Finding Aid for the Center Theatre Group Records

Box 45

Woman Warrior (The) - Berkeley production 1993-1994

Scope and Content Note

folder "The Woman Warrior - Berkeley": business and internal correspondence, program for Berkeley Repertory Theatre production; folder "Woman Warrior - Berkeley Production Mtgs.": production papers, correspondence, notes, program mock-ups; folder "Woman Warrior - Berkeley reviews": media reviews of Berkeley production

Note

found in unmarked hanging file behind the hanging file "The Woman Warrior - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Woman Warrior (The) - casting 1984-1985

Scope and Content Note

actor resumes; folder with information on TNR (Theatre for New Repertory); business correspondence

Note

found in the hanging file "The Woman Warrior - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Woman Warrior (The) - correspondence 1984-1988

Physical Description: two letter-sized file folders; one legal-sized file folder

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence pertaining to development of "The Woman Warrior"

Note

folders titled "The Woman Warrior," "Woman Warrior - GD folder," and "The Woman Warrior - correspondence"; found in the hanging file "The Woman Warrior - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Woman Warrior (The) - Gordon Davidson's notes 1984-1986

Scope and Content Note

Davidson's notes on read-thrus of "The Woman Warrior"

Note

found in the hanging file "The Woman Warrior - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Woman Warrior (The) - luncheon materials 1986 August-October

Scope and Content Note

agenda for luncheon; list of attendees; business correspondence

Note

folder title "Woman Warrior Luncheon, 10/31/86 12:30-2pm, 4th fl. Pavillion rehearsal rm. 2"; found in the hanging file "The Woman Warrior - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Woman Warrior (The) - meeting with Lucia Hwong 1986-1987

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence with Hwong; articles and resumes for Hwong

Note

found in the hanging file "The Woman Warrior - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Woman Warrior (The) - production papers 1986-1987

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; budget information for application submission to Fund for New American Plays (with correspondence); cast list for reading of play

Note

folder title "The Woman Warrior - miscellaneous"; found in the hanging file "The Woman Warrior - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Woman Warrior (The) - research material 1985

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, articles, and materials pertaining to research for "The Woman Warrior"; folder from TNR (Theatre for New Repertory) with master class/workshop information

Note

found in the hanging file "The Woman Warrior - miscellaneous"

Box 80

Wood Demon (The) - ads 1994

Scope and Content Note

copies of press ads

Note

in hanging file "Wood Demon - press"

Box 80

Wood Demon (The) - cast/opening night 1994

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence; press night invitee lists

Box 80

Wood Demon (The) - complaints/kudos 1994

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with theatergoers

Box 80

Wood Demon (The) - press releases 1994

Scope and Content Note

press releases and articles

Note

in hanging file "Wood Demon - press"

Box 80

Wood Demon (The) - production papers 1994

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; budget information; Young Audiences Program teacher guide

Note

teacher guide in blue file folder; in hanging file "Wood Demon - miscellaneous"

Box 80

Wood Demon (The) - programs 1994

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence; drafts of program contents; copies of final program

Box 80

Wood Demon (The) - reviews 1994

Scope and Content Note

press reviews and clippings

Note

in hanging file "Wood Demon - press"

Box 80

Wood Demon (The) - stage manager's reports 1994

Scope and Content Note

rehearsal reports and original/copies of performance reports

Box 36

Woods (The) - license agreement 1977

Scope and Content Note

unexecuted copy of license agreement for "The Woods"

Note

loose in box; found after "Hugh Wheeler - Le Grande Horizontale" folder

Box 35

World Rushed In (The) - contract papers 1982

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence

Box 36

You Strike the Woman, You strike the Rock - production information 1990

Scope and Content Note

information pertaining to play; tour dates; production photograph; press release; press review of play

Box 50

Zoot Suit - ads 1978

Scope and Content Note

photocopies and run information for ads; drafting materials

Note

in two separate hanging files, both labeled "Zoot Suit - press"; part of 1978 New Theatre For Now program

Box 50

Zoot Suit - cast/opening night 1978

Scope and Content Note

cast/staff contact lists; invitations to opening night celebration; invoices for invitation orders

Note

part of 1978 New Theatre For Now program

Box 50

Zoot Suit - casting 1978

Scope and Content Note

copies of casting notes and worksheets; audition schedules; rehearsal notes

Note

no hanging file, found after red "Zoot Suit - miscellaneous" hanging file; part of 1978 New Theatre For Now program

Box 50

Zoot Suit - complaints/kudos 1978

Scope and Content Note

correspondence pertaining to "Zoot Suit"

Note

part of 1978 New Theatre For Now program

Box 50

Zoot Suit - correspondence 1978

Scope and Content Note

copies of business and internal correspondence; photocopy of "The Sleepy Lagoon Mystery" by Guy Endore

Note

part of 1978 New Theatre For Now program

Box 50

Zoot Suit - New York Times cover article papers 1979

Scope and Content Note

Davidson's correspondence with those congratulating him on NY Times Magazine article on "Zoot Suit"

Note

in hanging file "Zoot Suit - press"

Box 50

Zoot Suit - press memos 1978

Scope and Content Note

memos pertaining to cast interviews with press

Note

in two hanging files, both labeled "Zoot Suit - press," red label indicates April 1978 production (New Theatre For Now), white label indicates August 1978 production

Box 50

Zoot Suit - press releases 1977-1978

Scope and Content Note

press releases and articles; articles related to Zoot Suit riots

Note

in two separate hanging files, both labeled "Zoot Suit - press," red label indicates April 1978 production (New Theatre For Now), white label indicates August 1978 production

Box 50

Zoot Suit - production papers 1978

Physical Description: 2 manila folders

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence; newspaper articles; cast list; copies of CTG subscription materials; development/research materials for play

Note

in two hanging files, both labeled "Zoot Suit - miscellaneous", red label indicates April 1978 production (New Theatre For Now), white label indicates August 1978 production

Box 50

Zoot Suit - program 1978

Scope and Content Note

programs for "Zoot Suit" in New Theatre For Now (April 1978) and Mark Taper Forum (August 1978); papers for program notes

Box 50

Zoot Suit - reviews 1978

Physical Description: 2 manila folders

Scope and Content Note

press reviews of and articles about play

Note

in two hanging files, both labeled "Zoot Suit - press", red label indicates April 1978 production (New Theatre For Now), white label indicates August 1978 production

Box 50

Zoot Suit - specific press articles 1978

Scope and Content Note

reviews from "Dramalogue," "Newsweek," "New West" (photocopy of article and originals/copies of full magazine), two different articles by Sylvia Drake, "Variety," "Garcia Editorial," and "Herald Examiner"

Note

folders labeled contain reviews from respective magazine/newspapers listed; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 50

Zoot Suit - stage manager's reports 1978

Scope and Content Note

photocopies of stage manager's reports

Note

two hanging files, both labeled "Zoot Suit - stage manager's reports," red label indicates April 1978 production (New Theatre For Now), white label indicates August 1978 production

Box 51

Zoot Suit - complaints/kudos (August 1978 production) 1978-1982

Scope and Content Note

originals and photocopies of theatergoer correspondence pertaining to August 1978 production

Box 51

Zoot Suit - correspondence (August 1978 production) 1978-1981

Scope and Content Note

photocopies and original business and internal correspondence pertaining to "Zoot Suit"

Note

appears that some correspondence from the April 1978 production has been mixed in with that of the August 1978 production

Box 51

Zoot Suit - opening night (August 1978 production) 1978

Scope and Content Note

opening night party invitations; correspondence pertaining to opening night performance; photocopy of congratulatory letter from Cesar Chavez

Box 51

Zoot Suit - program (August 1978 production) 1978

Scope and Content Note

drafts of program; includes drafts of biographies and notes on play

Box 78

Zoot Suit - school controversy papers 1994

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence and official papers concerning the suspension of a local teacher due to her wanting to show "Zoot Suit" to her class

Note

in hanging file "1993-94 Season"

Subseries 5. Special Programs and Events 1967-

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to luncheons, gala events, production workshops/readings, and touring company productions

Box 1

Dedication Week 1967 April

Scope and Content Note

re: Dedication Week, April 9-14, 1967

Box 1

Music Center Dedication Week (The) 1967 April

Box 8

End of Season Party 1968 1968 December

Box 11

Training Program 1968

Box 21

Playwrights Workshop Program 1968-1970

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence between Alfred Rossi (assistant director) and other theaters re: the use of Equity actors in cold stage readings

Box 27

Artists in the Schools - meeting 1971

Physical Description: hanging file

Scope and Content Note

papers pertainig to NEA "Artists in the Schools" program

Note

full title of folder: "Artists in the Schools meeting, Connecticut - 7/74"

Box 33

Derek Walcott - workshop 1985 September 30

Scope and Content Note

list of actors interested in working in Walcott workshop

Box 33

Mark Medoff - workshop 1985-1987

Scope and Content Note

papers and correspondence regarding Mark Medoff's residency at the Mark Taper Forum and UCLA; also includes papers about guest artist Michael Fox

Box 33

USIA Tour 1988

Scope and Content Note

busines correspondence; actor contracts; contact list for cast and production team

Note

full title of folder "USIA Tour/Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Misc., May/June 1988 (Tintypes, Alice & Xmas Memory)"

Box 34

Twentieth Anniversary of Mark Taper Forum 1986-1987

Scope and Content Note

planning information for Twentieth Anniversary gala; schedules for anniversary week; payment information; business and internal correspondence; drafts of program

Box 40

Luncheon at the Music Center 1977

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence about the luncheon; original copy of "10 years at the Music Center" program; 1977 season brochures also in folder

Note

in hanging file "1977 Season - press"

Box 65

New Music America Festival 1981-1985

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; programs from 1981 and 1984 New Music Festivals; information packet for 1985 Festival in LA; photos of performers

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 90

Affliction of Glory - production papers 1999

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; invitations to performance and exhibit; event brochure

Note

special production at the Getty Center; in unlabeled hanging file in folder "Affliction of Glory - related activities"

Box 90

Affliction of Glory - reviews 1999

Scope and Content Note

copies of reviews

Note

special production at the Getty Center; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 90

Affliction of Glory - stage manager's reports 1999

Scope and Content Note

copies of the stage manager's reports; program for production

Note

special production at the Getty Center; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 83

And Wisdom is a Butterfly - event papers 1996

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; brochures detailing Project Children and Amnesty International, the beneficiaries of the evening; copies of various ads for the event; program for the event; Davidson's notes for opening remarks

Note

in unlabeled hanging file; folder titled "Irish Poetry Evening"

Box 58

August 6, 1945 - Dory Previn event 1982

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to one night event "August 6, 1945" created by Dory Previn (performed at the Taper on August 9, 1982); copy of invitation; internal and business correspondence; press reviews

Box 60

Beckett! Beckett! Beckett! - production papers 1984

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; invitation to gala event; copy of ads and run schedule; press articles and reviews; copy of program

Note

2 folders; Beckett plays performed: "Ohio Impromptu," "Catastrophe," "Rockaby," "Enough," and "Footfalls"; part of the Harold Clurman Benefit (March 15-18, 1984)

Box 51

A Christmas Carol - Improvisational Theatre Project production 1978

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to production of Mark Taper's ITP production of "A Christmas Carol"; papers include program drafts, ticket lists (Natalie Wood was in attendance), and press articles about production; a second folder "A Christmas Carol - Arizona 1978" contains papers for Arizona production completed the same year

Box 84

Come a-Waltzing With Me - event papers 1998

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; artist schedules; draft copies of event invitations; cast/staff contact sheets; press articles; event invitee list; bio information on Zoe Caldwell (performer in event)

Note

4 folders; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 83

Courage to Stand Alone (The): Letters from Political Prisoner Wei Jingsheng - event papers 1997

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; press articles; program order for event; draft of program script; copy and final versions of program; copy of book "Wei Jingsheng: the Man and His Ideas"; copies of promotional materials

Note

3 folders; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 83

Courage to Stand Alone (The): Letters from Political Prisoner Wei Jingsheng - background materials 1996-1997

Scope and Content Note

papers primarily consisting of correspondence and materials from Alan Gleitsman (of the Gleitsman Foundation); press articles; copies of transcripts from Wei Jingsheng's trials in China

Box 34

Daniel and the Towers - screening advertisement no date

Scope and Content Note

advertisement mailer for screening of teleplay at MTF

Note

loose in box; found in between programs loose in box

Box 36

Dario Fo and Miss Rame US/Canada Tour 1985-1986

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with Andres Neumann International pertaining to US and Canada Tour of Dario Fo and Miss Rame

Box 52

D.A.T.E. (Deaf Audience Theatre Encounter) 1978-1981

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to developing work for deaf audience with D.A.T.E.; press release; press articles

Note

in hanging file "1979-80 Season - general"

Box 67

Day in the Life (A) - workshop 1987 March

Scope and Content Note

copy of pseudo-script for "A Day in the Life" (described as a Jean Claude/Joe Chaikin project); correspondence with Jean Claude van Italie

Note

in unlabeled hanging file after "The Traveler - miscellaneous"

Box 33

Day That You'll Love Me (The) - workshop 1987 November

Scope and Content Note

actor contracts; business correspondence; newspaper article about Hispanic playwrights

Note

full title of folder "Machado Workshop: Nov. 16-19, 1987, 'The Day You'll Love Me'"

Box 74

Dragons' Trilogy (The) - production papers 1990

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; brochures; programs; press releases; mock-up and final version of program; Showbill from Chicago mounting of show

Note

produced by MTF, Los Angeles Festival, and UCLA; show performed by Theatre Repere at the Ralph Freud Playhouse at UCLA

Box 104

Exiles and Émigrés - event papers 1995-2000

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to the "Exiles and Émigrés" exhibition held at LACMA in 1997; includes event program, master text, and event mailers; invitations to LACMA's "Made in California" exhibit

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 92

For Here or To Go - production papers 2000

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; drafts of program contents; mock-up and final copies of program; press articles and reviews; production and rehearsal schedules

Note

2 folders; in hanging file "Bridge Project"; performed in conjunction with Cornerstone Theater Company

Box 33

Fraternity - reading 1988 June

Scope and Content Note

actor hiring contracts; correspondence with actors about participation in reading and materials required for hiring process; cast list

Note

full title of folder "'Fraternity' Reading 6/4/88"

Box 34

Gala Celebration - ticket sales report 1987

Scope and Content Note

copies of ticket sales reports for Gala Celebration

Note

loose in box; found in between loose programs in box

Box 50

HOSHO School of Noh Theatre 1978

Scope and Content Note

development materials; business and internal correspondence; press reviews of HOSHO School of Noh Theatre's performances at the Mark Taper Forum

Box 64

Imagine There's a Future - Hiroshima Tribute 1985

Scope and Content Note

press articles and releases; working script

Note

in hanging file "Hiroshima Tribute at the Taper "Imagine there's a Future" August 5, 1985"

Box 24

ITP Holiday Festival 1972

Scope and Content Note

press reviews/articles; business correspondence; budget information

Note

full title of folder: "ITP Holiday Festival, Easter, 1972"

Box 26

LA J.C.C. Theatre Arts Workshop 1973

Physical Description: hanging file

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: workshop

Note

full title of folder: "LA J.C.C. Theatre Arts Workshop 10/13/1973"

Box 40

Night of the Murdered Poets - production papers 1977

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence; "script" for event

Box 78

Noche de Risa y Susto - event papers 1993

Scope and Content Note

programs; correspondence; budget information

Note

in hanging file "1993-94 Season"

Box 60

Olympic Arts Festival - programs 1984 June

Scope and Content Note

original copies of programs for Olympic Arts Festival held at the Mark Taper forum

Note

in unlabeled hanging file behind "American Comedy - programs" file

Box 78

Out in Front: Otra Vez - event papers 1993

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; press releases and articles; cast/staff contact lists; ticket sales reports; invitee lists;

Note

in hanging file "1993-94 Season"

Box 72

Renaissance Theatre Company - workshop 1990

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to student workshops run by the touring Renaissance Theatre Company

Box 75

Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll - production papers 1991

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; ticket sales reports; press articles and reviews; list of those invited to opening night

Note

show is Eric Bogorian's one-man show; played 6/25-7/7/1991; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 108

Showtime-Taper Script Development Program 1997-1998

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the creation of the joint program for script development between Showtime (the television company) and the Mark Taper Forum; includes candidate resumes and applications for the project's creative director, project proposals, drafts and final copies of the press release announcing the program

Note

three folders under "Showtime Script Development Project" file

Box 64

Sir Vival Sweepstakes: A Winners' Tale - National Dance Institute 1984-1985

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; partial draft of script; press articles; artist packets; program for NDI's "Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans"; invitation to "Sir Vival" event

Note

2 folders

Box 27

Spring Celebration - Me & Bessie 1975

Physical Description: letter-sized manila folder and legal-sized manila folder inside

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence pertaining to production; actor contracts; original programs from MTF production; press reviews of MTF production and NYC production; Playbill from NYC production; correspondence with theatergoers

Note

full title of folder: "1975 Spring Celebration - Me & Bessie"

Box 33

Tips On How To Store Breast Milk 1987

Scope and Content Note

contract information with playwright "Velina Houston"; Rockefeller Playwright Fellow grant information

Note

full title of folder "Velena Houston (Rockefeller Playwrighting Fellow 1987) 'Tips On How To Store Breast Milk'"

Box 34

US/USSR Theatre Exchange Group 1987 /April-May

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence about Soviet theatre artists' visit to Los Angeles; schedule for visit; article from "Soviet Life" (April, 1987)

Note

full title of folder "US/USSR Theatre Exchange Group (Visit May 1987)"

Box 33

USIA - touring/visitors/exchange 1988

Scope and Content Note

logistics and traveling information; contracts; touring schedules

Box 49

Visions - "It's the Willingness" scripts 1978 October

Scope and Content Note

two copies of the script for the "Visions" production of "Willingness"; one labeled "shooting script"

Note

in unlabeled hanging file; found after hanging file "Visions - 1978 - KCET Marsha Norman"

Box 49

Visions - KCET recording of "It's the Willingness" 1978

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to production of "It's the Willingness" for the KCET/PBS program "Visions"; includes blocking sketches, costume sketches, casting information, notes on the production, research materials; correspondence regarding "Visions" and Davidson found in folder "Visions"

Note

folders titled "Visions" and "Visions - KCET - Norman Play"; in hanging file "Visions - 1978 - KCET Marsha Norman"

Box 75

Voices from the Land of the Missing - event papers 1991

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; program; brochures; draft of curtain speech; evening schedule; tech information

Subseries 6. Unproduced Productions 1971-

Box 22

Acting in Concert - EIPJ 1971 April-May

Scope and Content Note

papers related to the "Acting in Concert" event that was canceled due to its highly political nature; also contains information on the Entertainment Industry for Peace and Justice, the sponsor of the concert

Note

full title of folder: "'Acting in Concert' EIPJ Hollywood Bowl, May 23, 1971"; found in unlabeled hanging file

Box 20

Almost Like Being in Love (The Lerner & Loewe Story) 2003

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: "Almost Like Being in Love"

Box 36

Carol's Story - correspondence 1985-1986

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; unexecuted copy of license agreement

Note

title of folder "Amlin Gray - 20th Season possible"

Box 21

Arthur Miller Plays 1971

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with G. Giglio regarding putting on a Miller play

Note

in hanging file "Possible Projects 1971-1972"; full title of folder: "A. Miller Plays * G. Giglio"

Box 20

Band in Berlin 1995

Physical Description: white envelope with address label on front

Scope and Content Note

proposal for "Band in Berlin"

Box 36

Bed and Breakfast 1986

Scope and Content Note

correspondence declining the production of "Bed and Breakfast"

Note

in the folder "Productions Reviewed - dead"

Box 20

Bill T. Jones 1996

Scope and Content Note

papers/articles related to Bill T. Jones' adaptation of "The Bacchae" entitled "The Loud Boy"

Box 20

Black Rider 1997-2000

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and budget projections for "Black Rider" production for 1999-2000 season

Note

full title of folder: "Black Rider/Robert Wilson"

Box 36

Bloods 1986-1988

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; executed contract agreements; correspondence indicating cancelling of project

Box 21

Borstal Boy 1971

Scope and Content Note

handwritten notes

Note

in hanging file "Possible Projects 1971-1972"

Box 35

Buddies 1981

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; contract; expense papers; note on front of folder says project killed November 5, 1981

Note

full title of folder "'Buddies' (Donald Briggs/Phil & Mac)"

Box 20

Cameri Theatre 1996

Physical Description: blue file folder

Scope and Content Note

production information from Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv

Box 20

Carnival 2002-2003

Scope and Content Note

plans for "Carnival" for 2003-2004 season

Box 20

Carnival - Julian Schlossberg 2002

Scope and Content Note

reviews re: NYC revival of "Carnival"

Box 20

Cheers, Bill 1998-1999

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and budget projections for "Cheers, Bill"; program from TaperLabs 1998 reading of the show

Box 20

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2002 April 18

Scope and Content Note

review from "The Guardian"

Box 71

Cirque Imaginaire (Le) - ads 1988

Scope and Content Note

copy of ad for "Cirque"

Note

in hanging file "Cirque Imaginaire - press"

Box 71

Cirque Imaginaire (Le) - memos 1988-1989

Scope and Content Note

animal import notices; proposed show schedule; internal memos

Note

in hanging file "Cirque Imaginaire - press"

Box 71

Cirque Imaginaire (Le) - programs 1988

Scope and Content Note

brochures from London performances at the Mermaid Theatre

Box 71

Cirque Imaginaire (Le) - production papers 1988

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; press packet of reviews of show; possible promotional posters

Note

2 folders; in hanging file "Le Cirque Imaginaire"

Box 20

City 1998-1999

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to production of Gesher Theater's production of "City"; includes budgets, business correspondence, and press reviews of "City" from Gesher's production in other cities

Box 20

Constant Star 2002

Scope and Content Note

reviews and script of Tazewell Thompson's "Constant Star"

Box 21

Contractor (The) 1971

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: "The Contractor"

Note

loose papers in hanging file "Possible Projects 1971-1972"

Box 20

Diva 1998

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and criticism re: Howard Gould's play "Diva"

Box 20

A Dream Play 2000-2001

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and press reviews of Robert Wilson's "A Dream Play"

Box 20

Electra 1998

Scope and Content Note

press reviews of David Leveaux's production of "Electra" starring Zoe Wanamaker

Box 20

5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (The) 2002

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: meeting with Brian Brolly, creator of "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T"

Note

full title of folder: "Brian Brolly, Monday, November 25, 2002 3pm"

Box 20

Friedl 1999

Scope and Content Note

information on performance of Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale concert (6/15/99); information on "Friedl" exhibition

Box 20

Girl of the Golden West (The) 1997-2002

Scope and Content Note

invitation to gala of "The Girl of the Golden West"; copy of "The Girl of the Golden West" from American Melodrama book; correspondence re: Gordon Davidson as possible director of LA Opera's production of "The Girl of the Golden West"

Note

two manila folders

Box 20

Guns 2000

Scope and Content Note

program and script for TaperLab production of "Guns"

Note

full title of folder: "Guns/Doris Baizley, Reading May 1, 2000 2pm"

Box 20

Guns - correspondence/articles 2000-2001

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and articles re: "Guns" and gun control

Note

full title of folder: "New Guns"

Box 20

Hairspray 2002

Scope and Content Note

reviews for Seattle/NYC productions of "Hairspray"; Playbill for NYC production

Note

full title of folder: "Hairspray, The Musical, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle"

Box 20

Hairspray - souvenir program 2003 May 22

Scope and Content Note

souvenir program sent by producers of "Hairspray" to Tony Award Voters

Box 20

Hamlet - Ninagawa no date

Scope and Content Note

review of Ningawa's Tokyo version of "Hamlet"

Box 20

High Society (Ridin' High) 1996-1998

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: genesis and premiere of "Ridin' High/High Society"

Note

includes headshot/information of Lauren Mitchell (producer)

Box 20

Homebody/Kabul 2003

Scope and Content Note

papers re: casting for "Homebody/Kabul"

Note

full title of folder: "Homebody/Kabul, Taper/Steppenwolf casting"

Box 20

Hurry! Hurry! Hollywood! 2001

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: workshop production of "Hurry! Hurry! Hollywood!"

Box 20

I Am My Own Wife 2003-2004

Scope and Content Note

Playbill for NYC production of "Wife"; correspondence re: production possibility at MTF; press reviews of "Wife"

Note

full title of folder: "I Am My Own Wife/Doug Wright"

Box 20

An Ideal Husband 1995-1996

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: "An Ideal Husband"; includes press packet for Berkeley Repertory Theatre's production of "Husband" for its 1994-1995 season

Box 20

Insurrection 1998

Scope and Content Note

reviews of American Conservatory Theater's production of "Insurrection"

Note

full title of folder: "Insurrection - A.C.T. Reviews"

Box 20

Knight of the Burning Pestle 1999-2000

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: collaboration between CTG and Cornerstone Theatre for "Knight of the Burning Pestle"

Box 36

L'Histoire du Soldat (Flying Karamazov Brothers) - production papers 1987

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; proposed budget

Note

listed as "Dead" as of 12/1987 on label of folder

Box 20

Laramie Project (The) 2000

Scope and Content Note

budget projections for production of "The Laramie Project"; reviews; press packet from Denver Center Theatre Company production of "Laramie"

Box 20

Learned Ladies (The) 1997

Scope and Content Note

information on the University of Washington's production of Moliere's "The Learned Ladies"

Note

full title of folder: "Learned Ladies/Univ. of Washington, Corey Madden"

Box 36

Liberties Taken - production papers 1985

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; budget worksheets

Note

indicated as "dead" project on the folder label

Box 20

Magic Fire (The) 1999-2002

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: "Fire" production in London; reviews of "Fire" in San Francisco

Box 20

Man Who Came to Dinner (The) - reviews 2000 July

Scope and Content Note

reviews from "USA Today" and "N.Y. Times"

Box 21

Me Nobody Knows (The) 1971

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with Jeff Britton

Note

in hanging file "Possible Projects 1971-1972"

Box 20

Morning, Noon and Night 1999-2000

Scope and Content Note

negotiations re: expenses/contract for Spalding Gray's show and reviews of the show

Box 20

Movin' Out 2002

Scope and Content Note

press reviews and article in Playbill magazine for "Movin' Out"

Box 20

Mummified Deer 2001

Scope and Content Note

synopsis, analysis, and review of Luis Valdez's "Mummified Deer"

Box 20

Naked 2002

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: Wiliam Murray's "Naked"

Box 20

Never Gonna Dance 2003

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and press articles re: cancellation of "Never Gonna Dance"; reviews of Broadway production of "Never Gonna Dance"; correspondence re: cancellation

Note

two manila folders

Box 20

New Dialogue: Los Angeles / Prague 2004

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to "New Dialogue: Los Angeles / Prague"

Note

title of folder: "Czech Republic Trip TBA"

Box 20

93 Acres of Barley 2001-2002

Scope and Content Note

rewritten script of "93 Acres of Barley" from 2002; correspondence re: readings and production of show from 2001

Note

full title of folder: "93 Acres of Barley LATC Reading 9/12/01"

Box 20

Noel & Gertie 1998

Scope and Content Note

reviews of "Noel & Gertie"

Box 20

Oklahoma! 2001-2002

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, press reviews, and Playbill for Cameron Mackintosh's production of "Oklahoma!" and possible tour production for Ahmanson theater in 2002-2003 season

Box 80

Oleanna - production papers 1993

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; press articles about casting controversy; theater reviews

Box 20

On Golden Pond 2004

Physical Description: red folder

Scope and Content Note

article about Kennedy Center's production of "On Golden Pond" starring James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll

Box 20

On Your Toes 2003

Scope and Content Note

program and correspondence re: "On Your Toes"

Box 20

Othello - Royal Shakespeare Company 2001

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: collaboration/alliance with Royal Shakespeare Company and possible production of "Othello"

Note

full title of folder: "Royal Shakespeare Company, Possible Alliance & Othello Project"

Box 20

Pacific Overtures 2001-2002

Scope and Content Note

information and reviews for "Pacific Overtures"; correspondence; program for 2002 Lincoln Center production

Note

Manila folder with white folder for "Gorgeous Entertainment" inside

Box 20

Peggy Sue Got Married 2000-2001

Physical Description: souvenir program; folder titled "Peggy Sue Got Married" inside program

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: development of "Married"; script; audio CD with highlights from show

Box 20

A Perfect Wedding 2004 March 9

Scope and Content Note

email correspondence re: taking "A Perfect Wedding" to the Brooklyn Academy of Music

Box 20

Personal Appearance 1998

Scope and Content Note

program for reading of "Personal Appearance" by Lawrence Riley

Box 20

Philadelphia Story 2001-2002

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and casting sheets for "Philadelphia Story"

Box 20

A Picasso 2004 January

Physical Description: loose papers

Scope and Content Note

letter and brief news article about "A Picasso" by Jeff Hatcher

Note

papers in between "Never Gonna Dance" and "On Golden Pond" folders

Box 20

A Picasso - Philip Langner 2003

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with Philip Langner re: new production of "A Picasso"

Box 104

Pied Piper - meeting papers 1989

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence pertaining to the possibility of including the show in a later season

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 20

Pistolero! 1999

Scope and Content Note

casting information for TaperLab 1999 reading of "Pistolero!"

Note

full title of folder: "Pistolero! Ron Hutchinson"

Box 20

Plenty 1999 April 30

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: meeting about bringing "Plenty" to North America

Box 36

Prince Jack 1986

Scope and Content Note

correspondence declining the production of "Prince Jack"

Note

in the folder "Productions Reviewed - dead"

Box 20

Qui Est La 1994-1995

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: Peter Brook's "Qui Est La"; article about Brook

Box 20

Radiant Baby - Stuart Ross/Debra Barsha 2002-2003

Scope and Content Note

N.Y. Times review of "Radiant Baby"; correspondence re: producing the show at the Ahmanson

Box 20

Red 1999

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and reviews of Chay Yew's "Red"

Box 20

Ricky Jay: On the Stem 2002

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to "Ricky Jay: On the Stem"; includes photocopy of Playbill and newspaper reviews of show

Box 20

Riga 1999

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: William M. Hoffman's "Riga"; program of Venture West Theatre Company's production of show

Box 21

School for Wives 1971

Scope and Content Note

budget information and estimated costs for show at Phoenix Theatre

Note

in hanging file "Possible Projects 1971-1972"

Box 20

Selected Shorts - Isaiah Sheffler 2000

Scope and Content Note

correspondence between Sheffler and Davidson; casting ideas for "Selected Shorts"

Box 20

Señor Discretion Himself - Culture Clash 2003

Scope and Content Note

notes and synopsis of the show, which was unfinished by Frank Loesser at his death; includes script of the musical as finished by Culture Clash

Box 20

Seussical (The) 1999

Scope and Content Note

program and correspondence re: workshop of "The Seussical"

Box 20

Skin of Our Teeth (The) 2003 March 14

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: "The Skin of Our Teeth"

Box 36

Spring Awakening - correspondence 1985 October

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence with Dramatic Publishing Company

Box 20

Sweet Smell of Success 2001-2002

Scope and Content Note

reviews and correspondence re: "Sweet Smell of Success"

Box 20

Tempest (The) 2003

Scope and Content Note

press reviews and programs/brochures for Michael Grandage's production of "The Tempest" starring Derek Jacobi

Box 36

Through the Leaves 1986

Scope and Content Note

correspondence declining the production of "Through the Leaves"; information packet on play

Note

in the folder "Productions Reviewed - dead"

Box 20

Time and Again 1996-2000

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: production of "Time and Again"; press reviews of production; projected budget for MTF production of "Time and Again"

Box 36

Tom & Viv 1985-1986

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; information pertaining to area reading of "Tom & Viv"; program from Royal Court Theatre production

Note

indicated as "dead" production on folder label

Box 20

Tragedy of Hamlet (The) 2001

Scope and Content Note

production information for Peter Brook's adaptation of "The Tragedy of Hamlet" at the Seattle Center

Box 20

Uncle Vanya - program 1998

Scope and Content Note

program for TaperLab's 1998 production of "Uncle Vanya" as directed by Robert Egan; press review

Box 20

Under the Syringa Tree 1998

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and information re: open rehearsal of Pamela Gien's "Tree"

Note

full title of folder: "Under the Syringa Tree/Pamela Gien"

Box 20

Veteranos 2003

Scope and Content Note

synopsis and tour information for "Veteranos"

Box 20

A View from the Bridge 1998

Scope and Content Note

Playbill for Roundabout Theatre Company and Criterion Center Stage Right's production of "A View from the Bridge"; correspondence re: possibility of producing "Bridge" at MTF

Box 21

Waiting for Godot 1971

Scope and Content Note

budget prediction

Note

in hanging file "Possible Projects 1971-1972"

Box 21

What the Butler Saw 1971

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: "What the Butler Saw"

Note

loose papers in hanging file "Possible Projects 1971-1972"

Box 20

Wild Party (The) 1999-2000

Scope and Content Note

Playbills for the Manhattan Theatre Club production of "The Wild Party"; correspondence re: "Party"; review from the "N.Y. Times"

Box 20

Wonderful Town 2004

Scope and Content Note

reviews of NYC production of "Wonderful Town"; 2004-2005 touring schedule

Subseries 7. Administration 1972-1994

Scope and Content Note

General Manager(s): Stephen Albert Executive Managing Director(s): William Wingate Papers pertaining to development and administrative issues (include general season papers)

Box 1

Season papers - 1967-68 Season 1967

Box 3

Season papers - 1968-69 Season 1968

Box 11

Season papers - 1969-70 Season - Ann Halprin (Folder 1 of 4) 1969

Box 11

Season papers - 1969-70 Season (Folder 2 of 4) 1969

Box 11

Season papers - 1969-70 Season - (Folder 3 of 4) 1969

Note

Found loose in hanging file titled General 1969 Season.

Box 21

Season papers - 1971-72 Season 1971

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondences re: 1971 season; press reviews; ticket sale reports

Box 23

Season papers - 1972-73 Season 1971-1972

Scope and Content Note

folder titled "Follies houseseats": correspondence and seat orders for "Follies"; folder titled "1972 Season General": business correspondence; red folder titled "European Trip, May 1972": memos, schedules, and correspondence regarding trip; folder titled "State Department Tour Bill": correspondence and files regarding the visit and bill payment

Box 26

Season papers - 1973-74 Season 1974

Scope and Content Note

budget estimates for 1973-1974 season; internal correspondence; business correspondence; program from 46th Annual Academy Awards

Box 27

Season papers - 1975 Season 1975-1976

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; master calendars for 1975-76 season; contracts for "Improvisational Theatre Projects"

Box 27

Season papers - 1975-76 Season 1975-1976

Physical Description: hanging file

Scope and Content Note

tech rehearsal schedules; business correspondence; press releases

Box 33

1986 Calendar 1986

Scope and Content Note

Steven Albert's 1986 calendar with show and rehearsal listings and meetings

Note

loose in box; found before "Beautiful Lady" folder

Box 35

Commissioned Plays - status reports 1981

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence about commissioned plays for MTF; lists of authors and proposed projects with status of project (including if signed/negotiating/draft number, if applicable); copies of blank contracts

Box 35

License Agreement drafts no date

Scope and Content Note

copies of various contract agreements to act as samples; unexecuted contracts

Note

loose in box; found behind folder "Alexander Buravsky 'The Land of the Immigrants'"

Box 35

License/commission originals 1979

Scope and Content Note

original copies of various agreements with edits and notations

Box 36

Minimum Basic Production Contract - sample copies 1972

Scope and Content Note

sample copies of production contracts (includes earlier version of contract with copyright date of 1961; most recent copyright date on contracts in folder is 1972)

Note

title of folder is "General Manager Applicants"

Box 40

Season papers - 1977-78 Season 1977

Physical Description: one legal-sized manila folder, one letter-sized manila folder

Scope and Content Note

folder "1977 Season General": show schedules, total possible of growth, press article about theatre; folder "1977-1978 Season": personal notes, internal correspondence, list of productions for MTF season, New Theatre for Now, and Taper Lab, script reading forms

Note

in hanging file "1977 Season General"

Box 41

Season papers - 1976-77 Season 1976-1977

Scope and Content Note

proposed schedule for season; cast lists; actor lists; meeting notes; subscription campaign schedule

Box 41

Season papers - 1976-77 Season 1976-1977

Scope and Content Note

Playbill from 1977 Tony Awards (in which Gordon Davidson won a Tony for Best Director of a Broadway Play and MTF was awarded Regional Award); budget projections/worksheets; CTG financial booklet; folder "1976 Season Ticket Requests/MIDI requests": ticket purchase information; folder "1977 year-end reviews": press reviews about season and productions

Note

in hanging file "1976-1977 Season"

Box 52

Season papers - 1979-80 Season 1979-1980

Scope and Content Note

copies of brochures; press articles; internal memos; list of board of directors (1979-1980); season schedule; multiple copies of program for production of "Division Street"

Note

folder title "1979-1980 Season"

Box 56

Season papers - 1981-82 Season 1981-1982

Scope and Content Note

press articles; internal and business correspondence; final statement on 1981-1982 season (ticket sales, attendance, number of performances)

Box 58

Season papers - 1982-83 Season 1982-1984

Scope and Content Note

ticket sale analysis sheet; article from The Daily Bruin featuring the Mark Taper Forum

Box 59

Season papers - 1983-84 Season 1983-1984

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; season schedule; list of Equity actors employed at MTF for 1983-84 season; list of actors previously employed by CTG; copies of subscriber mailer letters

Box 61

Season papers - 1984-85 Season 1984-1985

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; mock-ups and final versions of subscriber mailers; brochures (for season and Project D.A.T.E.); press articles; monthly calendars; subscription calendars; papers pertaining to special "Carplays" event to open the season

Note

3 folders

Box 63

Season papers - 1985-86 Season 1985-1986

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; draft of season ads; cast/staff contact lists; expense worksheets for January and Marh 1986

Box 68

Christmas Cards 1986

Scope and Content Note

cards addressed to Davidson

Note

in unlabeled hanging file behind "Orton Festival" papers

Box 68

Season papers - 1987-88 Season 1987

Scope and Content Note

internal memos; sketches for possible awards display cases; list of productions; budget information

Box 69

Playviews proposal 1988 February

Scope and Content Note

memo pertaining to possible application for NEH and CCH to continue Taper Playviews program

Box 72

Season papers - 1989-90 Season 1989

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; press articles; ticket sale worksheets; audience surveys

Box 77

Commissions - 1992-93 Season 1991 November-December

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence pertaining to play commissions

Note

in hanging file "1992-93 Season"

Box 78

Fall Festival 1993 Post-Mortum meeting 1993

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to post-mortum meeting re: 1993 Fall Festival

Note

in hanging file "1993-94 Season"

Box 80

Curtain speeches 1995

Scope and Content Note

curtain speech schedules; internal memos

Note

in hanging file "1994-95 Season"

Box 101

CAC Challenge Grant 1992

Scope and Content Note

copy of application for the CAC 1992-1993 Challenge Grant for the Mark Taper Forum's project titled PH*reaks

Box 65

Season papers - 1986-87 Season 1986-1987

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; correspondence with patrons; press articles; expense reports

Box 75

Season papers - 1991-92 1991

Scope and Content Note

press articles; internal memos; weekly grosses

Note

in hanging file "1991-92 Season - miscellaneous"

Box 79

Season papers - 1994-95 Season 1994

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; press releases; brochures; subscriber campaign papers and renewal letters; production calendars

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 80

Tony Nomination articles and congratulations 1994

Scope and Content Note

Tony nomination articles and correspondence; letters of congratulations from well-wishers

Note

in hanging file "1994-95 Season"

Box 82

Season papers - 1996-97 Season 1996

Scope and Content Note

copies of brochures; photocopies of season booklets; copy of fiscal year master calendar

Note

in hanging file "1996-97 Taper Season"

Box 79

Death and the Maiden - stage manager's reports 1994

Scope and Content Note

copies of reports

Box 103

Great Monologues from Mark Taper Forum - development papers 1989-1994

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the development and publication of the Great Monologues anthology containing plays presented at MTF; internal and business correspondence; list of table of contents

Note

2 folders

Box 36

Juno - proposed agreement 1986

Scope and Content Note

proposed agreement papers pertaining to production of "Juno"; correspondence with Stephen Albert as a consultant on the contract

Box 52

Media Forum - February 1980 1979-1980

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to Media Forum meeting (2/4/80) held at MTF; copy of Forum program

Note

in hanging file "1979-80 Season - general"

Box 52

National Theatre of the Deaf - Press Conference 1979 September 19

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence re: press conference

Note

in hanging file "1979-80 Season - general"

Subseries 8. Season and Production Planning

Scope and Content Note

collection of papers pertaining to the general development of productions, seasons, and play festivals

Box 27

Season planning - 1975-76 Season 1975

Scope and Content Note

notes, correspondence, and projected budgets re: possible productions for 1975-1976 season

Box 40

Season Dates - 1977-78 Season 1977-1978

Scope and Content Note

tentative performance dates; includes schedules for "New Works" and "Taper Lab"

Note

in hanging file "1977 Season - subscription correspondence"

Box 42

Plays under consideration - 1977-78 Season 1977 November

Scope and Content Note

list of plays set or under study for Mark Taper Forum, New Theatre for Now, and TaperLab

Box 52

Plays under consideration - 1979-80 Season 1978-1979

Scope and Content Note

copies of script reports on possible plays for the season; lists of scripts under consideration; copies of press reviews of plays under consideration; internal correspondence re: plays for the season

Note

unlabeled folder in hanging file also contains reviews of plays that seemed to be under consideration; folder title "1979-1980 Season - Future plans"; in hanging file "1979-1980 Season - planning"

Box 55

Season planning - 1980-81 Season 1980-1981

Scope and Content Note

press articles pertaining to plays under consideration; internal and business correspondence; MTF season schedule; script reports on possible plays; price schedule for 1980-1981 season; Showbill for "Mass Appeal"

Note

2 folders with planning papers

Box 56

Season planning - 1981-83 Seasons 1981-1982

Scope and Content Note

play schedules for 1981/1982 and 1982/1983 seasons; copies of letter to subscribers for 1981/1982 season; review for "Isn't It Romantic" (in a separate folder)

Box 58

Season planning - 1982-83 Season 1981-1983

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; subscriber mailers; drafts of subscription mailers and subscriber letters; season schedules; budget information; ticket price scale; internal memos; audience development memo; press articles; production cost memos

Note

3 folders

Box 58

Season schedule - 1982-83 Season 1982

Scope and Content Note

general schedules for 1982-83 season (one includes details of load-in and preview start)

Note

in hanging file "1982-1983 Season - prices/schedules"

Box 59

Season planning - 1983-84 Season 1983-1984

Scope and Content Note

partial month-to-month calendar with MTF activities marked; season schedule; internal and business correspondence; press articles; internal memos and notes on possible plays; casting ideas; audition schedules

Note

2 folders

Box 61

Season planning - 1984-85 Season 1984

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to plays under consideration for 1984-85 season; script reports; season schedules (rehearsal/tech); press reviews for some plays under consideration

Note

3 folders

Box 63

Season planning - 1985-86 Season 1985-1986

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; draft of season schedule; press articles; programs for Circle Repertory Company Tour - Japan and Regional Theaters Festival; fiscal year forecasts and estimates; possible casting ideas and script reports

Note

2 folders

Box 65

Season planning – 1987-88 Season 1986-1988

Scope and Content Note

season schedules; working drafts of schedules; internal and business correspondence; cast lists for Repertory Company; notes on possible play options for season

Box 68

Season planning - 1987-88 Season 1987-1988

Scope and Content Note

internal memos about ticket price increases; season schedules; press articles; script reports; subscription campaign outlines; proposed season schedule

Note

2 folders

Box 69

Season planning - 1988-89 Season 1988

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; tentative season schedule; press releases pertaining to upcoming season offerings

Box 72

Season planning - 1989-90 Season 1989

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; possible season schedules; list of plays for season; costume shop business plan

Box 73

Season planning - 1990-91 Season 1990

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; performance schedules; ticket price lists; drafts of program contents; group sales reports from 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons

Note

2 folders; in hanging file "1990-91 Miscellaneous"

Box 73

Season schedules - 1990-91 Season 1990

Physical Description: 2 teal pocket folders

Scope and Content Note

performance schedules for season

Note

in hanging file "1990-91 Season Planning"

Box 73

Season schedules - 1991-92 Season 1991

Scope and Content Note

proposed performance schedules for season

Note

in hanging file "1990-91 Season Planning"

Box 75

Season planning - 1991-92 Season 1991

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; budget worksheets; development papers for CTG programs; subscription campaign schedules; performance schedules; ticket sales figures; play ideas and suggestions; audio cassette "Julius Caesar at the Taper and other Shakespeare in LA"

Note

4 folders

Box 75

Stage manager assignments - 1991-92 Season 1991

Scope and Content Note

internal memos; assignment lists

Note

in hanging file "1991-92 Season - miscellaneous"

Box 77

Season schedules - 1992-93 Season 1992

Scope and Content Note

possible schedules for 1992-93 season; schedule worksheets

Note

in hanging file "1992-93 Season"

Box 77

Spring planning - 1992-93 Season 1992

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to planning of spring plays and events

Note

in hanging file "1992-93 Season"

Box 78

Season schedules - 1992-93 Season 1992

Physical Description: teal pocket folder

Scope and Content Note

season schedules for CTG theaters

Note

in hanging file "1993-94 Season"

Box 81

Play commissions reports - 1995-96 Season 1995

Scope and Content Note

lists of commissioned works and progress; internal correspondence; workshop developments; play development budget; script reports

Note

in hanging file "1995-96 Taper Season"

Box 81

Season papers - 1995-96 Season 1995

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; correspondence with subscribers; copy of ads; press articles

Note

in hanging file "1995-96 Taper Season"

Box 81

Season planning - 1995-96 Season 1995

Scope and Content Note

press releases; internal memos; budget information; possible season plans

Note

in hanging file "1995-96 Taper Season"

Box 82

Season planning - 1996-97 Season 1996

Scope and Content Note

budget worksheets; internal correspondence; season schedules; Davidson's notes

Note

2 folders; in hanging file "1996-97 Taper Season"

Box 84

Season planning - 1997-98 Season 1997

Scope and Content Note

CTG season schedule; budget worksheets for MTF productions; production schedules; planned productions

Note

in hanging file "1997-98 Taper Season"

Box 88

Season planning - 1997-98/1998-99 Seasons 1997-1998

Scope and Content Note

proposed season schedules and budgets; business correspondence

Note

in folder "Taper Future Planning"

Box 88

Play Descriptions - 1998-99 Season 1998-1999

Scope and Content Note

summaries of plays put on for 1998-99 season as written by Frank Dwyer

Box 88

Season schedule - 1998-99 Season 1997-1998

Scope and Content Note

season schedule with show-by-show breakdown of production schedules

Box 88

Season schedule - 1999-2000 Season 1999

Scope and Content Note

general season schedule; season brochure with play list

Box 90

Season planning - 1999-2000 Season

Scope and Content Note

drafts of possible show run configurations and offerings; papers with information on the Inner Circle preview talk; plays under consideration for future seasons; draft and final copies of MTF 2000-01 Season announcement; subscription renewal letters; press releases for 1999-2000 Season announcements; developmental papers for the Tapers' "Millennium Project"

Note

7 folders

Box 92

Season planning - 2000-01 Season 1999-2000

Scope and Content Note

Davidson's notes on plays under consideration and possible options for the 2000-01 season; season planning deadline memo

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 92

Season schedules - 2000-01 Season 2000-2001

Scope and Content Note

budget worksheets; drafts of season schedules; production schedules

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 92

Play summaries - 2001-02 Season 2001 June

Scope and Content Note

play summaries written by Frank Dwyer for the plays to be presented in the 2001-02 MTF season

Note

2 copies; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 92

Season planning - 2001-02 Season 2001 August

Scope and Content Note

draft of season schedule and production dates; copy of Playbill credit page for "Copenhagen"

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 95

Season planning - 2001-02 Season 2001-2002

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; drafts of season calendars; budget worksheets for productions; expense reports; notes on plays under consideration

Note

in hanging file "Taper 2001-2002 Season"

Box 99

Season planning - 2004-05 Season 2003-2004

Scope and Content Note

drafts of possible season and production schedules (includes schedules for Kirk Douglas and Ahmanson Theatres); lists of plays under consideration for MTF

Note

in hanging file "2004-05 Subscription general"

Box 20

Deborah Warner - conversations 1995-1996

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with Deborah Warner about directing at the Mark Taper Forum

Box 34

New Theatre for Now - 1985 Season papers 1985

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; hiring contracts; actor lists

Box 52

New Theatre For Now - 1979 Season planning 1978-1979

Scope and Content Note

lists of plays under consideration; internal memos; press articles; scheduling calendars

Note

in hanging file "Taper"

Box 52

New Theatre For Now "Playworks" - Spring 1979 1978-1979

Scope and Content Note

planning papers for festival; publication materials; program drafts; internal and business correspondence

Note

in hanging file "NTFN Spring 1979 - general"

Box 56

New Theatre For Now - 1981-82 season planning 1981

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; proposed ticket prices; draft of ad for NTFN

Note

in hanging file "1981-1982 Season - general"

Box 57

New Theatre For Now - 1982 planning papers 1982

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; letters from theatergoers; mock-up of ads; copies of brochures; rehearsal schedules

Box 58

New Theatre For Now - 1982-83 Season planning 1982

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence; copies of schedules; calendar with run dates; brochure

Box 60

New Theatre For Now - 1983-84 Season 1983-1984

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; Davidson's notes on run-thrus of plays for NTFN; season schedule; patron mailer information; press articles and reviews; audience questionnaire; ticket sales information; mock-up of programs; NTFN budget worksheets; script reports for plays under consideration

Note

3 folders

Box 65

New Theatre For Now - 1985-86 Season 1985

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; draft of ads; script for "Pinocchio"; press releases and articles; production attendance information for NTFN; ticket sales report for NTFN; internal memos; script reports; audition schedules; NTFN schedules; correspondence with theatergoers

Note

2 folders

Box 83

New Theatre For Now - 1996-1997 Season papers 1996-1997

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; production and season schedules; plays under consideration; brochures; press releases; budget worksheets; opening night dinner invitees lists

Note

3 folders, two labeled "New Theatre For Now 1997," the third "NTFN Opening Dinner Party"; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 59

Repertory Festival - 1982-83 Season 1983

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; theatergoer correspondence; rehearsal schedules; cast/staff contact lists for "Richard III" and "A Month in the Country"; repertory calendar; internal memos

Box 61

Repertory Festival - 1983-84 Season 1984

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; copies of original program; correspondence from actors and theatergoers; weekly ticket sale information; internal memos pertaining to interviews; press reviews and articles; mock-ups of program; photocopies of ads and run dates

Note

in hanging file "Rep. Festival - general"

Box 63

Repertory Festival - 1984-85 Season 1984-1985

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; lists of play combinations for festival; casting ideas; cast/staff contact lists; press articles; script pages

Note

2 folders

Box 68

Repertory Festival - 1985-86 Season 1985-1986

Scope and Content Note

casting papers; play suggestions; internal and business correspondence; schedule drafts

Note

in hanging file "Orton Festival - press"

Series 2. Ahmanson Theatre

Subseries 1. Publicity

Box 30

Center Theatre Gazette 1995 April

Scope and Content Note

monthly installment of "Center Theatre Gazette"

Note

loose in box; found in front of "The New Ahmanson - Patron Event, 11/7/94" folder

Box 45

1995/96 Season - brochure 1995

Scope and Content Note

multiple copies of original brochures; special edition of "Performing Arts" with information about the reconfiguration of the Ahmanson Theatre

Box 45

1995/96 Season - press 1995-1996

Scope and Content Note

press release announcing 1995/96 season offerings; internal correspondence; press articles about the 1995/96 season

Subseries 2. Finances

Box 45

Fiscal Planning - 1996 Season 1994 November-December

Scope and Content Note

Davidson's notes; budget worksheet revisions

Note

found in hanging file "1995/96 Subscription Campaign"

Subseries 3. Subscription Information

Box 45

Subscription Correspondence - 1995-96 Season 1995-1996

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with subscribers

Subseries 4. Productions 1996-

Box 30

Smokey Joe's Cafe - Doolittle production information 1994-1995

Scope and Content Note

cast/staff information for "Cafe" production at Ahmanson at the Doolittle

Note

loose in box; found in front of "The New Ahmanson - Patron Event, 11/7/94" folder

Box 30

Smokey Joe's Cafe - press 1994

Scope and Content Note

photocopy of article from "Star Track" about LA production of "Smokey Joe's Cafe"

Note

loose in box; found after "Ahmanson Reopening Activities" folder

Box 45

1995/96 Season Planning 1995

Scope and Content Note

ticket sale plans and budget projections

Box 45

Cast/Production Team contact sheets 1995-1997

Scope and Content Note

contact sheets for "Carousel," "Seven Guitars," "The Heiress," and "Prosals"

Note

loose in box; found after hanging file for "Seven Guitars - press"

Box 45

General 1995/96 Season 1994-1996

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence; schedules for productions offered at the Ahmanson; marked up seating chart for opening night/press night; brochure for 1995/96 season; two press releases for 1996/97 season; display boards with illustrations of the inside of the Ahmanson (unknown production/event)

Box 45

Angels in America - Ahmanson production papers 1994-1995

Scope and Content Note

original Playbill from NYC production of "Angels"; program for Alberta Theatre Projects production of "Angels"; copies of programs from Ahmanson production; drafts of Ahmanson program and mock-ups; copies of reviews; business and internal correspondence

Note

found in hanging file "Angels in America"

Box 44

Carousel - opening night, cast lists, special events 1995-1996

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to "Carousel" Inner Circle Dinner (July 10, 1996); ticket selections from cast; internal correspondence pertaining to "Carousel" creative team schedule in LA with visit dates of personnel visits; copies of production contact sheet; invitation for "Show Boat" preview and performance of "Carousel" (July 9, 1996)

Box 44

Carousel - press 1996

Scope and Content Note

1996 Theatre LA Ovation Awards Nomination certificate for "Best Musical (Larger Theatre)" for "Carousel"; originals and copies of brochures and newspaper ads for "Carousel"; copies of press reviews (local and national) of touring production; copies of road reviews

Box 44

Carousel - production papers 1996-1997

Scope and Content Note

folder "Carousel - schedules": production contact sheets and tour schedule; folder (unlabeled): business and internal memos, Davidson's notes, memo from Columbia Artists Management, Inc. re: "Carousel"; folder "Carousel - budget": memo with estimated budget information; folder "Carousel - miscellaneous": internal and business correspondence pertaining to entire tour as well as specific LA issues; financial statement reports for touring production (found after "Carousel - miscellaneous folder")

Box 44

Carousel - programs 1996

Scope and Content Note

original copies of Ahmanson program for "Carousel" and Playbill for Theatre Under the Stars (Houston, TX) production of "Carousel"; copies of final mock-up of program; Davidson's revisions of program notes

Box 44

Inspector Calls (An) - complaints/kudos 1996

Scope and Content Note

audience correspondence

Box 44

Inspector Calls (An) - opening night, cast lists, parties 1996

Scope and Content Note

materials pertaining to the Inner Circle Dialogues and dinner with Stacy Keach (June 24, 1996); contact sheets for National Tour of "An Inspector Calls"; comp ticket lists; internal memos

Box 44

Inspector Calls (An) - programs 1996

Scope and Content Note

original copies of April/May editions of Performing Arts program for "An Inspector Calls"; draft of Gordon Davidson's program message; final copy of program as sent to copiers

Box 44

Inspector Calls (An) - press 1995-1996

Scope and Content Note

photocopies of press reviews; proofs of press ads and run information; 1996 Theatre LA Ovation Award nomination certificate for Best Play (Larger Theatre)

Box 44

Inspector Calls (An) - production papers 1996

Scope and Content Note

folder "An Inspector Calls - miscellaneous": internal memoranda pertaining to cast ticket selections, original copies of ads for "Inspector", business correspondence concerned with production quality of tour; folder "An Inspector Calls": information pertaining to national tour, press releases, and reviews; folder "An Inspector Calls - reviews": copies of local press reviews

Box 44

Inspector Calls (An) - stage manager reports May 1996

Scope and Content Note

original report for preview performance on May 14, 1996

Box 44

Kiss of the Spider Woman - press 1995-1996

Scope and Content Note

press reviews of Ahmanson production, includes article about Chita Rivera and her career; "Livent" folder (production company involving Harold Prince) contains press releases about the Ahmanson production of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" as well as press releases for "Show Boat" revival at the Ahmanson

Box 44

Kiss of the Spider Woman - opening night information 1996

Scope and Content Note

opening night ticket distribution internal memo

Note

in folder "Kiss of the Spider Woman - cast list, opening night, events"

Box 44

Kiss of the Spider Woman - programs 1993-1996

Scope and Content Note

program from Ahmanson production of "Kiss" (1996); program from Denver Center for the Performing Arts production of "Kiss" (1995); souvenir program for Broadway production (1993)

Box 44

Kiss of the Spider Woman - production papers 1995-1996

Scope and Content Note

rehearsal schedules; internal and business correspondence; napkin with "Chita" embossed (referring to star Chita Rivera); plastic bag with "Kiss of the Spider Woman" logo

Note

in folder "Kiss of the Spider Woman - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Laughter on the 23rd Floor - press 1995

Scope and Content Note

folder "Laughter on the 23rd Floor - press ads/releases": ad examples with run information; folder "Laughter on the 23rd Floor - press reviews": copies of reviews and articles about "Laughter"

Box 45

Laughter on the 23rd Floor - cast list, opening night, parties 1995

Scope and Content Note

cast contact list; tickets list for opening night; business and internal correspondence

Box 45

Laughter on the 23rd Floor - program 1995

Scope and Content Note

original program for "Laughter"

Box 45

Laughter on the 23rd Floor - complaints/kudos 1995

Scope and Content Note

letter on behalf of Dorthea Petrie declining invitation to opening night performance of "Laughter"

Box 45

Laughter on the 23rd Floor - writer's luncheon materials 1995

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and papers pertaining to writer's luncheon (May 2, 1995); partial copy of "Laughter" program

Note

folder title "Writers Luncheon: Laughter on 23rd Floor, Tues, May 2, 1995, 1pm"; found in hanging file "Laughter on the 23rd Floor - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Laughter on the 23rd Floor - production papers 1993-1995

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; papers and articles pertaining to 1993 NYC production of "Laughter" (including original Playbill); final layout of Ahmanson program; copy of December 1993 issue of "Theater Week" with article on "Laughter"

Note

folder title "Laughter on the 23rd Floor"; found in hanging file "Laughter on the 23rd Floor - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Laughter on the 23rd Floor - England production 1994 June-July

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence regarding a joint production of "Laughter" that would tour in England after finishing in LA

Note

found in hanging file "Laughter on the 23rd Floor - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Laughter on the 23rd Floor - reviews 1994

Scope and Content Note

national reviews of "Laughter" of various productions across the U.S.

Note

found in hanging file "Laughter on the 23rd Floor - miscellaneous"

Box 45

Laughter on the 23rd Floor - script 1992

Scope and Content Note

bound copy of script for "Laughter"

Note

found in hanging file "Laughter on the 23rd Floor - miscellaneous"

Box 44

Music of the Night - production papers 1996

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; original invitation to gala performance; reviews of Ahmanson production; original program for "Music of the Night" at the Ahmanson; "Livent" folder with press releases, Andrew Lloyd Webber discography, creative team biographies, and media articles pertaining to Lloyd Webber's work and production of "Night"

Box 44

Seven Guitars - cast/opening night/benefit 1995-1996

Physical Description: one legal-sized manila folder, two letter-sized file folders

Scope and Content Note

cast/staff contact sheets; business and internal correspondence; production schedules; information about Center Theatre Group's Young Audiences Program (YAP) - attendee information; invitations to special benefit performance of "Seven Guitars"; unidentified pictures; folder "Seven Guitars - benefit" contains information and documents for benefit performance

Note

pictures found in blue file folder - pictures likely from benefit performance

Box 44

Seven Guitars - complaints/kudos 1996

Scope and Content Note

correspondence from patrons

Box 44

Seven Guitars - production papers 1994-1996

Physical Description: one legal-sized folder, two letter-sized folders

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence (including investment repayment information); production contracts; original program from Huntington Theatre Company production of "Seven Guitars"; photocopies of reviews of August Wilson's "Seven Guitars"; memoranda; 1995-1996 schedule for Ahmanson; original program from the Goodman Theatre world premiere of "Seven Guitars"; script re-write; copies of articles about August Wilson

Note

contains information pertaining to Ahmanson production and NYC production; in folder "Seven Guitars - miscellaneous"

Box 44

Seven Guitars - programs 1996

Scope and Content Note

photocopies of program for Ahmanson production; original programs for "Seven Guitars" include two Playbills, the American Conservatory Theater Stagebill, and CTG's Performing Arts program

Box 44

Seven Guitars - stage manager's reports 1996

Scope and Content Note

copies of stage manager's reports; internal memo pertaining to patron medical incident during a performance

Box 45

Seven Guitars - press ads 1996

Scope and Content Note

advertisements for Los Angeles and New York productions of "Seven Guitars"

Note

found in hanging file "Seven Guitars - press"

Box 45

Seven Guitars - press reviews 1995-1996

Scope and Content Note

press reviews of various productions of "Seven Guitars" from across the U.S.; includes reviews from New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles

Note

found in hanging file "Seven Guitars - press"

Subseries 5. Special Programs and Events

Box 30

Ahmanson Act II - table lists 1995 January 21

Scope and Content Note

chart with table and seating for Act II event

Note

loose in box; found after "Ahmanson Reopening Activities" folder

Box 30

Ahmanson Act II and Music Center 30th Anniversary 1994

Scope and Content Note

guest list and schedule for Act II event; "LA Times" article about renovations; schedule for Music Center 30th Anniversary

Note

papers loose in box; found after "Corporate Sponsorship - New Ahmanson" folder

Box 31

Ahmanson Act II - program 1995

Scope and Content Note

copy of Gordon Davidson's remarks for Act II event; copy of program pages for Act II event

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Act II Program Pages"

Box 31

Ahmanson Act II and Gala Benefit - correspondence 1995 January

Scope and Content Note

notes re: Gordon Davidson's remarks for Act II event; correspondence re: event logistics; copies of invitation to cocktail from Bud Knapp and to gala performance of "Miss Saigon"

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Act II/Gala Benefit 1/21/95"

Box 45

Ahmanson Theatre Neighborhood Initiative 1996

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence pertaining to the Ahmanson Theatre Neighborhood Initiative program; sample information packet with memo with meeting scheduling details

Box 30

Festival for Families - advertisement 1994

Scope and Content Note

advertisement and schedule of "Festival for Families" event

Box 30

Festival for Families - brochure 1994

Scope and Content Note

brochure for "Festival for Families" event sponsored by Robinsons-May

Note

loose in box; found in front of "The New Ahmanson - Patron Event, 11/7/94" folder

Box 31

Other Side of the Curtain (The) - Miss Saigon 1994 October

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with plan for Cameron MacIntosh's "backstage" event for patrons for "Miss Saigon"

Note

full title of folder: "The Other Side of the Curtain Blue Ribbon Event: Miss Saigon"

Series 3. Ahmanson Renovation

Box 30

Ahmanson Budget 1989-1990

Scope and Content Note

estimated production budget for "The Cocktail Hour"; estimated budget for "Heidi Chronicles"; papers pertaining to "Ahmanson at the Doolittle" (budgets, renovation costs for Doolittle Theater)

Box 30

UK/LA Festival 1994

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; press releases; budget information; press photos; program for UK/LA Festival

Note

full title of folder: "UK/LA 1994"; event held at the Doolittle (part of the "Ahmanson at the Doolittle" series)

Subseries 1. Renovation Planning and Progress

Box 29

Ahmanson Reconfiguration 1983-1993

Scope and Content Note

papers primarily pertaining to 1993 phase of renovations; includes spiral-bound presentation copy of redesigned Ahmanson floorplans

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Reconfiguration 7/93-11/93"

Box 29

Ahmanson Renovations - artistic renderings no date

Physical Description: brown catalog folder with "Annie" written on front

Scope and Content Note

computer artist renderings of interior of renovated theater

Box 29

Ahmanson Renovations - planning papers 1990-1991

Scope and Content Note

papers and proposal re: Ahmanson renovations; floorplan for Doolittle theater from UCLA; reviews of plays for possible production; press releases about Ahmanson renovations

Box 29

Ahmanson Renovations - reconfiguration seating 1992-1993

Scope and Content Note

worksheets for suggested seating additions; floorplans

Box 29

Long Range Planning 1991

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to 1993-1997 plans for Ahmanson rennovation and revitalization; budget information

Note

full title of folder "Long Range Planning, Ahmanson Theatre-specific"

Box 29

Music Center Operating Company meeting 1993

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining two MCOC meetings; includes article about closing of LA run of "The Phantom of the Opera"

Note

two folders; folders titled "MCOC Meeting re: Ahmanson Reconfiguration, January 29, 1993" and "MCOC Meeting re: Ahmanson Reconfiguration, March 18, 1993"

Box 29

New Ahmanson Theatre Committee - minutes 1993-1994

Scope and Content Note

faxes and copies of committee minutes

Box 29

Reconfiguration schedule 1993

Scope and Content Note

proposed reconfiguration schedules

Box 29

Theatre Projects Consultants - memos 1993

Scope and Content Note

memos from Theatre Projects Consultants re: ideas and projected costs for theater renovations (includes information of recently renovated theaters in 1980s-90s)

Box 29

Theatre Projects Consultants - general information 1991

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to temporary move of Ahmanson productions to Doolittle Theater during renovation period; correspondence with theater consultants

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - Project Status Reports 1994 January-September

Physical Description: gray bound booklets

Scope and Content Note

executive summary report from Rudolph and Sletten, Inc. and Ellerbe-Becket Architects of status of renovation; booklets from January 24, 1994 and September 27, 1994

Note

loose in box; found in between "Latest Negotiations, Ahmanson Reconfiguration" and "UK/LA 1994" folders

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration re: Design 1993-1994

Physical Description: contains two other manila folders within the main folder

Scope and Content Note

folder titled "Ahmanson Reconfiguration re: Design": papers regarding design of inside of theater (mainly seat arrangements in boxes and line of sight of patrons); folder titled "Ahmanson Theatre Box Seat Designations": correspondence regarding labeling of box seats; folder titled "Design Problems Mtg. (Ahm. Reconfig.) March 14, 1994": correspondence about design problems and possible solutions

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration Naming Opportunities 1994

Scope and Content Note

document listing possible areas in theater to be named after patrons and the suggested donation amounts for naming right

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - Ellerbe Becket 1993

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with Ellerbe Becket Co. re: specific progress of rennovations and proposed changes

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration Landscape 1994

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with and proposals by Martha Schwartz, Inc. for Ahmanson landscaping; photo slides of Palais Royale courtyard in Paris

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - Project Status Report 1994 July 14

Physical Description: gray bound booklet

Scope and Content Note

overview of project, projected costs, and changes in budget listed in booklet

Note

loose in box; found in between "Ahmanson Sound Check 5/95" and "Ahmanson Reconfiguration Committee Meeting" folders

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - construction barricade design 1993

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to development/design of pedestrian barricades for duration of Ahmanson renovation process

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Construction Barricade"

Box 30

Ahmanson Sound Check 1995

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: sound check of renovated Ahmanson theatre; includes statistics of sound readings from different seating positions

Box 30

EDAW - landscaping proposal 1993 October

Scope and Content Note

company brochure and letter to Gordon Davidson about services offered

Note

loose in box; found before "The New Ahmanson - Patron Event, 11/7/94" folder

Box 30

Landscape Architecture for Ahmanson Interviews 1993

Scope and Content Note

information from Pamela Burton about her firm; copy of correspondence from Ellerbe Becket Co. with Martha Schwartz about presentation for Ahmanson

Note

full title of folder: "Landscape Architecture for Ahmanson Interviews 12/21-22/1993"

Box 30

Landscape models no date

Scope and Content Note

photos of model of proposed landscape layout

Note

loose in box; in between "Ahmanson Reconfiguration Landscape" and "Ahmanson Reconfiguration - Ellerbe Becket" folders

Box 30

Music Center Operating Company - mintues and articles 1992-1993

Scope and Content Note

copies of mintues from 4/23/92 and 9/29/93 meetings; copies of newspaper articles about MCOC's involvement in the Ahmanson renovation

Note

loose papers in box; found in front of unmarked folder containing rededication papers

Box 30

New Ahmanson - correspondence 1994

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: possible donors, New Ahmanson Theatre Committee minutes; MCOC correspondence

Note

full title of folder: "The New Ahmanson"

Box 30

New Ahmanson Reconfiguration Committee - meeting 1994 April

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with members of committee re: April 28, 1994 meeting

Box 30

New Ahmanson Reconfiguration Committee - meeting 1995

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to committee meeting and budget changes

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Reconfiguration Committee Meeting, Thursday, July 13, 1995 2:30pm"

Box 30

New Ahmanson Theatre Committee - meeting notes 1993

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's notes from committee meeting (11/22/1993); list of cost of renovations

Note

full title of folder: "New Ahmanson Theatre Committee - GD Notes"

Box 30

Plan for New Ahmanson 1993

Scope and Content Note

notes on history of Ahmanson and reasons for renovation; plans for 1996-1997 season

Note

full title of folder: "Notes on a Plan for the New Ahmanson"

Box 31

Acoustic Enhancement System 1998-1999

Scope and Content Note

correspondence pertaining to Ahmanson Acoustical Enhancement; notes re: enhancement

Note

full title of folder: "Acoustic Enhancement System - MCOC, Mahoney & general notes"

Box 31

Acoustic Enhancement System & LARES 1998-1999

Scope and Content Note

correspondence pertaining to LARES audio system and contractor

Box 31

Acoustical Survey and Recommendations 1998

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and propsals pertaining to audio problems at Ahmanson Theatre

Note

full title of folder: "Acoustical Survey & Recommendations - Ahmanson Theatre"

Box 31

Ahmanson Equipment Needs 1995

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and lists pertaining to equipment needs/costs

Box 31

Ahmanson Reconfiguration Study - Barton Myers Associates 1989 December 15

Physical Description: silver spiral bound booklet

Scope and Content Note

study and proposal by Barton Mayers Associates

Box 31

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - Project Status Reports 1994 September-October

Physical Description: gray bound booklets

Scope and Content Note

overview of project, projected costs, and changes in budget listed in booklet; "Project Summary Reports" from August-September; "Change Estimate Summary" from 8/18/94

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Theatre Reconfiguration - Project Status Report"

Box 31

Ahmanson Sound System Complaint Letters 1996

Scope and Content Note

complaint letters from patrons about issues with sound system

Note

full title of folder: "Complaints letters re: Ahmanson sound"

Box 31

Ahmanson Theatre Renovation - post-opening "fix-it" items 1995

Scope and Content Note

correspondence pertaining to items needing attention following re-opening of theater (sightline problem in balcony; sound system); copies of letters from patrons complaining of problems with sound system; Gordong Davidson's written notes about items to fix

Box 31

Ahmanson Theatre Report - Theatre Projects Consultants 1989 December

Physical Description: spiral bound booklet with full color title page

Scope and Content Note

results of Theatre Projects Consultants study; presents multiple renovation options for theatre based off of existing theatre designs; correspondence with Richard Pilbrow of Theatre Projects Consultants included at end of booklet

Box 31

Ahmanson Theatre Report - Wyndham Limited 1989 October 6

Physical Description: beige spiral bound booklet

Scope and Content Note

report by Ian Albergy for Wyndham Ltd. pertaining to a mobilized ceiling of the Ahmanson and seating configurations for different theater functions

Box 31

Dazian fabrics - stage curtain velours no date

Scope and Content Note

fabric swatches for stage curtain

Box 31

Ellerbe Becket booklet no date

Physical Description: spiral bound booklet

Scope and Content Note

presentation booklet of renovation plans by Ellerbe Becket firm

Box 31

Preliminary Space Study - Siti Studio Architects 1994 May

Physical Description: gray bound booklet

Scope and Content Note

study of existing space available and changes that could be made to maximize space usage

Box 31

R.F. McCann & Company - informational materials 1990 October

Scope and Content Note

information on R.F. McCann & Company - Architects

Box 31

SIAP and Acoustic Enhancement System 1998

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and suggestions about acoustics in Ahmanson Theatre

Box 31

Theatre Projects Consultants - Interim Report 1990 October

Scope and Content Note

report for pre-schematic scheme

Box 31

Theatre Projects Consultants proposal 1989 September

Physical Description: spiral bound booklet - letter size

Scope and Content Note

proposal for remodeling study of Ahmanson Theatre renovation

Note

2 copies of booklet

Box 32

Ahmanson Act II - planning binder 1994-1995

Scope and Content Note

contains papers pertaining to planning of Ahmanson Act II event; includes actor lists for Honorary Committee, seating arrangements, blueprints, and invitation/brochure copies

Box 32

Ahmanson Rededication photographs no date

Scope and Content Note

personal photographs of rededication ceremony; from Sandra Ausman, per note before the pictures

Note

in "30 Minute Color Prints" photo sleeve

Box 32

Ahmanson renovation - Los Angeles Times articles 1994

Scope and Content Note

color scans of articles from "Los Angeles Times" on renovation; articles include pictures of renovation process

Note

loose in box; multiple copies of the same article exist

Box 32

Ahmanson Theater Stage Left Reconfiguration Feasibility Study 1993 May

Scope and Content Note

suggestions and budget estimate for stage left reconfiguration of Ahmanson

Note

document as submitted by Architect/Engineer Design Services of Internal Services Department

Box 32

Preliminary renovation blueprints 1991

Scope and Content Note

early renderings of renovation plans; prints by Ellerbe Becket architecture

Box 32

Renovation blueprints 1993 April 30

Scope and Content Note

contains blueprints from Ellerbe Becket architecture for demolition and renovation

Note

front cover title: "Ahmanson Theater Reconfiguration Design Development Package April 30, 1993"; booklet is folded over several times in order to be fit into box

Box 39

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - papers 1990-1991

Physical Description: brown expandable folder

Scope and Content Note

folder "Ahmanson Reconfiguration Memoranda": copies of internal memoranda pertaining to the Ahmanson reconfiguration, photocopies of renovation idea pages, business correspondence; folder "Ahmanson Reconfiguration group, 9am Ellerbe Becket 829-4000": internal correspondence about presentation, minutes from April 22, 1991 meeting, documents from meeting; Theatre Projects consultants correspondence; renovation proposal from Barton Meyers Associates (second copy found loose in box); renovation proposal from Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (second copy found loose in box); plans from Ellerbe Becket

Note

title on expandable folder "Ahmanson Reconfiguration"

Box 39

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - memoranda 1990-1991

Scope and Content Note

copies of internal memoranda pertaining to the Ahmanson reconfiguration; photocopies of renovation idea pages; business correspondence

Box 39

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - renovation papers 1991

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence; renovation papers

Note

no title on folder; found behind schematic cost projection binders

Box 39

Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates proposal - meeting materials 1990 December

Scope and Content Note

materials for meeting with Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates

Box 39

Interior Reconfiguration - preliminary schematic design cost plan 1991 May 20

Scope and Content Note

preliminary cost plan for proposed interior reconfiguration and ancillary improvements; from Donnell Consultatns Incorporated

Box 39

Interior Reconfiguration - schematic design cost plan 1991 June 24

Scope and Content Note

cost plan for proposed interior reconfiguration and ancillary improvements; from Donnell Consultants Incorporated

Box 39

New Ahmanson Theatre - renovation proposals with Theatre Projects consultants 1990 November 8

Scope and Content Note

proposed changes to Ahmanson; accompanying propsals and meeting papers found behind booklet

Subseries 2. Rededication

Box 29

Rededication papers 1994-1995

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to final stages of Ahmanson renovations

Note

papers loose in file; found between brown catalog folder and "MCOC Meeting re: Ahmanson Reconfiguration March 18, 1993" file folder

Box 30

Ahmanson Act II - gala benefit tickets 1994

Scope and Content Note

invitation to gala benefit for Novemember 9, 1994

Note

full title of folder: "The New Ahmanson - Patron Event, 11/7/94"

Box 30

Ahmanson Rededication 1994

Scope and Content Note

drafts of script for ribbon cutting ceremony (December 15, 1994); contact information for actors invited to event; copy of invitation and program for ceremony

Note

folder unmarked; the first folder in one of the expandable file folders in box - found before "Ahmanson Logo" folder

Box 30

Ahmanson Rededication - meeting 1994

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to 11/2/94 meeting about rededication; includes invitation drafts and ceremony script drafts; corrsepondence

Note

full title of folder: "Ahm. Rededication Mtg. 11/2/94 - Shell Ausman, Sandie K., Allison"

Box 30

Ahmanson Reopening Activities 1994

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to rededication ceremony and schedule; correspondence; draft of "New Ahmanson" brochure

Box 30

Commemorative Program 1994

Scope and Content Note

correspondence; drafts of program; ideas for program design

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Rededication Commemorative Program"; final copies of program found immediately behind folder

Box 30

Daily News article 1994

Scope and Content Note

photocopy of Daily News (Woodland Hills, CA) article "Ahmanson celebrates new look"

Note

loose in box; found after guest correspondence and in front of "Ahmanson Reopening Guest List for 12/15/94" folder

Box 30

Dancing in the Streets 1994

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and information from director Elise Bernhardt re: organization and involvement in rededication ceremony

Note

full title of folder: "Dancing in the Streets - Elise Bernhardt"

Box 30

Grand Finale Spectacular 1994

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to planning for "Spectacular"

Note

full title of folder: "New Ahmanson - Grand Finale Spectacular - Friday, 12/30/94"

Box 30

Guest correspondence 1994

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with guests invited to rededication; personal letter from Mrs. Howard Ahmanson

Note

loose in box; found in between "The New Ahmanson - Patron Event, 11/7/94" and "Ahmanson Reopening Guest List for 12/15/94" folders

Box 30

House Warming for Community 1994

Scope and Content Note

planning papers for "House Warming for Community" event

Note

full title of folder: "New Ahmanson - House Warming for Community - Friday, 12/16/94"

Box 30

Invitiation materials 1994

Scope and Content Note

invitation materials (invitation, parking pass/guide) for rededication ceremony; general mailers pertaining to rededication

Note

loose in box; found after "Ahmanson Reopening Activities"

Box 30

Miss Saigon Gala Benefit 1994 August

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with Ernest Fleischmann (Executive VP and Managing Director of LA Philharmonic) about using a venue at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for the Miss Saigon Gala Benefit reception and dinner

Note

full title of folder: "CTG Miss Saigon Gala Benefit 1/21/95"

Box 30

Music Center Open House 1994 December

Scope and Content Note

planning papers for "Music Center Open House" event

Note

full title of folder: "New Ahmanson - Music Center Open House - Mon.-Thurs. 12/26-29th"

Box 30

Rededication correspondence 1994

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: rededication details/scripts; reimbursement information; guest correspondence

Note

papers loose in box; found after "Ahmanson Reopening Activities" folder

Box 30

Rededication mail-out postcard 1994

Scope and Content Note

a "save-the-date" mail-out in postcard form

Note

loose in box; found in front of "The New Ahmanson - Patron Event, 11/7/94" folder

Box 30

Rededication papers 1994

Scope and Content Note

copy of program; newspaper articles re: rededication/"Miss Saigon" opening; correspondence about rededication; contact sheet for staff for rededication

Note

papers loose in box; found in between "Return to Ahmanson Artists Committee" and "Ahmanson Reopening Activities" folders

Box 30

Rededication planning 1994

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: budget for rededication ceremony; floorplan for ceremony; celebrity attendees

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Rededication" (red file folder)

Box 30

Rededication program - draft 1994

Scope and Content Note

draft print of program

Note

loose in box; found after "Ahmanson Reopening Activities" folder

Box 30

Rededication Script 1994

Scope and Content Note

script with rewrites and development materials

Note

in bracketed manila mailing folder with "Ahmanson Rededication Script 12/15/94" written across front

Box 30

Reopening guest list 1994

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; guest lists for reopening

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Reopening Guest List for 12/15/94"

Box 30

Return to Ahmanson Artists Committee 1994

Scope and Content Note

lists of suggestions for actors in previous Ahmanson productions to return for the rededication; Ahmanson Theatre 1967-1992 retrospective booklet with pictures of productions and descriptions of seasons

Box 31

Allison Sampson memos 1994

Scope and Content Note

memos from Allison Sampson pertaining to planning for reopening celebration of Ahmanson and the Music Center's 30th Anniversary

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Reopening - A. Sampson Memos"

Box 31

Notes for Ahmanson Rededication - Gordon Davidson 1994

Physical Description: orange file folder

Scope and Content Note

drafts of Davidson's notes/remarks for Ahmanson rededication; includes final draft

Note

unlabeled folder; found inside "Ahmanson Reopening Celebration Budget" folder

Box 31

Rededication performance request - The Founders 1993-1994

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with Curtis Tamkin, president of "The Founders," requesting a special performance of "Miss Saigon" during the reopening of the Ahmanson

Note

full title of folder: "Re-opening of Ahmanson Requests"

Box 31

Reopening program - party planning 1994

Scope and Content Note

memos and correspondence pertaining to needs for celebration party (logistics, tables, construction); copy of 6/21/94 sponsorship proposal for Robinsons-May

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Reopening 12/15/94 Party Planning"; found inside "Ahmanson Reopening Celebration Budget" folder

Box 31

Reopening program - planning 1994

Scope and Content Note

correspondence pertaining to planning and logistics of event (barricades, floorplan, script for ribbon-cutting)

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Reopening Celebration Program"; found inside "Ahmanson Reopening Celebration Budget" folder

Box 31

Return to the Ahmanson Honorary Committee 1994

Scope and Content Note

memo with list of celebrities attending original opening night of Ahmanson theatre; lists of suggestions for actors in previous Ahmanson productions to return for the rededication

Box 32

Fabric cuttings from rededication ceremony no date

Scope and Content Note

purple crushed velvet fabric strip and gold synthetic fabric strip from rededication ceremony/ribbon cutting; another fabric sample of unknown use also found with fabric strips

Note

pictures also in box 32 document the fabric strips being cut

Subseries 3. Publicity

Box 29

Renovation brochure and papers 1994

Scope and Content Note

proof copy of Ahmanson renovation/capital campaign brochure; signage schedule presented by Adams-Morioka

Note

loose in file; in between "MCOC Meeting re: Ahmanson Reconfiguration, January 28, 1993" and "The New Ahmanson Theatre Committee Minutes"

Box 30

Ahmanson Logo 1994 December

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with copies of revised New Ahmanson logo

Box 30

Ahmanson Logo 1994 June

Scope and Content Note

versions of Ahmanson Logo; correspondence about which logo to use for advertisements/mail-outs

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - brochure copy 1994 August

Scope and Content Note

computer print out of letter written by Bud Knapp (Campaign Chairman) for brochure

Note

full title of folder: "The New Ahmanson - Brochure Copy"

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - public relations campaign 1994

Scope and Content Note

several drafts of estimated budget for public relations campaign (cost of advertising to public and subscribers)

Note

two folders with public relations campaign information; one folder is titled "The New Ahmanson Public Relations Campaign"; the second folder is titled "The New Ahmanson"

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - press 1993

Scope and Content Note

copies of press releases about Ahmanson renovation and document detailing basic design details

Note

folder unmarked; found between "The New Ahmanson" and "Ahmanson Logo" folders

Box 30

Key This Week article 1994 December

Scope and Content Note

article "'Miss Saigon' to Re-Open New Ahmanson Theatre"

Note

loose in box; found after "Ahmanson Rededication Commemorative Program" folder

Subseries 4. Finances

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - Financial Statements 1994

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and financial statements of renovation project; minutes from Ahmanson committee May 25, 1994 meeting

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - Funding Agreement 1993

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and copies of proposed funding agreement

Box 30

Ahmanson Reconfiguration - loan information 1993

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and notes about funding of renovation project and loan situation

Note

full title of folder: "Latest Negotiations, Ahmanson Reconfiguration"

Box 30

Donation Invitations 1994

Physical Description: green and black constructed folders

Scope and Content Note

invitations for potential donors indicating benefits that come with donation and box-naming privilege

Note

loose in box

Box 30

Kresge Foundation proposal 1994 July

Scope and Content Note

copy of CTG's Capital Campaign's proposal to Kresge Foundation for Ahmanson renovation

Note

loose in box; found in front of "Ahmanson Reconfiguration Landscape" folder

Box 30

Music Center Capital Campaign (The) 1994

Scope and Content Note

lists of capital campaign personel/donors; information and correspondence about box benefits extended to donors contributing at a certain level to the Ahmanson renovation campagin

Note

full title of folder: "TMC Capital Campaign/Ahmanson Theatre Reconfiguration"

Box 30

New Ahmanson - corporate sponsorship 199-1994

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to corporate sponsorships; press release about Ahmanson renovation; rededicaton schedule

Note

full title of folder: "Corporate Sponsorship - New Ahmanson"

Box 31

Budget information - Rudolph and Sletten, Inc. 1994 February 17

Physical Description: gray bound booklet

Scope and Content Note

budget information and status by Rudolph and Sletten, Inc.

Note

title on booklet: "Ahmanson Theatre Reconfiguration: Guaranteed Maximum Price Estimate"

Box 31

Executive Summary - Rudolph and Sletten, Inc. 1994 March

Physical Description: gray bound booklet

Scope and Content Note

budget updates; alternate renovation options presented in booklet for cost reduction of project - includes decisions given by CTG about alternates

Box 31

Opening Gala budget 1994 September

Scope and Content Note

budget lists and notes re: "Miss Saigon" opening gala 1/21/95

Note

full title of folder: "Opening (Gala) New Ahmanson 1/21/95 Budget"

Box 31

Project Status Reports - Beck Madson Associates, Inc. 1993-1994

Physical Description: gray bound booklets

Scope and Content Note

four booklets with monthly report on progress of renovation, cost of changes, and any adjustments to cost; booklets dated March 1, 1994; April 28, 1994; November 20, 1993; May 24, 1994

Box 31

Reopening Celebration budget 1994

Scope and Content Note

notes on budget; correspondence and worksheets with budget for reopening; proof copies of rededication invitation

Note

full title of folder: "Ahmanson Reopening Celebration Budget"

Box 109

Harry and Grace Steele Foundation 1995

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the Steele's donation to the Ahmanson reconfiguration; includes discussion of a thank-you lunch

Note

in folder "Financial Awards - CTG"

Series 4. Doolittle Theatre

Subseries 1. Productions

Box 34

Doolittle 1985/1986 - box office 1985-1986

Scope and Content Note

cast information for productions at Doolittle Theatre for 1985-1986; box office reports; copy of correspondence from patron to Gordon Davidson

Box 34

Gospel at Colonus (The) - production papers 1985

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence; business correspondence; box office sales reports; brochure for "Gospel"

Box 65

Hedda Gabler - ads 1986

Scope and Content Note

press ads with run schedules

Note

performed in repertory with "The Real Thing"; in hanging file "Hedda Gabler - press"

Box 65

Hedda Gabler - cast/opening night 1986 March

Scope and Content Note

cast/staff contact lists

Note

performed in repertory with "The Real Thing"

Box 65

Hedda Gabler - complaints/kudos 1986

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with theatergoers

Note

performed in repertory with "The Real Thing"

Box 65

Hedda Gabler - memos 1986

Scope and Content Note

internal memos for cast and staff

Note

performed in repertory with "The Real Thing"; in hanging file "Hedda Gabler - press"

Box 65

Hedda Gabler - production papers 1986

Scope and Content Note

press articles and internal memo

Note

performed in repertory with "The Real Thing"; in hanging file "Hedda Gabler - miscellaneous"

Box 65

Hedda Gabler - programs 1986

Scope and Content Note

final copies of program and insets

Note

performed in repertory with "The Real Thing"

Box 65

Hedda Gabler - reviews 1986

Scope and Content Note

press reviews of production

Note

performed in repertory with "The Real Thing"; in hanging file "Hedda Gabler - press"

Box 65

Hedda Gabler - stage manager's reports 1986

Scope and Content Note

photocopies of reports

Note

performed in repertory with "The Real Thing"

Box 34

Iceman Cometh (The) - production papers 1985-1987

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; box office reports; legal contracts

Box 65

Real Thing (The) - ads 1986

Scope and Content Note

press ads with run dates

Note

performed in repertory with "Hedda Gabler"; in hanging file "The Real Thing - press"

Box 65

Real Thing (The) - cast/opening night 1986

Scope and Content Note

cast/staff contact lists; opening night party invoices

Note

performed in repertory with "Hedda Gabler"

Box 65

Real Thing (The) - complaints/kudos 1986

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with theatergoers

Note

performed in repertory with "Hedda Gabler"

Box 65

Real Thing (The) - memos 1986

Scope and Content Note

internal memos pertaining to cast and staff interviews with press, publicity events, and photoshoots

Note

performed in repertory with "Hedda Gabler"; in hanging file "The Real Thing - press"

Box 65

Real Thing (The) - press releases 1986

Scope and Content Note

press articles and releases pertaining to new production; "Celebrity of the Day" features with Julianna McCarthy and Linda Purl for Celebrity Service Bulletin

Note

performed in repertory with "Hedda Gabler"; in hanging file "The Real Thing - press"

Box 65

Real Thing (The) - programs 1986

Scope and Content Note

mock-up of program; final copy of program

Note

performed in repertory with "Hedda Gabler"

Box 65

Real Thing (The) - reviews 1986

Scope and Content Note

press reviews of production

Note

performed in repertory with "Hedda Gabler"; in hanging file "The Real Thing - press"

Box 65

Real Thing (The) - stage manager's reports 1986

Scope and Content Note

photocopies of reports

Note

performed in repertory with "Hedda Gabler"

Series 6. Kirk Douglas Theater

Subseries 3. Subscription Information

Box 99

Charter subscription letter 2004

Scope and Content Note

drafts and proofs of letter to MTF subscribers offering a charter subscription to the Kirk Douglas Theatre; final copy of mailer; brochure

Note

folder: "Taper/KDT 2004 season brochure/release"; in unlabeled hanging file

Subseries 4. Productions

Box 99

Apollo (Part 1: Lebensraum) - program 2005

Scope and Content Note

mock-ups and final copies of program

Box 99

Apollo (Part 1: Lebensraum) - production papers 2002-2005

Scope and Content Note

draft of script; press articles; internal and business correspondence, particularly regarding script revisions; Davidson's notes from preview performance

Note

2 folders; in hanging file "Apollo - miscellaneous"

Box 99

Apollo (Part 1: Lebensraum) - press 2005

Scope and Content Note

copies of press reviews; brochures

Box 99

Apollo (Part 1: Lebensraum) - stage manager's reports 2005

Scope and Content Note

copies of performance and rehearsal reports

Box 99

Apollo (Part I: Lebensraum) - cast/opening night 2005

Scope and Content Note

cast/staff contact list; opening night invitation

Box 99

Distant Shore (A) - casting 2005

Scope and Content Note

casting audition sheet

Box 99

Distant Shore (A) - production papers 2005

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence re: production; tech schedules

Note

in hanging file "Distant Shore - miscellaneous"

Box 99

Distant Shore (A) - program 2005

Scope and Content Note

mock-up and final copies of program

Box 99

Distant Shore (A) - reviews 2005

Scope and Content Note

copies of press reviews

Box 99

Distant Shore (A) - stage manager's reports 2005

Scope and Content Note

copies of performance and rehearsal reports

Series 10. CTG Administrative Files

Subseries 1. Development

Box 13

American Jazz Masters Fellowships brochure no date

Scope and Content Note

Brochure listing previous recipients of the American Jazz Masters Fellowship from 1982-2002

Note

loose in box

Box 13

Gordon Davidson personal correspondence 1998-2004

Scope and Content Note

Faxes regarding Davidson's nomination to the National Council on the Arts; personal letters; faxes pertaining to 2004 National Medal of Arts recipients

Note

Files are loose in the box

Box 13

National Council on the Arts - general papers 2004

Physical Description: papers held together with rubberband

Scope and Content Note

Packet of news clippings, October council draft minutes, memorandum from Ann Hingston, press releases, and grant information.

Box 14

Grant Announcement - National Council on the Arts 1999 December 8

Scope and Content Note

grant listings and information packets

Box 14

March Council Book 2004 March 11

Scope and Content Note

memo and accompanying papers re: new batch of papers for Council book

Note

loose in box

Box 14

National Council on the Arts - affiliation lists for ballot 2000 Feb-March

Scope and Content Note

lists of organizations affiliated with voting members of Council; grant assignments and corrections listed

Box 14

Personal notes on the National Council on the Arts 2003 July 10

Physical Description: yellow memo pad papers clipped together

Scope and Content Note

miscellaneous notes on National Council on the Arts

Note

no folder

Box 14

Spirit of Kwanza (The) - advertisement 1999 December

Scope and Content Note

informational advertisement for The Spirit of Kwanza at Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Note

found in between the administrative files for National Council on the Arts

Box 14

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles - Public + Artist Program 1999

Scope and Content Note

information on Ernesto Pujol, Vito Acconci, "Uncommon Sense," Barbara Bloom, John Otterbridge, Catherine Opie, and Kay Rosen

Note

includes audiotour CD

Box 16

American Arts Alliance Briefing Book 1990 March 21

Physical Description: red binder

Scope and Content Note

information regarding the reauthorization of the NEA

Box 16

Contemporary American Musical Theater, Opera, and Experimental Music Theater: an Overview of Current Conditions and Future Trends 1985

Scope and Content Note

paper by Robert Marx, funded by NEA

Note

loose in hanging file "NEA Proposals - Grants"; paper distributed by the NEA

Box 16

LA NOIR/NEA Symposium 2002 September 30

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

agendas for the symposium, essays and articles by the symposium panelists, budget request for "The Los Angeles Project" (a CTG production)

Box 16

National Medal Ballot - extra copy 2002 July 3

Physical Description: yellow file folder

Box 16

On-Going Ensembles Meeting - 3/19/86 1986

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

papers and application for funding under title of "Ongoing Ensembles" - includes several drafts of Davidson's application statements

Note

in hanging file entitled "NEA Challenge Grant"; full label on file: "On-Going Ensembles Meeting 3/19/86 4:00pm CMB/RW/MK/GD"

Box 16

On-going Ensembles Meeting - 3/26/86 1986

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: Ongoing Ensembles; financial information

Note

in hanging file entitled "NEA Challenge Grant"; full title of folder: "On-going Ensembles Mtg. 3/26/1986 2:30pm Corey/Robert/GD"

Box 16

President's Committee on the Arts & Humanities Luncheon 1998 June

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

papers re: luncheon with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton (June 22, 1998); folder for Creative America (blue folder) with information from President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities; papers re: "Creative Leadership in the New Millenium" forum (June 23, 1998)

Box 17

Challege Grant Report 1977-1978

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

budget reports; Challenge Grant application; fund-raising campaign information

Box 17

Challenge Grant Meeting - November 21, 1977 1976-1978

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

papers related to Challenge Grant funding and theater budget

Box 17

Challenge Grant Meeting - November 7, 1977 1977

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

details of fundraising campaign from LA Philharmonic Association, CTG/MTF, LA Master Chorale

Box 17

Challenge Grant seminar panel 1977 Sept-Oct

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

papers related to the Challenge Grant seminar; information on NEA Challege Grant application for CTG

Note

full title of folder: "October 6 - Panel"

Box 17

Executive summary of Challenge Grant Application 1983 April 15

Physical Description: navy blue folder

Box 17

National Art Council - Letters of Congratulations 1999

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

various congratulatory notes and cards re: Gordon Davidson's appointment to the National Countil on the Arts

Box 17

National Council of the Arts - miscellaneous mailings 1999-2003

Scope and Content Note

memorandums from Yvonne Sabine; papers pertaining to NEA fiscal information (2000 and 2001); information on the "Ambassadors for the Arts"

Note

papres loose in box

Box 17

National Council on the Arts 1999

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

information on Gordon Davidson's appointment to the National Council on the Arts

Box 17

National Council on the Arts - Orientation Packet 1999

Physical Description: blue folder

Scope and Content Note

Davidson's orientation packet - material on NEA and National Council on the Arts

Box 18

Act Two - briefing book 2000 June

Physical Description: 1.5" black binder

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's materials pertaining to the 2nd American Congress of Theater held in Cambridge, MA (June 16-18, 2000)

Box 18

Harvard Speech - Bill Ivey 2000

Scope and Content Note

memorandum from Georgia Jones to National Council on the Arts memebers re: Ivey's Feb. 17, 2000 speech "Cultural Collision: America's Creative Center"

Note

loose papers in box, found after "National Council on the Arts CURRENT" folder

Box 18

Kennedy Center Honors (The) - nominations 1997-2002

Physical Description: yellow file folder

Scope and Content Note

contains Davidson's votes for Kennedy Center Nominees from 1997, 1999-2002

Box 18

National Council of the Arts - notes and Davidson's confirmation as member 1999-2000

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to Gordon Davidson's confirmation as a Council member and information re: Council and duties

Note

full title of folder: "National Council on the Arts (official file)"

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - 139th meeting 2000 March 3

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's materials pertaining to the Council's 139rd meeting

Note

papers loose in box

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - minutes from 137th meeting 1999 November 15

Scope and Content Note

memorandum and minutes re: Council's 137th meeting

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - memoranda 2004

Scope and Content Note

re: Challenge America grant announcement, press clippings, National Heritage Fellowships, 2005 Partnership Agreements, and hiring of Mark Bauerlein as NEA Director of Research and Analysis

Note

loose in box, behind "Gordon Davidson" manila folder

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - 143rd Meeting 2001 July

Physical Description: blue folder with "Gordon Davidson" label on front

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to 143rd meeting

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - 143rd Meeting 2001 July

Physical Description: blue folder with "Gordon Davidson" label on front

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's materials pertaining to the Council's 143rd meeting

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - miscellaneous papers 1999

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the Council's business; includes memoranda from May-July; mailings from the Council; list and bios of guest speakers for Council's 137th meeting (July 23, 1999)

Note

full title of folder: "National Council on the Arts CURRENT (July, 1999)"

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - memorandum on guidelines and press clips 2002 May 17

Physical Description: papers held together with rubberband

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - Building a World Fit for People & Universal Design 2002 November 15

Physical Description: materials bound together with rubberband

Scope and Content Note

materials re: "Building a World Fit for People: Designers with Disabilities"; includes Universal Design Exemplars CD-ROM

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - memorandum (August 23, 2002) 2002 August 2002

Scope and Content Note

re: Council business for fall 2002; includes July Council minutes, press release, and press clippings

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - miscellaneous 2000-2002

Physical Description: blue expandable folder

Scope and Content Note

press clippings; memoranda from the Council; information on "DancePartners" program

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - memoranda re: 140th mtg. 2000 June-July

Physical Description: green expandable folder

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: materials for 140th meeting

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - memoranda 2001-2002

Scope and Content Note

correspondence from the Council; clippings related to Michael Hammond's death (2002); papers re: American Jazz Masters Fellowships

Note

papers loose in box

Box 18

National Council on the Arts 1993

Physical Description: brown file folder

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to Gordon Davidson's appeal to be nominated for the National Council on the Arts

Box 18

National Council on the Arts - memoranda 1999-2000

Scope and Content Note

memoranda from the Council pertaining to a state grants and agency calendar

Note

papers loose in box

Box 18

National Medal of Arts Ceremony - memorandum 1999 Sep 23

Scope and Content Note

memorandum and press clippings re: National Medal of Arts Ceremony at White House

Box 18

Save America's Treasures - press release 1999 May 19

Scope and Content Note

announces First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's 1999 Historic preservation fund grants as part of "Save America's Treasures" southwest tour

Box 18

The Mars Millenium Project 1999

Physical Description: bound with clear top sheet

Scope and Content Note

report and work plan for the Mars Millenium Project

Note

full title of document: "The Mars Millenium Project: A National Arts, Sciences, Technology Education Initiative"

Box 20

Adlink/P.L.A.Y Television Spots 1998

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: developing TV spots for P.L.A.Y.

Box 31

Philanthropic Strategic Assessment - Campbell & Company, Inc. 1993 January 15

Physical Description: spiral bound booklet

Scope and Content Note

study done by Campbell & Company, Inc. in presenting a new plan for CTG to grow in their philanthropic endeavors

Box 95

Founder's League - development papers 1990-1998

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and papers pertaining to the development and changes in fund-raising and the Founder's League operations; papers pertaining to the selection process for the 1991 Dorothy B. Chandler Performing Arts Awards

Note

2 folders; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 97

Theatre Communications Group - Paul Zeisler correspondence 1976-1994

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence, most particularly with Paul Zeisler, of the Theatre Communications Group; press articles

Box 100

ACT II Conference - attendance papers 2000

Scope and Content Note

informational papers on conference and attendance details

Box 100

AFTRA - membership papers 1977-1981

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence with AFTRA (American Federation of Televisions and Radio Artists) regarding membership

Box 100

Ahmanson Foundation - financial and meeting papers 1995-1999

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; financial papers from Ahmanson Foundation

Box 100

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Telethon - event papers 1992

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; Davidson's schedule for event

Box 100

AIDS Project Los Angeles 1990

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence pertaining to advancement of AIDS Project; information packet with board of governors list

Box 100

American Academy of Arts and Sciences meeting - Davidson's remarks 2001

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence requesting Davidson's permission to reprint his remarks at the Academy's 2000 meeting; copy of Davidson's remarks with edits

Box 100

American Cinematheque - endorsement papers 1989

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence pertaining to CTG's endorsement of American Cinematheque; booklet detailing the organization

Note

2 folders

Box 100

Americans for the Arts/American Assembly - meeting papers 1998-2001

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; Davidson's notes from meeting sessions; informational materials from the meeting

Note

4 folders

Box 100

Annenberg Foundation - program proposal no date

Scope and Content Note

proposal packet for creation of Annenberg Middle School Program to expand their educational outreach

Box 100

Anti-Defamation League - information packet 1996

Physical Description: metallic blue file folder

Scope and Content Note

informational materials on the ADL

Box 100

Anti-Defamation League/Ralph Tornberg Lecture Series - papers 1999-2000

Scope and Content Note

informational brochures on the lectures; business correspondence

Box 100

Arts for L.A. - Arts Leaders meetings papers 1996-1998

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the 1995-1998 meetings of Ad Hoc Committee of Arts Leaders

Box 100

Arts Leaders Committee meetings 1993

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to meetings of the Ad Hoc meeting of Arts Leaders; proposal re: the restructuring of the cultural affairs department

Box 100

ASCAP/Disney Musical Theater Workshop 2000

Scope and Content Note

correspondence pertaining to the Disney Musical Theater Workshop

Box 100

Asia Society/Arts Discussion Group 1996

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the meeting of the group (Davidson's notes, itinerary, brochure)

Box 100

AT&T: Onstage, AT&T Foundation, and AT&T New Plays for the Nineties Project papers 1990-2000

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; grant proposals; information packet for play "Square 1"

Note

2 folders, "AT&T 90s Project" and "AT&T/Alida Amabile, Gloria Tostado and Charles Hewitt"

Box 100

Behind the Broken Words - remarks for American Theatre Magazine 2002

Scope and Content Note

handwritten draft and final copies of Davidson's comments for the magazine; materials about the production; business correspondence

Box 100

Common Ground: A.S.K. Festival papers 1995

Scope and Content Note

mailer brochures; program; festival itinerary

Box 100

Herb Alpert Foundation - project papers 1994-1997

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence regarding possible project funding; copies of awards programs from 1995-1997

Note

2 folders

Box 101

California Community Foundation - papers 1999

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence with Gordon Davidson re: goal planning for the organization, includes draft of strategic plan and 1998 annual report booklet

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 101

Carsey-Warner Productions - papers 1990

Scope and Content Note

payment information for the partnership of Carsey-Warner and CTG; includes newspaper article about Carsey-Warner

Box 101

City of Los Angeles - council meeting papers 1992-1997

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to meetings with City of Los Angeles council members about the Los Angeles Theatre Center facility; papers re: the Arts Leaders Luncheons

Note

4 folders in unlabeled hanging file

Box 101

Contemporary Arts Educational Project, Inc. - papers 1993

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the development of the American Theater Program publications run by the Contemporary Arts Educational Project

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 101

Cultural Affairs Department - papers 1993

Scope and Content Note

Davidson's notes from a meeting of the Cultural Affairs Department; papers pertaining to possible budget cuts to the department; internal memos

Note

3 folders in unlabeled hanging file

Box 102

Abbott Awards - Drama League of New York 1995-1996

Scope and Content Note

letter of congratulations to Davidson from Julia Hansen (then President of the Drama League); drafts of letter from Davidson to members of the Drama League

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 107

Bill of Rights Bicentennial Celebration Advisory Council luncheon - papers 1990

Scope and Content Note

binder with information on the Bill of Rights and educational/business resources

Box 103

Alton Jones Foundation, Inc. - grant papers 1991-1994

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to the award of grants from the foundation for the production of different plays

Box 100

Audrey Skirball-Kenis Theatre - papers 1989-2003

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to events held at and in conjunction with the Audrey Skirball-Kenis Theatre; business and personal correspondence; papers re: the "Inventing the Future Symposium"; theater contact lists; press articles; information pertaining to the playwright conference; grant information; a copy of the theater's A.S.K. Theater projects journal, "parabasis"

Note

seven folders, titled "Charles Kenis Tribute Video," "Charles Kenis 4/17/95," "Skirball-Kenis Theatre Grant 1994," "Skirball-Kenis Playwright Conference, September 20, 1992," "Alan Schnieder Director Award Nominations," "Meeting with Charles Kenis 6/12/90," and "A.S.K. Symposium"

Box 100

Audrey Skirball-Kenis Theatre - informational binder 1992

Scope and Content Note

binder with information on the Skirball-Kenis Theatre from 1989-1992; includes photographs and discussion of what the center has to offer

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 101

Bill of Rights Bicentennial Celebration - papers 1989-1990

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; informational packet on the Constitutional Rights Foundation and meeting; papers and correspondence pertaining to the Bill of Rights Advisory council luncheon

Note

2 folders; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 101

Bill of Rights Bicentennial Celebration - dinner event papers 1991-1992

Scope and Content Note

correspondence; blank mailer packets for event; list of possible entertainers; lyrics for Alan and Marilyn Bergman and Marvin Hamlisch's "You Don't Say" (for the event); informational packets about the Bill of Rights

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 101

CAC video spot - papers 2001 March

Scope and Content Note

letter from the California Arts Council pertaining to the video spot discussing arts in California; copy of points for Davidson's interview for the video

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 101

California Arts Council - California Creativity Forum papers 2000-2001

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence, Davidson's notes, and attendee materials pertaining to the California Creativity Forum meeting; includes binder with materials from the Sept. 2000 meeting

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 101

California Arts Council papers 1976-2003

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; papers pertaining to the annual director's award (for Davidson); previous CAC applications and guidelines

Note

3 folders; in hanging file "CA. Arts Council"

Box 107

CAC Planning Advisory Committe papers 1990 May

Physical Description: blue binder

Scope and Content Note

binder containing materials pertaining to the planning advisory committee (of which Davidson was a member) and its meeting

Box 107

California Arts Council - California Creativity Forum papers 2000

Scope and Content Note

binder with materials from the Sept. 2000 meeting for California Creativity Forum

Box 101

Cal Arts papers 1995-1999

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the Cal Arts Conference on Professional Training Programs in Directing, the School of Theatre Student Design Portfolio reviews, and the 30th anniversary gala event honoring Patty and Roy Disney and Frank Gehry; includes personal and business correspondence, drafts of Davidson's speeches for the Directing program and gala event, invitations, informational brochures; folder with information on the Entertainment Industry and Arts Forum meeting by CALAA

Note

5 folders in unlabeled hanging file

Box 101

California Arts Council - meeting papers 1976-1992

Scope and Content Note

papers, notes, and correspondence pertaining to various meetings held by the California Arts Council; includes papers from the Arts Rally Day in Sacramento (March 1981), meeting in San Francisco (Aug. 1978), "Gregorio" meeting (Oct. 1976), and the Advocacy Strategy Meeting (March 1992)

Note

5 folders; in hanging file "CAC meetings"

Box 16

Challenge Grant 1977-1985

Scope and Content Note

papers and newspaper articles re: Challenge Grant and the arts in LA

Note

in hanging file entitled "NEA Challenge Grant"

Box 16

Challenge Grant - 1984 1983-1984

Scope and Content Note

papers re: 1984 Challenge Grant

Note

in hanging file entitled "NEA Challenge Grant"

Box 102

Doris Duke Foundation - meeting papers 2000-2002

Scope and Content Note

business papers pertaining to CTG's application to the Leading National Theatres Program (a joint project between the Doris Duke Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation); internal correspondence and drafts of applications

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 102

Directors Project - Drama League of New York 1990

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to the Directors Project; copies of blank applications, theater guidelines, and project questionnaire; Davidson's notes from a Project meeting

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 102

Animating Democracy Initiative - Ford Foundation project 1995-2000

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence pertaining to the Foundation's "Animating Democracy Initiative"; binder containing literature about the Foundation's "Expanding the Civic Role of the Arts" program; 1995 letter regarding the Foundations' "Inroads" and "International Creative Collaborations" projects

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 102

Expanding the Civic Role of the Arts - Ford Foundation focus group papers 1997

Scope and Content Note

papers and Davidson's notes pertaining to a focus group formed for the Ford Foundation

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 102

Ford Foundation (The) - CTG grant papers 1999

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence and papers pertaining to CTG's 1999 grant from The Ford Foundation

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 107

Expanding the Civic Role of the Arts - Ford Foundation project no date

Scope and Content Note

binder containing literature about the Foundation's "Expanding the Civic Role of the Arts" program

Box 102

Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays - papers 1987-2002

Scope and Content Note

includes funding applications for CTG; Davidson's notes from business meetings pertaining to the fund; internal and business correspondence; copies of winning applications; copies of play scripts, summaries, and script reports; papers pertaining to Davidson's role on the Artistic Advisory Panel

Note

several folders (fill about 2/3 of the box), all of which include "Fund for New American Plays" on label title

Box 103

Fund For New American Plays - theater proposals 1999

Scope and Content Note

copies of proposals for the year

Note

in bound booklet

Box 102

Getty Antiquities Project - papers 2002

Scope and Content Note

program for the Contemporary Performance of Ancient Greek and Roman Drama symposium held at the Getty Museum in 2002; press article from the NY Times reviewing "Antigone"

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 102

Getty Center Cultural Policy Roundtable - papers 1999

Scope and Content Note

Davidson's notes from the meeting; biographies on attendees; agenda; background reading materials for the roundtable; business correspondence

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Getty Antiquities Project - papers 2002

Scope and Content Note

planning papers; receipts; mailers; biographies of speakers

Note

in unlabeled hanging file; folder "Getty Classics Conference"

Box 103

Getty Center Villa - planning and evaluation papers 1998-2003

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; press articles pertaining to the project; questionnaires and pictures dealing with the Villa; copies of "ArtsEdNet Offline" publication from the Getty; memos pertaining to site visit in 2003

Note

in unlabeled hanging file; 2 folders "The Getty Villa Tour" and "Getty Center Evaluation Meetings"

Box 103

International Council of Fine Arts Deans - Arts in Education Committee Session papers 2001

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the event (includes participant biographies); internal and business correspondence

Note

in unlabeled hanging file; folder "Getty International Conference of Fine Arts"

Box 103

Meetings of the Masters - Patrick Davidson correspondence 2000

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with Patrick Davidson about the possibility of a live event titled "Meetings of the Masters" to be produced at the Getty Center

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize - selection committee papers 1997-1998

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; decision papers; award invitations and programs; binder from 1998 selection committee meeting

Note

3 folders, in unlabeled hanging file; white binder separate from hanging file

Box 107

Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize - selection committee papers 1998

Scope and Content Note

binder from 1998 selection committee meeting

Box 103

Hearst Foundation - endowment award 2001

Scope and Content Note

letter from Thomas Eastham indicating the amount given to CTG to establish the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 51

Hot Tix - program papers 1978

Scope and Content Note

news articles about new program; internal papers pertaining to development of "Hot Tix" program

Box 100

Humana Festival of New American Plays - press packet 1996

Scope and Content Note

brochures and information on the 20th anniversary Humana Festival

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

International Theatre Institute of the United States - papers 1967-1992

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence and "Theater Notes" from the institute; includes annual reports for 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, and 1986-87; program for the New Theatre Festival in Baltimore (no date); Playbill program for the 12th Congress of the International Theatre Institute (1967)

Note

2 folders

Box 103

Jewish Journal - Conversations at the Skirball Center event 1998-2002

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to the event; invitation to Jewish Cultural Achievement Awards in NYC

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

KCET Drama Programming 1997

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and newspaper snippet about the development of the drama offerings on KCET (creation of new cable channel)

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Kennedy Center - development papers 1976-1999

Scope and Content Note

press articles; copies of the "Kennedy Center News" publication (dating to 1976); internal and business correspondence pertaining to various Center events and upcoming programs

Box 104

LA Philharmonic Broadcasts Taping 1998

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to Davidson's interview for the LA Philharmonic broadcasts

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 104

Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation - application papers 1997-1999

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to funding applications for CTG

Box 104

League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. - conference and membership papers 1992-2002

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to Davidson's participation in the Biennial Conference in New Orleans (1999); Davidson's membership papers for the League

Note

four folders; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 13

National Council on the Arts Meeting #151 2004 March

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's materials pertaining to the Council's 151st meeting (March 29-31, 2004)

Box 13

National Council on the Arts 138th Meeting 1999 Nov

Physical Description: 3" white binder

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's materials pertaining to the Council's 138th meeting (November 1999)

Box 13

National Council on the Arts 137th Meeting 1999 July

Physical Description: 1.5" white binder

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's materials pertaining to the Council's 137th meeting

Box 14

National Council on the Arts 141st Meeting 2000 November 15

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's materials pertaining to the Council's 141st meeting (November 15, 2000)

Note

full title on binder: "National Council on the Arts 141st Meeting, November 15, 2000 - "The Arts and Liveable Communities"; binder also contains folders for Open Studio: The Arts Online (black folder), NEA Millenium Projects (white NEA folder), American Composers Forum (white folder; lapel pin for Continental Harmony)

Box 14

National Council on the Arts 139th Meeting 2000 March 3

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's materials pertaining to the Council's 139th meeting (March 2000)

Box 15

National Council on the Arts 147th Meeting 2002 November

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's materials pertaining to the Council's 147th meeting (November 7, 2002); also includes draft of minutes from 146th meeting (July 12, 2002)

Box 15

National Council on the Arts 146th Meeting 2002 June-July

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's materials pertaining to the Council's 146th meeting (July 12, 2002); inside binder is an informational book "Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development"; folder from The Mayors' Institute on City Design, blue file folder holding National Council on the Arts mailings for California; beige file folder with voting information; yellow file folder labeled "National Council on the Arts, July Mtg. 7/11-7/12/02"

Box 15

National Council on the Arts 145th Meeting 2002 March 8

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's materials pertaining to the Council's 145th meeting (March 8, 2002)

Box 13

Appropriations Request for Fiscal Year 2005 2004 February

Physical Description: 1.5" black binder

Scope and Content Note

Budget request by the NEA for 2005 fiscal year, as submitted to Congress in February 2004

Box 13

NEA Conference Call 2003 July-September

Scope and Content Note

Notes from 9/12/03 teleconference re: "American Jazz Masters Fellowship"; memorandums from Chairman Dana Gioia; handout on guest presenters' biographies

Note

full title of folder: "NEA Conference Call - Friday, 9/12/03 - 11:00am"

Box 14

National Endowment for the Arts - informational papers 1999-2000

Physical Description: white pocket folder with NEA symbol

Scope and Content Note

informational papers/brochures regarding arts agencies and public arts investment; minutes from the 138th meeting of the National Council on the Arts (November 5, 1999)

Box 16

National Endowment for the Arts - miscellaneous 1989-1992

Scope and Content Note

newspaper articles, business correspondence; particularly concerned with Senate actions against the NEA; also concerned with the NEA's "obscenity oath"

Box 16

NEA - business correspondence 1992-1995

Note

loose in box

Box 16

NEA - General File 1989

Physical Description: brown file folder

Box 16

NEA - miscellaneous business correspondence 1985-1992

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence

Note

loose papers in hanging file entitled "NEA Proposals - Grants"

Box 16

NEA - miscellaneous documents related to funding projects 1978-1986

Note

in hanging file entitled "NEA - Proposals and Grants"

Box 16

NEA - newspaper articles 1994

Scope and Content Note

articles from "NY Times" and "Newsweek"

Note

loose in hanging file " NEA Challenge Grant 1994"

Box 16

NEA - Opera Theater Site Visit 1995

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

papers regarding Jim Crabtree's visit

Note

in hanging file "NEA Proposals-Grants"; full title of folder: "NEA - Opera Theater Site Visit Sunda, April 23, 1995, 5:00pm"

Box 16

NEA - Opera-Musical Theater Program 1994

Scope and Content Note

papers regarding the Opera-Musical Theater Program and grants

Note

in hanging file "NEA Proposals-Grants"

Box 16

NEA - Washington DC trip 1996

Scope and Content Note

CTG grant information and booklet about NEA organization grants

Note

full title of folder: "NEA/Washington DC trip January 25-26, 1996"

Box 16

NEA Artistic Director's Statement 1993-1994

Physical Description: Manila folder

Note

in hanging file "NEA Challenge Grant 1994"

Box 16

NEA Arts Avocacy Meeting 1989

Physical Description: brown file folder

Scope and Content Note

newspaper articles and business correspondence

Note

in hanging file entitled "National Endowment - Miscellaneous"; full title on file folder "NEA Arts Advocacy meeting 10/2/(year omitted) 7:30pm Barndsall mtg."

Box 16

NEA Challenge and Advancement Review Meeting 1983-1984

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

personal notes for "Olympic Arts Festival" and funding; papers re: trip to Review meeting; on-site evaluation worksheets for theaters

Note

in hanging file entitled "NEA Challenge Grant"

Box 16

NEA Challenge Grant - 1993 1992

Scope and Content Note

papers and correspondence related to 1993 Challenge Grant application

Note

in hanging file "NEA Challenge Grant 1994"

Box 16

NEA Challenge Grant - correspondence 1987-1990

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

Business correspondence re: Challenge III Program; also, correspondence re: Non-Traditional Casting Project, Inc.

Note

in hanging file entitled "NEA Challenge Grant"

Box 16

NEA Challenge Grant 1994 1994

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

Challenge Grant application for Latino Audience Development Program and Challenge grant press releases

Note

in hanging file "NEA Challenge Grant 1994"

Box 16

NEA Conference - Chicago 1994 April

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

press release and notes

Note

in hanging file "NEA Challenge Grant 1994"; full title of folder: "NEA Conference 4/14-4/16/94 Chicago (Art-21: Art Reaches Into the 21st Century)"

Box 16

NEA Fellowship Grants 1994

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

letters of recommendation written by Gordon Davidson on behalf of NEA fellowship candidates; includes correspondance with candidates

Note

in hanging file entitled "National Endowment - Miscellaneous"

Box 16

NEA Funding Threat 1995

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

fax correspondence, articles, and letters re: Congress' attempt to cut funding to the arts and humanities

Note

in hanging file entitled "NEA Challenge Grant"

Box 16

NEA Grant Application 2004

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

drafts of NEA narratives for "Promise Me" and "A Perfect Wedding"; artist statements re: the productions

Box 16

NEA grant award 1997 May 6

Scope and Content Note

details of NEA grant award to CTG

Note

loose in box

Box 16

NEA Panel Washington 1986

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

handwritten notes re: Challenge Grant; guidelines for the Challenge III (fiscal yaer 1988); correspondence and papers re: Long-Term Enhancement (Ad Hoc Advisory Meeting)

Note

in hanging file entitled "NEA Challenge Grant"; full folder title: "NEA Panel Washington June 16,17, 1986"

Box 16

NEA Proposal - Artistic Director's Statement 2001 March

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

one page statement from Gordon Davidson for NEA proposal; general correspondence re: project proposal

Box 16

NEA Renewal Pitch Colloquy 1995

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

papers for renewal campaign and to prevent Congress from reducing arts funding

Note

in hanging file entitled "NEA Challenge Grant"

Box 16

NEA Site Visit 1995 Aug-Sep

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

paperwork for Del Hamilton's visit to CTG

Note

in hanging file entitled "National Endowment - Miscellaneous"; full title on folder: "NEA Site Visit Friday, September 1, 1995 5:00pm"

Box 16

NEA Site Visit - Greg Hurst 1997

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

papers related to Hurst's visit and CTG

Note

full title of folder: "NEA Site Visit/Greg Hurst Fri., June 27 - Sunday, June 29, 1997"

Box 16

NEA Site Visit: James Martin 2000 June 8

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

papers re: Martin's visit, includes biographical information, agenda; description of new MTF production "Tuva or Bust!" (March 11-May 6, 2001)

Box 16

NEA Theatre Seminars For Theatre Critics @ USC Annenberg School 2004 May

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

email correspondence to Gordon Davidson re: Theatre seminar for Theatre critics

Box 16

NEA Theatre Site Visit - David Goldstein 1994

Physical Description: Manila folder

Scope and Content Note

papers regarding Goldstein's visit

Note

in hanging file "NEA Proposals-Grants"; full title of folder: "NEA Theater Site Visit 12/29/1994"

Box 16

NEA/Highways 1995

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence with U.S. Senators re: NEA funding cuts; information on Highways, Inc. and funding cuts

Note

in hanging file entitled "National Endowment - Miscellaneous"

Box 16

NEA/OMT grant - Taj Mahal 1922 Jan 27

Note

in hanging file "NEA Proposals-Grants"

Box 16

NEA: Jane Alexander Resignation 1997 October 9

Scope and Content Note

articles re: Alexander's resignation from "Daily Variety," "LA Times," and "NY Times"

Box 16

NEA-OMT Site Visitor - Elissa Adams 1993 March 16

Scope and Content Note

papers related to Adams' visit

Note

in hanging file "NEA Proposals-Grants"

Box 16`

NEA-OMT Site Visitor - Randall Shine 1992 Aug

Scope and Content Note

papers related to Shine's visit

Note

in hanging file "NEA Proposals-Grants"

Box 17

Challenge Grant Evaluators 1978 March-April

Scope and Content Note

papers related to NEA's evaluation of Challenge Grant

Note

full title of folder: "Challenge Grant Evaluators Friday, 4/7/1978 - 1:30pm"

Box 17

NEA - 5 yr. plan Hanks Center 1984

Note

in hanging file "National Endowment for the Arts - Five Year Plan"

Box 17

NEA - Background 1998 July

Physical Description: orange file folder

Scope and Content Note

background for 7/13/98 Site Visit

Box 17

NEA - correspondence 2003 Nov 25

Scope and Content Note

memorandum from Michael Faubion, mailing includes revised mission statement, presentation by state & regional director Ed Dickey, "Challenge America" Fast-Track Grant announcement, and press clippings

Note

loose in box

Box 17

NEA - mailings 2000

Physical Description: green expandable folder

Scope and Content Note

information from 140th and 141st meetings of National Council on the Arts; media coverage of 2001 NEA budget

Box 17

NEA - Press Event 2004 April-May

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to press event for "Shakespeare comes to LA"

Note

full title of folder: "NEA Press Event May 17, 2004"

Box 17

NEA - Rally @ California Plaza 1997

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to NEA shutdown

Note

full title of folder: "NEA Rally @ California Plaza Wednesday, September 24, 1997"

Box 17

NEA - Shakespeare in American Communities 2004

Scope and Content Note

invitations; Gordon Davidson's speech notes for event; RSVP list

Note

full title of folder: "NEA Shakespeare in American Communities Monday, May 17, 2004"

Box 17

NEA - Shakespeare in America 2003-2004

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to planning and execution of "Shakespeare in American Communities"; DVD of Shakespeare documentary "Why Shakespeare?"

Box 17

NEA 20th Anniversary 1985 1985

Scope and Content Note

correspondence re: 20th Anniversary and details on Honorary Oscar awarded NEA

Note

in hanging file "National Endowment for the Arts - Five Year Plan"

Box 17

NEA Challenge Grant - Performing Arts Council 1983

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to Challenge Grant application for Performing Arts Council (3 year period of funding requested: 1983-1986)

Box 17

NEA Challenge Grant #2 1983 1983

Scope and Content Note

application for Challenge Grant; information pertaining to CTG's award for the year (business and media)

Box 17

NEA Challenge Grant Meeting 1976 Dec

Note

meeting held on 12/16/76, 3pm at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Box 17

NEA Meeting - Washington D.C. Five Year Plan 1984

Physical Description: Legal sized manila folder

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and files pertaining to Five Year Plan

Note

in hanging file "National Endowment for the Arts - Five Year Plan"

Box 17

NEA/LA Times Counterpunch Response 1997

Box 18

NEA - Appropriations Request for Fiscal Year 2004 2003 February

Physical Description: 1.5" blue binder

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to appropriations request made to Congress

Box 18

NEA - ArtsReach 1999

Scope and Content Note

maps and graphs illustrating location and number of grants awarded in states, including ArtsReach; includes April 1999 Arts Education brochure from NEA

Note

loose in box, after "National Council on the Arts (official file)" bolder

Box 18

NEA - Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2006 2004 Sep

Physical Description: 1" white binder

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to NEA Budget Request

Box 18

NEA - Fall/Winter Fiscal Year 2003 Panel Meetings 2002-2003

Physical Description: light grey file folder

Scope and Content Note

informational brochures and grant information

Note

contains manila folder "NEA Restructuring Articles"

Box 18

NEA - informational booklets 2002

Scope and Content Note

booklets from the NEA: "Sprawl and Public Space," "The Mayors' Institute," "Your Town," "Schools for Cities," "University-Community Design Partnerships," and the Taller Awards' 5th annivesary.

Box 18

NEA - Michael P. Hammond 2002

Scope and Content Note

news coverage in U.S. on death of Chairman Hammond

Note

papers held together with rubberband

Box 18

NEA - Millenium Projects 1999

Physical Description: white pocket folder with NEA symbol and "Millenium Projects" label

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to "Millenium Projects"

Box 18

NEA - National Medal of Arts 2001 Ballot 2001

Note

title on folder reads: "Gordon Davidson"

Box 18

NEA - Restructuring Articles 2002

Scope and Content Note

press clippings and correspondence from NEA re: restructuring

Note

inside light grey folder

Box 18

NEA Site Visit - John Dillon 2002 January

Scope and Content Note

bio of Dillon

Note

full title of folder: "NEA Site Visit: John Dillon Friday, January, 20, 2002 11:00am"

Box 19

NEA - Appropriations Request for Fiscal Year 2003 2002 February

Physical Description: 1.5" burgundy binder

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to NEA Appropriations Request

Box 19

NEA - Appropriations Request for Fiscal Year 2001 2000 February

Physical Description: 1" green binder

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to NEA Appropriations Request

Box 19

NEA - Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2004 2002 September

Physical Description: 1.5" blue binder

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to NEA Budget Request; binder as submitted to Office of Management and Budget

Box 19

NEA - Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2001 1999 Sep

Physical Description: 1" green binder

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to NEA Budget Request; binder as submitted to Office of Management and Budget

Note

three copies of this binder are in the box

Box 19

NEA - business mailings 2002-2004

Scope and Content Note

mailings from the NEA: news clips; information on "Challenge America"; annual report for 2002

Note

loose in box

Box 19

NEA - orientation materials 2002 April

Physical Description: 3-hole punched papers with binder dividers

Scope and Content Note

orientation materials for members of the National Council on the Arts

Note

loose in box

Box 97

NEA hearing testimony papers - Davidson 1981-1990

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to 1981 Yates Committee hearings (correspondence, hearing briefings, National Video Festival packet); Davidson's testimony papers; press articles detailing the debate on NEA/government censorship; internal and business correspondence

Note

2 folders

Box 97

NEA testimony materials - Davidson's papers 1989-1990

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; press articles pertaining to Congressional vote and the NEA censoring; copies of letter sent to Congress and to CTG

Note

4 folders

Box 103

W.M. Keck Foundation - grant applications and meeting papers 1989-2003

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; copies of grant applications; copies of materials prepared for meetings with representatives of the Keck Foundation

Note

4 folders; in unlabeled hanging file

Subseries 2. Production and Event Planning

Box 41

Los Angeles Bicentennial - planning papers 1972-1975

Scope and Content Note

papers and proposals for LA Bicentennial; business and internal correspondence; meeting notes

Box 102

Set designs - Ming no date

Scope and Content Note

set and costume sketches for an unknown production

Box 80

Season schedules - 1994-95 Season 1993-1994

Scope and Content Note

season schedules and calendars for MTF and Ahmanson at the Doolittle

Note

loose in hanging file "1994-95 Season"

Box 20

Regina Taylor - Drowning Crow 2002

Scope and Content Note

papers related to the directing work of Regina Taylor; reviews of her work "Drowning Crow" and "The Immigrant"

Note

full title of folder: "Drowning Crow/Regina Taylor Goodman Theatre"

Subseries 3. Finances

Box 40

1977 Season - budget 1977 September-October

Scope and Content Note

financial statements for CTG (includes financial information for Ahmanson and Mark Taper Forum)

Note

in hanging file "1977 Season Budget"

Box 75

CTG budget adjustments - 1991-92 Season 1991

Scope and Content Note

budget worksheets for MTF and Ahmanson at the Doolittle; internal memos

Note

in hanging file "1991-92 Season - miscellaneous"

Box 77

Budgets - 1992-93 Season 1992

Scope and Content Note

budget worksheets for Ahmanson and Mark Taper

Note

in hanging file "1992-93 Season"

Box 110

Ira and Leonore Gershwin Philanthropic Fund - award letter 1993

Scope and Content Note

letter announcing a financial award to CTG from the Gershwin fund, including invoice

Note

loose in box; in unlabeled legal folder

Box 104

Lasker Family Foundation 1993-1997

Scope and Content Note

paper pertaining to the financial contributions made by Edward Lasker to CTG; Edward Lasker obituary and remarks made by Davidson

Note

2 folders

Box 104

Sadie and Norman Lee Fund - new play commissions 1997

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to Lee fund to commission new plays at CTG

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 104

Los Angeles (City) Grants - application papers 1978-1997

Scope and Content Note

drafts and final copies of grant applications for different city grants; internal and business correspondence; grants include ones from the Cultural Affairs Department and and the Music and Performing Arts Commission

Note

4 folders

Box 105

Nathan Cummings Foundation - application papers 2001

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence and application forms

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 109

Shubert Foundation (The) - grant applications and lawsuit correspondence 1972-2002

Scope and Content Note

numerous grant applications spanning from 1972-2002; annual report publication for the Shubert Foundation (1979, 1981-1984); newspaper articles and Davidson's correspondence pertaining to the Shubert's desire to purchase more NYC theaters and the lawsuit levied against them (1981)

Note

papers in two folders, one containing primarily grant applications, the other containing lawsuit correspondence and the annual reports

Box 109

Strategic Grantmaker Services 1994

Scope and Content Note

informational brochure and note from the Strategic Grantmaker Services

Note

in folder "Financial Awards - CTG"

Box 109

Strategic Grantmaker Services 1994

Scope and Content Note

informational brochure and note from the Strategic Grantmaker Services

Note

in folder "Financial Awards - CTG"

Box 105

Times Mirror Foundation - site visit papers 2000 October

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence pertaining to site visit, includes memo on CTG grant application

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 110

Vidal Sassoon Foundation - award papers 1997

Scope and Content Note

correspondence pertaining to the foundation's award to CTG

Box 110

Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund - grant papers 1991-1994

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to CTG's grant applications and awards from the Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund; includes business and internal correspondence; CTG's programs analysis and drafts of grant proposals

Note

2 legal folders

Subseries 4. Administrative Papers

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson correspondences and faxes (1966-2004); season planning papers for all CTG venues; papers for events involving Davidson or another administrative member (special appearances, speaking engagements, etc.)

Box 37

Gordon Davidson - faxes and emails 2000-2003

Scope and Content Note

faxes and emails include business and personal correspondence, theater reviews (NYC and regional), and production papers (set design, production design, financial information)

Box 46

Gordon Davidson - Chron Files (A thru G) 1972-2001

Scope and Content Note

'A' Chron Files - 'G' Chron Files; "A" files: Eddie Albert quilt, Aspen Institute, Aspen Design Conference, ATP conference (1987), Ray Aranha, Harry Ackerman; "B" files: Ross-Adrian Brown, Arthur Ballet, Marian Barnett, Ben Benjamin, Steven Berkoff; "C" files: California Summer Arts Summit, Cuba, Joe Chaikin, Robert Coe, Arthur Cantor, Harry Chapin Project, Wally Chappell, Warren Christensen, Campny Theatre, Frank Cooper; "D" files: Evzen Drmola; "F" files: Gary Familian, Ken Fryer; "G" files: Amlin Gray, David Gordon meeting, Harvey Gantt, Clive Goodwin, Martin Gottfried, Peter Goulds, Arlen Gregorio

Note

files seem to be arranged alphabetically with some chronological organization for those files not filed under a specific name/organization (i.e., "'A' Chron File 2000" and "'A' Chron File 2001")

Box 47

Gordon Davidson - Chron files (H thru Z) 1966-2001

Scope and Content Note

'H'-'X,Y,Z' chron files; "J" files: Len Jenkin; "K" files: Eugenia Kuznettsova, Leon Katz, Arthur Kopit, Lucy Kroll, Henry Kurth; "L" files: Los Angeles Public Library re-opening plans, Literary 2000-2001; "M" files: David Mairowitz, Charles Marowitz, Larry Mirkin, George Mische; "N" files: Marsha Norman; "O" files: Ditta Oliker; "P" files: Gilbert Parker

Note

files seem to be arranged alphabetically with some chronological organization for those files not filed under a specific name/organization (i.e., "'H' Chron File 2000" and "'H' Chron File 2001")

Box 48

Gordon Davidson - Chron files/literary letters 1998, 2002-2004

Scope and Content Note

Chron files 'P'-'Z' (1998) and 'A'-'Z' (2002-2004); correspondence re: plays in files titled "literary letters"; file folder with miscellaneous, unsolicited materials sent to Davidson (photographs, booklets, videotape)

Note

empty folders from "chron file" sequences were removed

Box 78

CTG subscriber London Tour 1994 1993

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence pertaining to trip and attendees

Note

in hanging file "1993-94 Season"

Box 101

Gordon Davidson - City Club file 1988-1990

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to Davidson's membership

Box 102

Denver Center for the Performing Arts - proposal for structure of theater division 2004

Scope and Content Note

photocopy of 1974 proposal prepared by Davidson for DCPA; letter from chairman Donald Seawell to Davidson

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Local media involvement - KCRW TV and KUSC radio 1989-1995

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to voice taping of Davidson for KCRW membership drives; papers for a seminar to evaluate KUSC radio programming

Note

3 folders; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Motti Lerner - meeting papers 2000

Scope and Content Note

correspondence pertaining to Davidson's meeting with playwright/screenwriter Motti Lerner

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 104

Reynold Levy - visit papers 2002

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to LA visit of Reynold Levy (president of Lincoln Center); internal and business correspondence

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Alter and Gil - New Artists from Israel papers 1999

Scope and Content Note

papers from an art exhibition titled "Opportunities 1999"; includes artwork pictures and exhibition brochures; business correspondence

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 106

People for the American Way Action Fund - NEA lobbying papers 1990

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence pertaining to events held to lobby for the preservation of the NEA; copy of polls and public opinion about the NEA (titled "The American Public's Perspective on Federal Support for the Arts, and the Controversy over Funding for the National Endowment for the Arts")

Box 109

Susan Smith Blackburn Prize - papers 1991-1998

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize; includes nomination papers for Jo Carson (1991) and Doris Baizley (1998)

Box 105

Minority Arts Consortium Proposal - Bobby Hooks 1990

Scope and Content Note

internal correspondence pertaining to Hooks' proposal, includes copy of proposal

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 110

Broadway on Sunset - West Coast Musical Theatre Conference papers 2000

Scope and Content Note

personal and business correspondence pertaining to Davidson's receipt of the first Theatrical Visionary Award offered by Broadway on Sunset; includes conference itinerary, brochures, and press releases

Box 105

National Youth Theatre of Great Britain - visit information 1996

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to National Youth Theatre of Great Britain visit to California; business correspondence

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 109

Theatre du Complicite 2002

Scope and Content Note

brief email note about the local Japanese theater group

Box 109

Conversations at Sotheby's - event papers 1994-1996

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to two separate "Conversations at Sotheby's" events, one held in 1994 (with Robert Altman, Tony Kushner, and Davidson as host), the second held in 1996 (titled "The Art of Politics/The Politics of Art"); includes correspondence, invitations, newspaper articles, and programs

Box 102

Deaf West Theatre Company - papers 1991-1993

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; programs from previous productions ("A Hellacious Celebrity Haunt," "Shirley Valentine," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "The Gin Game," and "Am I Paranoid?"); newspaper article

Note

2 folders; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 102

Democratic National Convention - Hope Street event 1999-2000

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the planning and logistics of the DNC event held at the Staples Center; information about the impact of the convention on CTG and the Performing Arts Center; master calendar for fall 2000

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Alberto Vilar Global Fellowship - committee papers 2001

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; informational packet on the fellowship

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Goethe Institute - correspondence 2003

Scope and Content Note

correspondence pertaining to obtaining visas for Volksbuehne Berlin; brochures and publicity information on the group

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Heinz Awards - nomination papers 1995-2002

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence; papers pertaining to Davidson's role as a nominator

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Humana Festival 1995 - papers 1995

Scope and Content Note

programs and informational papers on the festival

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Inner City Arts - Arts Alliance Award papers 1993

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the Arts Alliance award given to Joel Wachs - includes internal and business correspondence, press articles, the Inner City Arts gala newsletter; report to the James Irvine foundation on planning grant for the Music Center

Box 103

Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue - papers 1998-2000

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to the annual dialogue event, founded and directed by Anna Deavere Smith

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 103

Israel Policy Forum - papers 1996-1997

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the Israel Policy Forum; business and internal correspondence; press articles

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 104

LA Public Library Odyssey Dinner - correspondence 2003

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence pertaining to the Davidsons' (Gordon and Judi) participation as hosts

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 104

LA Public Library Odyssey Dinner - correspondence 2003

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence pertaining to the Davidson's participation as hosts

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 104

LA Times - papers 1994-2000

Scope and Content Note

correspondence pertaining to LA Times Roundtable discussions; internal and business correspondence responding to press coverage; copies of press articles and reviews

Note

4 folders; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 104

Los Angeles Theatre Center - business information 1990-1991

Scope and Content Note

copy of report of Mayoral Study Group (Oct. 1990), financial information, press kit, and development kit sent to Davidson for consultation

Note

in hanging file "Los Angeles Theatre Center"

Box 104

Los Angeles Theatre Center - opening season invitation 1985

Scope and Content Note

opening season invitation mailer for Davidson

Note

in hanging file "LAAT (Los Angeles Theatre Center)"

Box 104

Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas - 1995 conference papers 1994-1995

Scope and Content Note

conference panel descriptions; business correspondence; conference brochure

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 104

League of Resident Theatres - conference and administrative papers 1983-1999

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to 1983, 1984, 1992, and 1999 LORT conferences; Equity negotiations for 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1996

Note

7 folders; in hanging file "LORT"

Box 104

Los Angeles Athletic Health Club Luncheon - papers 2003

Scope and Content Note

correspondence papers pertaining to luncheon

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 104

Los Angeles Festival - event papers 1990-1993

Scope and Content Note

planning papers, correspondence, program, and press reader for the 1990 Los Angeles Festival; event mailers, invitations, program, and internal/business correspondence for the 1992 Festival; invitation and participant papers for the 1994 Festival; papers pertaining to the "Africa in the Americas" Festival done in conjunction with the Los Angeles Festival (1993-94)

Note

4 folders

Box 104

Los Angeles Festival "Acts of Commitment/Arts of Change" - event papers 1993

Scope and Content Note

invitation and participant papers for the Los Angeles Festival (Jan. 14-16, 1994)

Box 105

Market Theatre Foundation - papers 1991-2003

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence; information on Grahame Lindop's visit to LA and meeting with Davidson; planning papers and guest lists for fundraising dinner held October 5, 1998; business correspondence with Gordon Davidson pertaining to Market Theatre Foundation operations; press articles; 1990-91 annual report

Note

3 folders; in hanging file "Market Theatre Foundation"

Box 105

Andrew Mellon Foundation - proposals and administrative papers 1973-2003

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence; 2000 application for the Leading National Theatres Program; 1983 and 1991 Mellon Foundation report; Mellon Fellows candidates letters and resumes; various Mellon Foundation applications from MTF and CTG; internal memos; background information on the Foundation; notes from dinner meeting with Rachel Bellow

Note

loose papers and eleven folders; in 2 hanging files, "Mellon Foundation"

Box 105

Miles Memorial Playhouse Hearing - papers 1995

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to the Miles Memorial Playhouse hearing in Santa Monica

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 105

MOCA - Board of Trustees papers 1996

Scope and Content Note

information pertaining to the MOCA Board of Trustees

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 105

Manhattan Theater Club - Playwriting Fellowships 1996

Scope and Content Note

information on the 1996 MTC playwriting fellowships

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 105

National Cultural Alliance - papers 1992-1996

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence; planning papers pertaining to meeting at Huntington Library; information packet on the NCA; papers from President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities meeting

Note

four folders; in two unlabeled hanging files

Box 112

National Endowment for the Arts - National Council on the Arts papers 2002-2003

Scope and Content Note

information on the agency's strategic plan for FY 1999-2004; participant packet and Davidson's notes from the NCA/NEA April 2003 meeting, including the executive session

Box 105

New Dramatists - Weissberger Award papers 1995

Scope and Content Note

invitation to suggest applicants for the award

Note

loose papers; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 105

New Harmony Project - papers 1996-1997

Scope and Content Note

information on the New Harmony Project; business correspondence

Note

in hanging file

Box 105

National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts - papers 1996

Scope and Content Note

information packet on the NFAA

Note

lavender pocket folder in unlabeled hanging file

Box 105

National Foundation for Jewish Culture - papers 1996-2001

Scope and Content Note

information on the foundation; invitation to the 1996 Jewish Cultural Achievement Awards Ceremony; business and internal correspondence; information on the Jewish Endowment for the Arts and Humanities; information on the Jewish Federation

Note

2 folders; in hanging file "National Foundation for Jewish Culture" and unlabeled hanging file

Box 105

Non-Traditional Casting Project - papers 1996-2003

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the Non-Traditional Casting Project; press articles; business and internal correspondence; information on the NTCP 1996 board meeting

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 106

Non-Traditional Casting Project - papers 1986-2000

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to board meetings for NTCP: business and personal correspondence; budget figures; agendas; NTCP newsletters; press articles; symposium proposals; papers from LA symposium and the first national symposium held in NYC;

Note

17 folders; in 4 unlabeled legal file (first in series of files is labeled "Non-Traditional Casting Project")

Box 106

Eugene O'Neill Foundation - papers 1967-1987

Scope and Content Note

business and personal correspondence pertaining to the foundation; notes about the 1968 season for the O'Neill Memorial Theatre; press articles; information packet from the O'Neill Foundation about the Tao House; Eugene O'Neill centennial mailer poster; program booklets and schedule mailer for the 8th season of the PepsiCo Sumerfare festival

Note

three folders; in legal file "O'Neill Foundation"

Box 106

National Playwrights Conference (Eugene O'Neill Foundation) - papers 1969-1987

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence; Playbills for the 1969, 1970, 1978, 1980, 19841987 conferences; programs and schedules for conferences; play evaluations; conference invitations; press articles

Note

4 folders and loose papers; in two legal files

Box 106

Pacific Asia Museum - Spring Festival Honorary Committee papers 1995

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; information packet for the Pacific Asia Museum

Note

in unlabeled legal file

Box 106

Pew Charitable Trusts - grant information 1992-1996

Scope and Content Note

information on resources and available grants from 1992-1995; internal correspondence regarding application made to TCG/Pew to continue the residency of artist Eduardo Machado

Box 108

Pew Charitable Trust/Theatre Communications Group - grant and conference papers 1991-1995

Scope and Content Note

internal and business corresponding to TCG/Pew Charitable Trust grants on behalf of Eduardo Machado residency at the Taper; schedule and information on the TCG/Pew conference "Revisiting the Artistic Home"; internal and business correspondence regarding a Pew Charitable Trust meeting at MOCA - includes notes by Davidson

Note

three folders; unlabeled legal folder

Box 106

Plato Society of UCLA - colloquium papers 2004

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to Davidson's speaking engagement at the Plato Society's colloquium; promotional materials; information on the Plato Society

Note

2 folders

Box 108

Plaza de la Raza - Margo Albert memorial papers and celebration 1985

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; press articles about Margo Albert and her death; program for the event

Note

in the folder "Plaza de la Raza"

Box 108

Princess Gracie Awards - papers 1998

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to the Princess Gracie Awards; application letters, recommendations letters, and award letters

Box 108

Rockefeller Foundation Proposal - Multi-Arts Production fund grant 1996-2000

Scope and Content Note

correspondence about funding from the Rockefeller Foundation; guidelines for the multi-arts production fund

Note

folder titled "Rockefeller Foundation Proposal Draft (March 2000)"

Box 108

Rotary Club - speech papers 2003

Scope and Content Note

draft of speech for the LA Rotary Club; internal and business correspondence

Box 108

Michael Pennington - Royal Shakespeare Company 1999

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to visit with Michael Pennington of the RSC

Box 109

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, Inc. - Sir John Gielgud Fellowship papers 1996-2000

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the nomination process for the Gielgud Fellowship, includes resumes, business and personal correspondence

Box 108

Shakespeare's Globe - organization papers 1976-2003

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence pertaining to fundraising and operational activities for Shakespeare's Globe; papers from the International Shakespeare Association, original program for Association's Congress (1976), copy of the Congress program (1981), business and internal correspondence about a 1992 conference meeting with organizers; Sam Wanamaker Award nomination papers

Box 108

Richard E. Sherwood Award - certificates 1999-2003

Scope and Content Note

award folder containing the award certificates for John Belluso and Keith Josef Adkins (unopened)

Note

award presented by the Center Theatre Group meant to "celebrate innovation in the theatre and encourage those artists to explore"

Box 108

Robert E. Sherwood - 2002 award papers 2002

Scope and Content Note

thank-you letters from Davidson to the nominating institutions of Sherwood award candidates; nomination letters and supporting documents; dinner information, invitation, and guest list

Box 108

Robert E. Sherwood Award - 2000 award papers 2000

Scope and Content Note

nominee applications; awardee biographies and press release on the winners; dinner guest list and invitation

Box 108

Robert E. Sherwood Award - 1998 award papers 1998-1999

Scope and Content Note

nominee applications (split into non-finalist and finalist files); nomination letters; dinner information and invitation, tentative dinner guest list, Davidson's remarks on the awardee, Belluso

Box 108

Robert E. Sherwood Award - 1997 award papers 1997

Scope and Content Note

nominee list; award dinner possible guest list and invitation; nominee applications (original and office copy)

Note

3 legal folders; dinner folder and nominee lists in one folder; nominee applications placed in two additional folders

Box 108

Robert E. Sherwood Award - 1996 inaugural award papers 1994-1996

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the creation of the Sherwood award - includes correspondence with Robert Sherwood's widow, Dee, and fundraising information; information for the first award, the celebratory dinner - includes draft prints of brochures, copies of invitation, and guest list

Box 108

Robert E. Sherwood Award - 2003 award papers 2003

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the nomination and award process (includes biographies of nominees); 2003 award dinner invitation, guest list, and interview questions for winner Keith Adkins

Box 109

Smithsonian Institution 1981

Scope and Content Note

correspondence from Wilton Dillon to Kenneth Brecher; informational brochure for the Smithsonian's division of performing arts

Box 109

Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc. - papers 1969-2003

Scope and Content Note

SSD&C newsletters; correspondence and articles pertaining to a contract dispute between LORT (League of Resident Theatres) and SSD&C, includes personal and business correspondence between Davidson and other SSD&C/LORT personnel; business and personal correspondence; newspaper articles relating to SSD&C and LORT issues and contract dispute

Note

files split between 5 legal files

Box 109

Sundance Theatre Program - Playwright's Lab 1997 1997

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to the Playwright's Lab; a request for Davidson to apply for an artist residency; notes and agenda from an LA Directors Meeting for the Sundance Theatre Program

Note

in folder "Financial Awards - CTG"

Box 110

Theatre Communications Group - national conference notes 1978-2001

Scope and Content Note

Gordon Davidson's personal notes from various TCG conferences split between two notebooks (1978-1994; 1996-2001)

Box 110

Theatre Communications Group - board of directors packets 1998-2002

Scope and Content Note

packets for various board of directors meetings from 1998-2002

Note

6 legal folders

Box 111

Theatre Communications Group - board of directors books 1997-2003

Scope and Content Note

contains board books from 1997-98, 1998-1999, 2000-01, 2001-02, and 2002-03; binders from Board of Directors meetings in May 14-16, 2000, January 28-29, 2002, May 20-21, 2002, November 18-19, 2002, and May 5-6, 2003

Note

nine bound in binders; 2001-02 book bound by clip

Box 112

Theatre Communications Group - 1994 national conference packet 1994

Scope and Content Note

conference packet for the 1994 TCG conference; includes Davidson's notes on some panels

Box 112

Theatre Communications Group - 2001 national conference packet 2001

Scope and Content Note

participant packets and information for the 2001 TCG conference in Philadelphia

Box 112

Theatre Communications Group - 1999 national conference packet 1999

Scope and Content Note

participant packets and information for the 1999 TCG conference in San Francisco; includes Davidson's notes on various panels

Box 112

Theatre Communications Group - board of directors packets 1998-2003

Scope and Content Note

various packets for board of directors meetings (includes personal notes by Davidson from meetings); includes meeting packet from Davidson's final board meeting (May 2003)

Note

4 legal folders

Box 112

Theatre Communications Group - Board of Directors updates 1998-2002

Scope and Content Note

correspondence pertaining to updates to the board of directors; includes directories and notes about the organization

Box 112

Theatre Communications Group - quarterly financial statements 2001-2002

Scope and Content Note

quarterly financial statements released to TCG board members; includes copies of TCG bulletin

Box 112

Theatre Communications Group - Executive Committee papers 2002-2003

Scope and Content Note

business and internal correspondence pertaining to the executive committee; meeting minutes

Box 112

Theatre Communications Group - organization papers 1998-2003

Scope and Content Note

various papers pertaining to the organizational happenings of TCG; includes a number of TCG Bulletins, personal and business correspondence between TCG and CTG's Gordon Davidson and Charles Dillingham; papers from TCG's international committee conference call (April 2000); information about the Universal Access committee

Note

2 legal folders

Box 102

Theatre for a New Audience - King John reviews 2000

Scope and Content Note

correspondence with Davidson about "King John" and copies of press reviews

Note

folder titled "Fan Fox and Leslie Samuels Foundation"; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 109

UCLA Theater events and speaking engagements 1994-2000

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to Davidson's speaking engagements at UCLA (1994 and 1998); includes internal and business correspondence, photography, advertisement brochures, and newspaper articles; papers about David Sefton's appointment as the new director of the UCLA Performing Arts

Note

three folders in "UCLA"

Box 109

USC speaking engagements and ambassador papers 2001-2004

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to Lars Hansen's request for Davidson to be a USC ambassador (for arts news) and Davidson's participation in David Mermelstein's journalism class

Note

Hansen's request comes in an informational packet that includes a CD sampler of the Thornton Music School's ensembles

Box 110

Weingart Foundation 1992-1996

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence pertaining to CTG's application for funding to support YAP; other business correspondence between the foundation and CTG

Box 110

Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation - nomination papers 1987-1996

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to CTG's nominations of early career theater writers for the Whiting Foundation award; personal and business correspondence, letter drafts, lists of previous winners

Note

2 folders

Box 103

Yiddishkayt! - event papers 1998-1999

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence; programs for event

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Subseries 5. Publicity

Box 85

Publicity materials - Mark Taper and Ahmanson productions 1995-1998

Scope and Content Note

brochures, flyers, and ads for "An Inspector Calls," "Three Tall Women," "Psycopathia Sexualis" (also materials for Seattle production), the 1995-96 New Works Festival, "Skylight," and the Amhmanson 1997-98 Season; copy of Denver's Applause program; mock-up of MTF program for "Neat"

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Subseries 6. Submissions

Box 96

3 Weeks After Paradise - Israel Horovitz 2001

Scope and Content Note

script and email correspondence with Israel Horovitz's work responding to the 9/11 attacks

Note

in hanging file "My Old Lady - miscellaneous"

Subseries 7. Special events and programs

Box 92

34th Season Opening Gala - event papers 2000

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to season gala; copies of invitation to gala; development papers; timeline for event with script; timeline for King Hedley II opening night dinner

Note

2 folders; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 92

Inner Circle Preview Brunch 2000 October

Scope and Content Note

invitation to season preview brunch; event details and schedule; invitee list

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 95

35th Anniversary Gala and Benefit - event papers 2001

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence pertaining to planning and event details; copy of benefit invitations; Davidson's remarks for the benefit dinner and timeline of event

Note

3 folders; in hanging file "Taper 2001-2002 Season"

Box 101

Mentor Playwrights Project-Corday Endowment - papers 1989-1997

Scope and Content Note

papers and informational mailers pertaining to the CTG Mentor Playwrights project; 1989 CTG annual report booklet; internal and business correspondence and papers re: the Corday endowment for the Mentor Playwrights project

Note

2 folders in file "Theodore and Elizabeth Corday Fund"

Box 100

Berliner Ensemble 1999

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the US tour of the Berliner Ensemble; includes budget information, business correspondence, and information packet

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 96

Copenhagen - production papers 2000-2002

Scope and Content Note

internal and business correspondence; press articles; Playbill from touring production (presented at the Wilshire Theatre)

Box 104

Directors Lab Web - meeting papers 2001-2004

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to Directors Lab West meetings; includes schedules and session information for 2001, 2002, and 2004; correspondence to Davidson asking for his participation for the 2002 meeting

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 102

East West Players - new theatre campaign 1997

Scope and Content Note

business correspondence pertaining to the new theater space

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 102

East West Players Gala - event papers 2003

Scope and Content Note

includes planning papers for the event that celebrate Tim Dang's 10th anniversary with the company; business and internal correspondence; copies of program and other memorabilia from the event

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 104

LA Women's Foundation - Walk the Talk event 2002

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to Davidson's involvement in the "Walk the Talk - The Men of LA" fashion show as a model; includes fund raising information and two programs for the event

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 104

Art of the Palate - dinner event papers 1996-1998

Scope and Content Note

includes papers for the 1996 and 1998 dinners; internal correspondence; Davidson's notes on the 1996 event; copies of invitations to the event

Note

2 folders; in unlabeled hanging file

Box 102

Much To Do About Something - production papers 1999 August

Scope and Content Note

copy of program; press article about event

Note

in unlabeled hanging file

Box 110

USIA Tour to Czechoslovakia - American Theatre Today exhibit papers 1987-1989

Scope and Content Note

papers pertaining to the development and fulfillment of the USIA tour to Czechoslovakia to perform various theater works in Bratlslava; includes business and personal correspondence with Davidson and other administrative members, copies of scripts up for option, Davidson's written notes about travels and organizational meetings, newspaper articles, budget papers, itineraries, and planning papers

Note

2 legal folders contain the papers

Series 50. Unprocessed Materials

Scope and Content Note

These materials are in the midst of being processed.

Box 109

Unprocessed Materials