Edith Meiser Oral History Project

Made possible by generous grants from the Edith Meiser Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts, the ongoing Oral History Project chronicles and documents the contributions of significant theatre women in many fields. Interviews with such outstanding women are videotaped and housed in the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

05/17/2010 - Carole Shelley

Carole Shelley, actor (currently in BILLY ELLIOT) was interviewed by critic and journalist, Don Shewey on May 17th 2010.

03/15/10 - Marge Champion

Marge Champion interviewed by Tom Jones on March 15th, 2010.

05/28/09 - Film: "Remembering the Kindertransports"

Film: "Remembering the Kindertransports"

May 28, 2009

05/13/09 - Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen interviewed by Joan Vail Thorne - May 13, 2004

03/09/09 - Jennifer von Mayrhauser, costume designer

Jennifer von Mayrhauser, costume designer, interviewed by John Lee Beatty, scenic designer

01/12/09 - Susan Hilferty, costume designer

Susan Hilferty, costume designer, interviewed by Joseph Melillo, Executive Producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music

05/05/08 - Mary Rodgers

Mary Rodgers interviewed by Jesse Green - May 5, 2008

02/04/08 - Ruth Mayleas

Ruth Mayleas interviewed by Ana Steele - February 4, 2008

11/26/07 - Paula Vogel

Paula Vogel on SHAKESPEARE and her play DESDEMONA - November 26, 2007

10/26/06 - Betty Corwin

Betty Corwin interviewed by Harriet Slaughter - October 26, 2006

11/01/05 - Madeline Gilford, Lee Grant & Sondra Gorney (Blacklisting Panel)

Madeline Gilford, Lee Grant & Sondra Gorney (Blacklisting Panel) - November 1, 2005

12/02/04 - Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch interviewed by John Lahr - December 2, 2004

11/05/03 - Julia Miles

Julia Miles interviewed by Billie Allen - November 5, 2003

09/11/03 - Betty Comden

Betty Comden interviewed by Molly Haskell - September 11, 2003

05/12/03 - Estelle Parsons

Estelle Parsons interviewed by Pia Lindstrom - May 12, 2003

02/11/03 - Floria Lasky

Floria Lasky interviewed by Liz Smith - February 11, 2003

11/25/02 - Elizabeth Ireland McCann

Elizabeth Ireland McCann interviewed by Berenice Weiler - November 25, 2002

05/08/02 - Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee interviewed by Billie Allen - May 8, 2002

03/19/02 - Kitty Carlisle Hart

Kitty Carlisle Hart interviewed by Pia Lindstrom - March 19, 2002

05/14/00 - Nancy Ford

Nancy Ford interviewed by Harriet Slaughter - May 14, 2000

04/17/00 - Zoe Caldwell

Zoe Caldwell interviewed by Harriet Slaughter - April 7, 2000

05/19/99 - Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander interviewed by Margaret Croyden - May 19, 1999

03/17/98 - Liska March

Liska March interviewed by Estelle Parsons - March 17, 1998

02/18/97 - Judith Malina

Judith Malina interviewed by Margaret Croyden - February 18, 1997

05/21/96 - Uta Hagen

Uta Hagen interviewed by Leah Frank - May 21, 1996

05/06/96 - Phoebe Brand

Phoebe Brand interviewed by Berenice Weiler - May 6, 1996

04/20/95 - Zelda Fichlande

Zelda Fichlander interviewed by Margaret Croyden - April 20, 1995

04/19/94 - Rosetta Le Noire

Rosetta Le Noire interviewed by Billie Allen - April 19, 1994

11/17/92 - Jean Dalrymple

Jean Dalrymple interviewed by Nancy Rhodes - November 17, 1992