Dick Woodbridge and Jim Firestone discuss their long-standing friendship and Woodbridge’s experiences in Princeton since 1945. Woodbridge recounts his early life, including his father’s academic career and his own education at Nassau Street School and Valley Road School, where he was influenced by teachers like Mrs. Griggs and Mr. Van Arsdalen. He reflects on Princeton’s
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Tom Nussbaum discussed his art projects in Princeton, starting with sculptures for the children’s library floor, which were cast in bronze and painted bright colors to be touchable and durable for children. He emphasized the importance of public art being interactive and open to interpretation. Nussbaum also created the “Reader’s Totem” sculpture for the library,
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Lance Liverman, interviewed by Ellen Gilbert, recounts his life in Princeton, New Jersey. Born on July 14, 1962, at Princeton Hospital, Liverman grew up in Princeton after his father, the first African American lighting technician at McCarter Theatre, moved there in 1958. He worked in various jobs, including for Macy’s and North American Phillips Lighting
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This program was presented in partnership with the Princeton Public Library, the Historical Society of Princeton, and McCarter Theatre Center. A recorded Voices of Princeton conversation between McCarter Theatre Center Artistic Director and Resident Playwright Emily Mann and her long-time friend and colleague, Tony Award-winning producer Mara Isaacs. In this intimate conversation, Mara and Emily
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Oral History with Fran Zeitler. Fran was joined by her husband Fred Edelman, who also appears on the recording.
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Interview with Jill Weiner conducted by Lew Gantwerk on June 22, 2023. Recorded at the Princeton Public Library. Part of the Voices of Princeton partner project with the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County
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Interview with Peter Epstein conducted by Lew Gantwerk on April 26, 2023. Recorded at the Princeton Public Library. Part of the Voices of Princeton partner project with the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County. Peter Epstein was born in 1941, moving to Princeton 18 months later with his family shortly after RCA (where his
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Interview with Alan Goodheart conducted by Kim Dorman on April 21, 2023. Recorded at the Princeton Public Library. Part of the Voices of Princeton partner project with the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County.
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