Series: New Television Workshop
Program: Lathe of Heaven, The
Date: 1979-01-01
Subject: Drama; Dreams; Science fiction
Copyright Holder: Educational Broadcasting Corporation

Clip Description
This futuristic science-fiction film set in Portland, Oregon was written by Roger E. Swaybill and Diane English, and is based on a novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. A young man believes he has dreams that influence reality, though only he is aware of the resulting changes. He goes to a dream therapist who uses a new device to manipulate his dreams. When the doctor begins to manipulate the patient's dreams for his own purposes, the patient resists but finds he cannot stop him. The doctor's posthypnotic suggestions have unintended, temporary effects, including the destruction of mankind and alien invasions. Includes special effects and synthesized music. Synthesized music composed and conducted by Michael Small. Directed by Bred barzyk and David Loxton.

This was a drama produced with WNET. Although the Workshop does not appear to be credited directly, Fred Barzyk's time may have been partially paid for by Workshop funds.

The New Television Workshop created several shows that were broadcast on WGBH without being a part of a series sponsored specifically by the Workshop. The Workshop was also commissioned to create programs for national broadcast. Several shows were made in collaboration with existing series at other stations, including "American Playhouse" at WNET (New York).

Program Description
This futuristic science-fiction film set in Portland, Oregon was written by Roger E. Swaybill and Diane English, and is based on a novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. A young man believes he has dreams that influence reality, though only he is aware of the resulting changes. He goes to a dream therapist who uses a new device to manipulate his dreams. When the doctor begins to manipulate the patient's dreams for his own purposes, the patient resists but finds he cannot stop him. The doctor's posthypnotic suggestions have unintended, temporary effects, including the destruction of mankind and alien invasions. Includes special effects and synthesized music. Synthesized music composed and conducted by Michael Small. Directed by Bred barzyk and David Loxton.

This was a drama produced with WNET. Although the Workshop does not appear to be credited directly, Fred Barzyk's time may have been partially paid for by Workshop funds.

The New Television Workshop created several shows that were broadcast on WGBH without being a part of a series sponsored specifically by the Workshop. The Workshop was also commissioned to create programs for national broadcast. Several shows were made in collaboration with existing series at other stations, including "American Playhouse" at WNET (New York).

Series Description
The New Television Workshop originated at WGBH, a public broadcasting station in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1974 to support the creation and development of experimental video art. This experimental programming included dance, drama, music, performance and visual arts on video and film. As early as 1968, WGBH was committed to the development of video art through residency programs, with artists such as Nam June Paik, and the "Rockefeller Artists-in-Television" project. Many of these early works (pre-1974) were broadcast both locally and nationally.

As an umbrella for arts related programming, the Workshop included "Artist's Showcase, " "Frames of Reference, " "Dance for Camera, " "Poetry Breaks," and "New Television," as well as acquired arts programming. Individual works were created for "Visions," a series produced by WNET (New York), and "Alive From Off Center," a series produced by KTCA (St. Paul - Minneapolis). The Contemporary Art Television (CAT) Fund was co-founded by the Workshop and Boston's Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) in the 1980's, to commission works by video artists. In 1993 the Workshop ceased production at WGBH.

See also: http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/NTW/FA/TITLES/Lathe387.HTML