Long Wharf Theatre set designs

id
9809
origination
Long Wharf Theatre (New Haven, Conn.)
date statement
1976-1990
key date
1976
identifier (local_mss)
22644
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Vim 1994-005
b-number
b20535479
total components
125
total series
0
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2015-04-03 19:12:25 UTC
updated
2026-01-20 20:45:42 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*T-Vim 1994-005", "type"=>"local_call"}
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1976-1990", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1976/1990"}
date_inclusive_start
1976
date_inclusive_end
1990
keydate
1976
date_start
1976
date_end
1990
unittitle
{"value"=>"Long Wharf Theatre set designs"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"17.5 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5 boxes, 54 tubes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Long Wharf Theatre is a regional theatre company located in New Haven, Connecticut. The Long Wharf Theatre set designs date from 1978 to 1990 and include designs for main stage and workshop productions."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Long Wharf Theatre set designs, *T-Vim 1994-005. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Long Wharf Theatre (New Haven, Conn.)", "type"=>"corpname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Long Wharf Theatre is a regional theatre company located in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded in 1965 by Jon Jory and Harlan Kleiman. Their first production was a two-week engagement of Arthur Miller's <span class=\"title\">The Crucible</span>.</p> <p>Long Wharf Theatre produces an annual season of six plays on its two stages, along with children's programming, new play workshops, and staged readings. Over 30 Long Wharf productions have transferred to Broadway or Off-Broadway, including <span class=\"title\">The Shadow Box</span> (1976-1977 season), <span class=\"title\">Solomon's Child</span> (1980-1981 season), and <span class=\"title\">A View from the Bridge</span> (1981-1982 season).</p> <p>Long Wharf Theatre has received New York Drama Critics Awards, Obie Awards, and in 1978 recieved the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Long Wharf Theatre set designs date from 1978 to 1990 and include designs for main stage and workshop productions. Designs can consist of basic ground plans, front and side elevations, front-of-house arrangement, and backdrop sketches. Set designers represented in this collection include David Jenkins, Marjorie B. Kellogg, Steven Rubin, John Conklin, and Hugh Landwehr among others. Some designs are blue diazo reproductions, though there are many hand-drawn originals. There is also an undated set of plans for converting a Columbia County, New York historic barn into a theater.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>Arranged chronologically by season.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Long Wharf Theatre, 1994.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Lea Jordan</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
dsc_type
combined
extent_statement
17.5 linear feet (5 boxes, 54 tubes)

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