Northlight Theatre Collection

Historical Note

The Northlight Theatre was founded as the Evanston Theatre Company in 1974 by Gregory Kandel. From its earliest days the company has dedicated itself to producing important, thought-provoking plays, while also providing community service programs for Chicago and the northern suburban areas.

The company’s first production (a benefit) was David Mamet’s Duck Variations, which quickly established the Evanston Theatre Company / Northlight as a first-rate, professional theater. In their first three seasons the company presented the Midwest premieres of Steve Tesich’s Nourish the Beast and Tom Stoppard’s Jumpers, as well as revivals of Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party and George Bernard Shaw’s Candida. Mike Nussbaum, Judith Ivey, Dennis Zacek, Frank Galati and Maher Ahmad are just a few of the actors, directors and designers who contributed to these early successes. In the Spring of 1978, the Evanston Theatre Company / Northlight instituted a New Plays Festival which featured The Horse Latitudes by Stephen Black. The festival evolved into the Satellite Season which later produced plays by Chicagoans Dean Corrin and Grace McKeaney.

In the Fall of 1978, the Evanston Theatre Company changed its name to North Light Repertory. It changed again in 1984 to the Northlight Theatre Company, which it remains today. In 1981, Canadian-born Eric Steiner replaced Gregory Kandel as Artistic Director. Under his direction Northlight produced two plays by Montreal playwright Michel Tremblay and several specially commissioned world premieres. Steiner left Northlight after two seasons and was replaced by Michael Maggio, a Chicago resident who had directed Northlight’s productions of The Club, Angel Street and Light Up the Sky. Maggio remained at the theater until 1986. During his residence, Northlight produced many of its most popular productions such as Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing, June Shellene and Richard Fire’s Dealing and City on the Make, adapted by Chicago playwrights and composers Jeffrey Berkson, Denise DeClue and John Karraker from the writings of Nelson Algren. Athol Fugard scholar Russell Vandenbrouke joined Northlight as Artistic Director in April 1987. Of particular interest during the 1988-1989 season was the collaboration of Chicago author Studs Terkel and Paul Sills for Talking to Myself, a production based on Terkel’s writings. The 1990s saw Northlight moving from its original home at 2300 Green Bay Road in Evanston to the vacated Coronet Theatre, where it remained for a number of seasons. In 1996, the company moved to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie.

Scope and Content

The Northlight Theatre Collection contains primarily promotional materials, programs, reviews and clippings and posters. The collection also includes copies of prompt scripts for a number of productions from the 1986-1987 and 1987-1988 seasons. The materials are arranged chronologically by season, with posters housed in oversized storage.

Container List

BOX 1

EVANSTON THEATRE COMPANY

1975 SEASON

General Season

SEE: Oversize Folder 1/Poster

Duck Variations by David Mamet. Benefit performances, April 25-26, 1975. Directed by Gregory Kandel, production design by Patricia Dunbar and Robert Adkins,...with Mike Nussbaum

SEE: Oversize Folder 1/Program

Jumpers by Tom Stoppard. September 28-October 19, 1975. Directed by Frank Galati, sets by Patricia Dunbar and Robert Adkins,...with Mike Nussbaum.

1. Correspondence (copies)
2. Program
3. Reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 1/Poster

The Au-Pair Man by Hugh Leonard. October 26-November 16, 1975. Directed by Gregory Kandel, sets by Harriet Mintzer, costumes by Wendy Kheel and Robert Berdell, lighting by Samuel Ball, music by Nick Vendon.

4. Correspondence and [director’s notes?] (copies)
5. Program
6. Reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 1/Poster

Nourish the Beast by Steve Tesich. November 23-December 14, 1975. Directed by Mike Nussbaum, costumes by Wendy Kheel and Robert Berdell, lighting by Jeff Davis.

7. Correspondence
8. Program
9. Reviews and clippings

1976 SPRING STUDIO SEASON

General Season

10. Promotional material

Like Feelings Tendered by Frank Shiras. April [?]-May 2, 1976. Directed by Gregory Kandel, sets by Paul Appel.

11. Program and review

Dreams by Tom Sharkey. Co-production with Victory Gardens Theater, April 2-April 11, 1976. Directed by Dennis Zacek, sets by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Marsha Kowal, lighting by Robert Shook, music by William J. Norris.

12. Partial contract with Victory Gardens Theater
13. Program, reviews and clippings

1976-1977 SEASON

General Season

14. Promotional material
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 1/Poster

Candida by George Bernard Shaw. October 5-24, 1976. Directed by Robert Strane, sets by David Emmons, costumes by Julie Nagel, lighting by Robert Shook.

15. Programs, reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 1/Poster

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg by Peter Nichols. [?]-November 21, 1976. Directed by Dennis Zacek, sets by Maher Ahmad, costumes of Robert Berdell, lights by Geoffrey Bushor, music by Robert Warshaw.

16. Program, reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 1/Poster

The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter. November 30-[?], 1976. Directed by Gregory Kandel.

17. Box office report and correspondence
18. Program, reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 1/Poster

Seascape by Edward Albee. [?]-January 30, 1977. Directed by George Keathley, costumes by Jessica Hahn, sets by David Emmons, lighting by Maher Ahmad.

19. Program, reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 1/Poster

The Little Hut by Andre Roussin, adapted by Nancy Mitford. February 8-27, 1977. Directed by Dennis Zacek, sets by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Jessica Hahn, lights by Art Anthony.

20. Press release, promotional material
21. Program, reviews and clippings

1977-1978 SEASON

General Season

22. Press release, promotional material
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 2/Poster

The Goodbye People by Herb Gardner. September 27-October 16, 1977. Directed by George Keathley, sets and lights by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Marsha Kowal, sound by Robert Fitzpatrick,...with Judith Ivey.

23. Programs

The Mound Builders by Lanford Wilson. November 1-20, 1977. Directed by Gregory Kandel, sets and lights by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Marsha Kowal, sound by Robert Fitzpatrick,...with Judith Ivey.

24. Programs, promotional material

Oh Coward! , developed by Roderick Cook from the words and music of Noel Coward. January 10-29, 1978. Directed by Dennis Zacek, choreography by Tracy Friedman, sets by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Christa Scholtz, lighting by Robert Adkins,...with Judith Ivey.

25. [Budget]
26. Programs and reviews

NORTH LIGHT REPERTORY

1978-1979 SEASON

General Season

27. Promotional materials
28. "Northlight News"

That Champion Season by Jason Miller. October 1978. Directed by George Keithley, sets and lights by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Marsha Kowal.

29. Program

Coming of Age by Frank Cucci. November 30-December 17, 1978. Directed by Dennis Zacek, sets and lights by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Christa Scholtz.

30. Program

Horse Latitudes and The Pokey by Stephen Black. [1978-1979?]. Directed by Gregory Kandel, sets and lights by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Marsha Kowal.

31. Press release
32. Programs and review

The Club by Eve Merriam, with songs from the period 1884-1905 arranged by Alexandra Ivanoff, lyrics by Eve Merriam. March 10-April 1, 1979. Directed by Michael Maggio, sets and lights by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Christa Scholtz, musical direction by Skip Harstirn, choreography by Tracy Friedman.

33. Programs
34. Reviews and clippings
35. Program for the production at Body Politic Theatre, May 1980

NEW AMERICAN PLAYS FESTIVAL, May 18-June 16, 1979

General

36. Promotional material

Who It Is and How It Is With Them by Grace McKeaney. May 18-19, 1979. Directed by Gregory Kandel.

37. Program

Standing on My Knees by John Olive. June 15-16, 1979. Directed by June Pyskacek.

38. Program

PLAYS ON WHEELS '79

Tales and Fables I and II . Presented by the North Light Repertory and the Evanston Recreation Department, July 16-August 7, 1979. Produced and directed by B.K. Siewerth, sets by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Marsha Kowal.

39. Program
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 2/Poster

BOX 2

1979-1980 SEASON

General Season

1. Promotional materials
2. "Northlight News"

Catsplay by Istvan Orkney, translated by Clara Gyorgyvey. October 24-November 11, 1979. Directed by Tony Monkus, sets and lights by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Christa Scholtz.

3. Program and review

Buried Child by Sam Shepard. December 5-23, 1979. Directed by Gregory Kandel, sets and lights by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Marsha Kowal.

4. Programs and reviews

Angel Street by Patrick Hamilton. January 23-February 17, 1980. Directed by Michael Maggio, sets by Tom Beall, costumes by Marsha Kowal, lights by Maher Ahmad.

5. Promotional material
6. Program and reviews

Who They Are and How It Is With Them by Grace McKeaney. March 1-23, 1980. Directed by Gregory Kandel, sets and lights by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Marsha Kowal.

7. Press release and promotional material
8. Program and review

Cold Storage by Rob Ribman. April 16-May 4, 1980. Directed by Edward Stern, sets by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Julie Jackson, lighting by Robert Shook.

9. Press release and promotional material
10. Program and review

NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL, May 23-June 8, 1980

General

11. Promotional material

Sharing by James Van Maanen. May 23-June 8, 1980. Directed by Joe Sturniolo.

12. Program

1980-1981 SEASON

General Season

13. Promotional material

Light Up the Sky by Moss Hart. September 24-October 19, 1980. Directed by Michael Maggio, sets and lights by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Julie Jackson.

14. Programs and reviews

Family Business by Dick Goldberg. November 19-December 24, 1980. Directed by Joe Sturniolo, sets by Patricia Dunbar, lights by Maher Ahmad, costumes by Ann Jaros.

15. Programs
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 2/Poster

On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. January 21-March 1, 1981. Directed by Montgomery Davis, lights by Marck Mongold, costumes by Kate Bergh.

16. Programs and reviews
17. Promotional material
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 2/Poster

The Incredible Murder of Cardinal Tosca by Alden Nowlen and Walter Learning. March 18-April 12, 1981. Directed by Mark Miliken, sets by Joseph Nieminski, lights by Robert Shook, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch.

18. Programs and reviews
19. Promotional material and advertising

How I Got That Story by Amlin Gray. [?]-June 14, 1981. Directed by Sharon Ott, sets by Jeremy Conway, lights by Rita Pietraszek, costumes by Colleen Muscha.

20. Programs and reviews

The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn. [?]-August 18, 1981. Directed by Michael Hankins, sets and lights by Jeremy Conway, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch.

21. Programs and reviews

BENEFIT

Harry Chapin Live. December 12, 1980, at the Mill Run Theatre.

22. Promotional material

1981-1982 SEASON

General Season

23. Promotional material

Plymouth Rock Isn't Pink by William Hamilton. September 16-October 18, 1981. Directed by Eric Steiner, sets by Gary Baugh, costumes by Kate Bergh.

24. Program and reviews

Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens . October 27-November 8, 1981.

25. Clippings and promotional material

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. November 18-December 20, 1981. Directed by Eric Steiner, sets by Jeremy Conway, lights by Rita Pietraszek, costumes by Jessica Hahn,...with Glenne Headley, Tom Irwin, and Terry Kinney.

26. Program
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 2/Poster

The Rear Column by Simon Gray. January 27-February 28, 1982. Directed by John Malkovich, sets, lights and costumes by Michael Merritt.

27. Program and reviews

Les Belles Souers by Michel Tremblay. March 31-May 2, 1982. Directed by Eric Steiner, sets by Nels Anderson, costumes by Kate Bergh, lights by Dawn Hollingsworth,...with Elizabeth Perkins.

28. Program

The Promise by Aleksei Arbuzov. May 26-June 27, 1982. Directed by Gus Kaikkonen, sets by Bob Barnett, costumes by Kate Bergh, lights by Stuart Duke.

29. Clippings and program

SATELLITE SEASON

General

30. Promotional material

Double Feature by Dean Corrin. March 10-14, 1982. Directed by Mary F. Monroe.

31. Program

1982-1983 SEASON

General Season

32. Press releases, promotional material and clippings

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee. September 11-October 17, 1982. Directed by Eric Steiner, sets by Nels Anderson, costume design by Kate Bergh, lighting by Dawn Hollingsworth,...with Laurie Metcalf and Rick Snyder.

33. Program and review

Filthy Rich by George Walker. November 6-December 12, 1982. Directed by Robert Woodruff, sets by Michael Merritt, costumes by Jordan Ross, lighting by Robert Shook, music by John Roby.

34. Programs and reviews

Duet for One by Tom Kempinski. January 19-February 20, 1983. Directed by Jeffrey Hayden, sets by David Emmons, costumes by Jessica Hahn, lighting by Dawn Hollingsworth,...with Eva Marie Saint.

35. Programs and reviews

Children by A.R. Gurney. March-April, 1983. Directed by Mary Monroe, sets by Bob Barnett, costumes by Nan Zabriskie, lighting by Dawn Hollingsworth.

36. Reviews

The Impromptu of the Outrement by Michel Tremblay. May [?]-June 12, 1983. Directed by Eric Steiner, sets by Shawn Kerwin, costumes by Kate Bergh, lights by Dawn Hollingsworth.

37. Programs and reviews

SATELLITE SEASON

General

38. Promotional material

The Early Male Years by John McNamara. October 27-31, 1983. Directed by Mary Monroe, sets and costumes by Nan Zabriskie, lights by Dawn Hollingsworth.

39. Clippings and press releases

OTHER

Emlyn Williams as Dylan Thomas . December 21-January 2, 1984. Lighting by Robert Crawley.

40. Programs

BOX 3

1983-1984 SEASON

General Season

1. Promotional material and clippings

Sondheim Suite , a musical review conceived and developed by Wacker Drive and Michael Maggio. July 27-August [?], 1984. Directed by Michael Maggio, sets by Mary Griswold and John Paoletti, lights by Robert Shook, costumes by Julie Jackson.

2. Reviews and clippings

What I Did Last Summer by A.R. Gurney, Jr. October 1-November 6, 1983. Directed by Michael Maggio, sets by Joseph Nieminski, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch, lights by Robert Shook.

3. Press release and program
4. Reviews and clippings

Meetings by Mustapha Matura. December 14, 1983-January 22, 1984. Directed by Jim O'Connor, sets by Jeffrey Bauer, costumes by Jessica Hahn, lights by Rita Pietraszek.

5. Press release and programs
6. Reviews and clippings

Ballerina by Arne Skouen. February 1-March 11, 1984. Directed by Michael Maggio, sets by Linda Buchanan, costumes by Kerry Fleming, lights by Robert Shook, music by Tim Schirmer,...with John Mahoney.

7. Press releases, promotional material
8. Program
9. Reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 2/Poster

The Price by Arthur Miller. March 28-May 6, 1984. Directed by Sheldon Patinkin, sets by Michael Merritt, costumes by Julie Jackson, lights by Geoffrey Bushor,...with John Mahoney.

10. Press releases and promotional material
11. Programs
12. Reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 2/Poster

What the Butler Saw by Joe Orton. May 23-June 1, 1984. Directed by Michael Maggio, sets by Joe Nieminski, costumes by Kerry Fleming, lights by Robert Shook,...with John Mahoney.

13. Press releases and promotional material
14. Programs
15. Reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 2/Poster

NORTHLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY

1984-1985, TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

General Season

16. Clipping and promotional material

The Courtship of Carl Sandburg by Bob Gibson. July 10-September 2, 1984. Directed by James O'Reilly, sets by Tom Stapleton and Dennis Sherman, costumes by Patti Smith.

17. Program
18. Reviews and clippings

City on the Make , based on the works of Nelson Algren; book and lyrics by Jeffrey Berkson, Denise DeClue and John Karraker. September 12-October 28, 1984. Directed by Michael Maggio, sets by Michael Merritt, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch, lighting by Robert Shook, choreography by Jim Corti,...with Kevin Dunn.

19. Press releases and promotional material
20. Programs
21. Reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 3/Posters

Quartermaine's Terms by Simon Gray. November 7-December 23, 1984. Directed by B.J. Jones, sets by Joseph Nieminski, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch, lighting by Rita Pietraszek,...with Mike Nussbaum, William J. Norris and Kevin Dunn.

22. Press releases
23. Programs
24. Reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 3/Poster

Teibele and Her Demon by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Eve Friedman and based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer. January 16-March 3, 1985. Directed by Kyle Donnelly, sets and lights by Michael S. Phillipi, costumes by Jordan Ross, music by Richard Peaslee,...with Isabella Hoffman.

25. Press releases and promotional material
26. Programs
27. Reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 3/Poster

Heart of a Dog , based on a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, adapted by Frank Galati. March 20-May 5, 1985. Directed by Michael Maggio, sets by Linda Buchanan, costumes by Julie Jackson, lights by Robert Shook,...with Frank Galati, Kevin Dunn and Barbara E. Robertson.

28. Press releases
29. Program
30. Reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 3/Poster

Bing and Walker by James Farrell. May 22-July 7, 1985. Directed by Jimmy Bickerstaff, sets by Gary Baugh, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch, lights by Rita Pietraszek,...with Kevin Dunn and Lili Taylor (stage debut).

31. Press releases and promotional material
32. Programs
33. Reviews and clippings
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 3/Poster

BOX 4

1985-1986 SEASON

General Season

1. Promotional material and clippings

The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard. September 11-October 27, 1985 (November 22-December 15, 1985 at the Briar Street Theatre). Directed by Michael Maggio, sets by Gary Baugh, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch, lights by Robert Shook,...with David Darlow, Kevin Gudahl and Linda Kimbrough.

2. Press releases and promotional material
3. Programs
4. Reviews and clippings
5. Prompt script

Quilters by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek. November 11, 1985-January 5, 1986. Directed by Kyle Donnelly, sets by Linda Buchanan, lights by Rita Pietraszek, costumes by Jessica Hahn, music by Rick Snyder, choreography by David Puszh,...with Natalie West.

6. Press releases and promotional material
7. Programs
8. Reviews and clippings
9. Prompt script

Boesman and Lena by Athol Fugard. January 22-March 1, 1986. Directed by Woody King, Jr., sets by Michael Phillipi, lights by Robert Christen, costumes by Colleen Muscha,...with Trazana Beverly.

10. Press releases
11. Programs
12. Reviews and clippings
13. Prompt script

West Memphis Mojo by Martin Jones. March 19-April 27, 1986. Directed by Michael Maggio, sets by Gary Baugh, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch, lights by Robert Shook.

14. Press releases and promotional material
15. Program
16. Reviews and clippings
17. Prompt script

Sister and Miss Lexie , adapted by David Kaplan and Brenda Currin, and based on the works of Eudora Welty. May 9-June 22, 1986. Directed by David Kaplan, set and costume designs by Susan Hilferty, lights by Ken Tabachnick.

18. Press releases
19. Programs
20. Reviews and clippings

BOX 5

1986-1987 SEASON

General Season

1. Promotional material
2. Clippings
3. "Sidelights" (subscriber newsletter)

Angels Fall by Lanford Wilson. September 13-October 12, 1986. Directed by Tom Mula, sets by Gary Baugh, lighting by Rita Pietraszek, costumes by Kerry Fleming,...with William J. Norris and Edgar Fleming.

4. Press releases and promotional material
5. Program
6. Reviews and clippings
7. Prompt script

Free Advice from Prague (Audience and Unveiling) by Vaclav Havel, translated by Jan Novak. October 22-November 30, 1986. Directed by Kyle Donnelly, sets by Eve Cauley, lights by Rita Pietraszek, costumes by Jessica Hahn,...Audience with Gary Houston.

8. Press releases and promotional material
9. Programs
10. Reviews and clippings
11. Prompt script

Dealing by June Shellene and Richard Fire. December 9, 1986-January 11, 1987. Directed by Michael Maggio, sets by Linda Buchanan, lighting by Robert Shook, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch,...with Holly Fulger, Kevin Dunn, B.J. Jones, Gary Houston, and Barbara E. Robertson.

12. Press releases and promotional material
13. Program
14. Reviews and clippings
15. Prompt script
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 4/Posters

BOX 6

Benefactors by Michael Frayn. February 11-March 22, 1987. Directed by J.R. Sullivan, sets by Gary Baugh, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch, lighting by Robert Shook, music by Alaric (Rokko) Jans.

1. Press releases and promotional material
2. Programs
3. Reviews and clippings
4. Prompt script

The Perfect Party by A.R. Gurney, Jr. April 8-May 17, 1987. Directed by Nick Faust, sets by Bill Mikulewicz, costumes by Virgil Johnson, lights by Dan Kotlowitz,...with Barbara Gaines.

5. Press releases and promotional material
6. Program
7. Reviews and clippings
8. Prompt script

RETURN ENGAGEMENT

Dealing by June Shellene and Richard Fire. June 2-July 5, 1987. Production supervised by B.J. Jones, scenic design by Linda Buchanan, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch, lighting by Robert Shook.

9. Promotional material, reviews and clippings

1987-1988 SEASON

General Season

10. Promotional material
11. "Sidelights" (subscriber newsletter)

Two by Ron Elisha. September 9-[?], 1987. Directed by Barbara Damashek, sets by Linda Buchanan, costumes by Renee Liepins, lights by Rita Pietraszek,...with Mike Nussbaum and Barbara E. Robertson.

12. Programs
13. Prompt script

Three Postcards by Craig Lucas and Craig Carnelia. October 25-[?], 1987. Directed by David Petrarca, sets by Gary Haugh, costumes by Jordan Ross, lights by Robert Christen, choreography by Jim Corti.

14. Press release and programs
15. Prompt script

The Marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais, adapted by Richard Nelson. December 16-[?], 1987. Directed by Robert Berlinger, music by Nathan Wang, sets by Gary Baugh, costumes by Jessica Hahn, lights by Michael Phillipi, choreography by Linda Martha,...with Kevin Gudahl and Hollis Resnik.

16. Program
17. Tech. sheets from prompt script

BOX 7

The White Plague by Karel Capek, translated by Michael Henry Heim. February 17-March 13, 1988. Directed by Gwen Arner, sets and lights by Michael Phillipi, costumes by Jessica Hahn,...with Gary Houston.

1. Press release and programs
2. Prompt script

Feiffer's America , adapted from the work of Jules Feiffer by Russell Vandenbrouke. April 13-[?], 1988. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke, sets by Jeff Bauer, costumes by Anne Jaros, lighting by Rita Pietraszek, choreography by Lynda Martha.

3. Programs

1988-1989 SEASON

General Season

4. Press release, promotional material
5. "Sidelights" (subscriber newsletter)

Talking to Myself , Studs Terkel’s Chicago Memoir. August 30-October 2, 1988. Adapted and directed by Paul Sills, scenic design by Carol Bleackley, costumes by Jessica Hahn, lighting by Rita Pietraszek.

6. Press releases, promotional material
7. Programs
8. Reviews
SEE ALSO: Chicago Theater Videotape Collection, Accession #1.23

Love Letters on Blue Paper by Arnold Wesker. November 2-27, 1988. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke,...with Mike Nussbaum.

9. Press release

The Road to Mecca by Athol Fugard. February 15-March [?], 1989. Directed by Thomas Bullard, sets by Linda Buchanan, costume design by Renee Liepins, lighting by Dennis Parichy.

10. Programs and review

Pastel Refugees by Jeff Berkson, and Greg Fleming; music and lyrics by Jeff Berkson. April 12-May 14, 1989. Directed by Doug Finlayson, musical direction and arrangements by Steve Rashid, sets by Linda Buchanan, costumes by Frances Maggio, lighting design by Ken Bowen.

11. Promotional material, programs

1989-1990 SEASON

General Season

12. Promotional material
13. "Sidelights" (subscriber newsletter)

The Butter and Egg Man by George S. Kaufman. October 4-November 5, 1989. Directed by Doug Finlayson, scenic design by Gary Baugh, costume design by Jessica Hahn, lighting by Ken Bowen, sound by Steve Rashid.

14. Promotional material, programs

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, adapted by James Roose-Evans. November 21-December 31, 1989. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke, set design by Michael Merritt, costumes by Nan Zabriskie, lighting by Linda Essig,...with Peggy Roeder and Greg Vinkler.

15. Press releases, promotional material
16. Programs, reviews and clippings

From the Mississippi Delta by Dr. Endesha Ida May Holland. January 17-Febraury 11, 1990. Directed by Jonathan Wilson, sets by Michael Philippi, lighting design by Chris Phillips, costume design by Jeffrey Kelly,...with Sybil Walker, Cheryl Lynn Bruce and Jacqueline Williams.

17. Press releases
18. Programs, reviews and clippings

Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw. March 7-April 1, 1990. Directed by Richard E.T. White, sets by Linda Buchanan, lighting by Michael Philippi, costumes by Jessica Hahn.

19. Press releases
20. Programs, reviews and clippings

Born in the R.S.A. by Barney Simon and the original cast. A co-production with the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley California and A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle, Washington, April 25-May 27, 1990. Directed by Barney Simon, sets and lights design by Michael Philippi, costumes by Susan Hilferty,...with Ora Jones and Jacqueline Williams.

21. Press releases, promotional material
22. Programs, reviews and clippings

BOX 8

1990-1991 SEASON

General Season

1. Promotional material

Eleanor: In Her Own Words , adapted from the writings of Eleanor Roosevelt by Russell Vandenbrouke. October 3-Novmber 4, 1990. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke, set design by James Maronek, lighting by Rita Pietraszek, costumes design by Gayland Spaulding, sound design by Joseph Cerqua.

2. Press releases
3. Programs, reviews and clippings

Pick Up the Ax by Anthony Clarvoe. November 20-December 31, 1990. Directed by Richard E.T. White, set design by Linda Buchanan, lighting by Michael Philippi, costume design by Renee Liepins, sound design by Joseph Cerqua.

4. Press release
5. Programs, reviews and clippings

Uncommon Ground by Jeremy Lawrence. January 9-February 10, 1991. Directed by Gwen Arner, sets by Michael Philippi, lighting design by Linda Essig, costumes by Jessica Hahn, sound design by Joseph Cerqua,...with Donald Moffat.

6. Press release
7. Program, reviews and clippings

An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen and adapted by Russell Vandenbrouke from a translation by Jerry Turner. February 18-March 24, 1991. Directed by Kyle Donnelly, set design by Michael Merritt, costumes by Gayland Spaulding, lighting design by Robert Christen, musical direction by Stuart Rosenberg,...with Susan Nussbaum, Kate Goehring and David Alan Novak.

8. Press releases, promotional material
9. Programs, reviews and clippings

Woody Guthrie’s American Song , conceived and adapted by Peter Glazer. April 10-May 5, 1991. Directed by Peter Glazer, orchestrations and vocal arrangements by Jeff Waxman, set design by Philipp Jung, costumes by Baker S. Smith, lighting design by David Noling, musical direction by Malcolm Ruhl, sound design by Rick Netter, choreography by Jennifer Martin.

10. Press releases, promotional material
11. Programs, reviews and clippings

1991-1992 SEASON

General Season

12. Press releases, promotional material

The School for Wives by Moliere, English verse translation by Richard Wilbur. October 2-27, 1991. Directed by Barbara Gaines, set design by Michael Philippi, costumes by Linda Buchanan, lighting design by Robert Christen,...with Greg Vinkler, Ross Lehman and Kevin Gudahl.

13. Press release
14. Program, reviews and clippings

Holiday Memories (A Christmas Memory and The Thanksgiving Visitor) by Truman Capote, stage version by Russell Vandenbrouke. November 20-December 15, 1991. Directed by Susan Booth, set and lights by Michael S. Philippi, costume design by Renee Liepins, composition and musical direction by Malcolm Ruhl.

15. Press release
16. Program, review

Three Women Talking by Arnold Wesker. January 15-Febraury 5, 1992. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke, set design by Michael Merritt, lighting design by Linda Essig and costumes by Nan Cibula.

17. Press release
18. Reviews

Belmont Avenue Social Club by Bruce Graham. February 26-March 22, 1992. Directed by Mike Nussbaum, scenic and lighting design by Kevin Snow, costume design by Claudia Boddy, sound by Conny M. Lockwood and Jeff Webb,...with Brett Hadley, Guy Barile, Gary Houston, B.J. Jones, and Robert Brueler.

19. Press release
20. Program and reviews

The Rhino’s Policeman by Rick Cleveland. April 14-May 17, 1992. Sets and lights by Michael S. Philippi, costume design by Mary Griswold, sound by David Zerlin.

21. Programs and reviews

1992-1993 SEASON

General Season

22. Promotional material

Jar the Floor by Cheryl West. September 16-October 18, 1992. Directed by Tazewell Thompson.

23. Promotional material, reviews and clippings

Smoke on the Mountain by Connie Ray and Alan Bailey, musical arrangements by Mike Craver and Mark Hardwick. November 10-December 13, 1992. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke, musical direction by Malcolm Ruhl, set design by Kevin Snow,...with Kevin Gudahl.

24. Promotional material, reviews

Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz. January 20-February 14, 1993. Directed by Steven Dietz.

25. Reviews

The White Rose by Lillian Garrett-Groag. March [?]-April 4, 1993. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke, sets and lights by Michael Philippi, costume design by Nan Cibula-Jenkins, sound design by David Zerlin.

26. Program and reviews

The Convict’s Return , written and performed by Geoff Hoyle. April [?]-May 30, 1993. Directed by Anthony Taccone, set design by Kate Edmunds, lighting design by Kent Dorsey, costumes by Susan Holferty, sound by Stephen LeGrand and Jeff Webb.

27. Program and reviews

1993-1994 SEASON

General Season

28. Promotional material and clippings

Betrayal by Harold Pinter. [?]-October 10, 1993. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke, scenic and costume design by Mary Griswold, lighting design by Geoffrey Bushor,...with David Darlow, Kevin Gudahl and Kristine Thatcher.

29. Program and clippings

Hysterics , written and performed by Le Clanché; du Rand. November 1993. Directed by Will Osborne, set design by Stephen R. White, lighting by Charles Jolls.

30. Program and reviews

Blues in the Night , conceived by Sheldon Epps. [?]-January 19, 1994. Directed by Jim Corti, musical direction and additional musical arrangements by Malcolm Ruhl, scenic design by Jim Dardenne, costumes by Gayland Spaulding, lights by Bon Christen, sound design by Rick Netter.

31. Program and reviews

My Other Heart by Martha Boesing. February [?]-March 13, 1994. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke.

32. Reviews

Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness. April 1994. Directed by Mike Nussbaum,...with Nussbaum, B.J. Jones and Aaron Freeman.

33. Review

1994-1995 SEASON

Later Life by A.R. Gurney. September [?]-October 23, 1994. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke, set design by Jeff Bauer, lighting design by Rita Pietraszek, costumes by Nanette M. Acosta,...with Michael Gross, Kristine Thatcher, Linda Kimbrough, and Greg Vinkler.

34. Programs and reviews

Quilters by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, music and lyrics by Barbara Damashek. December 1994. Directed by Susan V. Booth, musical direction by Jeff Lewis, sets by John Culbert, costumes by Gayland Spaulding, lighting design by Stephen R. White, sound by Bruce Holland, choreography by Jan Bartoszek.

35. Program and reviews

All in the Timing by David Ives. [?]-February 26, 1995. Directed by Brian Russell, set and properties designed by Tony Ferrieri, costumes design by Jared Leese, lighting by Geoffrey Bushor, sound design by Casi Pacilio; Frank Shapiro, composer.

36. Programs and reviews

Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, translation by David Chambers with Anne-Charlotte Harvey. March 1995. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke, scenic design by Linda Buchanan, lighting design by Rita Pietraszek, costumes by Jordan Ross.

37. Program and reviews

WomanSong by Jenny Armstrong. April 1995. Directed by Brian Russell.

38. Review

Don Juan in Hell by George Bernard Shaw. May 3-June 11, 1995. Directed by Mike Nussbaum, sets and lights by Stephen R. White, costumes by Jennifer Clark, sound by David Zerlin,...with Nussbaum, Meg Thalken, B.J. Jones, and Aaron Freeman.

39. Program, promotional material and reviews

1995-1996 SEASON

A Perfect Ganesh by Terrence McNally. September-October 1995. Directed by Brian Russell, sets and lights by John Culbert, costumes designed by Gayland Spaulding, sound by Richard Woodbury.

40. Programs, review

Bubbe Meises: Grandma Stories by Ellen Gould. December 1995. Directed by Russell Vendenbrouke, choreography by Marla Lampert, musical direction by Jeff Lewis.

41. Review

1996-1997 SEASON

General Season

42. Promotional material

Always...Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley. November 27, 1996-January 5, 1997. Directed by Brian Russell, set design by Todd Rosenthal, costumes by Nan Cibula-Jenkins.

43. Review

Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities by Anna Devere Smith. April 16-May 11, 1997. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke.

44. Reviews

Conversations with an Irish Rascal by Kathleen Kennedy. May 1997.

45. Review

1997-1998 SEASON

Thunder Knocking on the Door by Keith Glover. September 1997.

46. Review

The Glass House, book, music and lyrics by Ellen Gould. December 10, 1997-[?]. Directed by Russell Vandenbrouke, musical direction by Jeff Lewis, musical arrangements and orchestrations by Ilya Levinson, scenic design by Scott Cooper, costumes by Shifra Werch, lights by Robert Christen, sound by Bruce Holland, choreography by Marla Lampert.

47. Program

A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur by Tennessee Williams. February [?]-March 8, 1998. Directed by Cecilie D. Keenan.

48. Review

1999-2000 SEASON

General Season

49. Promotional material

Visiting Mr. Green by Jeff Baron. October, 1999

50. Review

As Bees with Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane. February-March 5, 2000

51. Review