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U.S. Mss 165AN
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Part 1 (U.S. Mss 165AN): Original Collection, 1955-19766.4 cubic feet (16 archives boxes) The original collection of the Gerald Freedman Papers, 1955-1976, is organized into the following series: Biographical Information, Correspondence, Contracts, Opera, Television, Theater, and Miscellaneous. The file of Biographical Information contains a résumé listing Freedman's professional activities, clippings, and a biographical sketch prepared for a playbill. The Correspondence is composed of a general file which includes letters from Joseph Papp and Jerry McNeely; a file concerning the American College Theatre Festival; and a file containing the correspondence of Alvina Krause, Freedman's acting teacher. Correspondence relating to specific productions is filed by production title, under other series. A folder of Contracts concern his directorial activity from 1957 to 1973. The file is incomplete and does not include all the productions he directed in that period. The Opera series includes some scripts, reviews, notes, designs, and correspondence dealing with Freedman's operatic work throughout the country from 1971 to 1975. Among the productions are Beatrix Cenci, Die Fledermaus, Orfeo, and the Passion According to St. Matthew. The Television materials include scripts and production information for a number of projects, including the Adams Family Chronicles, Antigone, and Hot L Baltimore. There are also some reviews of Celebrity Playhouse, which he directed very early in his career, and research materials and a proposal for a television opera. The Theater file, the largest series in the collection, is arranged alphabetically by title and includes varying numbers of scripts, reviews, notes, designs, casting information, and musical scores for the numerous productions with which Freedman was associated, including those for the New York Shakespeare Festival. The two projects on which he collaborated with John Morris are also included. Take One Step is represented by several variant scripts as well as other materials which delineate the evolution of a show which was first presented as a children's theater piece, passed through stages as a film script, and eventually became a television project. Also included is their other collaboration, “How Green Was My Valley,” which resulted in a Broadway show entitled A Time for Singing. The documentation for this production includes: a number of complete script revisions and many fragments showing the creative process from research to the final script; production-oriented materials relating to casting, rehearsal schedules, budgets, and financing; programs; reviews; and correspondence. The Miscellaneous file includes materials about Freedman's involvement with a Concord Fabrics Inc. fashion show, an Israeli bond drive, plus papers dealing with the New York Shakespeare Festival.
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Series: Biographical Information
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Box
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Résumés, clippings, biographical sketch for playbill, 1956-1976
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Series: Correspondence
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General correspondence, 1957-1974
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Box
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American College Theatre Festival, 1971-1974
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Krause, Alvina, 1956-1972
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Series: Contracts
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Business contracts, 1958-1973
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Series: Opera
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Ariadne auf Naxos / by Richard Strauss (Juilliard Theatre, New York, 1974 April)
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Production notes, reviews, 1974
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Libretto and score
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Beatrix Cenci / by William Shand, Alberto Girri, Alberto Ginastera (Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1971 Fall)
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Three scripts, Spanish and English, undated
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Box
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10
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Prompt script, Spanish and English, undated
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Box
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11
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Production notes, correspondence, 1971-1974
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Box
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Reviews, 1971
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Box
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Music, undated
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Box
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Score, 1971
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Death in Venice / by Benjamin Britten (Curran Theatre, San Francisco, 1975 Spring)
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Box
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Production notes, 1974-1975
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Box
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Reviews, 1973-1975
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Die Fledermaus / by Johann Strauss, Ruth and Thomas Martin (New York State Theatre, New York, 1974 Fall)
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Box
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Designs, undated
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Box
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Score and libretto, undated
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Box
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Reviews, miscellaneous, 1974
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Idomeneo / by Wolfgang Mozart (New York State Theatre, New York, 1974; Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1974)
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Libretto design, production notes, 1969-1974
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Box
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Reviews, correspondence, 1974
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L'Incoronazione Di Poppea / by Claudio Monteverdi (New York State Theatre, New York, 1973 Fall)
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Correspondence, production notes, reviews, 1973
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L'Incoronazione Di Poppea (Caramoor Festival, Katonah, New York, 1972)
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Production notes, 1972
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Naked Carmen (project not done)
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Box
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Synopsis, production notes, 1971, undated
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Orfeo / by Claudio Monterverdi (Curran Theatre, San Francisco, 1972)
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Correspondence, script, 1971-1972
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Box
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Production notes, reviews, 1972
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Passion According to St. Matthew / by Johann Sebastian Bach (Curran Theatre, San Francisco, 1973)
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Clippings, reviews, 1972-1973
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Sambo / by Ron Steward and Neal Tate (New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York, 1969 December)
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Reviews, 1969
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Series: Television
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Adams Family Chronicles (WNET-TV for PBS), 1975-1976
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“Adams: First Family”
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Draft script for episode 3, 1973 May 10
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Box
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Two revised drafts for episode 4, 1973 May 18, 20
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Box
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Production notes for episodes 3 and 4, 1973 April 15, September 12
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Celebrity Playhouse (Syndicated, Screen Gems Productions), 1956
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Box
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Reviews, 1955.
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Hot L Baltimore (1975, ABC)
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Box
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10
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Two first draft scripts, two second draft scripts, 1975
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Box
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11
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Final draft, revisions, staff listings, 1975
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Playhouse New York (PBS), 1972
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Antigone / by Jean Anouilh
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Box
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12
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Script, production notes, 1972
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Box
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Designs, undated
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“Television Opera” (WGBH-TV project)
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Box
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Ideas, proposals, correspondence, 1969-1970
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Box
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Background and research, 1969-1970
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Series: Theater
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Alice
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Box
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Casting, production notes, 1970-1971
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All's Well That Ends Well (New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York, 1966 June 15)
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Cast list, 1966 Summer
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An American Millionaire / by Murray Schisgal (Circle In the Square Joseph E. Levine Theatre, New York, 1973 Fall)
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Box
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Casting, production notes, 1973-1974
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Box
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Script revisions, 1974 Winter
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Box
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Revised script, 1974
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As You Like It (New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York, 1963 August 11)
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Box
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Casting, production notes, reviews, 1963
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The Au Pair Man / by Hugh Leonard (Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York, 1973 December)
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Box
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Two scripts, revisions, 1973
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Box
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11
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Designs, production notes, reviews, correspondence, 1973
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Bells Are Ringing / by Betty Comden, Adolph Green (London Coliseum, London, 1957)
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Box
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Music, reviews, 1957
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Cities in Bezique (New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York, 1969 January 4)
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Box
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Production notes, reviews, 1968-1969
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The Clandestine Marriage / by David Garrick
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Box
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Script, undated
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Colette (Ellen Stewart Theatre, New York, 1970)
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Box
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Casting notes, reviews, 1970
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The Comedy of Errors (New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York, 1967 June 7)
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Box
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Designs, production notes, 1967
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Box
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Reviews, clippings, 1967
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The Creation of the World and Other Business (Shubert Theatre, New York, 1972)
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Box
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Production notes, 1972
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Box
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Script, by Author Miller, undated
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Box
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Revised script, undated
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Box
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Script revisions, undated
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Box
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11
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Reviews, 1972
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The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis (Players Theatre, New York, 1965)
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Box
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12
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Floor plan, 1965 February
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Box
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Scripts, reviews, 1965
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Dodsworth / by Sidney Howard (project not done)
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Box
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Script, synopsis, notes, 1962 April
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Ergo / by Jakov Lind (New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, New York, 1968 March 3)
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Box
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Script, 1968
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Box
6
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Casting, production notes, annotated script, reviews, 1968
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Electra / by Sophocles (New York Shakespeare Festival, Mobile Theatre, New York, 1969 August 5)
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Box
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Script, notes, 1964, 1969
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The Gay Life / by Fay and Michael Kanin, Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz (Shubert Theatre, New York, 1961 November 18)
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Box
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Revised rehearsal script, 1961 August 28
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Box
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Reviews, 1961
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Gypsy / by Arthur Laurents, Jules Styne, Stephen Sondheim (Broadway Theatre, New York, 1959 May 21)
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Box
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Script, undated
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Hair / by Jerome Ragni, James Rado, Galt MacDermot (New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, New York, 1967 October 17)
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Box
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9
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Script, 1966
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Box
7
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Rehearsal script, 1967
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Box
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Production notes, 1967
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Box
7
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Reviews, 1967
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Hamlet (New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York, 1972)
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Box
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Correspondence with Stacy Keach regarding character analysis of Hamlet, 1971 September-December
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Box
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Casting, production notes, 1972 May
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Box
7
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Reviews, correspondence, 1972 June-July
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Hank Cinq /by Nat Joseph and David Palmer (project not done)
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Box
8
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Script, notes, undated
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Box
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Correspondence, 1972 July 31-1973 January 11
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Henry IV Parts I and II (New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York, 1968 June 11)
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Box
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Casting, production notes, undated
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Box
8
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Production notes, undated
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Box
8
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Reviews, 1968
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“How Green Was My Valley”
: “I Remember, My Love,” working title; A Time for Singing, production title / by Gerald Freedman and John Morris (Broadway Theatre, New York, 1966 May 21)
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Box
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First draft script; script, “I Remember, My Love,” 1963
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Box
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Script, “I Remember, My Love,” undated
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Box
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Revised script, “I Remember, My Love,” 1964 January; revised script, “How Green Was My Valley,” 1965 October
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Box
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Script, “How Green Was My Valley,” 1965 February 10
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Box
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Script, “A Time for Singing,” 1965 October 20
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Box
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Script, “A Time for Singing,” 1966 May; lyric sheets, “How Green Was My Valley,” , 1962 November 28
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Box
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Production notes, 1966
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Box
9
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Casting notes, playbills, reviews, 1964-1966
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Box
9
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Financial materials, correspondence, 1962-1969
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Box
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Prospectus, partnership contracts, 1965-1966
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Box
10
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Notes, script fragments and revisions, 1962-1966
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The Incomparable Max / by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee (Royale Theatre, New York, 1971)
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Box
10
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Rehearsal script, 1971 September 13
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Box
11
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Script, undated
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Box
11
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Casting, production notes, 1971
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Box
11
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Reviews, clippings, 1971
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Invitation to a Beheading (New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York, 1969)
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Box
11
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4
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Reviews, 1969
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Iphigenia / by Doug Dyer and Peter Link (New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York, 1971)
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Box
11
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Revised script, 1971 October 28
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Box
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Revised script, 1971 November 27
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Box
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Revised script, script fragments, 1971 December
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Box
11
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8
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Two revised scripts, 1971
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Box
11
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9
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Revised script, 1971
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Box
11
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10
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Production notes, music and lyrics, script fragments, undated
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“I Remember, My Love” (see “How Green Was My Valley”)
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King Lear (New York Shakespeare Festival, Beaumont Theatre, New York, 1968 November 7)
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Box
11
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11
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Casting, production notes, correspondence, 1968
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The Little Foxes / by Lillian Hellman (Westwood Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1975)
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Box
11
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12
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Production notes, correspondence, 1975 June
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Box
11
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13
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Reviews, 1975 June
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Love's Labor's Lost (New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York, 1965)
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Box
11
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14
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Reviews, notes, 1965 June-July
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Love's Labor's Lost (touring company, City Center Acting Company, 1974)
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Box
11
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15
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Production notes, reviews, 1974
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Macbird / by Barbara Garson (Village Gate Theatre, New York, 1967 February 22)
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Box
12
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Reviews, 1967 January-February
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Mack and Mabel / by Michael Steward and Jerry Herman
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Box
12
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Act I draft, 1972 November; revised draft, , 1972 May
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Milliken Breakfast Show (Hotel Astor, New York, 1963; Waldorf-Astoria, New York, 1964)
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Box
12
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Casting, programs, 1963, 1964
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The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail / by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee (Arena Stage Theatre, Washington, D.C., 1970)
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Box
12
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Script, 1970 June
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Box
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Script, 1970 October
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Box
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Casting, production notes, reviews, 1970
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Oh, Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad / by Arthur Kopit (Phoenix Theatre, New York, 1962 February 26)
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Box
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Script, review, 1962
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On the Town (Carnegie Hall Playhouse, New York, 1959)
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Box
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Reviews, 1959
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The Owl Answers and A Beast's Story (New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York, 1969 January 4)
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Box
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Casting, production notes, 1968-1969
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Peer Gynt / by Henrik Ibsen (New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacourt Theatre, New York, 1969 July 15)
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Box
12
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10
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Production notes, designs, reviews, 1969 Summer
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Box
12
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11
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Script excerpts: comparative translations
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Box
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12
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Rehearsal script, 1969
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Box
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Revised rehearsal script, 1969
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Richard III (New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacourt Theatre, New York, 1966 August 9)
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Box
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Casting, production notes, reviews, 1966
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The Robber Bridegroom / by Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman (Harkness Theatre, New York, 1975)
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Box
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Reviews, 1975
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Room Service / by John Murray and Allen Boretz (Juilliard)
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Box
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Cast list, undated
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Rosemary and The Alligators / by Molly Kazan (York Playhouse, New York, 1960 November 15)
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Box
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Reviews, 1960-1961
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School for Scandal / by Richard Sheridan (touring company, Juilliard Acting Company, 1972)
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Box
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Casting, reviews, miscellaneous, 1971-1972
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Sing to Me Through Open Windows / by Arthur Kopit
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Box
13
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Two scripts, undated
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Box
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Scores, notes, undated
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Six Characters in Search of an Author and The Rules of The Game / by Luigi Pirandello
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Box
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Scripts, undated
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Soon / by Joe Kookoolis and Scott Fagen
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Box
13
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Casting, script, miscellaneous
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Souvenir / by George Axelrod and Peter Viertel (Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, 1975)
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Box
13
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Early script, 1975
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Box
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Revised script, 1975 October
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Box
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12
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Two revised scripts, 1975 Fall
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Box
13
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13
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Casting, reviews, 1975
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Box
13
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14
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Production notes, designs, 1975
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Take One Step (The New Pied Piper) / by Gerald Freedman and John Morris (New York Shakespeare Festival, New York Shakespeare Festival Mobile Theatre, New York, 1968)
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Box
14
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Nine screenplay drafts and revisions, 1968-1970
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Box
14
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Research, synopsis, notes, music, 1968-1970
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Box
14
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Television script, outlines and drafts, 1968-1970
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Box
14
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Two stage scripts, revised, and final script, 1974
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The Taming of the Shrew (New York Shakespeare Festival, Belvedere Lakes Theatre, New York, 1960)
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Box
14
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Casting, production notes, reviews, 1960 Summer
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The Tempest (New York, 1962 July 6)
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Box
14
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Casting, reviews, 1962 July
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A Time for Singing (see “How Green Was My Valley”)
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Timon of Athens (New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacourt Theatre, Central Park, New York, 1971)
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Box
14
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Casting, production notes, reviews, 1971
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Titus Andronicus (New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacourt Theatre, New York, 1967 August 2)
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Box
14
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Casting, production notes, designs, reviews, 1967
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The Trojan Woman / by F. G. Yerby (project not done)
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Box
14
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Script, correspondence, 1970 May-1971 May
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Trovarsi / by Luigi Pirandello (project not done)
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Box
14
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10
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Program, review, undated
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West Side Story / by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim (New York City Center, New York, 1964 April 8)
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Box
14
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11
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Reviews, miscellaneous, 1964 Spring
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Series: Miscellaneous File
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Box
15
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Concord Fabrics Inc. fashion show, 1966
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Box
15
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Israeli bond benefit, (Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1955)
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New York Shakespeare Festival
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Box
15
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Grant proposal to the National Council on the Arts, 1966
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Box
15
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4
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Miscellaneous, 1966-1972
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Box
15
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Theater and TV reviews and programs, circa 1955-1974
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Box
15
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Ticket stubs, miscellany, 1967-1969
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Box
15
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Writings regarding “Film writing,” undated
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