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Creator
Straiges, Tony
Call number
*T-Vim 1996-019
Physical description
2.23 linear feet (1 box, 4 oversized folders, 5 tubes, 2 set models)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Tony Straiges designs, *T-Vim 1996-019. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Access to materials
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Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.

Tony Straiges (born 1942) is a New York City-based set designer, working in theatre and ballet. He is known for his designs for the original Broadway productions of Sunday in the Park with George (1984) and Into the Woods (1987). The Tony Straiges designs date from 1970 to 1994 and contain set designs, renderings, and set models from theatre and ballet productions throughout Straiges's career.

Biographical/historical information

Tony Straiges (born 1942) is a New York City-based set designer, working in theatre and ballet. After studying design at the Yale School of Drama, Straiges's first designs for the Broadway stage appeared in the 1978 production of Timbuktu!. He won both a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for his scenic designs for Sunday in the Park with George (1984), and was nominated for a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for his sets for Into the Woods (1987).

Scope and arrangement

The Tony Straiges designs date from 1970 to 1994 and contain set designs (including rough sketches, ground plans, elevations, and sections), renderings, and set models. Shows represented include Broadway, Off-Broadway, touring, and regional theatre productions, as well as ballet productions from throughout Straiges's career. The collection contains designs from the Yale Repertory Theatre production of The Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahogony (1974), as well as the original Broadway productions of Timbuktu! (1978), Copperfield (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), and Into the Woods (1987). Also included are Straiges's set designs and costume sketches from his studies at the Yale School of Drama.

Arrangement

Designs are arranged alphabetically by title.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift of Tony Straiges, 1996.

Revision History

Description added for two set models and oversized folder #4 (2022-02)

Processing information

Compiled by Weatherly Stephan, 2015

Related Material

Tony Straiges collection. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, The Ohio State University.

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.

Access restrictions

Set models, some drawings, and renderings are available by appointment only. Contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org for access.