Jay Derrah's The end of business as usual

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Title

Jay Derrah's The end of business as usual

Collection

PS 122 Video Archive

Names

Bastiani, Billy (Performer)
Reid, M. W (Performer)
Vélez, Luna, 1964- (Performer)
Shea, Ann (Performer)
Dossett, John (Performer)
Greer, Darroch (Performer)
Tumas, Fred (Performer)
Derrah, Jay (Author)
McGrath, Bob (Director)
King, John, 1953 November 28- (Composer)
Giguere, Joel (Designer)
Olinder, Laurie (Designer)
Evers, Elizabeth (Costume designer)
Smith, Kent (Choreographer)
Robison, Mark (Videographer)
Ridge Theater (New York, N.Y.) (Associated name)
Performance Space 122 (Event place)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1989

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8315

Subjects

Experimental theater
Drama

Genres

Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: presented by Performance Space 122 ; directed by Bob McGrath ; book and lyrics by Jay Derrah.
Creation/Production Credits: Music, John King ; set design, Joel Giguere and Laurie Olinder ; costumes, Elizabeth Evers ; lighting, Giguere ; graphics and backdrop, Olinder ; fight choreography, Kent Smith.
Performers: Ridge Theater (in order of appearance): Billy Bastiani (Gary), M.W. Reid (Earl), Lauren Velez (Andrea), Ann Shea (Patty), John Dossett (Fee), Wellington (Hector), Darroch Greer (Bill), Fred Tumas (Oils).
Performers: Musicians: Tom Massucci (accordion), Mike Osborne (drums), and Doug Paul (bass).
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Performance Space 122, New York, on August 13, 1989, by Character Generators/Video, cameraperson, Mark Robison.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (87 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Theater piece.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F42
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12176326
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a30899a0-87fd-0138-dd8c-09ba65993b7c

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Jay Derrah's The end of business as usual" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a30899a0-87fd-0138-dd8c-09ba65993b7c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). Jay Derrah's The end of business as usual Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a30899a0-87fd-0138-dd8c-09ba65993b7c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Jay Derrah's The end of business as usual" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a30899a0-87fd-0138-dd8c-09ba65993b7c

Wikipedia citation

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