Gaard (David) Theatrical Works and Short Stories

Original Writings Series 1: circa 1966-2004

Series Scope and Content

The Original Works Series consists of works for stage and/or screen written by Gaard, alone or in collaboration with his partner, M. Sanford Kaplan. The series consists of proposals, treatments, and production and promotional materials, including scripts, set designs, schedules, flyers, postcards, programs, and reviews. The plays are organized alphabetically title. Gaard's first completed play, Lee Foster was performed as The Acme Novelty Company; another early Gaard play, Swing to the Right was performed as The Day They Gave Babies Away.

About Bernard Carlton 1999

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Box 1, Folder 1-5

Early script with notes, revised scripts, promotion materials, and reviews 1999

Box 5, Folder 1

Promotional materials and reviews 1999

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 6, Folder 1

Script 1999

Box 9, Folder 1

Slides circa 1999

The Acme Novelty Co. 1971

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Box 1, Folder 6

Script 1971

Box 6, Folder 2

Script 1971

Box 6, Folder 3

An All American Hero script 2006

And Puppy Dog Tails 1969-1975

Physical Description: [5 folders]

Box 4, Folder 1

Photographs 1974-1975

Box 6, Folder 4-5

Press materials and reviews 1969-1975

Box 1, Folder 7-8

Scripts and promotional materials 1974-1975

Box 6, Folder 6

Any Other Rapture script 2005

As Tears Go By 1999

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Box 1, Folder 9

Script 1999

Box 6, Folder 7

Script 1999

Box 6, Folder 8

At Any Price script 2003

Befriending Beau 2000-2002

Physical Description: [6 folders]

Box 4, Folder 3

Photograph circa 2002

Box 6, Folder 9

Press materials and reviews 2002

Box 5, Folder 2

Promotional materials, ticket sale reports, and reviews 2000

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 1, Folder 10-12

Scripts, screenplay, production and promotional materials, and reviews 2000-2002

Box 1, Folder 13

Cocaine Before Chapel early script circa 1985

Box 1, Folder 14

The Day They Gave Babies Away revised script circa 1973

eXs 2001-2002

Physical Description: [3 folders]

Box 1, Folder 15-16

Script, promotional materials, and reviews 2001-2002

Box 9, Folder 3

Slides circa 2001

Box 6, Folder 10

The Eye of Shiva undated

The Fabulous Ten O'Clock Scholar 1999-2003

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Box 1, Folder 17

Scripts 1999-2003

Box 6, Folder 11

Script 1999

The File on Ryan Carter 2005-2007

Physical Description: [5 folders]

Box 4, Folder 5

Photographs circa 2005-2007

Box 6, Folder 12-15

Scripts, programs and press materials 2005-2007

Box 1, Folder 19-20

Flash!! scripts by David Gaard and M. Sanford Kaplan 1997

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Fog Over Frisco 1995-2005

Physical Description: [5 folders]

Box 6, Folder 16-19

First, second and third drafts 1995

Box 6, Folder 21

Script undated

Box 1, Folder 21-22

Synopsis, sample dialogue, screenplay 1995

Box 6, Folder 22

Screenplay 2005

Box 6, Folder 20

Fog Over Frisco and High Crimes and Treason notes circa 1995

Box 1, Folder 23-24

The Ghost of Sergeant Pepper synopsis, outline of screenplay and novel, and three sample chapters 1994

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Box 6, Folder 23

Goodbye to the Silver Queen Act 1 script undated

Box 1, Folder 25

Gramercy Park Dot Com project outline circa 1997

Happy New Year, Lady Lou! 2008-2009

Physical Description: [4 folders]

Box 7, Folder 1

Press materials, programs and reviews 2009

Box 6, Folder 24-26

Scripts 2008

High Crimes and Treason 1995-2002

Physical Description: [4 folders]

Box 1, Folder 26-28

Synopsis and scripts 1995-2002

Box 7, Folder 2-3

Scripts 1995-1996

Box 2, Folder 1

Hook, Line, and Sinker screenplay rough draft 1998

Box 2, Folder 32

Later Than Spring rough draft and script 1994

Box 2, Folder 2

Lee Foster script circa 1966

Box 7, Folder 4

The Lines and Times of Calvin Overmeyer short story circa 1997

Made for Each Other 1996-1998

Physical Description: [9 folders]

Box 4, Folder 7

Photographs - publicity stills 1997

Box 7, Folder 5

Press materials and reviews 1997

Box 5, Folder 3

Reviews 1996-1998

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 2, Folder 7-8

Screenplay by David Gaard and M. Sanford Kaplan 1998

Box 2, Folder 3-6

Scripts, production materials, and reviews 1996-1998

Box 9, Folder 4

Slides 1997

The Marilyn Project 1974-1975, 2004

Physical Description: [4 folders]

Box 4, Folder 9

Photographs 1975

Box 7, Folder 6

Press materials and reviews 1975

Box 2, Folder 9-10

Script 1974, 2004

Box 7, Folder 7-8

Meet Me at the Astor rough draft and script 2000

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Box 2, Folder 11

Mother's Day treatment by David Gaard and M. Sanford Kaplan 1999

Box 7, Folder 9

New Words script 2005

Box 7, Folder 10

Not Far From Spring script 2000

Box 7, Folder 11

The Ocean Breeze Motel Memorial Cha Cha Cha short story undated

Power Strokes 1999-2001

Physical Description: [5 folders]

Box 4, Folder 12

Photographs - Casting Headshots 1999-2000

Box 7, Folder 12

Script 1999

Box 5, Folder 4

Ticket sale reports and reviews 2000

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 2, Folder 12-13

Working script, production and promotional materials, and reviews 1999-2001

Box 2, Folder 14

Praire Light script circa 1982

Box 7, Folder 13

The Red Witch short story 2000

The Sailor, Home from the Sea 1999-2000

Physical Description: [5 folders]

Box 7, Folder 14

Promotional materials 1999-2000

Box 5, Folder 15

Promotional posters undated

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 2, Folder 15-17

Script, production and promotional materials, and reviews 1999-2000

Box 7, Folder 15-17

The Sand Castle scripts 1966

Physical Description: [3 folders]

Shadow Boy 2001

Physical Description: [5 folders]

Box 2, Folder 18-20

Script 2001

Box 7, Folder 18

The Shadow People script and promotional materials 2001

Box 5, Folder 16

Promotional posters circa 2001

Physical Description: [oversized]

Sheets 1997-1998

Physical Description: [6 folders]

Box 2, Folder 21-24

Production and promotional materials and draft and revised scripts by David Gaard and M. Sanford Kaplan 1997-1998

Box 5, Folder 5

Reviews 1998

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 7, Folder 19

Script circa 1997-1998

Box 2, Folder 25

Something Evil synopsis rough draft circa 1995

Box 7, Folder 20

The Song of the Chartreuse Canary script 2003

Box 2, Folder 26

Steve Adams and the the Curse of the Vindictive Heart cast List circa 1973

Box 7, Folder 21

That Summer in San Francisco rough draft 2001-2004

Box 2, Folder 27

Swing to the Right script 1969

Box 2, Folder 28

The Talent for Deception script, production proposal, and synopsis circa 1995

Box 1, Folder 18

The Ten O'Clock Scholar (working title) script rough draft 1999

Box 7, Folder 22

This is Vicki short story undated

Box 2, Folder 29

Thursday's Child rough draft circa 1995

Box 7, Folder 23

Untitled works undated

Box 7, Folder 24

Virtual Lives script 2000

Box 2, Folder 30-31

Young and Deadly script 1998-1999

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Adaptations and Productions Series 2: 1973-circa 2005

Series Scope and Content

The Adaptations and Productions Series consists of theatrical works and screenplays adapted, directed, or produced by Gaard. The series consists of proposals, treatments, along with production and promotional materials such as scripts, set designs, schedules, flyers, programs, and reviews. The series also includes unknown photographs and slides from performances. The plays are organized alphabetically by performance title.

Box 3, Folder 1

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll, produced by M. Sanford Kaplan and David Gaard, script 1997

All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare, conceived and adapted by David Gaard 2000

Physical Description: [5 folders]

Box 3, Folder 2-5

Treatment, script, production and promotional materials, and reviews 2000

Box 5, Folder 6

Promotional material and reviews 2000

Physical Description: [oversized]

Antigone by Sophocles, adapted by David Gaard and M. Sanford Kaplan 1996

Physical Description: [3 folders]

Box 7, Folder 25

Cast breakdown, synopsis and sample dialogue 1996

Box 3, Folder 6

Modellbuch for a mixed media production 1996

Box 5, Folder 7

Set sketches 1996

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 3, Folder 7

The Battle for Brennan Street from a story by Robert Cummins, by David Gaard and M. Sanford Kaplan, screen treatment circa 1985

Box 7, Folder 26

Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward, directed by David Gaard, block book 1960

Dead End by Sidney Kingsley, directed by David Gaard 2001

Physical Description: [5 folders]

Box 5, Folder 8

Reviews 2001

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 3, Folder 8-9

Script and promotional materials 2001

Box 7, Folder 27

Script, programs and promotional materials 2001

Box 9, Folder 2

Slides circa 2001

Box 7, Folder 28

Fehler (alternate title: The Sins of the Fathers) by Herbert Hirschberg, adapted by David Gaard, script 2004

Box 3, Folder 10

The Flowroom by John Peterson, directed by David Gaard, production and promotional materials 1999

Box 3, Folder 11

It's Enough to Make you Sick 3 plays directed by David Gaard and Bill Lentsch, flier 1973

Box 7, Folder 29

It's Only Rock and Roll written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford, music and lyrics by Jim Steinman, book by David Gaard, lyrics 1989

Box 3, Folder 12-13

The Killer by Eugene Ionesco, directed by David Gaard, proposal, script, and production and promotional materials 2001

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Box 7, Folder 30

La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini, adapted by David Gaard, story outline 1970

Box 3, Folder 14

The Last Good Time based on a novel by Richard Bausch, play by David Gaard, script 1987

Box 3, Folder 15

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, produced by M. Sanford Kaplan and David Gaard, program 1997

Mother Courage by Bertold Brecht, translated by Ralph Manheim, edited by David Gaard and Richard Schechner 1974-1975

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Box 7, Folder 31

Review 1975

Box 3, Folder 16

Script 1974

Box 3, Folder 17

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, proposal by David Gaard circa 2005

My Mother Told Me I Was Different by Carol Polcovar, directed by David Gaard 1999-2008

Physical Description: [8 folders]

Box 7, Folder 32-36

Scripts and edits 2005-2006

Box 8, Folder 1

Scripts 2007-2008

Box 8, Folder 2

Promotional materials, reviews, printed photos and programs 2006-2008

Box 8, Folder 3

Correspondence, funding requests and clippings 1999-2008

Box 4, Folder 10

Photographs 2006

Box 8, Folder 4

The Naked I by Tobias K. Davis, directed by David Gaard, script, program and promotional materials 2001, 2003

Box 8, Folder 5

Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks, adapted by Joseph Jude Zito, directed by David Gaard, script and programs 2006

Two Gentlemen of Verona, by William Shakespeare 2001

Physical Description: [4 folders]

Box 3, Folder 18-20

Treatment for an environmental production conceived and directed by David Gaard 2001

Box 5, Folder 9

Promotional material and reviews 2001

Ubu Roi and Ubu Bound by Alfred Jarry, adapted by B.Y. Sitterly and Gerald Mast, directed by Gerald Mast, produced by David Gaard 1973

Physical Description: [3 folders]

Box 10, Folder 3

Promotional materials circa 1973

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 4, Folder 13

Photographs 1973

Box 8, Folder 6

Press and reviews 1973

Unidentified performance photographs circa 1970s, 1998

Physical Description: [3 folders]

Box 4, Folder 14

Photographs circa 1970s

Box 4, Folder 15

Photographs and a slide circa 1998

Box 9, Folder 5

Slides undated

Box 3, Folder 21-22

Wars, Whores, and Tin Pan Alley text by Bertold Brecht, music by Kurt Weill and Dominic Muldowney, conceived and adapted by David Gaard and Swen Swenson, scripts and programs 1986

Physical Description: [2 folders]

To Whom It May Concern by Aurin Squire, directed by David Gaard 2006-2008

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Box 8, Folder 7

Script, programs and promotional materials 2006-2008

Box 4, Folder 16

Photographs circa 2006

Box 8, Folder 9-10

Wolf Kisses (original title: Besos de Lobo) by Paloma Pedrero, adapted by David Gaard, script and press materials 2002

Physical Description: [2 folders]

The Women's Representative by Sun Yu, adapted by David Gaard 1973

Physical Description: [4 folders]

Box 3, Folder 23

Script 1973

Box 5, Folder 17

Promotional posters circa 1973

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 4, Folder 17

Photographs 1973

Box 8, Folder 11

Press materials and reviews 1973

Personal and Miscellaneous Series 3: 1994-2007

Series Scope and Content

The Personal and Miscellaneous Series consists of various biographical and miscellaneous materials relating to Gaard's personal and professional life. The biographical information consists of an interview, autobiographical notes written for performances and to document the materials in his collection; it also includes Gaard’s personal recollection of the production of the PRIDE Newsletter, forerunner of the Advocate. The Clippings file consists of newspaper clipping which may have been considered for concept development. The Correspondence File includes e-mail and letters not directly related to a work, other performance programs, and loose performance materials. The GAle GAtes et al. file documents several performances of the company. The spiral bound notebooks includes various incomplete titled works and acts, including A Sky Full of Moon, The Ghost of Sergeant Pepper, Those are Revolting Queens., Dakota Visitor, About Leonard Carrington, and Midnight in Marrakech.

Box 8, Folder 12

Actors Equity Association undated

Biographical information circa 1975, 1999-2010

Box 3, Folder 24

Documents [text] 1999-2010

Box 4, Folder 11

Photographs circa 1975

Box 9, Folder 1

Slide of David Gaard undated

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Box 8, Folder 15-16

Clippings 1965-2009

Physical Description: [2 folders]

Box 5, Folder 10

Clippings 1992-2000

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 3, Folder 25

Correspondence 1972-2002

Box 8, Folder 13

Floor plans and equipment lists circa 1999

Box 5, Folder 11

Fringe Festival programs and newspapers 1997-2001

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 3, Folder 26

GAle et GAtes et al. 1996

General

The folder contains promotional postcards, show programs, and a commemorative program of the GAle et Gates et al. company, circa 1996. The company produced To SEA, Another Mountain with Gaard and Kaplan.

Box 5, Folder 19

Gary Shelton print copies of Nobody for President 1976 1975

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 8, Folder 14

Interviews with David Gaard 1970, 1973

Nighthouse Theatre productions 1974-2002

Physical Description: [10 folders]

Box 4, Folder 2

Photographs from the The Balcony directed by Michael Nee 1975

Box 4, Folder 4

Photographs from Henrik Ibsen's Brand undated

Box 4, Folder 6

Photographs from MacBeth undated

Box 4, Folder 8

Photographs from Malini directed by Pamela DeSio 1975

Box 5, Folder 12-14

Posters for Ibsen's Brand, Pigjazz and Poe: From His Life and Mind 1973-1974

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 10, Folder 1-2

Posters for The Importance of Being Earnest and Malini 1973-1974

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 8, Folder 17

Programs, reviews, and history 1974-2002

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 5, Folder 18

Partnership agreement for the Three and a Half Hours Company undated

Physical Description: [oversized]

Box 8, Folder 19

The Realist, Garlic Press 1969-1975

Box 8, Folder 18

Receipts and program designs undated

Box 3, Folder 27-29

Spiral bound notebooks circa 1990-circa 1997

Physical Description: [3 folders]