Rochelle Owens papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2001-052", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"22682", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"b20617419", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1967-2010", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1967/2010"}

date_inclusive_start

1967

date_inclusive_end

2010

keydate

1967

date_start

1967

date_end

2010

unittitle

{"value"=>"Rochelle Owens papers"}

physdesc

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repository

{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The Rochelle Owens papers contain photocopied scripts of several of her plays, with related materials, as well as recordings of her poetry."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Rochelle Owens papers,*T-Mss 2001-052. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Owens, Rochelle", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Avant-garde American playwright and poet, Rochelle Bass Owens was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 2, 1936. She attended The New School and Herbert Berghof Studios and was a founding member of the St. Mark's Poetry Project, Deux Megot, New York Theater Strategy, and the Women's Theater Council. She married George Economou in 1962. Owens received a 1966-1967 Obie award for her experimental play, <span class=\"title\">Futz</span>, and is considered a seminal playwright in American experimental theater.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains photocopied scripts of plays by Rochelle Owens: <span class=\"title\">Three Front</span> in English and French, a French translation by Richard Caron of <span class=\"title\">Futz</span>, and related publicity materials and reviews, as well as an English translation by Owens of the French play, <span class=\"title\">The Passersby</span>, by Liliane Atlan (1989). Reviews and clippings about Owens's plays <span class=\"title\">Beclch</span>, <span class=\"title\">Chucky's Hunch</span> and <span class=\"title\">The Karl Marx Play</span>, as well as materials on her professional activities, are also included. There is also a small poster for The American Place Theatre production of <span class=\"title\">The Karl Marx Play</span> (1973-1974) signed by Rochelle Owens, some biographical material, publishers' catalogs, a few pieces of correspondence, and several unidentified color photographs, possibly of hurricane aftermath.</p> <p>Also included are three recordings of Owens's poems, with an accompanying note and postcard picturing <span class=\"title\">Triptych Details</span> (original artwork) by her. Original folder titles and annotations do not always reflect the contents accurately.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Rochelle Owens, 2010-2013</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">cdee</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</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>"}

extent_statement

.4 linear feet (1 box)

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