''Stage on Screen'' was a series broadcast on

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New York, which presents American theatrical productions that consist of cinematic and

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adaptations, live broadcasts, and documentaries that relate to the process of staging theatrical performances. It is not to be confused wit
Stage on Screen
the London-based company producing DVD versions of classic stage plays.

Episodes

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The Man Who Came to Dinner ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, where it ran until 1941, closing after 739 performances. It then enjoyed a number of N ...

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Anna Deavere Smith Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is known for her roles as National Security Advisor Dr. Nancy McNally in ''The West Wing'' (2000–06), hospital administrator Gloria Akalitus in the Showtime series ''Nur ...

's '' Twilight: Los Angeles 1992'' * A. R. Gurney's ''

Far East The ''Far East'' was a European term to refer to the geographical regions that includes East and Southeast Asia as well as the Russian Far East to a lesser extent. South Asia is sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons. The ter ...

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Clare Boothe Luce Clare Boothe Luce ( Ann Clare Boothe; March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American writer, politician, U.S. ambassador, and public conservative figure. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play '' The Women'', which h ...

's '' The Women'' *''Tantalus: Behind the Mask'' (a documentary on John Barton's ''Tantalus'') *''

Beckett on Film ''Beckett on Film'' was a project aimed at making film versions of all nineteen of Samuel Beckett's stage plays, with the exception of the early and unperformed ''Eleutheria''. This endeavour was successfully completed, with the first films bei ...

External links

Stage on Screen
Homepage.
Stage on Screen
classic DVD Homepage. {{PBSTV Television series by WNET PBS original programming 2000s American anthology television series