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Interview with Kia Corthron

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Title
Interview with Kia Corthron
Names
League of Professional Theatre Women (Contributor)
Character Generators/Video (Contributor)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division., Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. (Producer)
Corthron, Kia (Interviewee)
London, Todd (Interviewer)
Henry, Mari Lyn (Speaker)
Davis, Jacqueline Z.(Jacqueline Zurat), 1946- (Speaker)
Corwin, Betty L. (Speaker)
Collection

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Public Program Videos

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 2013
Place: New York
Library locations
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Shelf locator: NCOW 380
Topics
Corthron, Kia
Dramatists
Women dramatists
African American women dramatists
African American theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: [Presented by] The League of Professional Theatre Women ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Performers: Opening remarks: Mari Lyn Henry, Jacqueline Z. Davis.
Performers: Introduction: Betty L. Corwin.
Performers: Interviewed by Todd London.
Venue: Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., March 4, 2013.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (77 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in.
Description
Playwright Kia Corthron discusses her work with author Todd London. She describes the origins of several of her plays, the political and social issues addressed in each, how she devised their titles, and related topics. She also takes questions from the audience.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 844057926
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19824695
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22807015
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 04146090-ecb9-0139-9340-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 2013: Issued
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Kia Corthron" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2013. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7efd3f0-5399-013e-9d59-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Kia Corthron" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7efd3f0-5399-013e-9d59-0242ac110003

APA Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. (2013). Interview with Kia Corthron Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7efd3f0-5399-013e-9d59-0242ac110003

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Interview with Kia Corthron