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Title
AC/DC - Magic Theatre
Alternative Title
AC/DC
Creator
Magic Theatre
Demystavision
Date Created and/or Issued
1976/1977~
Contributing Institution
Museum of Performance and Design, Performing Arts Library
Collection
California Revealed from Museum of Performance and Design
Rights Information
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Description
Magic Theatre is a prominent San Francisco theater group that remains active to present day, dedicated to development and production of new plays. Heathcote Williams was an English playwright and poet and AC/DC was his first full length play. Video by Demystavision. Videographers Bill Bathurst, Ron Blanchette, Jed Handler. Performance of Heathcote Williams's AC/DC by the Magic Theatre.
014.035.738 AC/DC Magic Theatre 1. Handwritten notes as follows: AC/DC I 2 Cameras / 0 - / 42 'What do you want from life' run / 100 black w/ sounds suggestive sounds and flashes behind screen / 230 John Nesci enters / 380 Peron enters play with TV display and get into high statistical language / 430 you've been overamping / 431-489 clear your tracks John to clear break; 014.035.739: AC/DC Magic Theatre 2
Type
moving image
Format
1/2 inch videotape
Form/Genre
Performances
Extent
2 Tapes of 2
Identifier
014.035.738
014.035.739
csfpal_000220_t01; csfpal_000220_t02
Language
English
Subject
Magic Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)
Williams, Heathcote
Place
San Francisco (Calif.)
Fort Mason (San Francisco, Calif.)
Provenance
Museum of Performance + Design
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