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''"My high school gym teacher was the most, uh, oppressive out-front personality it's ever been my misfortune..."'' | |||
'''The Policemen's Ball''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Work In Progress]]. It was originally broadcast in [[:Category:1987|1987]]. | |||
'''The Policemen's Ball''' is | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
*A guy talks about his high school gym teacher torturing a fat kid who later becomes a school sports enthusiast. | *A guy talks about his high school gym teacher torturing a fat kid who later becomes a school sports enthusiast. | ||
*Panel discussion: understanding the value of life by saving or destroying life. | *Panel discussion: understanding the value of life by saving or destroying life. | ||
*Actors: a man and woman overlook a riot during the | *Actors: a man and woman (Steve Friedman and Denny Partridge) <ref name="lastshow">As identified by Joe in Last Show</ref> overlook a riot during the policemen's ball, shoot at people. People robbing robbers. | ||
*Panel discussion: coexisting socialist and capitalist systems within one society. | *Panel discussion: coexisting socialist and capitalist systems within one society. | ||
*Presentation: a private security force protects an animal research lab. | *Presentation: a private security force protects an animal research lab. | ||
*Panel discussion between critics and a security force proponent: modern security forces as city states, samurai, death squads. A modern secured house. The price of | *Panel discussion between critics and a security force proponent: modern security forces as city states, samurai, death squads. A modern secured house. The price of vigilance is freedom. Imprisoning oneself. A war between wealthy households. | ||
*Actors: A concert by a charity orchestra the | *Actors: A concert by a charity orchestra at the (fictional) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leona_Helmsley Helmsley] Hills Foundation - the orchestra plays horrible music, then the orchestra hall comes under siege and dissolves into chaos. | ||
*Panel discussion: The nature of theft, stealing and usurping property, the theft of a shiny stone. | *Panel discussion: The nature of theft, stealing and usurping property, the theft of a shiny stone. | ||
*Actors: The riot continues. Aiming for legs. A play about class revolution that costs $100 a ticket. A man watches television coverage of the riot beneath his window. | *Actors: The riot continues. Aiming for legs. A play about class revolution that costs $100 a ticket. A man watches television coverage of the riot beneath his window. | ||
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*Panel discussion: a slick arsonist contrasted with an ordinary arsonist. Workplace theft. Traps and threats in everyday life - binoculars which stab the eyes, asphyxiating pillows, refrigerators that attack people, flesh eating socks. A list of criminals. Are we all criminals? | *Panel discussion: a slick arsonist contrasted with an ordinary arsonist. Workplace theft. Traps and threats in everyday life - binoculars which stab the eyes, asphyxiating pillows, refrigerators that attack people, flesh eating socks. A list of criminals. Are we all criminals? | ||
*Actors: a woman lists things that she likes against the sound of battle and percussive music. | *Actors: a woman lists things that she likes against the sound of battle and percussive music. | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
{{ | {{Music-Stub}} | ||
{{ | {{Ho Renomo (Cluster - Eno)}} [4:52] {{Unidentified|id=need to identify the mangled orchestral music at ~24m [https://jfwiki.org/Unidentified_Music/mangle.mp3 mangle.mp3]}} | ||
{{Brujo Magic (Remix) (Suns Of Arqa)}} [34:48] | |||
== | == Shared material == | ||
*[[The Policemen's Ball (Remix)]] | |||
== Additional credits == | |||
The original broadcast credits state: "The performers were [[Tim Jerome]], [[Arthur Miller]], [[Nick Ullett]], [[Larry Block]], [[Barbara Sohmers]], [[Steve Friedman]], [[Denny Partridge]], and Joe Frank. This program was recorded by Jess Plumley at Westrax Studio in New York City, and by Carey Breese at KCRW. The Policemen's Ball was mixed by Jeff Sykes." | |||
== | == Miscellanea == | ||
The programs "Policemen's Ball" and "Policemen's Ball (Remix)" from [http://joefrank.com joefrank.com] are identical, but KCRW broadcast a longer version of the program with the "Remix" title in the mid-1990s. | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
[[Category:Scripted_Actors]] | [[Category:Scripted_Actors]] | ||
[[Category:Improv_Actors]] | [[Category:Improv_Actors]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Tim Jerome]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Arthur Miller]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Nick Ullett]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Larry Block]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Barbara Sohmers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Steve Friedman]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Denny Partridge]] | ||
[[Category:1987]] | [[Category:1987]] | ||
[[Category:Work In Progress]] | |||
[[Category:Unknown_air_date]] | |||
[[Category:Show|Police]] | |||
[[Category:Show_by_date|19870007]] {{Airdate|airdate=1987}} | |||
{{Series|series=Work In Progress}}{{Cast|cast=[[Tim Jerome]], [[Arthur Miller]], [[Nick Ullett]], [[Larry Block]], [[Barbara Sohmers]], [[Steve Friedman]], [[Denny Partridge]]}} | |||
Latest revision as of 11:49, 4 November 2024
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1987 | |
| Cast | |
| Tim Jerome, Arthur Miller, Nick Ullett, Larry Block, Barbara Sohmers, Steve Friedman, Denny Partridge | |
| Format | |
| Scripted Actors, Improv Actors, 56 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | In The Middle Of Nowhere (Part 3) |
| Followed by: | He Hesitated |
| Purchase | |
"My high school gym teacher was the most, uh, oppressive out-front personality it's ever been my misfortune..."
The Policemen's Ball is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1987.
Synopsis
- A guy talks about his high school gym teacher torturing a fat kid who later becomes a school sports enthusiast.
- Panel discussion: understanding the value of life by saving or destroying life.
- Actors: a man and woman (Steve Friedman and Denny Partridge) [1] overlook a riot during the policemen's ball, shoot at people. People robbing robbers.
- Panel discussion: coexisting socialist and capitalist systems within one society.
- Presentation: a private security force protects an animal research lab.
- Panel discussion between critics and a security force proponent: modern security forces as city states, samurai, death squads. A modern secured house. The price of vigilance is freedom. Imprisoning oneself. A war between wealthy households.
- Actors: A concert by a charity orchestra at the (fictional) Helmsley Hills Foundation - the orchestra plays horrible music, then the orchestra hall comes under siege and dissolves into chaos.
- Panel discussion: The nature of theft, stealing and usurping property, the theft of a shiny stone.
- Actors: The riot continues. Aiming for legs. A play about class revolution that costs $100 a ticket. A man watches television coverage of the riot beneath his window.
- Actors: a DJ with a tinny voice set against percussive electronica reads poetry, urges the audience not to get shot, coughs and begins cawing like a bird.
- Panel discussion: a slick arsonist contrasted with an ordinary arsonist. Workplace theft. Traps and threats in everyday life - binoculars which stab the eyes, asphyxiating pillows, refrigerators that attack people, flesh eating socks. A list of criminals. Are we all criminals?
- Actors: a woman lists things that she likes against the sound of battle and percussive music.
Music
This is an incomplete record of the music in this program. If you can add more information, please do.
- "Ho Renomo" - Cluster & Eno (from Cluster & Eno, 1977) | YouTube [4:52]
- "Brujo Magic (Remix)" - Suns Of Arqa (from Bugs On The Wire, 1987) | YouTube [34:48]
Additional credits
The original broadcast credits state: "The performers were Tim Jerome, Arthur Miller, Nick Ullett, Larry Block, Barbara Sohmers, Steve Friedman, Denny Partridge, and Joe Frank. This program was recorded by Jess Plumley at Westrax Studio in New York City, and by Carey Breese at KCRW. The Policemen's Ball was mixed by Jeff Sykes."
Miscellanea
The programs "Policemen's Ball" and "Policemen's Ball (Remix)" from joefrank.com are identical, but KCRW broadcast a longer version of the program with the "Remix" title in the mid-1990s.
Footnotes
- ↑ As identified by Joe in Last Show
