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NET Playhouse; Generation of Leaves: Jesus: A Passion Play for Americans

03/10/1970

Act II

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Series

NET Playhouse

Program

Generation of Leaves: Jesus: A Passion Play for Americans

Series Description

Series release date: C. 1965

Program Description

"Jesus" -- a contemporary passion play performed by a young theater company from Boston under the direction of Timothy Mayer, who is the creator of the play. Though the drama is performed in modern dress and has an original music score composed by Peter Ivers, the complete dialogue of the play is drawn directly from traditional Biblical texts.

See November 1969 and March 1970 Program Guides for cover stories.

Duration

00:34:10

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Citation

Chicago: “NET Playhouse; Generation of Leaves: Jesus: A Passion Play for Americans,” 03/10/1970, GBH Archives, accessed January 23, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DD8F4A40EDC94617A3FF62AABB4C9D59.

MLA: “NET Playhouse; Generation of Leaves: Jesus: A Passion Play for Americans.” 03/10/1970. GBH Archives. Web. January 23, 2025. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DD8F4A40EDC94617A3FF62AABB4C9D59>.

APA: NET Playhouse; Generation of Leaves: Jesus: A Passion Play for Americans. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DD8F4A40EDC94617A3FF62AABB4C9D59