Found 96 collections related to Scripts

John Edward Heys is an actor/filmmaker/director/writer who performed with numerous performance groups including the Angels of Light and Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company. He worked with numerous artists including Charles Ludlam, Ethyl Eichelberger, Jackie Curtis, Cookie Mueller, Bill Vehr, Tomata du Plenty, and Gary Indiana. Heys also created several one man shows including his portrayal of Diana Vreeland and La Mamounia; directed Alba Clemente in Rene Ricard's translation of Jean Cocteau's A Human Voice; and created a documentary about Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. The collection contains materials related to the people and personalities whom Heys knew and the performances that Heys was involved in or attended. A significant portion of the collection concerns performances Heys created. Materials also concern Charles Ludlam, the Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Jackie Curtis, and Cookie Mueller. Materials include correspondence, photographs, clippings, publicity, and advertising posters. less

David Garfield is a New York City-based actor, author, and professor who has been a member of the Actors Studio since 1970, and who wrote a history of the Studio called The Actors Studio: A Player's Place. The Actors Studio is a theater workshop for professional actors founded in New York City in 1947. This collection contains material that reflect Garfield's dual role as both researcher and participant and contains material generated by the Actors Studio, the Group Theater, and material collected by Garfield through his research. less

The American Place Theatre is a not-for-profit theater founded in 1963 in New York City to aid in the advancement of learning in all aspects of the dramatic arts, including the development and advancement in writing, direction, and production of plays. The American Place Theatre Company records document almost five decades of theatrical work produced by the American Place Theatre and the administrative activities of the theater. The bulk of the collection consists of production files that span from 1963 until the 2008-2009 season. The records also contain administrative files that represent the day-to-day operations of the American Place Theatre, minutes of the board of trustees, extensive correspondence of Director Wynn Handman, scripts, and posters. less

Elinor Jones (1930-2007) was a writer of plays and short stories, best known for her play Colette. The Elinor Jones papers, dating from 1967 to 2007, document her work through writings, correspondence, photographs, clippings, publicity material, and programs. The most significant content in the collection pertains to the plays Colette and A Voice of My Own. less

Marilyn Cooper (1934-2009) was a Tony Award winning American actress working primarily in theatre and television from the mid-1950s to the late 1990s. The Marilyn Cooper papers document Cooper's professional life with scripts, photographs, programs, publicity materials, correspondence, sheet music, and other production materials; and her personal life with photographs, correspondence, and elementary school, high school, and college yearbooks, photographs, and scrapbooks. less

George Furth (1932-2008) was an American playwright, librettist and actor, most famous for writing the books for two Stephen Sondheim musicals, Company and Merrily We Roll Along. The George Furth papers contain professional and personal papers, created or collected by Furth as a playwright and actor. less

Jeffrey Richards Associates is a New York City-based theatrical press agency and production office founded in 1977 by press agent and producer Jeffrey Richards. The records contain press materials for the Broadway and Off-Broadway shows that the agency represented from 1976 to 1994 and, to a lesser degree, the agency's shifted focus from publicity to production in the mid-1990s. less

Charles Busch (1954- ) is a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, actor, and drag performer best known for his Tony-nominated Broadway production, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife. The Charles Busch papers date from 1967 to 2015 (bulk dates 1984-2014) and consists of correspondence, screenplays, scripts, and writings from Busch's career as a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and performer. less

The New Heritage Theatre Group records consists of playbills, broadsides, flyers, playscripts, correspondence and printed matter relating to the organization's productions and events from 1965-2015. Of particular note are original playscripts and production materials for the South African musical "Sarafina!" (1988-1991) and flyers and announcements for a play reading series entitled "Voices of Griots" (1991-1996). There is also a biographical file for Roger Furman. less

Abe Feder (1909-1997) was an American lighting designer for theater, interior spaces, urban environments, and architecture. The Springer Opera House collection of Abe Feder lighting designs date from 1932 to 2004 and focus on the theatrical portion of Feder's career. less

Richard Lewine was a musical theater composer, an author of works of scholarship on musical theater and a theater and television producer, working mainly from the 1930s through the 1980s. This collection includes personal files, scores, scripts, production files, programs and oversized items pertaining to Lewine's career, life and films, stage musicals and television programs written or produced by Lewine. less

Joel Grey (1932-) is an American actor, singer, dancer and director, working in theatre and film from the 1950s through the present. The Joel Grey Papers contain publicity and general production files, scripts, photographs and memorabilia on stage productions Joel Grey appeared in. There are also production materials on television, radio and film projects he did and solo acts/personal appearances. less

Harry Ruby was an American composer, songwriter, librettist and screenwriter. This collection documents Ruby's personal and professional life through scrapbooks, press clippings, musical scores, songbooks and sheet music, publishing and copyright agreements, writings, correspondence, telegrams, lyrics scripts, theatre programs and photographs. Also included are copies of the eulogy read at Ruby's funeral, as well as letters of condolence to Ruby's family after his death. less

This collection contains the records of HB Playwrights Foundation and the personal and professional papers of its founders, actors Herbert Berghof and Uta Hagen. The Foundation was formed in New York City in 1964 to allow a space for playwrights, actors, directors, and designers to develop their plays in an experimental environment free from commercial limitations. Material relating to the HB Playwrights Foundation includes extensive production material and a small amount of administrative files. Files relating to Berghof and Hagen consist of correspondence, appointment books, diaries, photographs and photo albums, production files, scrapbooks, and a small amount of personal material. less

This collection contains the records of HB Studio, an acting school founded by actor Herbert Berghof in New York City in 1945, and the personal and professional papers of Berghof and his wife, actress Uta Hagen. Material includes correspondence, administrative files, appointment books, diaries, photographs and photo albums, production files, scrapbooks, a small amount of personal material, and sound and video recordings. less

Fred Ebb was a lyricist and librettist for Broadway musicals and motion picture and television projects. With composer John Kander, Ebb wrote scores for many acclaimed successful musicals. This collection contains scripts, scores and production files pertaining to Ebb's musicals as well as photographs, awards, personal and business files and extensive scrapbooks Ebb kept on each of his shows and other aspects of his life and career. less

Betty Comden was an American lyricist, playwright, screenwriter and actress working on stage and screen productions from the late 1930s through the 1990s. This collection is the personal and professional papers of Betty Comden. It consists mainly of scripts and scores. less

Dale Wasserman (1914-2008) was an American playwright, television writer and screenwriter, working from the 1950s-the 1990s. He is best known for his play, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1963) and his book for the musical Man of La Mancha (1966). The Dale Wasserman papers document his entire writing career with scripts, correspondence, notes, programs, clippings, research materials and photographs from his productions. less

Norman Beim is a prize-winning playwright, actor, and director. Beim has produced and published dozens of plays, and acted on stage, television, and film. Focusing on his work as a playwright from 1952 to 2007, the Norman Beim papers contain play scripts, theater programs, correspondence, travel memorabilia, newspaper clippings, postcards, photographs, and scrapbooks. less

Werner Klemperer (1920-2000) was an actor who worked in theater, film, and television. He was known for playing Colonel Klink in Hogan's Heroes, and won the Tony Award for his performance as Herr Schultz in the 1987 revival of Cabaret. The Werner Klemperer papers (1943-2001) consist of programs, clippings, scripts, photographs, and ephemera documenting his acting career. The collection contains profiles and obituaries of Klemperer, and material related to productions he performed in, including Cabaret, Master Class (a 1984 Kennedy Center production and a 1986 Roundabout Theatre Company production), Uncle Vanya (1995), the film Operation Eichmann (1961), and television shows Hogan's Heroes and Lost in Space. Klemperer's annotated scripts for Cabaret, Master Class (1984), and Uncle Vanya are present. During World War II, Klemperer was in the U.S. Army Special Service, where he worked with Maurice Evans and Alan Brock. The collection contains a small number of programs, photographs, and articles related to Klemperer's theater work in the army. The collection also contains material related to his activities narrating and conducting for orchestras across the United States from 1979 to the 1990s. less

Ted Chapin (1950-) is an American arts administrator, director and musical director, who has been at the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization since 1981, serving as president and executive director since 1983. In 1971 he was a production assistant for the original Broadway production of Follies. The Ted Chapin papers on Follies (1967-2014) consist of scripts, scores, original diaries, and other research materials Chapin created or collected on the original production of Follies. The papers contain drafts, correspondence and publicity materials for Ted Chapin's memoir Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies. less

Rose Leiman Goldemberg is an American playwright and screenwriter of dramatic and musical works based on biographies and true stories. Her papers (1968-2014) document her writing career and creative process. The collection contains early drafts and final scripts for plays and television movies; production notes; correspondence; press clippings; reviews; and sound and video recordings. less

Symphony Space, founded in 1978, is a multidisciplinary performing arts center located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. The Symphony Space records (1978-2016) document the history, operation, and programming activity of the organization through Administrative Files, Programming Files, and Photographs. less

Robert Van Lierop is a lawyer, political activist, filmmaker, and diplomat who served as Vanuatu's permanent representative to the United Nations. His papers date from 1965 to 2001, and chronicle his professional life and political activism. The collection contains correspondence, legal papers, research materials, and subject files compiled from various facets of Van Lierop's career. less