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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Littrell Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [syscon-tx] DVD offer Posted by request: Hello Texas Librarians: We would like to make you aware that Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater, the documentary produced by KERA-Dallas/Fort Worth that was aired nationwide on public television is available for free for your library as a DVD. Since Ms. Jones was a native Texan and a pivotal figure in American theater, we are eager to make sure her memory lives on. If you would like to receive a free DVD of this nationally acclaimed documentary, please contact Lisa Taylor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] your name, your library address and phone number. Basic information follows. ------------------------------------- Jones story, after successfully airing on public television stations nationwide last spring, is now available as the DVDSWEET TORNADO: MARGO JONES AND THE AMERICAN THEATER, starring Judith Ivey as the dynamic and idealistic director fromTexas, and Richard Thomas as Tennessee Williams, whose early career she championed. Marcia Gay Harden narrates the one-hour documentary. Jones' landmark theater (1947-1955) inDallasis the setting for the program. The documentary has been praised as "smartly crafted, bold, moving" byTheDallasMorning Newsand by Leonard Maltin as "a heartfelt tribute to a woman with great dreams and equally great demons in her life." In addition to the documentary, theSWEET TORNADO DVDincludes features and footage of particular interest to theater lovers, theater educators and libraries. Among them: an incisive interview with noted Tennessee Williams authority Albert R. Devlin and a discussion with contributions from Arena Stage founder Zelda Fichandler and director Adrian Hall about how and why the professional nonprofit theater took root half a century ago. The DVD also includes material about the classic dramaInherit the Windwhich Jones premiered and assessments of her life and career from playwright Horton Foote, actor Ray Walston, and others. Judith Ivey offers her account of how she found the role for this unusual amalgam of live performance and documentary biography. Other extras include behind-the-scenes footage from shooting of the performance portion of the documentary. SWEET TORNADOwas produced by KERA-Dallas/Fort Worth, and distributed by American Public Television.The documentary was co-produced and co- written by Kay Cattarulla and Rob Tranchin.Sylvia Komatsuis Executive in Charge. Deborah Littrell Director, Library Development division Texas State Library and Archives Commission PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927 512-463-5456 512-463-8800 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ syscon-tx mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.tsl.state.tx.us/mailman/listinfo/syscon-tx _______________________________________________ ctls-l mailing list ctls-l@ctls.net http://ctls.net/mailman/listinfo/ctls-l_ctls.net
