| Dates: | 1976-2001, bulk dates 1976-1990 |
| Size: | 4 linear feet in 7 boxes, includes 96 photographs, and 1 oversize folder |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe.ctc-be |
| Immediate source of acquisition: | The materials in the collection were donated to the Special Collections and Preservation Division by Black Ensemble Theater Company founder Jackie Taylor in 1992 and 2004. |
| Conditions governing use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection |
| Conditions governing access: | Materials are open without restrictions |
| Preferred citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Black Ensemble Theater Company Records, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
| Finding aid author: | Original author unknown. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Sarah Zimmerman, 2021. |
Abstract
The Black Ensemble Theater was founded in 1976 by noted actress, producer and playwright Jackie Taylor. The collection includes reviews and promotional pieces for such productions as Taylor’s The Other Cinderella and Muddy Waters: The Hoochie-Coochie Man in addition to administrative and financial records dating from the company’s inception.
Biographical/Historical
The Black Ensemble Theater was founded in 1976 by Jackie Taylor, an award-winning playwright, actress, producer and director. Since its founding, the Black Ensemble has worked under a mission to “eradicate racism and its damaging effects upon our society through the utilization of theater arts” by producing original musicals and offering a variety of educational outreach programs. Black Ensemble grew from a small community arts organization to an internationally recognized arts institution. On November 18, 2011, the Black Ensemble Theater opened the doors to its first permanent home in Chicago’s diverse Uptown neighborhood, and where as of 2021, it continues to offer programming.
Each theater season, Black Ensemble has presented a series of original productions intended to be entertaining, educational and uplifting. Some of its most popular productions have been The Jackie Wilson Story and The Other Cinderella. Among the theater’s musicals that have toured, The Jackie Wilson Story had a four-week, sold-out run in 2003 at the famed Apollo Theater in New York.
Since 2004, many of Black Ensemble’s unique scripts have been developed by members of the Black Playwrights Initiative. The BPI is one of the many successful outreach programs that Black Ensemble has launched. Others include Strengthening the School Through Theater Arts, Plays with a Purpose and Theater for Special Women and Men. The programs, as described on their website, have been developed to “focus on low-income, underserved communities fostering more effective teaching and learning among our youth, their parents, their teachers and the communities in which they live.”
Scope and Contents
The Black Ensemble Theater was founded in 1976 by noted actress, producer and playwright Jackie Taylor. The collection includes reviews and promotional pieces for such productions as Taylor’s The Other Cinderella and Muddy Waters: The Hoochie-Coochie Man in addition to administrative, financial and outreach records dating from the company’s inception.
Arrangement
The Black Ensemble Theater Company Records are arranged in four series.
- Series 1: Black Ensemble Productions, 1976-2001
- Series 2: Administration, 1979-1990, undated
- Series 3: Financial, 1977-1991, undated
- Series 4: Outreach, 1979-1990, undated
Separated Materials
Videotapes have been removed to the Chicago Theater Videotape Collection
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Black Ensemble Productions, 1976-2001
Scope and Contents
Series includes programs, reviews and promotional material.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged chronologically by theater season.
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | The History of Black Theater in America, with Matrice and Allen Edge. Promotional material, [1976] |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Quiet before the Storm directed by Pemon Rami, with Masequa Myers and Zaid Farid. Program, [1976] |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Andrew by Clay Goss. Flyer, [1976] |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | M.A.S.I.A. by Oscar Griffin. Directed by Paul Butler, lights and set by Charles Howlett, costumes by Paulette Williams, with Jackie Taylor. Reviews and clippings, 1976 May |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | M.A.S.I.A. Program, 1976 May |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Different Karnations written and directed by S. Judson Yearwood. Flyer, 1976 May-June |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | General Season, Promotional material, 1976-1977 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | The Other Cinderella by Jackie Taylor. Directed by Bob Curry, music by Michael Ward, lyrics by Herman Wheatley, choreography by Canton Smith, costumes by Lanese Lee and Alice Williams, with Jackie Taylor. Promotional material, 1976 September |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | The Other Cinderella. Programs and reviews, 1976 September |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | 1919 by Bonnie Greer, with Ernest Perry and Jackie Taylor. Clippings, 1976 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Don’t Call Me Man by Howard Moore. Directed by George Barletta. Clipping and flyer, 1977 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress. Sets and lights by George Barletta, with Thane Gower, Doris Craig. Clipping and flyer, 1977 April |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Rave Revue. Promotional material and partial script, 1977 June |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | The Tapestry and Circles by Alexis de Veaux. Directed by George Barletta, with Jackie Taylor, Pat Bowie. Clippings and flyer, 1977 July |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Oscar Brown, Jr. and Jackie Taylor in concert. Clippings and flyer, 1977 August 29 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Happy Days by Samuel Beckett. Directed by Gary Houston, sets and lights by Brad Loman, costumes by Michelle Demichelis. Clippings, 1977 October |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | General Season, Promotional material, 1979-1980 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | In the Spirit of Christmas, with Zaid Farid. Clippings, 1979 December |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | General Season, Promotional material. 1980-1981 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Six Women and Poetry. Promotional material, 1981 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | General Season, Promotional material, 1981-1982 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance No More by Don Evans. Sets by Robert G. Smith, costumes by Kate Bergh, lighting by Patricia Tooker, with Allen and Matrice Edge. Review (partial), 1981 November-December |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | A Black Musical by Jackie Taylor and Rukiya Waraka. Sets by Cathy Gross, lights by Patricia Tooker, costumes by Jill Gibson, with Allen and Matrice Edge, Edward Wheeler. Reviews and clippings, 1982 June |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | The Hundredth Monkey adapted by Jackie Taylor from a book by Ken Kesey. Review, 1983 April |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | Fish Tale by Charles Michael Moore. Directed by Chuck Smith, with Matrice Edge, Ed Wheeler. Review, 1983 October |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | And We Wrote It Ourselves. With Matrice and Allan Edge, Ed Wheeler. Review, 1984 February-March |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Muddy Waters: The Hoochie-Coochie Man by Jackie Taylor and Jimmy Tillman. Lights by Peter Gottlieb, sets by Bob Smith, costumes by Kate Bergh, with Roy Hytower, Allen Edge, Charles Michael Moore. Promotional material and program, 1984 November-1985 August |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 | Playsong by Jackie Taylor. Directed by Dennis Zacek, choreography by Julie Belcher, costumes by Kate Bergh. Program and reviews, 1985 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Alegria written and directed by Oscar Brown, Jr. Sets by Bob Smith, lights by Peter Gottlieb, with Oscar Brown, Jr., Jean Pace, Jimmy Tillman. Promotional material and contact sheet, 1985 October-November |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | God’s Trombones adapted by Jason Taylor from the poetry of James Weldon Johnson. Directed and choreographed by Jason Taylor, musical direction by Walter Owens. Flyer and review, 1985 December |
| Box 1 | Folder 31 | Smokin’ Detroit Blues by Robert Clark. Lights by Peter Gottlieb, costumes by Glenn Billings, with Roy Hytower, Jimmy Tillman, Ed Wheeler. Reviews and flyer, 1986 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 32 | Muddy Waters: The Hoochie-Coochie Man. Box office, correspondence and reviews, 1986 July |
| Box 1 | Folder 33 | Muddy Waters: The Hoochie-Coochie Man. Investors, 1986 July |
| Box 1 | Folder 34 | Muddy Waters: The Hoochie-Coochie Man. Touring info: contracts and reviews, 1986 July |
| Box 1 | Folder 35 | Chicago Blues. Sets by Bob Smith and Ron Gubrud, lights by Peter Gottlieb, musical direction by Jimmy Tillman, with Roy Hytower. Reviews, 1986 November-December |
| Box 1 | Folder 36 | A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Marlene Zucarro, sets by Robert G. Smith, lights by Rebecca Binks, costumes by Adrienne McDonald, with Jackie Taylor. Contact sheet and reviews, 1987 February-March |
| Box 1 | Folder 37 | The Story of Otis Redding. Musical direction by Jimmy Tillman, sets by Robert G. Smith, lights by Rebecca Binks, costumes by Glen Billings and Consuelo Allen, with Roy Hytower, Don Blackwell. Reviews, 1987 September-November |
| Box 1 | Folder 38 | The Story of Otis Redding. Royalties, 1987 September-November |
| Box 1 | Folder 39 | The Story of Otis Redding. Touring information, 1987 September-November |
| Box 1 | Folder 40 | Medea by Euripides. Directed by Marlene Zuccaro, music by Jimmy Tillman, with Jackie Taylor, Ed Wheeler, Doris Craig. Flyer and reviews, 1988 March-April |
| Box 1 | Folder 41 | The Other Cinderella written, directed and choreographed by Jackie Taylor. Music by Michael Ward and Herman Wheatley, musical direction by Jimmy Tillman, sets by Tony Sommer, lights by Paul Brin, costumes by Reginah Walton. Program and reviews, also info re: moving production to the Regal Theater, 1988 June |
| The Other Cinderella by Jackie Taylor. Black Ensemble, directed by Jackie Taylor, sets by Tony Sommer, costumes by Reginah Walton, lights by Paul Brin, with Kellee Wislson-Pettus, Reginah Walton, Gussie Ross, Sharon Dyan Davis, Maggie English, John Crowley, Laura E. Walls, Adrian Miguel Goodum, Joe Plummer, Lawrence Palmer, DaryLL Reed, Pat “Soul” Scaggs and McKinley Johnson. Video recording (approx. 120 minutes, color). [See: Chicago Theater Videotape Collection, Accession #1.26], 1988 November 27 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 42 | General Season, Promotional material, 1988-1989 |
| Box 1 | Folder 43 | Only the Strong Survive based on All the Way From by Jerry Butler. Musical direction by Jimmy Tillman, choreography by Jackie Taylor, sets and lights by Paul Brin, costumes by Barbara Burgess, with Roy Hytower. Contact sheet and programs, 1989 March-April |
| Box 1 | Folder 44 | The Other Cinderella at the Regal Theater. Contracts and promotional material, 1989 April-May |
| Box 1 | Folder 45 | General Season, Promotional material, 1989-1990 |
| Box 1 | Folder 46 | A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Sets by Tom Griffin, lights by Paul Brin, costumes by Reginah Walton, with Doris Craig. Program, 1989 October-December |
| Box 1 | Folder 47 | A Raisin in the Sun. Promotional material, contact sheets, and reviews, 1989 October-December |
| Box 1 | Folder 48 | A Raisin in the Sun. Student responses, 1989 October-December |
| Box 1 | Folder 49 | Sweet Mama Stringbean: The Story of Ethel Waters adapted from His Eye is on the Sparrow by Ethel Waters. Directed by Marlene Zucarro, musical direction by Jimmy Tillman, sets by Rick Paul, costumes by Gloria Ward, lights by Paul Brin, choreography by Bobby Andrews, with Jackie Taylor, Doris Craig. Promotional material, 1990 February-April |
| Box 1 | Folder 50 | Sweet Mama Stringbean: The Story of Ethel Waters. Programs and reviews, 1990 February-April |
| Box 1 | Folder 51 | I Think It’s Gonna Work Out Fine by Ed Bullins. Directed by Brian Freeman, sets by Kemit Amenopplis, costumes by Rene Walker and Pat Stewart, choreography by Roger Dillahunty, with Rhodessa Jones and Idris Ackamoor. Promotional material, 1990 June |
| Box 1 | Folder 52 | I Think It’s Gonna Work Out Fine. Program and reviews, 1990 June |
| Box 1 | Folder 53 | I Think It’s Gonna Work Out Fine. Final report, 1990 June |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | The Other Cinderella. Choreography by Bobby Anderson, sets by Tom Griffin, lights by Paul Brin, costumes by Mark Anthony Summer. Clipping and programs, 1990 November-December |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | The Other Cinderella. Script, 1990 |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby: The Jimmy Reed Story by Jackie Taylor and Jimmy Tillman. Set by Tom Griffin, lights by Sam Bassett, costumes by Ellis Foster, with Roy Hytower, Ellis Foster. Program and reviews, 1991 February-March |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Anna Lucasta by Philip Yordan. Directed by Allen Edge, sets by Rick Paul, costumes by McKinley Johnson, with Ellis Foster, Jackie Taylor, Ed Wheeler, Doris Craig. Clippings, 1991 April-June |
| Oversize Folder 1 | Anna Lucasta. Poster, 1991 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | A Black Man Named Joe. Sets by Paul Brin, costumes by Reginah Walton, lights and sound by Chris Raymond, choreography by Kathy Ross. Program and reviews, 1991 October |
| Oversize Folder 1 | A Black Man Named Joe. Cast photo, 1991 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Perfect Duet by Jackie Taylor and Lephate Cunningham. Musical direction by Jimmy Tillman, sets by Ambrose Chapel, lights by Kelly Heligas, costumes by Nick Harris, choreography by Jackie Taylor and Kenny Ingram. Programs and reviews, 1992 February |
| Sweet Mama Stringbean, by Jackie Taylor. Black Ensemble, directed by Marlene Zuccaro, with Jackie Taylor, Gussie Taylor, Audrey Queen Roy, Gregory Pucket, Jessica Tolbert and Doris Craig. Video recording (46 minutes, color). [See: Chicago Theater Videotape Collection, Accession #1.50], 1992 February | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Chuck Smith, sets by Dorian Sylvain, lights by Kelly Heligas, with Jackie Taylor. Program and reviews, 1992 May |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | The Key to Bein’ Me by Jackie Taylor, Lephate Cunningham, and cast. Sets by Tom Griffin, lights by Charles W. Jollis, costumes by Beth Leiter. Reviews, 1992 July-August |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | The Other Cinderella. Touring, Reviews, 1992-1993 |
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | The Other Cinderella. Touring packet, 1992-1993 |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Directed by Harry J. Lennix, sets by Moses Darden, lights by Tim Hett. Review, 1993 June |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | Muddy Waters: The Hoochie-Coochie Man by Jackie Taylor and Jimmy Tillman. With Charles Michael Moore, Roy Hytower. Review, 1993 August |
| Box 2 | Folder 13 | Great African Queens. Review, 1993 October |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | Jackie Taylor’s Out Here on My Own. Reviews, 1993 December-1994 January |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | All I Need to Get By by Lephate Cunningham. Review, 1994 February |
| Box 2 | Folder 16 | Hearts and Times adapted from Ross Talarico’s book of the same name. Reviews, 1994 April-May |
| Box 2 | Folder 17 | The W.V.O.N. Radio Story. Reviews, 1994 June-July |
| Box 2 | Folder 18 | The Other Cinderella by Jackie Taylor. Review, 1994 September |
| Box 2 | Folder 19 | Doo Wop Shoo Bop by Jackie Taylor and Jimmy Tillman. Program and reviews, 1995 February |
| Box 2 | Folder 20 | A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Review, 1995 |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Sammy by LePhate Cunningham. Review, 1995 September-October |
| Box 2 | Folder 22 | Great Women in Gospel by Jackie Taylor. Review, 1996 January |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | Doo Wop Shoo Bop by Jackie Taylor and Jimmy Tillman. Review, 1996 February |
| Box 2 | Folder 24 | The Divine One, a Sarah Vaughn Revue by Senuwell Smith. Review, 1996 October |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | Dream of Ophelia by Sybil J. Roberts. Review, 2000 January-March |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | The Nat King Cole Story by Jackie Taylor. Program (autographed), 2000 November-December |
| Box 2 | Folder 27 | The Jackie Wilson Story by Jackie Taylor. Programs, 2001 |
Series 2: Administration, 1979-1990, undated
Scope and Contents
Series includes correspondence, memos, meeting minutes, photographs and by-laws.
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically by topic.
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | Affiliations, Black Theater Alliance of Chicago, newsletters and promotional information, 1979-1986 |
| Box 2 | Folder 29 | Affiliations, Black Theatre Network, flyers, 1990 |
| Box 2 | Folder 30 | Affiliations, Chicago Council on Fine Arts, memos and promotional information, 1979-1980 |
| Box 2 | Folder 31 | Affiliations, Joseph Jefferson Award Committee, correspondence, 1977, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 32 | Affiliations, League of Chicago Theatres, correspondence, memos, minutes and promotional material, 1978-1979 |
| Box 2 | Folder 33 | Affiliations, League of Chicago Theatres, correspondence, memos, minutes, and promotional material, 1980 |
| Box 2 | Folder 34 | Affiliations, League of Chicago Theatres, Correspondence, memos, minutes, and promotional material, 1982-1989 |
| Box 2 | Folder 35 | Board of Directors, Address lists and memos, 1988-1990 |
| Box 2 | Folder 36 | Board of Directors, Prospective advisory board, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 37 | Clippings, General, 1976-1985, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 38 | Clippings, Jackie Taylor, 1975-1983, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Company, By-laws, Black Ensemble by-laws, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Contracts and forms, Actors Equity, 1978-1979, 1989 |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Contracts and forms, Touring etc., 1988-1990, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | Correspondence, Incoming, 1976-1986 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Correspondence, Incoming, 1987 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Correspondence, Incoming, 1988 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Correspondence, Incoming, 1989 |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | Correspondence, Incoming, 1989-1990, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | Correspondence, Outgoing, 1977-1990, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Executive staff, Address list and minutes, 1979 |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Leases, 4520 N. Beacon (Hull House), 1986-1990 |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Memos, Interoffice memos, 1990 |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 | Promotion, Mailing lists, 1983, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 | Promotion, Press and media contacts, 1985-1986 |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 | Promotion, T-shirts and buttons budget, 1989 |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 | Staffing, Clay, Kenneth -- fundraiser, 1987-1988 |
| Box 7 | Folder 1 | Staffing, Female personalities (10 photos), undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 2 | Staffing, Female personalities (10 photos), undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 3 | Staffing, Female personalities (10 photos), undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | Staffing, Female personalities (10 photos), undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | Staffing, Female personalities (10 photos), undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 6 | Staffing, Female personalities (5 photos), undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 7 | Staffing, Male personalities (10 photos), undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 8 | Staffing, Male personalities (10 photos), undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 9 | Staffing, Male personalities (10 photos), undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 10 | Staffing, Male personalities (10 photos), undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | Staffing, Staff time sheets, 1989 |
| Box 7 | Folder 11 | Staffing, Taylor, Jackie (1 photo, negative), undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | Stationery, Black Ensemble, 4520 Beacon St. location, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 19 | Theater inventories, Prop lists, undated |
Series 3: Financial, 1977-1991, undated
Scope and Contents
Series includes grants, budgets and fundraising.
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically by topic.
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Accounts, 1988 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Box office, 1977 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Box office, Only the Strong Survive, 1989 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Box office, The Other Cinderella, 1989 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | Box office, The Other Cinderella , Regal Theater, 1990 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | Box office, 1990 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Budget, 1979-1980 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | Budget, 1983 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Budget, 1984 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | Budget, 1984-1986 |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | Budget, 1986 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | Budget, 1988 |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | Budget, 1990 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | Clippings, ‘Producers with money’ (original label), undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | Financial statements, 1979 |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 | Financial statements, 1987 |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 | Funding history, 1985-1987 |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Fundraising, Benefit, 1979 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Fundraising, Benefit, 1981 |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Fundraising, Benefit Kingdom of Other Ball, 1990 |
| Box 4 | Folder 21 | Fundraising, Correspondence, 1980 |
| Box 4 | Folder 22 | Fundraising, Plans, fundraisers and memos, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 23 | Grants, Amoco, 1988 |
| Box 4 | Folder 24 | Grants, Chicago Community Trust, 1987 |
| Box 4 | Folder 25 | Grants, Chicago Community Trust, 1989 |
| Box 4 | Folder 26 | Grants, Chicago Council on Fine Arts, 1983 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Grants, City Arts, 1980 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Grants, City Arts, 1981 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Grants, City Arts II, 1988 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | Grants, Community Assistance Program, 1988 |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | Grants, GATX, 1988 |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1977 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1978 |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1979 |
| Box 5 | Folder 9 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1980 |
| Box 5 | Folder 10 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1981 |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1982 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1983 |
| Box 5 | Folder 13 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1984 |
| Box 5 | Folder 14 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1985 |
| Box 5 | Folder 15 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1986 |
| Box 5 | Folder 16 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1987 |
| Box 5 | Folder 17 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1988 |
| Box 5 | Folder 18 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1989 |
| Box 5 | Folder 19 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1990 |
| Box 5 | Folder 20 | Grants, Illinois Arts Council, 1991 |
| Box 5 | Folder 21 | Grant, Joyce Foundation, 1987 |
| Box 5 | Folder 22 | Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Grant, 1979 |
| Box 5 | Folder 23 | Grants, National Endowment for the Arts Expansion, 1980 |
| Box 5 | Folder 24 | Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, 1981 |
| Box 5 | Folder 25 | Grants, National Endowment for The Arts, Expansion Grant, 1982 |
| Box 5 | Folder 26 | Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Grant, 1983 |
| Box 5 | Folder 27 | Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Grant, 1984 |
| Box 5 | Folder 28 | Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Grant, 1985 |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, 1985 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Grants, National Endowments for the Arts, 1986 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, 1987 |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, 1988 |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, 1989 |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Grants, National Endowment for the Humanities, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | Grants, Neighborhood Arts Program, 1988 |
| Box 6 | Folder 8 | Grants, Sara Lee Foundation, 1990 |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 | Grants, Unidentified, 1986-1987 |
| Box 6 | Folder 10 | Grants, Unidentified, 1989 |
| Box 6 | Folder 11 | Grants, Unidentified, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 12 | Loans, 1988 |
| Box 6 | Folder 13 | Not-for-Profit Status, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 14 | Receipts, 1987 |
| Box 6 | Folder 15 | Receipts, Streetcar, 1987 |
| Box 6 | Folder 16 | Receipts, 1988 |
| Box 6 | Folder 17 | Receipts, 1989 |
| Box 6 | Folder 18 | Receipts, 1990 |
Series 4: Outreach, 1979-1990, undated
Scope and Contents
Series includes outreach records related to classes, projects, events, awards and touring.
Arrangement
Files are arranged chronologically.
| Box 6 | Folder 19 | Chicago Theatre Festival, 1979 |
| Box 6 | Folder 20 | Classes, 1981, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 21 | Scripts and notes for Dr. Rat at the Organic Theater, 1981 featuring Jackie Taylor, 1981, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 22 | Paul Robeson Award, 1983 |
| Box 6 | Folder 23 | Black Theater Week, 1985 |
| Box 6 | Folder 24 | Touring, 1985-1987, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 25 | Illinois High School Theater Festival, 1986 |
| Box 6 | Folder 26 | Proposals, 1988, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 27 | Summer youth program, 1988 |
| Box 6 | Folder 28 | Black Illinois Teen Scholarship banquet, 1989 |
| Box 6 | Folder 29 | Programs, When No Means No, 1990 |
| Box 6 | Folder 30 | Summer Class for the Innovative Teacher, Flyer, 1990 |
