Elizabeth Swados
1951 - 2016My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
Elizabeth Swados, Robert Marianetti
Сигурни Уивер, Steve Buscemi
Based on Elizabeth Swados’ picture book of the same name, this animated short film charts one woman's struggle with depression.
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
Alice at the Palace
Elizabeth Swados, Emile Ardolino
Meryl Streep, Betty Aberlin
Meryl Streep stars as Alice in this production of Elizabeth Swados' musical, which was adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Based on the acclaimed New York Shakespeare Festival production by Joseph Papp, Alice at the Palace follows Alice's surreal adventures with The Mad Hatter, The March Hare, The Queen of Hearts, and The Cheshire Cat, among many others.
Alice at the Palace
MaMa's Pushcart
Louise Diamond, Demetria Royals
Sam Shepard, Elizabeth Swados
With virtually no financial resources, Ellen Stewart created the La Mama theater in New York in 1961, where writers and actors such as Sam Shepard, Elizabeth Swados, and Harvey Fierstein found both encouragement and a home for their work. Includes footage from the early days, interviews and brief excerpts from some of the theater works. Stewart also talks about her experiences as a "colored" working at Saks Fifth Avenue between 1950 and 1957
MaMa's Pushcart