Physical Description: 1 motion picture reel (40 minutes): sd., col.; 16 mm.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: FILM 4296

STRATFORD FESTIVAL

Description: Tour behind the scenes at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, conducted by festival artistic director Michael Langham.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date available.

Physical Description: 2 x 16MM COMP Black & White KINE POS; (60 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 111762. Accession number: 1986-0810.

Notes: Open consultation. No consultation copy is available. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner; with permission of CBC.

TAKE 30

Description: A visit to Stratford, Ontario as the Shakespearean Festival celebrates the opening of its 11th season. Actors Douglas Rain, Mary Savidge and a National Theatre School apprentice are interviewed on their way to the theatre as they prepare to present the opening night of Julius Caesar. After the performance, Paul Soles and Anna Cameron go backstage to talk with the actors Joseph Shaw and Kate Reid. Others interviewed include: Timothy Findley, Powys Thomas, Paul Massie, and Pierre Gelinas.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date available. Produced by Denny Spence and Leo Rampen.

Physical Description: 1 x 16MM COMP Black & White KINE POS (30 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada – (ISN): 98826. Accession number: 1986-0810.

Notes: Open consultation. No consultation copy is available. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner; with permission of CBC.

TELESCOPE: THE STAGE IS A WORLD

Description: TELESCOPE visits the Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg and looks at: its history, its founders, its operation and contribution, and its future. Includes conversation with John Hirsch, founding artistic director; Tom Hendry, co-founder; Eric House, guest director; Edward Gilbert, present artistic director; and architect Alan Weisman with a model of the new theatre building. Also includes excerpts from rehearsals and a class of very young children in the theatre school.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date is available. Produced by Fletcher Markle and directed by Robert Barclay.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, b&w; (consultation copy); (30 minutes- other items on this cassette).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 103524. Accession number: 1986-0810.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 9812-0046.

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner; with permission of CBC.

THE WANT OF A SUITABLE PLAYHOUSE = [SHAW FESTIVAL]

Description: Produced as part of a public relations campaign by the Shaw Festival to promote the development of a new Shaw Festival theatre - on the suggestion of Mavor Moore.
Festival artistic director Paxton Whitehead and president Calvin G. Rand appear as on camera hosts introducing and concluding the film. Scenes from the Shaw production of Heartbreak House are shown featuring performances by Jessica Tandy, Tony Van Bridge, Frances Hyland and Paxton Whitehead. Backstage interviews with Jessica Tandy and Frances Hyland discussing the festival are also featured. Festival founder Brian Doherty conducts a tour as part of the Shaw seminar he coordinates.

Publication Info: Crawley Films Limited, 1968. Produced by F.R. Crawley. Directed, produced and written by Vincent Vaitiekunas.

Physical Description: 2 x 16MM SIL Colour ORIG POS (27 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada – (ISN): 225391. Accession number: 1983-0373.

Notes: Open consultation. No consultation copy is available. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner : no donor restrictions.
Copyright owner on the majority of the Crawley material is Bill Stevens, President, Crawley Films Limited. Mr. Stevens can be contacted at PO Box 11069, Station H, Nepean, Ontario K2H 7T8; telephone: 825-2479; facsimile: 825-9300; bstevens@crawleyfilms.ca.
Bill O'Farrell Sr. acts as the representative for Bill Stevens for copyright inquiries. Mr. O'Farrell can be reached at 723-3316; wofarrell@crawleyfilms.ca.
Copyright on some titles rests with Michal Anne Crawley. Michal Anne Crawley, 152 River Lane, Ottawa, Ontario K1M 1T1; telephone: 741-2887.

IV. Miscellaneous

ACTING CLASS

Description: Do you want to be an actor? Do you know what it takes? Acting Class lets you rub shoulders with the young hopefuls from Canada's National Theatre School as they sweat and strain through a typical day on the boards. Warm-up exercises, body movements, voice training, improvisation and fencing lead up to the ultimate exercise: rehearsal. Do you still want to be an actor?

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1980. Directed and produced by John N. Smith.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (28 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada

ANNIVERSARY

Description: Here you will see Marie Dressler, Mary Pickford, Norma Shearer, Walter Huston and a host of other Canadians who achieved world renown success on the silver screen. Slapstick, romance, tragedy, comedy--it's all here in an entertaining sampling of what audiences have applauded down the years. You see the audiences too, and the theaters where early movies first drew in the fans. As guide, you could hardly find a more knowledgeable or familiar figure than Walter Pidgeon, a Canadian with eighty or more films to his credit. He recalls the personalities of the great stars he has known and explains how the technology developed that shows the stars on the screen.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1963. Produced by William Weintraub and Nicholas Balla.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (20 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

Also available in French.

APPROACH TO THEATRE

Description: Tyrone Guthrie discusses various techniques and theories used in theater productions. His points are illustrated by actors and by footage of Stratford Festival productions.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1956. Produced by Edward Rollins and Robert Allen.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (35 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

BREAKING A LEG

Description: Follows Canadian theatre director Robert Lepage over a nine month period as he prepares for his latest stage production, Echo.

Publication Info: Montreal: NFB, 1992. Written and directed by Donald Winkles. Produced by Bill Brind.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (44 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 2885.

CANADA AT 8:30- LE CANADA À 20H30

Description: A bilingual production on the development of the performing arts throughout Canada focusing on theatre and music. Some features include: street scenes in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in front of the Charlottetown Theatre and a scene from Anne of Green Gables featuring Gracie Finley as Anne. Gracie Finley addresses the camera as herself with fellow cast members including Jeff Hyslop who plays Gilbert; Donald Davis, strolling the grounds at Stratford, discusses the progress of theatre in Canada. Davis and his brother Murray created the Crest Theatre in Toronto and he contrasts conditions in the past with the situation in 1970; Theatre Calgary is shown and Christopher Newton addresses the camera seated in front of the Allied Arts Centre; David Gardner, director of the Queen Elizabeth Playhouse in Vancouver is seen in the midst of organizing a season ticket drive and attending a board meeting. Gardner discusses theatre in Canada with a second man, possibly George Ryga who wrote The Ecstacy of Rita Joe; The film concludes with a visual tour through the National Arts Centre in Ottawa constructed to commemorate Canada's centennial in 1967.

Publication Info: Crawley Films Limited, 1970. Produced by F.R. Crawley and directed by Vincent Vaitiekunas.

Physical Description: 1 x 16MM SIL Colour ORIG POS.

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 232279. Accession number: 1983-0373.

Notes: In English and French.

Open consultation. No consultation copy is available. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

CANADA ON STAGE

Description: The biggest affair of its kind in the world, the annual Dominion Drama Festival brings together in Vancouver the best of Canadian amateur theatrical talent. Canada on Stage shows you scenes from prize-winning performances. Caught by the camera is the taut atmosphere after the final curtain as awards are announced by festival adjudicator Phillip Hope Wallace, a British drama critic.
Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1960. Directed by John Howe and produced by Tim Wilson.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (11 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: Also available in French as Le Canada Monte en Scène.

This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

COMMUNITY ACTION THEATER ON TOUR

Description: A group of welfare recipients from British Columbia choose theater to express their discontent with the welfare system and the general attitudes persisting toward those receiving social assistance. On a tour of Vancouver Island, the "actors" perform skits before a variety of audiences--and the audiences react. A film for those interested in using theater as a tool in organizing for social change.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1973. Directed by Tom Shandel and produced by Len Chatwin and Barrie Howells.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (24 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

THE F WORD

Description: An exploration of modern-day feminism with performances by Canadian actor and comedian, Diane Flacks.

Publication Info: Missisauga: International Tele-Film, 1998. (a presentation of TVOntario).

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (30 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: 5044.

Notes: Part of the Woman Being; 1 Series

FESTIVAL THÉÂTRE-JEUNESSE

Description: A documentary about the Youth Festival of St-Boniface and its role in French language schools.

Publication Info: St-Boniface, Man.: Studio Forest ; Caméraction, 1989. Directed by Léo Foucault.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (30 minutes); colour.

Location: University of Ottawa – MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library- Call # VH03262.

Notes: In French.

GIVE ME YOUR ANSWER TRUE
Description: A highly entertaining film portrait of world-famous movie star Donald Sutherland, revealing the man behind the many roles. The Canadian actor talks freely about his career, his marriages, directors, other actors, filmmaking in Canada, the art of acting, and the business of being successful at it. The documentary uses interviews, stills from family albums, excerpts from films such as M*A*S*H, Casanova, Day of the Locust, The Eagle Has Landed, Ordinary People, and footage of the actor on movie sets and at his Georgeville, Québec, home, where Sutherland is seen with his partner, Québec actress Francine Racette, and their young family.
Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1987. Directed and produced by Stefan Wodoslwsky with the help of Tony Ianzelo and Barrie Howells.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (55 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

GRATIEN GÉLINAS, LE GAGNANT

Description: A look at the life and work of Gratien Gélinas, the actor, director, and playwright who gave French-Canada the “little guy.”

Publication Info: Westmount, Qué. : Filmoption International,1982. Directed by Claude Godbout for Productions Prisma.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (27 minutes); colour.

Location: University of Ottawa – MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library- Call # VH 01191.

Notes: In French.

IMPROV

Description: Improvised drama of the National Arts Centre Studio Company. Twelve actors from across Canada, under the direction of Michael Bawtree, work without a script towards an experimental play, How the Company Went to the Island, What They Saw, and Who Came Back, which stretches the concept of improvisation into the final production. In effect, the process of making the play becomes part of the play.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1971. Directed by Joan Henson and produced by Tom Daly.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (20 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

INTERDISCIPLINARY CREATIVE PROCESS IN THE FINE ARTS

Description: An overview of an exchange project in fine arts for student of the Université du Québec in Montreal and York University, held at UQAM. The video follows their progress from the introductory gathering, through classes and projects in dance, music, drama, art and video, to their final presentations.

Publication Info: Montréal: Université du Québec à Montréal, 1990.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (32 minutes): sd., col., ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: VIDEO 2139.

Notes: Title on film: Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Exchange Project, May 7-June 1/ 1990.

Dialogue in French and English.

Course directors: Paul-André Fortier, UQAM, Yves L.-Ph. Cousineau, York ; guest instructors: Martine Epoque, Philippe Menard, Serge Ouakine, UQAM, Nancy Nichol, Bruce Parsons, York; independent artists, Daniel Leveille, Denis Poulin.

JOHN HIRSCH

Description: A film portrait of John Hirsch, one of Canada’s most distinguished directors.

Publication Info: Montreal: NFB, 1965. Directed by Mort Ransen.

Physical Description: 1 motion picture reel (28 minutes): sd., b&w.; 16mm.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: FILM 3353

THE KID WHO COULDN’T MISS

Description: Presents excerpts from the play entitled Billy Bishop Goes to War by John Gray as well as archival footage of the legendary Canadian WWI flying ace Billy Bishop.

Publication Info: Montreal: NFB, 1983. Produced and directed by Paul Cowan.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (79 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 2013.

MEDOONAK THE STORMMAKER
Description: A Micmac Indian legend, colorfully interpreted in mime, dance and narration by elaborately garbed and masked actors of the Mermaid Theatre of Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The story tells how Medoonak, reckless ruler of the winds and the seas, was persuaded to quieten his magical wings and calm the churning waters so that the Micmac fishermen could catch food for their starving people.
Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1975. Produced by Ian McLaren and Rex Tasker. Directed by Les Krizsan.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (14 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes:This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

MICHEL TREMBLAY: LES CRIS DE MA RUE

Description: Examines the life and work of Michel Tremblay, Canadian dramatist and novelist.

Publication Info: Montréal: Productions Prisma, 1981. With l’Institut Québécois du Cinéma, La Société de radio-télévision du Québec, and Le Ministère de l’éducaction du Québec. Produced by Marcia Couëlle.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (26 minutes); sd., col. ½ in.

Location: University of Toronto- Audiovisual library- Call #: videocass/002713 AVL 1.

Notes: Part of the Profession Écrivain;13 Series.

MISTER PLUMMER

Description: This film profiles Canadian actor Christopher Plummer of the Shakespearean Theater, Stratford, Ontario. As the minutes tick by, cameras register the transformation as he dons his make-up for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac. We also see Toronto actress Kate Reid as well as actors Len Birman and Martha Henry.
Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1963. Directed by Anne Claire Poirier and produced by Jacques Bobet.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (28 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.
Notes: Also available in French as 30 minutes, Mister Plummer

ON STAGE

Description: A film aimed at helping amateur theater groups stage plays. There are practical tips on casting, rehearsing, sets, and costumes. (Also released under the title Curtain Time.)

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1950. Directed by Ronald Dick and produced by Tom Daly.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (30 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: Also available in French as En Scène.

THE ORIGINALS: ROBERTSON DAVIES – A PORTRAIT IN THE FIRST PERSON

Description: A portrait of Canadian playwright Robertson Davies.

Publication Info: Screen Time/Norflicks/Jillian. Produced in association with CITY-TV, CITV, CFCN, MTN, ATV Vision TV and Telefilm Canada. No copyright date provided.

Physical Description: No physical description available.

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 175897. Accession number: 1990-0054.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: WM90-0595.

Reproduction with the permission of Vision Television.

PAROLE EN JEU: HOMMAGE À LA DRAMATURGIE FRANCO-ONTERIENNE

Description: Looks at the Franco-Ontario theatrical tradition, presenting scenes from nine plays, filmed in studio in a conceptually unique design environment. With director Jean Sabourin and Québec playwright, Michel-Marc Bouchard.

Publication Info: Toronto: Médiatique Inc.; Montréal: Mediamax International, 1998. Directed by Jean Bourbonnais and produced by Daniéle Caloz.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (52 minutes): sd., col. ½ in.

Location: Ryerson University – Library Reserve – Call#: PS9315.5.O6 P37 1998.

Notes: In French.

PERFORMANCE

Description: A panel of distinguished Canadian actors and actresses discuss directoral subordination, technique, improvisation, methodology and training. Participants include Fred Williamson, Jackie Burroughs, Stephen Young, Danielle Gegauff, Helene Winston, Lou Jacobi, and Al Waxman. Part two of a series of workshop programs dealing with the art and business of filmmaking.
Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1977. Directed by Rudi Wrench and produced by Ian McCutcheon, Beryl Fox, and Don Hopkins.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (53 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

PIERRE LEFEVRE ON ACTING

Description: Follows Canadian theatre professional Pierre Lefevre as he directs students at the National Theatre School of Canada using the mask as his primary training tool.

Publication Info: Montreal: NFB, 1992.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (39 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL Desk – Call # VIDEO 3505.

York University – Frost Library – Call #: VIDEO 3014

Notes: In English and French with English subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

PIERROT IN MONTREAL

Description: Columnist Walter O'Hearn introduces the art of pantomime with the aid of the Canadian mime, Guy Hoffman, acting as Pierrot. Belmont Amusement Park and the streets of Montréal are the backdrop for the traditional story of Pierrot losing his love Columbine to Harlequin.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1957. Directed by Donald Ginsberg and produced by David Bairstow.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (30 minuntes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes:This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

THE PUPPETEERS

Description: A glimpse behind the curtains of a puppet theater is presented, showing the making of the marionettes and how they come to life in the hands of the puppeteer.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1952. Directed by Jacques Giraldeau and produced by Bernard Devlin.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (6 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.Notes: Also available in French as Montreurs de Marionnettes.
This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

RAYMOND MASSEY: ACTOR OF THE CENTURY

Description: A profile of the Canadian actor in conversation and in performance. Includes film exerpts and his monologues of Abraham Lincoln and John Grant. Guest appearances by Richard Chamberlain and Christopher Plummer.

Publication Info: Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1984. Produced, directed, and written by Harry Rasky.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (86 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: VIDEO 3084.

Notes: Use of this item is restricted to viewing in SMIL.

A copy from the 16 mm original is housed in York University Archives, #1992-012/303. Access to original restricted for conservation reasons.

REDSKINS, TRICKSTERS AND PUPPY STEW

Description: An exploration of Native culture through comedic performances by Native Canadian performers.

Publication Info: Montreal: NFB, 2000. Directed by Drew Hayden Taylor and produced by Silva Basmajian.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (55 minutes): sd; col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk– Call #: VIDEO 1209.

RONNIE BURKETT: A LINE OF BALANCE

Description: Presents a portrait of Canada’s leading puppeteer as viewers journey from the beginning to the opening night of his one-man show Awful Manors produced by the Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes.

Publication Info: A No Strings Attached Production. Kelowna, B.C.: Filmwest Associates, Ltd., 1992. Produced and directed by Margaret Mardirossian.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (48 minutes): sd., col. With b&w; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: VIDEO 4490.

SIR TYRONE GUTHRIE

Description: Television obituary of Sir Tyrone Guthrie, British theatrical director who was a major contributor to the development of Canadian theatre. Archival footage of Guthrie, commentary by host Bruno Gerussi and tributes from some of Guthrie's contemporaries indicate his importance to Canadian theatrical history.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1971.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN SOF Colour VHS; (consultation copy); (30 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 11577. Accession number: 1985-0642.

Notes: Open consultation. Consultation copy: V1 8601-0019.

Reproduction with permission of copyright owner.

STAGES

Description: Stages salutes Canada's performing artists, the singers, dancers and actors, some already famous and others struggling to make a name for themselves. In a film featuring a small group of them, they communicate through the medium of their craft the significance of being Canadian entertainers. Excerpts from such shows as Billy Bishop Goes to War, Margie Gillis's one-woman show and Clémence Desrochers's bitingly witty monologues highlight the vitality and multicultural flavor of the country's performing arts.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1980. Directed by Paul Cowan, produced by Tom Daly and Barrie Howells.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (58 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

THE STAGE TO THREE

Description: An introduction to three entertainers of outstanding talent: Katina Paxinou, an actress from Greece, Chatuporn Ratanavarah, demon dancer of Thailand, and Bruno Gerussi, a Canadian actor.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1964. Directed and produced by Julian Biggs.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (28 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

TAKE 30: WORLD THEATRE DAY

Description: Leon Major, artistic director of the Neptune Theatre in Halifax, discusses: his objectives at the Neptune; the problems involved in starting a theatre; his use of Canadian plays; and plays he will be presenting. Includes interviews with Halifax actor David Brown and British actor Jack Medley. Tom Hendry, secretary general of the Canadian Theatre Centre (associated with the Manitoba Theatre Centre), discusses his organization's function as an information centre on theatre in Canada.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date available. Produced by Cynthia Scott and Manny Pitson.

Physical Description: 1 x 16MM COMP Black & White KINE POS; (30 minutes).

Location: National Archives of Canada. (ISN): 99092. Accession number: 1986-0810.

Notes: Open consultation. No consultation copy is available. (See National Archives of Canada notes).

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner; with permission of CBC.

LE TERRITOIRE DU COMÉDIEN

Description: A portrait of Quebec stage actor Jean-Louis Millette.

Publication Info: Montréal : Office national du film du Canada (NFB), 2000. A film by Jean-Claude Coulbois.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (77 minutes); colour.

Location: University of Ottawa – MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library- Call # VH06352.

Notes: In French.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

THEATRE BEHIND BARS

Description: A documentary exploring the unique theatre rehabilitation program at one of the most progressive correctional institutions in North America.

Publication Info: Toronto: Kineticvideo.com, 1992. Directed by James Fry and produced by Blue Sky Productions.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 minutes); colour.

Location: University of Ottawa – MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library- Call # VH05405.

THIS RIEL BUSINESS

Description: Tales from a Prairie Drifter is a stage comedy about the Northwest Rebellion during the opening of the Canadian West. It highlights the roles of Louis Riel, the rebel leader, of Sir John A. Macdonald, the prime minister, and of General Middleton, who was sent to quell the uprising. It defines the Indian and Métis cause much more succinctly than do many history books. For this film, the play was performed by the Regina Globe Theatre before an audience of Indians and Métis, and their reactions were recorded.
Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1974. Directed by Ian McLaren and produced by Ian McLaren and John N. Smith.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (28 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes: This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

THREE GUESSES

Description: A half-candid, half-dramatized film study of actress Jackie Burroughs of Toronto, representing the many roles that she, as one individual, plays during the course of her day. She is, at the same time, actress, mother, daughter, woman, and estranged wife. All these facets of her life are reflected in the film. Her theatrical work is shown in two other films, Improv and Dance Class.

Publication Info: National Film Board of Canada, 1971. Directed by Joan Henson and produced by Tom Daly.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 minutes).

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

TIMOTHY FINDLEY: ANATOMY OF A WRITER

Description: An oral and visual biography of the Toronto-born actor, playwright, and renowned writer of fiction, non-fiction, and radio and television dramas. Findley reveals his inner self and the many roles he plays. The writer talks about how images are enacted by his imagination.

Publication Info: Tiffin Productions Inc. in co-production with the NFB, 1992. Produced and directed by Terence Maccartney-Filgate.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (57 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call#: VIDEO 2531.

Notes: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY: REMEMBERING CHIEF DAN GEORGE

Description: Combines family stories, interviews with fellow actors, film clips and recreations to tell the life story of Vancouver-born native Chief Dan George – chief, actor, musician, and dockworker.

Publication Info: Vancouver: Moving Images, 1998. An Eagle Eye Film Production in association with Nimpkish Winds and Force Four Productions. Narrated by Gordon Tootoosis.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (44 minutes): sd., col. & b&w; ½ in.

Location: York University – Scott Library SMIL desk – Call #: VIDEO 5631.

Notes: Part of the CBC Life & Times biography series.

TOMSON HIGHWAY, NATIVE VOICE

Description: A profile of Canada’s first native playwright to achieve success in mainstream Canadian theatre. The program includes excerpts from his play, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing.

Publication Info: Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1990. Produced and directed by Robert Sherrin.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (50 minutes); sd., col.; ½ in.

Location: University of Toronto – Audiovisual Library – Call # Videocass/003357 AVL 1.

LES TROIS MONTRÉAL DE MICHEL TREMBLAY, OU, PROMENADE DANS L'IMAGINAIRE D'UN ÉCRIVAIN

Description: In three locations in Montreal, the characters of French-Canadian playwright, Michel Tremblay, explore their lives and dreams with Rita Lafontaine and André Brassard.

Publication Info: Montréal : Les Films du Crépuscule, 1989. Directed by Michel Moreau. Produced by les Productions Dix-Huit Ltée with NFB and CBC.

Physical Description:1 videocassette (58 minutes); colour.

Location: University of Ottawa – MRT Audiovisual Collection in Morisset Library- Call # VH01049.

Notes: In French.

Any video source from the National Archives of Canada with a consultation copy and valid consultation number can be viewed on site.

Visitors who visit the National Archives of Canada in person can place an order on a consultation copy to be viewed the following day.

Those who have a limited visiting period must send a letter by mail, fax, or email at least 5 working days to 2 weeks in advance, requesting to view a consultation copy on a specific day.

The Archives registration desk, reference room, and consultation room are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Viewers who wish to conduct research after these hours can later store their videos in lockers.

Video sources that do not have consultation copies already made will take at least 6 – 8 weeks to be copied from the original. A request to make a consultation copy must be sent to the National Archives of Canada. In this request, make sure to include the ISN number, accession number, and title of the source.

Copyright Laws and Purchasing Rights

Many video resources can be purchased with written permission of the copyright holder. Unless specified, many of the rights to these sources belong to television archivist Roy Harris at CBC Toronto. Roy can be reached at (416) 205-7608 or emailed at roy_harris@cbc.ca.

It will take at least 6 weeks for the recording of the purchased video to be processed.

National Film Board of Canada

International Co-Production Unit

Ville Saint Laurent, QC H4N 2N4

Videos made by the National Film Board of Canada can be purchased over the phone, via fax, or online. Prices will vary depending on the intentional use of the purchased material, ie: home viewing or institutional purposes.

Rhombus Media Inc.

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Phone: (416) 971-7856

Consult with a Rhombus Media Inc. representative regarding the purchasing of their materials.

University Libraries

The following university libraries permit outsiders to view their visual recordings within their designated viewing rooms. Check individual libraries for hours of operation.

Queens University Library

Education Library – Teaching Aids

Duncan McArthur Hall (Ground Floor)

Ryerson University Library

Morisset Library (first floor)
University of Ottawa
65 University
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5
Phone: (613) 562-5723
Fax: (613) 562-5133

Web Site: http://www.uottowa.ca/library

University of Toronto Audio/Visual Library

Books

Baskin, Ellen and Mandy Hicken. Enser’s Filmed Books and Plays: a list of books and plays

Canadian Plays and Playwrights Catalogue: 2001-2003. Canada: Playwrights Union of

Dick, Ernest J. Guide to CBC Sources at the Public Archives (1936-1986). Minister of Supply

Miller, Mary Jane. Turn Up the Volume: CBC Television Drama Since 1952. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1987.

Turner, D.J. Ed. Canadian Feature Film Index. Ottawa: Public Archives of Canada, National

Richard Bruce Kirkley. "A Catalogue of Canadian Stage Plays on English Canadian Television, 1952 to 1987." Theatre Research in Canada 15.1 (Spring 1994): 96-108.

Glen Nichols – Editor for the Association of Canadian Theatre Research newsletter

Kathy Elder – Film librarian at York University’s Sound and Moving Image Library (kelder@yorku.ca)

Mary Jane Miller – Professor and Chair of the Department of Dramatic Arts at Brock University. (mjmiller@spartan.ac.brocku.ca)

Richard Partington – Graduate student at the Graduate Centre for the Study of Drama at the University of Toronto

BALCONVILLE

BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR

CBC THEATRE: AT MY HEART’S CORE

EVENING OUT: WAITING FOR THE PARADE

Description: A dress-rehearsal of the play Waiting for the Parade, by Texas-born Canadian playwright, John Murrell.

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1979.

Physical Description: 1 x 1/2 IN VHS, Colour; (consultation copy); (30 minutes).

FESTIVAL: THE ENDLESS ECHO

FESTIVAL: MAN ALIVE

FESTIVAL: YESTERDAY THE CHILDREN WERE DANCING

FESTIVAL 61: THE KILLDEER

FIRST PERFORMANCE: THE MAN WHO CAUGHT BULLETS

HOUSE

MUSICAMERA: THE ECSTASY OF RITA JOE

NEW CANADIAN KID

Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner: no donor restrictions.

NOTHING SACRED

OPENING NIGHT: THE HEAD, GUTS AND SOUND BONE DANCE

PERFECT PIE

PERFORMANCE: 1837

PERFORMANCE: ON THE JOB

PLAYDATE: THE BLACK BONSPIEL OF WULLIE MACCRIMMON

Reproduction with permission of CBC.

PLAYDATE: RELUCTANT ANGELS

Q FOR QUEST: AN EVENING WITHOUT

Q FOR QUEST: FOR WANT OF SOMETHING BETTER TO DO

Q FOR QUEST: INDIAN

Q FOR QUEST: TWO SOLDIERS

SAINTE CARMEN DE LA MAIN

SEE BOB RUN

LES SEPT BRANCHES DE LA RIVIÈRE OTA

UN SIMPLE SOLDAT

SKIN

II. Interviews with Playwrights, Directors, and Other Theatre Creators

90 MINUTES LIVE

CONVERSATION ON CANADIAN THEATRE

CONVERSATION WITH ROBERTSON DAVIES

GRATIEN GELINAS AND SUZANNA ALEXANDER – INTERVIEWS

MICHAEL LANGHAM ON HAMLET

MICHEL TREMBLAY ET ANDRÉ BRASSARD

THIS HALF HOUR

LE DORTOIR

Notes: This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

PEEP SHOW: FESTERING FOREFATHERS & RUNNING SONS

STRATFORD FESTIVAL

TAKE 30

TELESCOPE: THE STAGE IS A WORLD

Publication Info: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. No copyright date is available. Produced by Fletcher Markle and directed by Robert Barclay.

THE WANT OF A SUITABLE PLAYHOUSE = [SHAW FESTIVAL]

This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

FESTIVAL THÉÂTRE-JEUNESSE

Notes: This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

GRATIEN GÉLINAS, LE GAGNANT

Notes: In French.

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

INTERDISCIPLINARY CREATIVE PROCESS IN THE FINE ARTS

MICHEL TREMBLAY: LES CRIS DE MA RUE

THE ORIGINALS: ROBERTSON DAVIES – A PORTRAIT IN THE FIRST PERSON

PAROLE EN JEU: HOMMAGE À LA DRAMATURGIE FRANCO-ONTERIENNE

Location: National Film Board of Canada.

Notes:This film can be viewed on site at the CineRobotheque in Montreal.

RAYMOND MASSEY: ACTOR OF THE CENTURY

SIR TYRONE GUTHRIE

TAKE 30: WORLD THEATRE DAY

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

THEATRE BEHIND BARS

TIMOTHY FINDLEY: ANATOMY OF A WRITER

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY: REMEMBERING CHIEF DAN GEORGE

TOMSON HIGHWAY, NATIVE VOICE

Location: University of Toronto – Audiovisual Library – Call # Videocass/003357 AVL 1.

Copyright Laws and Purchasing Rights

National Film Board of Canada

International Co-Production Unit

Ville Saint Laurent, QC H4N 2N4

Rhombus Media Inc.

99 Spadina Avenue

Phone: (416) 971-7856