Play Scripts

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1238977
level (num)
2
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subseries
identifier (local_mss)
1162946
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2015-07-29 19:17:07 UTC
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unitid
{"value"=>"1162946", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1947-2001", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1947/2001"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Play Scripts"}
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scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Includes play scripts, both produced and unproduced, complete and fragments, written by Hansberry. Some of the incomplete plays are treatments, and others were completed by Nemiroff, who was involved in the writing and production of Hansberry's plays prior to, and after, her death. Production material forms part of this subseries. Nemiroff's commitment to every aspect of these plays is evident in the papers, from casting to promotion to publication.</p> <p>Produced Plays:</p> <p>Broadway, Dates.</p> <p>A Raisin in the Sun, 1959-2001.</p> <p>The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, 1960-1989.</p> <p>Les Blancs, 1960-2001.</p> <p>Amateur, Television and Radio Productions.</p> <p>Toussaint, 1958-1986.</p> <p>The Drinking Gourd, ca. 1960-1995.</p> <p>What Use Are Flowers?, 1961-1994.</p> <p>Unproduced and Incomplete Play Scripts.</p> <p>Unproduced:</p> <p>Laughing Boy, 1950-1972.</p> <p>Navaho!, 1967-1970.</p> <p>Masters of the Dew, 1947-1986.</p> <p>Incomplete.</p> <p>Akhnaton the King, undated</p> <p>Andromeda the Thief, June 1961.</p> <p>Annie, undated</p> <p>Apples of Autumn, September 1955.</p> <p>Arrival of Mr. Todog; a bit of whimsy (or) \"A Little Camp on a Great Camp\", 1966 and undated</p> <p>The Casita of John Langley, undated</p> <p>Early Movie Scenario, undated</p> <p>The Faces of Black Women, 1950-1952.</p> <p>The Final Glory, 1955.</p> <p>Flowers for the General, 1955-1956.</p> <p>A History of the Negro Press, 1951.</p> <p>\"Legacy\" (Greenwich Village Movie), undated</p> <p>Magnolia, undated</p> <p>The Marrow of Tradition, 1961-1962.</p> <p>\"Martin Luther King Defense Rally\".</p> <p>Mary Wollstonecraft, undated</p> <p>\"May 30th Memorial on War\", undated</p> <p>No Curtains and the No Spread on the Bed, undated</p> <p>Notes for a Musical, undated</p> <p>Pulse of the Peoples — 1954- A Cultural Salute to Paul Robeson.</p> <p>The Sandbird, undated</p> <p>Sandy, undated</p> <p>Simon's House, 1955.</p> <p>Tribute to Youth, 1949.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>The Play Scripts subseries has been arranged into two sub-subseries: Produced Plays, which include Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Amateur productions, as well as plays that have been broadcast on radio, film and television; and Unproduced and Incomplete play scripts. The produced plays have been arranged by date of production or broadcast. The amateur productions have been arranged by the date Hansberry began writing them. The unproduced and incomplete plays are organized alphabetically.</p>"}
date_start
1947
keydate
1947
date_end
2001
date_inclusive_start
1947
date_inclusive_end
2001

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  1. Produced Plays - Broadway [3/6]
  2. Produced Plays - Amateur, Television and Radio Productions [3/4]
  3. Unproduced and Incomplete Play Scripts [2/5]