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Creator
Neill, Jeffery K.
Call number
*T-Mss 2002-016
Physical description
8.2 linear feet (19 boxes, 2 oversized folders)
Preferred Citation

Jeffery K. Neill papers, *T-Mss 2002-016. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.

Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
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Jeffery K. Neill, born John Neal Phillips, is an American director and choreographer for Off-Broadway, regional, summer stock, and community theater. The Jeffery K. Neill papers date from 1938 to 1995 and contain production files and personal papers, including those of musical director Wendell Kindberg, who Neill frequently worked with.

Biographical/historical information

Jeffery K. Neill, born John Neal Phillips, is an American director and choreographer for Off-Broadway, regional, summer stock, and community theater. For 12 years, Neill directed and choreographed productions at the Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater, Michigan. He staged several shows for the All Souls Players at the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City, and at various other churches, high schools, regional, and dinner theaters in Delaware, Indiana, Florida, New Jersey, and New York. Throughout his career, Neill worked on numerous productions with musical director Wendell Kindberg.

Scope and arrangement

The Jeffery K. Neill papers date from 1938 to 1995 and contain production files and personal papers, including those of musical director Wendell Kindberg, who Neill frequently worked with.

Production files contain programs, photographs, scripts, scores, stage plans, company lists, notes, and promotional materials for Neill's productions. The files are arranged alphabetically by production title or company, with thorough documentation of Neill's Tibbits Opera Theatre and All Souls Players productions. Some files may contain only programs or promotional material. The best-represented titles include Company, Can-Can, 1776, Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes, and The King and I.

Neill's personal papers consist of legal documentation of his name change, a high school diploma, personal photographs, and certificates of appreciation. The personal papers of Wendell Kindberg include family photographs, headshots, resumes, and printed ephemera, such as high school play programs and Boy Scout membership cards.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into Production Files and Personal Papers. Production Files are arranged alphabetically by production title or company.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift of Carol and Arthur Brandon, 2002.

Processing information

Compiled by Robyn Hjermstad, 2015

Using the collection

Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor

Conditions Governing Use

The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.