{"id":50,"date":"2017-09-05T20:17:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T00:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/burrows\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2017-12-16T11:54:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T16:54:17","slug":"oral-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/burrows\/oral-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t[aesop_audio hidden=&#8221;off&#8221; loop=&#8221;off&#8221; viewend=&#8221;off&#8221; viewstart=&#8221;off&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/wp-content\/oral-histories\/VB1.mp3&#8243; title=&#8221;Part 1&#8243;]\n<p>Vinie<span style=\"font-family: inherit\"> recounts auditioning for her first Broadway show (of 7). Working with prominent African American actors of the time and the roles available to them on Broadway in 1950.<\/span><\/p>\n[aesop_audio hidden=&#8221;off&#8221; loop=&#8221;off&#8221; viewend=&#8221;off&#8221; viewstart=&#8221;off&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/wp-content\/oral-histories\/VB2.mp3&#8243; title=&#8221;Part 2&#8243;]\n<p>Burrows \u2013 OH 2 \u2013 21:54 \u201cYou have the voice\u2026\u201d \u2013 23:33 \u201c\u2026and the voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burrows \u2013 OH 2 \u2013 24:55 \u201cAnd then again\u2026\u201d \u2013 26:57 \u201c\u20266 or 7 years older.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vinie on technique, the voice and body, and knowing and living the character.<\/p>\n[aesop_audio hidden=&#8221;off&#8221; loop=&#8221;off&#8221; viewend=&#8221;off&#8221; viewstart=&#8221;off&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/wp-content\/oral-histories\/VB3.mp3&#8243; title=&#8221;Part 3&#8243;]\n<p>Burrows \u2013 OH 3 \u2013 1:51 \u201cWe were on tour in Massachusetts\u2026\u201d \u2013 5:05 \u201c\u2026when we were brought here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vinie\u2019s reaction to learning of JFK\u2019s assassination.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For additional oral history sessions with Vinie<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>&nbsp;Burrows on:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/burrows\/vinies-master-class-on-acting-technique-oral-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acting technique<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/burrows\/one-woman-shows-oral-history\/\">one woman shows<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/burrows\/working-with-the-united-nations-oral-history\/\">working with the UN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/burrows\/wbai-pacific-radio-station-more-than-half-the-world-oral-history\/\"> radio show \u201cMore Than Half the World\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/burrows\/working-with-lear-debessonet-the-public-theatre-oral-history\/\">working with Lear DeBessonet &amp; the Public Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[aesop_audio hidden=&#8221;off&#8221; loop=&#8221;off&#8221; viewend=&#8221;off&#8221; viewstart=&#8221;off&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/wp-content\/oral-histories\/VB1.mp3&#8243; title=&#8221;Part 1&#8243;] Vinie recounts auditioning for her first Broadway show (of 7). 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