Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections

Performance Theatre Troupe (Tape 1)

Item

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Title

Performance Theatre Troupe (Tape 1)

Subject

Lesbian Theater

Description

A video of a one-woman play by the Performance Theatre Troupe from Iowa City. The place centers around Effy, a 17-year-old lesbian and musician who must make a decision about her life.

The three-act play takes place over a single day. Act 1 follows Effy in the afternoon, in her bedroom, before going to a piano recital she is involved in. Act 2 takes after the piano recital. Act 3 takes place later that night after Effy has been thinking about her life.

Tape 1 includes Acts 1 & 2.

Creator

Kathleen [Hardy], writer and performer
[Bonnie Marslack], director

Date

1976 (date filmed)
11/2023 (date digitized)

Language

English

Identifier

The_Performance_Tape_1

Provenance

Baked Tape

Physical Format

1/2 inch videotape

Duration

00:32:54

Citation

Kathleen [Hardy], writer and performer and [Bonnie Marslack], director, “Performance Theatre Troupe (Tape 1),” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed November 21, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/1327.