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Clint Jefferies Theater Scripts and Recordings
Coll2008-058  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing Information
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Clint Jefferies theater scripts and recordings
    Dates: 1991-2002
    Collection number: Coll2008-058
    Creator: Jefferies, Clint,
    Collection Size: 2 archive cartons. 0.75 linear foot.
    Repository: ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
    Los Angeles, California 90007
    Abstract: This collection consists of scripts of plays and musicals written by Clint Jefferies and recordings of performances of these pieces by Wings Theatre Company of New York City.
    Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

    Access

    The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

    Publication Rights

    Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner. Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s).

    Preferred Citation

    Clint Jefferies Theater Scripts and Recordings, Coll2008-058, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.

    Acquisition Information

    Materials taken from the Performing Arts Collection.

    Processing Information

    Collection processed by Misha Karbelnig, October 29, 2008.
    Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

    Biography

    Clint Jefferies is an author of many plays and musicals, most performed by Wings Theatre Company. He attended the United States International University's School of Performing and Visual Arts and graduated with a BFA in Directing. Jefferies also obtained a graduate degree in Fine Arts at the Paris-American Academy in Paris, France. He has written the musicals: Nile Blue, Tango Masculino, Cowboys!, The Three Musketeers, The Captain's Boy, The Strange Case of the Lascivious Transformation of Mr. X, In a Land Far Away, and Fangs: The Vampire Musical. His plays include: Strange Bedfellows, African Nights, The Jocker, Odyssey '75, and Suave Succubus. Jefferies has been involved extensively in Wings Theatre Company in New York City as a board member since 1986. He began his work in the performing arts world in 1979 as a board member of the Association of Kansas Theatres, later becoming its chairperson. He was selected to Outstanding Young Men in America, an honor bestowed upon select few who display success and promise in their field. In 1980 Jefferies participated in the American Theatre Association Task Force on Small Professional Theatres. From 1981-1982 he sat on the board of the Professional Division of the American Theatre Association. Jefferies served as an evaluator and panelist for the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Theatre Program from 1998-2005. In 2000 he was a finalist for the New Dramatists, a non-profit organization devoted to developing playwrights' talents. Jefferies served on the board of directors for Fourth Unity Company in 2003. He is a member of The Dramatist's Guild.
    Sources:
    Clint Jefferies, Author, http://clintjefferies.com/resume.html  (last accessioned October 28, 2008)

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The collection consists of scripts of plays and musicals written by Clint Jefferies, together with recordings of several of these pieces as performed by Wings Theatre Company of New York City.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Comedy
    Drama
    Gay dramatists
    Gay theater
    Historical drama
    Homosexuality and theater
    Homosexuality in the theater
    Jefferies, Clint
    Musicals
    Radical theater
    Theater