Preserving the Legacy, Vol. ONE DVD: by Fichandler, Zeisler , Arvin Brown- New TCG Oral History Project Voices of the American Theatre Preserving the Legacy, tell us a story of the American, not for profit theatre movement over the past 50 years through the eyes of some of its most noted practitioners. Each has served as president of the board of Theatre communications Group, the national organization for the American Theatre, and their stories become a microcosm of the field itself. As theatre in the United States move further into the 21st-century, it becomes more urgent to document and celebrate the accomplishments in artistry of our past. The first volume features interviews with Zelda Fitchandler, the founder of the American Stage in Washington D.C., and current director of the NYU Graduate School of Acting; Peter Zeisler, co-founder of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and former executive director of Theater Communications Group; and Alvin Brown, freelance Director and former artistic director of the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven. These interviews offer insight into what it means to create a life in the theater; their first account with theater, their early careers, their heroes, the role of the artist, the collaborative process, the intersection of theater and institutions, and the future of theater. This series provides rare access for future generations to the legacy of theatre movement in America. DVD features: interviews are searchable by an index of major topics. Complete interview transcripts can be downloaded and printed from a computer. Also includes special bonus feature: excerpts from all nine interviews from the preserve in the legacy series.