Clone of The San Francisco mime troupe (Part 1 of 2)

The first of two programs presenting the history of the San Francisco Mime Troupe during its first ten years. The programs document the new publication on the troupe’s history by its founder, R.G. Davis. The first program deals with the transition from the S.F. Actors Workshop and the radicalization of the troupe through their confrontation with the Park and Recreation Commission. Then through the years of the Minstrel Show, Bill Graham, The Diggers and their origins with the Troupe. On the program are Robert Scheer, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joe Bellan, Sandy Archer, Marshall Krause and tapes of actual performances during this period. The program is narrated by R.G. Davis.