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The New York Shakespeare Festival records (1954-1992) measure approximately 850 linear feet and consist of scripts, correspondence, inter-office memoranda, production materials, reports, financial records, photographs, and memorabilia. The records reflect the origin and activities of the New York Shakespeare Festival, its general administration, and the staging of its productions, including their creation, management, booking, and promotion. The files of the Casting Office, except in the form of carbon copies in other series, are not included in this archive. There are also gaps in the files of the Associate Producer. Contracts were removed and require special permission of the curator to access. Oral history materials in Series I and some correspondence in Series V are restricted until the year 2043 in order to protect the privacy of individual persons. Series XIV (Oversized Materials) is not fully processed and is currently unavailable for research. less

Michael Friedman (1975-2017) was an American theater composer and lyricist, best known for works such as Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Pretty Filthy, The Fortress of Solitude, and This Beautiful City. He was also a co-founder of The Civilians, a theatrical troupe. The Michael Friedman papers, dating from 1980 to 2018, document the composer's career and development, mainly from the late 1980s to his death in 2017. Friedman's life and work is revealed through project files, notes, scores, letters, cards, school papers, business records, clippings, programs, photographs, and sound and video recordings. less