American dramatist
Rolf Forsberg
Born (1925-07-12 ) July 12, 1925Died February 16, 2017(2017-02-16) (aged 91) Occupation(s) Producer, Director, Writer, Playwright
Rolf Forsberg (July 12, 1925 – February 16, 2017) was an American playwright, film and theater director.[ 1]
Biography
Forsberg is known for directing films such as The Late Great Planet Earth [ 2] and Parable , a film produced for the 1964 New York World's Fair .
Parable portrayed humanity as a traveling circus and Jesus Christ as a circus clown. This marked a new depiction of Christ[ 3] and inspired the musical Godspell . Parable went on to be honored at Cannes , the Edinburgh Film Festival and Venice Film Festival .[ 4]
On June 8, 2013, the UCLA Film and Television Archive offered a retrospective of the works of Rolf Forsberg titled The Outre World of Rolf Forsberg .[ 5] He died in February 2017 at the age of 92.[ 6]
Filmography
Stage-ography
A Tenth of an Inch Makes The Difference – performer's Arena, Chicago (1984)
Revival – Pasadena Playhouse Studio (1973)
The Dybbuk Between Two Worlds – Court Theatre (Chicago) (1962)[ 10]
A Tenth of an Inch makes the Difference – New York (1961)[ 11]
The Tempest- off-Broadway (1959)
The Tempest – San Francisco Shakespeare Festival (1958)
Oedipus Rex – Court Theatre (Chicago) (1960)[ 10]
Round Dance – Playwrights, Chicago (1955)
Shakuntala[ 11] – Playwrights, Chicago (1954)
The Trojan Women by Euripides – Court Theatre (Chicago) (1956)[ 10]
Rashomon – Chicago (1953)
Moods From Shakespeare, USA Tour (1944–1953)[ 10]
References
^ "New York Times" . Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide . 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
^ Janet Maslin (January 18, 1979). "New York Times" . Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
^ "The films of Rolf Forsberg" . Arts and Faith. Retrieved September 17, 2010 .
^ "Filmwell.org" . Filmwell.org. June 3, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
^ "The Outré World of Rolf Forsberg | UCLA Film & Television Archive" .
^ Rolf Forsberg - Film Maker
^ a b "Retro Slave: Rolf Forsberg's PA classic ARK unearthed!" . Quietearth.us. Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
^ "The Lost Films of Rolf Forsberg : Filmwell" . Theotherjournal.com. June 3, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
^ "Christ in Grease Paint" . Time . April 24, 1964. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009.
^ a b c d "Production History \ About Court \ Court Theatre – Professional Theatre at the University of Chicago" . Courttheatre.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
^ a b Jaffrey, Madhur. "Madhur Jaffrey ~ Award-winning actress and bestselling cookery author » About Madhur – Films" . Madhur-jaffrey.com. Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
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