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Circle Repertory Company records

Title: Circle Repertory Company records, 1965-1996.
Author: Circle Repertory Company
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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 433	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 433	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 432	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 432	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 431	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 431	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 430	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 430	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 429	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 429	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 428	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 428	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 427	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 427	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 426	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 426	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 425	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 425	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 424	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 424	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 423	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 423	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 422	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 422	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 421	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 421	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 420	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 420	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 419	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 419	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 418	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 418	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 417	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 417	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 416	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 416	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 415	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 415	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 414	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1995-021 Box 414	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description

207.5 linear ft. (433 boxes)

Summary

The Circle Repertory Company records document equally the creative process and the business aspects involved with operating a repertory company, but it is predominantly a script collection.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Clippings.
Correspondence.
Financial records.
Minutes.
Photographs.
Programs.
Promptbooks.
Scripts (documents)

Access (note)

Collection is open to the public. Boxes 374-377 are restricted and require permission from the Curator to acess. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography (note)

Circle Repertory Company, the innovative and award-winning Off-Broadway repertory theater company, was founded in 1969 by Marshall W. Mason, Lanford Wilson, Rob Thirkield, and Tanya Berezin.

Call Number

*T-Mss 1995-021

OCLC

NYPG05-A10027

Author

Circle Repertory Company.

Title

Circle Repertory Company records, 1965-1996.

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Boxes 374-377 are restricted and require permission from the Curator to acess. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography

Circle Repertory Company, the innovative and award-winning Off-Broadway repertory theater company, was founded in 1969 by Marshall W. Mason, Lanford Wilson, Rob Thirkield, and Tanya Berezin. Originally named Circle Theater Company, the initial plan for the company was to establish a pool of artists (actors, directors, playwrights and designers) who would work together in the creation of plays. Circle Rep became home to some of the most prolific talent in American theater and it was celebrated for its productions of new plays, particularly those in the style that has been labeled "lyric realism." Founder and resident playwright, Wilson, who is often regarded as the father of the genre, wrote many plays for the company, including The Hot l Baltimore (1972-1973 season), The Fifth of July (1977-1978 season), and Talley's Folly (1979-1980 season) for the company, most often collaborating with director, Mason.

In addition to producing new work, in 1979, Circle Rep initiated a new project, producing revivals of classic plays. By 1982, the company had outgrown its own space and for the first time had to present its work on other stages. Even with expansion, the development of new works continued to remain a primary focus. In addition to its major productions, Circle Rep ran a Projects-in-Progress series. Plays selected for this series received a week of rehearsal and a four-performance run. Several of these plays later went on to become major productions. The literary office for Circle Rep was one of the few that read unsolicited scripts. The company also ran two reading series, Friday Readings and Extended Readings, and it supported new voices by collaborating with the Dramatists Guild on a series called the Young Playwrights Festival, begun in 1981. Plays with writers ranging from 8 to 18 were chosen for full production or staged readings. Some of these playwrights, including Kenneth Lonergan and Jonathan Marc Sherman, went on to successful writing careers as adults. After Mason's departure in 1987, Berezin became Circle Rep's artistic director until 1994. In 1995, Austin Pendleton succeeded her, with actress Lynne Thigpen as associate artistic director. Originating in the 1960s, at a time when many experimental theaters arose, this company outlasted virtually all others, but Circle Rep eventually would close its doors in 1996.

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