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In a Garden; Two Sisters Who Are Not Sisters

Beginning with a brief prologue by William Wegman, this program features Dutch artist Jaap Drupsteen's surreal video interpretation of two plays written by Gertrude Stein in 1943, in which performers interpret the action of the plays to the music and voices of Fay Lovsky. "In a Garden: A Tragedy in One Act" is about a woman who believes she is a queen being fought over by two men claiming to be kings. In the play "Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters: A Melodrama," three orphan girls meet two brothers, and they decide to perform a play about

English
  • Originally Aired August 15, 1988
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Created July 15, 2021 by
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