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Living Theatre records

Title: Living Theatre records, 1945-1991.
Author: Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 63	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 63	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 62	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 62	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 61	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 61	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 60	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 60	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 59	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 59	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 58	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 58	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 57	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 57	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 56	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 56	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 55	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 55	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 54	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 54	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 52	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 52	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 51	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 51	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 50	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 50	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 49	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 49	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 48	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 48	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 47	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 47	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 46	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 46	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 45	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 45	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 44	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 44	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 43	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1988-005 Box 43	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description

22.5 lf. (63 boxes)

Summary

The Living Theatre Records consist of correspondence, financial papers, legal papers, production files, notebooks and calendars, scripts, programs, photographs, promotional materials, clippings and oversized files relating to its evolution, management and history.

Subject

Genre/Form

Posters.
Scripts.

Access (note)

Collection is open to the public. Advance notice may be required. Contracts and payroll records (Boxes 20-21) may be viewed only with permission of the curator. Materials in Box 53 are restricted, patrons must use service copies in Box 52.

Source (note)

Judith Malina
Erica Bilder/Living Theatre

Biography (note)

The Living Theatre was founded by Judith Malina and Julian Beck in 1947.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.

Processing Action (note)

Cataloged
Accessioned

Call Number

*T-Mss 1988-005

OCLC

NYPW90-A107

Author

Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

Title

Living Theatre records, 1945-1991.

Access

Collection is open to the public. Advance notice may be required. Contracts and payroll records (Boxes 20-21) may be viewed only with permission of the curator. Materials in Box 53 are restricted, patrons must use service copies in Box 52.

Biography

The Living Theatre was founded by Judith Malina and Julian Beck in 1947. Their avant-garde plays were performed in New York theaters until 1963 when they were shut down by the IRS for failing to pay taxes. Living Theatre then launched a workd-wide tour and settled in Berlin in 1965. The company toured the United States in 1968 and returned to Europe in 1969. In 1970 Living Theatre toured Brazil, performing in street plays, developing the cycle of plays titled THE LEGACY OF CAIN. While in Brazil its members were arrested for drug possession and jailed. The charges were eventually dropped due to strong protests from the world artistic community. After leaving Brazil, Living Theatre performed in the inner city of Pittsburgh. In 1975 they returned to Europe and continued bringing plays to the streets. Julian Beck returned with the Living Theatre to the United States before his death in 1985 and performed a repertory of four works. This included THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SLEEP, ANTIGONE, THE YELLOW METHUSELAH and THE ONE AND THE MANY. In May 1989 the Living Theatre came back to New York where it has its present home.

Indexes

Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.

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Finding Aid

Research Call Number

*T-Mss 1988-005

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