| Dates: | 1974-1989 |
| Size: | .25 linear feet in one folder, includes 161 slides |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | Spe.t00164 |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Ms. Hart donated slides of costumes and costume renderings to the Chicago Theater Collection in 1990. |
| 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: Patricia L. (Pat) Hart Papers, [Slide #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
| Finding aid author: | Original author unknown. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Sarah Zimmerman, 2021. |
Abstract
Pat Hart, a costume designer, studied costume design at the Goodman School of Drama. She designed for productions at Touchstone Theatre, Pary Production Company and Victory Gardens.
Biographical/Historical
Patricia Hart (1946-2011) began her theatrical career as a ballet dancer in St. Louis. In the summer of 1967 she appeared with the California Shakespeare Festival. Ms. Hart went on to study theatre and dance at the University of Denver and costume design at the Goodman Theatre.
From 1976-1983, Ms. Hart was the resident designer for Pary Production Company, a company she co-founded with her husband Larry Hart and Chicago actor and director Gary Houston. In 1981 she won a Joseph Jefferson citation award for excellence in costume design for Pary’s Josephine, the Mouse Singer.
Ms. Hart has designed costumes for the Chicago Theatre Strategy, Chateau Louise, Next Theatre and Victory Gardens, where her masks for the 1984 production of The Fifth Sun were nominated for a Jeff award. She has also worked extensively with Touchstone and the New Tuners Theatre, winning a Jeff citation for Nightingale. She also has designed costumes for the Martha Lynda Dance Company and was a costumer for John McNaughton’s cult film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.
Scope and Content
Slides of costumes and costume renderings by Patricia L. Hart.
Arrangement
Original order has been maintained. Slides are arranged by number, originally assigned by donor.
Related Materials
For additional production information on many of these shows, see also:
- Body Politic Theatre Collection
- F. Lawrence (Larry) Hart Collection
- Gary Houston Papers
- Nicholas A. Patricca Papers
- Theatre Building Collection
- Victory Gardens Theater Collection
- Theater Collection – Pary Production Company and Touchstone Theatre
Subject Headings
- Hart, Patricia, 1946-2011
- Pary Productions Company
- Victory Gardens Theater
- Lynda Martha Dance Company
- Costume design – Illinois – Chicago – Slides
- Costume design – Illinois – Chicago – History Sources
- Theater – Illinois – Chicago
Collection Inventory
| Folder 1 | Slide 1-16 | The Wicked Cooks, Pary Production, 1976 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 17-24 | Josephine, the Mouse Singer, Pary Production, 1981 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 25-33 | Frankenstein, Pary Production, 1981 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 34-43 | The Velvet Rose, Victory Gardens, 1974 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 44-48 | Drums, Pary Production, 1982 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 49-51 | Change, Pary Production, 1983 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 52-56 | Wild Indian, Victory Gardens, 1985 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 57-74 | The Little Prince, Touchstone, 1989 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 75-79 | Johns, Pary Production, 1982 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 80-83 | The Phone Room, Pary Production, 1978 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 84-100 | A Change in the Heir, New Tuners, 1988 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 101-111 | Thespis, Pary Productions, 1982 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 112 | The Irish Hebrew Lesson, Pary Production, 1981 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 113 | Sunday Dinner, Pary Production, 1976 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 114 | Nightpiece, Pary Production, 1980 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 115-129 | The Nightingale, New Tuners, 1987 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 130-134 | They Used to Star in Movies, Pary Production, 1977 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 135-136 | The Beard, Peripetic Task Force, 1975 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 137-138 | Expectations of the Strange One, Pary Productions, 1981 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 139-149 | The Fifth Sun, Victory Gardens, 1984 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 150-157 | Doonesbury, New Tuners, 1987 |
| Folder 1 | Slide 158-161 | The Little Tailor, Martha Lynda Dance Co, 1986 |
