Theatre and the Arts Program 408 Original Airdate: 12/4/1974 Subject Keywords Afro-American artists - Boston - Massachusetts Afro-American arts Afro-American theater Afro-Americans in the performing arts Mime Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Batson Ford, Susan Edwards, Allison Fernandez, Peter Glass, Arthur, Jr. Johnson, Fred (Halim Adbur Rashid) Mayfield, Julian Turner, Charles Corporate Names Charles Drew Family Life Center - Boston - Massachusetts Women's Educational and Industrial Union - Boston - Massachusetts Program Description Program features a discussion of the theater and the role of African Americans in the theater. Host Barbara Barrow and guests Fred Johnson (mime), Charles Turner (actor/director), and Susan Batson Ford (actor) discuss working in the theater, the pros and cons of theater work, the importance of the audience in theater, the verbal and nonverbal communication of actors, performance vs. the technical aspects of the theater, African American mime artists, and the politics of the theater. Additional segments include a performances by Fred Johnson, "Blast From the Past" (with a 1969 interview with actor Julian Mayfield), "Information" (with a description of homemaker services narrated by a member of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union), "Access" (with a description of the services of the the Charles Drew Family Life Center), the "Community Calendar," and "Commentary" with Producer Marita Rivero. Producer Marita Rivero Associate Producer Barbara Barrow Director Conrad White Editor Henry Johnson Writer Dighton Spooner Host Barbara Barrow Guests Susan Batson Ford Fred Johnson Charles Turner Performers Dance Theatre of Boston, The (dancers) Allison Edwards (actor) Peter Fernandez (actor) Fred Johnson (mime) Others Boston Art Ensemble (theme music) Lloyd Cogell (still photography) June Cross (community coordinator) Steven Farrier (community coordinator) Sallie McGuire (production assistant) Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-00830 Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-00455A Viewing copy 3/4" cassette (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy 1/2" reel-to-reel videotape (item number not yet assigned) The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.