Goodman Theatre Archive. Producing and Artistic Director Files

Abstract

The Producing and Artistic Director Files chronicle the Goodman Theatre and its School of Drama’s artistic and educational development for the years 1951 to 1984. The collection originates with Maurice Gnesin, but most of the records are from the tenure of John Reich, who led Goodman from 1957 to 1972. Later productions include records of Ken Myers and Robert Falls. The materials include correspondence, international visitor programs, lectures, meetings, news clippings, production materials, promotional materials, reports and scripts.

Biographical/Historical

The Goodman Theatre, winner of the Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, is known and respected internationally. It was established in July 1922 as a memorial to the late playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman by his parents William and Erna Goodman. The Goodmans donated $250,000 to the Art Institute of Chicago, which built the theater on its northeast corner, at Monroe Street and S. Columbus Drive that combined a professional company and drama school. The theater opened on October 20, 1925, with three plays by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman performed at the dedication ceremony. The first artistic director, Thomas Woods Stevens, filled the first seasons with a mix of classics, contemporary hits and new plays.

Due to financial burden, the professional acting company was disbanded in 1930, but the drama school remained open. Over the next several decades, the Goodman School cultivated an impressive reputation and graduated many well-regarded theater artists including Maurice Gnesin and David Itkin in the drama school and Charlotte Chorpenning who headed the Children’s Theatre. Notable drama school graduates include Karl Malden, Sam Wanamaker, Geraldine Page, Shelley Berman, Harvey Korman, José Quintero, Linda Hunt and Joe Mantegna.

In 1957, the Goodman began to re-establish its professional acting company under a new artistic director, John Reich. By the 1969 season, the shows were performed by the Goodman’s own acting company. The expense of this was prohibitive, though, and two years later, the theater began hiring actors by the productions.

In 1976, the Goodman separated from the Art Institute, and in 1978, it split from the Goodman School, which was acquired by DePaul University. Artistic director William Woodman had other visions for expanding production opportunities and began Stage 2, a platform for up-and-coming Chicago actors, directors and writers, one of whom was David Mamet, whose play American Buffalo premiered in 1975.

In the 1980s, Robert Falls took over the artistic direction of the theater and led in this capacity for the next 35 years. The Goodman also began looking for a new facility. An area that was the former site of two commercial theaters on North Dearborn Street was available, and the Goodman began raising money for a building in the 1990s. A gift from distant family members of Kenneth Sawyer Goodman helped construction begin. The new Goodman Theatre opened in December 2000 at 170 N. Dearborn Street.

Scope and Contents

The Producing and Artistic Director Files document the artistic and educational development of the Goodman School of Drama until 1978 and the Goodman Theatre from 1951 to 1984. The collection originates with Maurice Gnesin, but most of the records are from the tenure of John Reich, who was in charge of the Goodman from 1957 to 1972. Later productions include records of directors Ken Myers and Robert Falls. Producing and artistic directors had a wide number of personal correspondents from around the world, including Harold Pinter.

The collection includes a wide range of materials such as artistic statements, audition and casting notes, correspondence, course catalogs, cue sheets, development materials, director’s notes, international programs, lectures, memos, news clippings, production materials, publicity materials, readers’ reports, scripts and stage manager reports.

Productions include:

• All That Fall and Play by Samuel Beckett, directed by Libby Appel, sets by Michael
• All the Way Home by Tad Mosel, based on the novel A Death in the Family by James Agee, Warren Enters as guest director, sets by Gary Gorman, costumes by Marcy Stine, lighting by Lawrence Dean, with Carrie Snodgrass, 1967 October 23-28
• The American Dream by Edward Albee, directed by Charles McGaw, sets by Francis Morigi, costumes by Uta Olson, lighting by G.E. Naselius, music arranged by Paul Bowles, and Beverly Younger, 1962 January 12-30
• Androcles and the Lion by Aurand Harris, directed by Paul Sills, sets designed by Thomas Dorwart, costumes by Marianne Powell, lights by Frank Kaufman, music adapted from the original score of Glenn Mack, 1966 December 17-1967 March 12
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, dramatized by James Goodwin and Eugenie Leontovich, directed by Eugenie Leontovich with Joseph Slowik, sets by Richard Kent Wilcox, costumes by Alvin Colt, lights by G.E. Naselius, starring Dolores Sutton, 1965 May 7-29
• Assassination 1865 by Stuart Vaughn, World Premiere, directed by Stuart Vaughn, sets by Sandro La Ferla, costumes by Virgil Johnson, lights and special effects by Bengt Nygren, with Shepperd Strudwick and Donald Woods, 1971 October 26-November 28
• Baal by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Charles McGaw, sets designed by Vincent Faust, costumes by Julie Nagel, lights by Paul Thompson, music by Reggie Schwander, 1971 November 13-21
• The Balcony by Jean Genet, translated by Bernard Frechtman, directed by Patrick Henry, sets by James Maronek, costumes by Uta Olson, lighting by G.E. Naselius, masks by Bob Hartman, choreography by Thomas Jaremba, starring Delphi Lawrence, with Jay Lanin, 1967 November 24-December 20
• The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Carson McCullers, adapted for the stage by Edward Albee, directed by Charles McGaw, sets designed by Richard Kent Wilcox, costumes by Heidimarie Rosendahl, lighting designed by G.E. Naselius, starring Donald Davis, 1965 January 8-30
• The Barretts of Wimpole Street by Rudolf Besier, directed by Brenda Forbes, sets designed by Neil Jampolis, costumes by Uta Olson, lighting by G.E. Naselius, starring Leora Dana, with Maurice Copeland, 1965 March 26-April 16
• Becket, or The Honor of God by Jean Anouilh, directed by John Reich, sets designed by James Maronek, costumes by Uta Olson, lighting by G.E. Naselius, music by George Estevez, starring Tod Andrews and Donald Davis, 1962 October 26-November 13
• A Bill of One-Acts: The Hungerers by William Saroyan and directed by Dorothy Konkowski; Hello from Bertha by Tennessee Williams and directed by Patricia Washburn; Queens of France by Thornton Wilder and directed by Dorothy Konkowski; The Long Voyage Home by Eugene O'Neill and directed by Joseph Slowik, sets and lighting designed by Roger Hamilton, costumes by Stanley Kloth, 1956 January 31
• The Bloody Tenet by James Schevill, Chicago Premiere, directed by Robert Quinn, choreographed by Frances Allis, [1957-1958?]
• The Boys from Syracuse by George Abbot, music and lyrics by Richard Rogers and Lawrence Hart, production staged by Christopher Hewitt, choreography and musical numbers staged by Bob Herget, sets by James Maronek, costumes by Alicia Finkel, lights by G.E. Naselius, John C. Cina as musical director, 1972 April 18-June [?]
• Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw, Warren Enters as guest director, sets designed by George Pettit, costumes by D. Hudson Sheffield, lights by Jerold Gorell, music by Anthony Peraino, starring Murray Matheson, with Carrie Snodgrass and Joe Mantegna, 1968 January 12-February 7
• Camino Real by Tennessee Williams, directed by Charles McGaw, sets designed by James Maronek, costumes by Sylvia Wintle, lights by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Frances Allis, with Charles Grunwell, Beverly Younger, and Dorothy Konrad, 1958 March 21-April 6
• The Canterville Ghost, dramatized by Darwin Reid Payne, from a short story by Oscar Wilde, directed by Kelly Danford, sets by Joseph Nieminski, costumes by Virgil Johnson, lighting by G.E. Naselius, Act II ballet choreographed by Joseph Kuzniar, with Joe Mantegna, 1969 July 8- August 16
• The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht, revised English version by Eric Bentley and Maja Apelman, directed by John Reich, sets by Francis Morigi, costumes by Caley Summers, masks by Patrick Henry, lights by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Frances Allis, music by George Estevez and Lewis Skalinder, 1962 May 11-29
• Celebration by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, directed by Thom Racina, sets by Frank Bradley, lights by Bengt Nygren, costumes by Al Tucci and Ferruccio Garavaglia, choreography by Joel Kazar, 1970 January 11-17
• Chemin de Fer by Georges Feydeau, directed by Stuart Gordon, sets by James Maronek, costumes by James Edmund Brady, lights by F. Mitchell Dana, 1975 May 9-June 15
• The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, directed by Bella Itkin, sets by James Reed, lighting by Kenneth Peters, costumes by Daniel Pugh, 1971 April 5-May 8
• The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. Translation by Tyrone Guthrie and Leonid Kipnis, directed by Brian Murray, scenery by David Mitchell, costumes by Virgil Johnson, lights by Patricia Collins, with Nancy Marchand and Edward Herrmann, 1974 October 4-November 10
• Circus Minimus, [1969-1970]
• The Collection by Harold Pinter, directed by John Reich, lighting by Jerrold Gorrell, costumes by Al Tucci, 1968 March 26
• A Cry of Players by William Gibson, directed by Jack Jones, sets designed by Marc Cohen, costumes by Daniel Pugh, lights by Wayne Tignor, with Guy Giarrizzo and Bruce Boxleitner, 1970 February 22-28
• The Dancing Donkey, by Erik Vos and directed by Bella Itkin (with Carrie Snodgrass), and The Unwicked Witch, by Madge Miller and directed by Robert Leonard, scene design by Marc Cohen, costume design by D. Hudson Sheffield, lights by G.E. Naselius, music by John Towey, 1967 July 5-September 3
• The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch by James Rosenberg, directed by Joseph Slowik, sets by Marc Cohen, costumes by E. Oliver Olsen, lighting by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Thomas Jaremba, starring Jerry Harper, with Win Stracke, 1968 November 15-December 14
• The Dog in the Manger by Lope de Vega, directed by Eugenie Leontovich, sets by Joseph Nieminski, costumes by James Larsen, lights by John O'Connor, 1968 April 1-6
• A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Tormod Skagestead, sets by John Scheffler, costumes by Alicia Finkel, lights by G.E. Naselius, 1973 November 20-December 23
• A Dream Play by August Strindberg, new translation by Evert Sprinchorn, verse scenes adapted by Lisel Mueller, World Premiere of translation, directed by John Reich, production designed by James Maronek, costumes by Marna King, lights and choreography by Frances Allis, starring Gloria Foster with Frank Savino, 1967 March 31-April 23
• The Dream (A Midsummer Night's Dream) by William Shakespeare and The Fairie Queen by Henry Purcell, arranged by John Reich and Nicholas Goldsmith, directed by John Reich, Pas de Deux choreographed by Ruth Page, Dieter Kober as musical director, sets by William J. Ryan, costumes by Sylvia Wintle, dance direction by Frances Allis, lighting by G.E. Naselius, Lorenzo Gentile as technical director, with Kenneth Johnson, Etta Buro, and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, 1958 May 9-25, June 3-8
• Dylan by Sidney Michaels, directed by Charles McGaw, sets by George Pettit, costumes by Uta Olson, lights by G.E. Naselius, starring Jerome Kilty, 1966 February [?]
• Eh? by Henry Livings, directed by Jay Jans, sets by Oseloka Osadebe, costumes by Bupha Chuvisavaphong, lights by Robert McLay, 1969 February 17-22
• The Emperor's New Clothes, by Hans Christian Anderson, adapted by Allan Loernsen, directed by Nick Schmidtke, sets designed by David Emmons, costumes by Julie Nagel, lighting by James Highland, 1973 December 8-1974 January 20
• Enrico IV by Luigi Pirandello, translated by John Reich, directed by John Reich, music by James Maronek, lights by G.E. Naselius, costumes by Sylvia Wintle Moss, starring Ivor Harris, Beverly Younger, and Frank Savino, 1960 February 12-28
• A Far Country by Henry Denker, directed by John Reich, sets by Bruce Koenig, costumes by Heidimarie Rosendahl, lighting by G.E. Naselius, starring William Smithers, 1964 February 21-March 11
• Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, directed by John Reich, sets designed by James Maronek, costumes by Uta Olson, lights by G.E. Naselius, music arranged by George Estevez, starring Bramwell Fletcher, with Michael O'Sullivan, 1962 October 27-November 14
• The Firebugs by Max Frisch, Midwest Premiere, John O'Shaugnessy as guest director, sets by Alan Traynor, costumes by Al Tucci, lights by Gerald Thamm, 1968 October 7-12
• A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau, translated by John Mortimer, Warren Enters as guest director, sets by Marc Cohen, costumes by Virgil Johnson, lighting by Jerrold Gorrell, starring Hiram Sherman, 1968 May 3-29
• Gas I and II by George Kaiser, directed by Jean Louis Baldet, sets by William Auperlee, costumes by Kathleen Hollcraft, lights by Donald Schulman, 1972 January 15-23
• Gilgamesh, photographs (2), includes Timothy Scanlon and Edmund Waterstreet, 1972 November 12-19
• The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, directed by Patrick Henry, sets designed by James Maronek, costumes by Uta Olson, lights by G.E. Naselius, starring Peggy Wood, 1964 January 10-29
• The Good Woman of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Eric Bentley, directed by Charles McGaw, sets by James Maronek, costumes by Uta Olson, lighting by G.E. Naselius, music by Stephan Wolpe, starring Frances Hyland, Dorothy Konrad, and Frank Savino, 1960 March 25-April 11
• The Great Git-Away by Romeo Muller, World Premiere, directed by Patrick Henry, lighting designed by Bengt Nygren, costumes by Jeanne Sinclaire, 1968 November 18-23
• Guys and Dolls by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, directed by Gene Lesser, choreography by Elizabeth Keen, musical direction by David Richards, scenic design by James Maronek, costume design by Nancy Potts, lighting design by William Mintzer, 1974 May 10-June 16
• Hansel and Gretel by William Glennon, directed by William Bennett Steinhauer, sets designed by Richard Kent Wilcox, costumes by D. Hudson Sheffield, lights by G.E. Naselius, with Carrie Snodgrass, 1966 June 28-August 20
• The Hare and the Tortoise, or The Great Cross Country Race by Alan Broadhurst, directed by Bella Itkin, sets by Warren Sodt, costumes by Virgil Johnson, lights by Edgar Swift, choreography by Thomas Jaremba, 1968 December 16, 1967-March 10
• Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Douglas Seale, sets designed by Marc Cohen, costumes by Virgil Johnson, lights by Jerrold Gorrell, Robert Moody as scenic artist, 1970 May 25-June 28
• Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Melvin Bernhardt, sets designed by James Maronek, costumes by Francis Morigi, lights by G.E. Naselius, Eva LeGallienne as translator, starring Signe Hasso, 1962 February 23-March 13
• Hippolytus by Euripides, directed by Bella Itkin, sets by James Maronek, lighting by G.E. Naselius, costumes by Sylvia Wintle Moss, music by Dieter Kober, choreography by Frances Allis, with Donald Buka and Charles Grunwell, 1960 January 3-24
• The Hollow Crown, The Royal Shakespeare Company, photographs (11), includes Seymour Bernstein, Ann Firbank, Michael Gough and John Warner, 1964 February
• The Imaginary Invalid by Moliere, translated by John Reich, directed by John Reich, sets by William Ryan, lighting by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Frances Allis, costumes by Sylvia Wintle, music by M. Antoine Charpentier, starring Murray Matheson, 1959 May 8-24
• The Importance of Being Earnest, 1971 December 2-19, 1971 December 28-1972 January 16
• In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Heiner Kipphardt, translated by Ruth Speirs, directed by Gene Lesser, scenic design and visual effects by Robert U. Taylor, costumes by Virgil Johnson, lights by William Mintzer, 1973 January 7-February 11
• The Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol, translated by John Dolman, Jr. and Benjamin Rothberg, acting version by Joseph Buloff, directed by Joseph Slowik, set designs by John Holabird, costumes by Jay Kobrin, lighting by G.E. Naselius, music by Bob Michaels, starring Joseph Buloff, with Thom Koutsoukos, Frank Savino, and Avery Schreiber, 1960 May 13-22
• Jack and the Beanstalk, dramatized by Charlotte Chorpenning, directed by Bella Itkin, set design by Tom Clark, costumes by James Larsen, lights by Carmen Picarello, choreography by Frances Allis, 1967 March 18-May 28
• Jamie and the Nine 300 by Clifford Browder, directed by Kelly Danford, sets designed by Joseph Nieminski, costumes by Julie Nagel, lights by Kenneth Peters, 1972 February 12-20
• Kaspariana, conceived and directed by Joseph Slowik, with textual excerpts from Georg Buechner, Peter Handke, Eugene Ionesco, and Jacob Wasserman, sets by Ronald Morgan, costumes by Julie Nagel, lighting by James Highland, 1972 May 13-21
• King Lear by William Shakespeare, directed by Charles McGaw, sets by Richard Kent Wilcox, costumes by Caley Summers, starring Morris Carnovsky, with Maurice Copeland, 1964 April 3-25
• Lady Audley's Secret, adapted by Douglas Seale from the novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, directed by Douglas Seale, costumes and scenic design by Alicia Finkel, lights by Jerrold Gorrell, Robert Moody as scenic artist, choreography by Jerry Tullos, John Cinas musical director and pianist, 1971 May 24-June 27
• Lady Precious Stream by Shi I. Hsiung, directed by John Reich, stage designed by William J. Ryan, costumes by Sylvia Wintle, lighting by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Frances Allis, with Carl Bingham, Maxine Stetson, and Avery Schreiber, 1958 December 5-28
• The Lady's Not for Burning by Christopher Fry, directed by Stephen Porter, costume and scenic design by Alicia Finkel, lights by G.E. Naselius, 1973 April 1-May 6
• The Lark by Jean Anouilh, adapted by Lillian Hellman, directed by Bella Itkin, sets by Andre Wauters, costumes by Caley Summers, lighting by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Frances Allis, music by Richard Manners, 1961 December 1-19
• The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia by Preston Jones, directed by Harold Stone, sets by Joseph Nieminski, costumes by John David Ridge, lights by F. Mitchell Dana, with Jack Wallace and W.H. Macy, 1976 February 13-March 21The Laundry by David Guerdon, directed by Jack Jones, sets by Michael O'Kane, lights by David Stukey, costumes by John Szumigala and Julie Nagel, 1971 May 18-29
• A Macbeth by Charles Marowitz, directed by Patrick Henry, costumes by Dunja Ramicova, sets by Michael O'Kane, lights by J. Sally, 1971 October 16-24
• Macbeth by William Shakespeare, directed by Sam Wanamaker, Patrick Henry as associate director, sets by James Maronek, costumes by Yvonne Bronowicz, lights by G.E. Naselius, music by Donald Andrus, starring Sam Wanamaker, with Lillian Evans, 1964 November 27-December 20
• The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux, translated by Maurice Valency, directed by John Reich, sets designed by Richard Kent Wilcox, costumes by Uta Olson, music by Albert Hague, lighting by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Frances Allis, starring Zoe Caldwell, with Sue Ann Park, 1964 October 23-November 14
• The Magic Isle by Wesley Van Tassel, with music and lyrics by Mark Ollington, adapted from original commedia materials created by Russell Graves, directed by Bella Itkin, sets by Marc Cohen, costumes by D. Hudson Sheffield, lighting by G.E. Naselius, music by Thom Racina, 1968 July 3-August 24
• The Man in the Glass Booth by Robert Shaw, directed by Douglas Seale, sets designed by James Maronek, costumes by Alicia Finkel, lights by G.E. Naselius, Robert Moody as scenic artist, 1970 April 13-May 17
• A Man's a Man by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Eric Bentley, directed by Joseph Slowik, sets designed by James Maronek, costumes by D. Hudson Sheffield, lights by G.E. Naselius, music by Joseph Raposo, starring Terry Lomax, with Helena Carroll, 1968 March 29-April 24
• Many Loves by William Carlos Williams, directed by Charles McGaw, lights by John Nathan, costumes by Daniel Pugh, with Bruce Boxleitner, 1970 March 15-20
• The Marowitz Hamlet by Charles Marowitz, directed by Patrick Henry, sets and lights by Herbert Schmoll, costumes by Madeline Grigg, music by Walter Lowe, 1969 October 12-18
• Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, directed by Charles McGaw, sets by Marc Cohen, costumes by Alicia Finkel, lights by G.E. Naselius, music by Kelly Danford, with Donald Harron, Clayton Corzatte, and Haskel Gordon, 1969 February 14-March 15
• The Memorandum by Vaclav Havel, directed by James Ostholhoff, sets designed by William Aupperlee, costumes by Dunja Ramicova, lighting by John Wilke, with Bruce Boxleitner, 1971 February 22-March 6
• A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, adapted for children by Bella Itkin, directed by Bella Itkin, sets and projections designed by Gary Gorman, costumes by designed by Mary Stine, lights by Lawrence Dean, choreography by Thomas Jaremba, original music and lyrics by Thom Racina, 1968 March 16-May 26
• The Misanthrope by Moliere, translated by Richard Wilbur, University of Chicago Professional Theatre Program, at the Law School Auditorium of the University of Chicago, directed and produced by John Reich, sets by James Maronek, costumes by D. Hudson Sheffield, with George Grizzard and Barbara Boxley, [1965-1966]
• The Miser by Moliere, translated by George Gravely, directed by John Reich, sets designed by Marc Cohen, costumes by D. Hudson Sheffield, lights by Edgar Swift, starring Bramwell Fletcher, with Donna Holabird, 1967 October 20-November 15
• Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht, English adaptation by Eric Bentley, directed by Joseph Slowik, sets by James Maronek, costumes by Uta Olson, original music by Paul Dessau, lighting by G.E. Naselius, starring Eugenie Leontovich, 1964 May 8-27
• My Heart's in the Highlands by Williams Saroyan and The American Dream by Edward Albee, directed by Charles McGaw, sets by Francis Morigi, costumes by Uta Olson, lighting by G.E. Naselius, music arranged by Paul Bowles, starring Studs Terkel in Highlands, and Beverly Younger in Dream, 1962 January 12-30
• The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, directed by Patrick Henry, scenic design by James Maronek, costumes by Daniel Pugh, lights by Bengt Nygren, starring Christopher Walken, 1971 January 18-February 21
• Nobody's Boy by Isabel Burger and Constance DeBear, from the story Sans Famille by Hector Malot, directed by Bella Itkin, dances arranged by Frances Allis, costumes by Paul Leonard, sets by Robert Hamlin, 1958 February 8-April 5
• Oh, What a Lovely War, by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, directed by Patrick Henry, set designs by Marc Cohen, costumes by D. Hudson Sheffield, lighting by G.E. Naselius, music by John Cina, starring Terry Lomax, 1967 May 5-28
• Old Times by Harold Pinter, directed by Michael Kahn, scenic design by Marjorie Kellogg, lights by G.E. Naselius, 1972 October 8-November 12
• Othello by William Shakespeare, directed by Charles McGaw, sets by James Maronek, costumes by James Larsen, lights by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Thomas Jaremba, starring James Earl Jones and Len Cariou, 1968 February 16-March 13
• Pal Joey by John O'Hara, directed by Melvin Bernhardt, choreography by Joyce Trisler, costumes and sets by Alicia Finkel, lights by G.E. Naselius, musical direction by Daryl Wagner, co-choreographed by Betsey Haug, with Nancy Marchand, 1973 May 13-June 17
• The Panda and the Spy by Mary Virginia Heinlein, directed by Kelly Danford, sets by James Maronek, costumes by Daniel Pugh, lights by G.E. Naselius, Robert Moody as scenic artist, 1970 July 7-August 8
• A Passage to India by E.M. Forster, adapted for the stage by Santha Rama Rau, directed by Charles McGaw, sets by James Maronek, costumes by Caley Summers, lighting by G.E. Naselius, starring Lillian Gish, 1963 January 11-30
• The Pedestrian in the Air (Le Pieton de l'Air) by Eugene Ionesco, translated by Donald Watson. American Premiere, directed by Joseph Slowik, sets by Richard Kent Wilcox, costumes by D. Hudson Sheffield, lights by G.E. Naselius, starring Alvin Epstein, 1966 January 7-[?]
• The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade by Peter Weiss, directed by Charles McGaw, sets designed by James Maronek, costumes by D. Hudson Sheffield, lighting by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Frances Allis, music by Richard Peaslee, co-starring Jerome Kilty and James Ray, 1966 October 21-November 16
• The Pied Piper of Hamelin by William Glennon, directed by Kelly Danford, costume design by Sandra Tignor, scenic design by Jim Reed, lights by Jim Hegwood, choreography by Jerry Tullos, 1971 October 10-November 21
• Poor Bitos (Pauvre Bitos) by Jean Anouilh, directed by Douglas Campbell, sets by Marc Cohen, costumes by Virgil Johnson, lighting by Wayne Tignor, hair design by Susan and James Chiaro, 1971 April 12-May 16
• Purple Dust by Sean O'Casey, directed by Joseph Slowik, sets designed by William Ryan, lights by G.E. Naselius, costumes by Sylvia Wintle, with Louis Zorich and Avery Schreiber, 1959 February 20-March 8
• Puss in Boots, dramatized by Rowena Bennett, directed by Bella Itkin, sets designed by John Van Eyck, costumes by Uta Olson, lighting by Alfred Jutzi, choreography by Frances Allis, 1964 March 28-May 24
• The Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar, John Harrison as guest director from London, set designed by James Maronek, costumes by Alicia Finkel, lighting by G.E. Naselius, co-starring Ronnie Graham and Jerome Kilty, with Maurice Copeland, 1969 May 9-June
• Red Roses for Me by Sean O'Casey, John O'Shaugnessy as guest director, sets by James Maronek, costumes by E. Oliver Olsen, lights by Jerrold Gorrell, choreography by Thomas Jaremba, music by Robert Lombardo, 1969 January 3-February 1
• The Rimers of Eldritch by Lanford Wilson, directed by Patrick Henry, sets by Allan Traynor, costumes by Marcy Stine, lights by Lawrence Dean, 1968 May 6-11
• The Room (set design by Robert Hartman) and The Collection (sets by Linda Wukovich) by Harold Pinter, directed by Joseph Slowik, costumes by Al Tucci, lighting by Gerald Thamm, 1968 January 15-21
• The Royal Family by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, directed by Douglas Seale, costumes by Virgil Johnson, sets designed by James Maronek, lights by Jerrold Gorrell, Robert Moody as scenic artist, with Mike Nussbaum, 1972 January 20-February 27
• Royal Gambit by Herman Gressieker, directed by Rilla Bergman, [1959-1960]
• The Ruling Class by Peter Barnes, directed by Patrick Henry, costumes by Virgil Johnson, sets by Sandro La Ferla, lighting by Wayne Tignor, Robert Moody as scenic artist, choreography by Gus Giordano, 1972 March 2-April 9
• Rumpelstiltskin by Wesley Van Tassel, directed by Bella Itkin, musical direction by Kelly Danford, sets by Oseloka Osadebe, costumes by Al Tucci, lights by John Nathan, choreography by Thomas Jaremba, with Bruce Boxleitner, 1969 October 11-December 21
• The Salzburg Great Theatre of the World by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, translated by Lisel Mueller and John Reich, World Premiere in English, directed by John Reich, sets by James Maronek, costumes by E. Oliver Olsen, costumes by Alicia Finkel, choreography by Thomas Jaremba, lights by G.E. Naselius, music by Robert Lombardo, starring Edgar Daniels, with Dina Halpern and Maurice Copeland, 1968 October 4-November 2
• Saved by Edward Bond, directed by George Drayton Boyd, sets by Paul Appel, costumes by Martha Ferrara, lights by David Stukey, 1971 December 11-19
• Scenes from American Life by A.R. Gurney, Jr, directed by Harold Stone, scenic design by David Jenkins, costumes by Alicia Finkel, lights by Beverly Emmons, Bill McCauley as musical director, 1972 November 26-December 31
• The Sea by Edward Bond, American Premiere, directed by William Woodman, sets designed by David Jenkins, costumes by James Brady, lights by F. Mitchell Dana, with Judith Ivey, 1974 November 15-December 22
• The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, directed by Eugenie Leontovich, sets by Mary Feindt, costumes by D. Hudson Sheffield, lighting by Edgar Swift, 1967 November 27-December 2
• The Snow Queen by Surgio Magito and Rudolf Weil, based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson, directed by Bella Itkin, costumes by Dunja Ramicova, sets designed by Beverly Sobieski, lighting by Robert Shook, choreography by Thomas Jaremba, original music by Phillip Kusie, Charles Fleischer, John McFayden, and Allan Almeida, 1971 November 27-December 12, 1972 January 8-February 6
• Soldiers by Rolf Hochhuth, directed by Douglas Seale, sets designed by James Maronek, costumes by Alicia Finkel, lighting designed by G.E. Naselius, scenery painted by Robert Moody, 1969 October 20-November 23
• Speed Gets the Poppies by Lila Levant, music and lyrics by Lila Levant and Lorenzo Fuller, [1972-1973]
• Starman Jones by Douglas Lieberman, based on the novel by Robert Heinlein, World Premiere, directed by Douglas Lieberman, costumes by Pepper Ross, scenic design by Michael O'Kane, lighting by Paul Thompson, 1972 February 12-March 26
• Subject to Fits by Robert Montgomery, directed by Libby Appel, lighting by Kathleen Kampp, sets by David Emmons, costumes by Kathleen Hollcraft, 1972 April 8-16
• Tanuki, the Mischievous Raccoon by Clive Rickabaugh. World Premiere, directed by Bella Itkin, sets by Joseph Nieminski, costumes by Bupha Chuvisavaphong, lights by Gerald Thamm, choreography by Shiro Katagiri, with Guy Giarrizzo, and Joe Mantegna, 1968 September 21-December 15
• Tartuffe by Moliere, translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur, directed by John Reich, sets by George Pettit, costumes by Uta Olson, lighting designed by G.E. Naselius, starring Jerome Kilty, with Edgar Daniels, Sue Ann Park, and Carrie Snodgrass, 1966 November 25-December 18
• The Tea Party by Harold Pinter, directed by Patrick Henry, sets by Joseph Nieminski, costumes by Al Tucci, lights by G.E. Naselius, 1970 March 2-April 5
• The Tempest by William Shakespeare, directed by Douglas Seale, sets by James Maronek, costumes by Alicia Finkel, scenery painted by Robert Moody, choreography by Wilbert Bradley, original music and electronic effects
• The Three Penny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein, directed by Douglas Seale, musical direction by Ronald Jones, scene design by James Maronek, costumes by Virgil Johnson, lights by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Wilbert Bradley, 1970 October 12-November 15
• Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, translated by Tyrone Guthrie and Leonid Kipnis, directed by Eugenie Leontovich, with Charles McGaw, sets designed by Richard Wilcox, costumes by Caley Summers, lights by G.E. Naselius, starring Richard Waring, 1963 November 29-December 18
• The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew by Robert Bolt, directed by Joseph Slowik, costumes by Sandra Tignor, sets by Bennett Averyl, with Bruce Boxleitner, 1971 May 29-June 27
• The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew by Robert Bolt, [1971-1972]
• Tiger at the Gates by Jean Girardoux, translated by Christopher Fry, directed by Bella Itkin, sets designed by Paul Leonard, costumes by Sylvia Wintle, lights by G.E. Naselius, starring Michael Hall, 1958 January 10-26
• ‘Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford, directed by Michael Kahn, scenic designs by Robert U. Taylor, costumes by Lawrence Casey, lighting by John McLain, fencing choreographed by Larry Carpenter, choreography by Beulah Abrahams, 1975 January 3-February 9
• Tom Paine by Paul Foster, Midwest Premiere, directed by Patrick Henry, sets by Joseph Nieminski, costumes by Virgil Johnson, lights by Jerold Gorell, music by Tom O'Horgan, starring Michael Higgins, with Ellen Travolta, 1969 March 28-April 26
• The Tooth of Crime by Sam Shepard, directed by Michael Kahn, music composed by Tony Zito, sets designed by John Kasarda, costumes by John David Ridge, lights by Gilbert Hemsley, 1974 January 8-February 10
• Treasure Island by Dorothy Drew, directed by Bella Itkin, sets by Ford Larsen, costumes by Patricia Taxman, lights by Erwin Schroeter, choreography by Frances Allis, 1964 February 1-March 22
• The Trial, adapted by Andre Gide and Jean-Louis Barrault from the novel by Franz Kafka, directed by Charles McGaw, sets by James Maronek, lighting by G.E. Naselius, costumes by Sylvia Wintle, with Dorothy Konrad and June Pyskacek, 1959 April 3-19
• Trudi and the Minstrel by Allen Cullen, directed by Joseph Slowik, set designed by George Pettit, costumes by James Larsen, lights by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Thomas Jaremba, original music by Carey Gold and Roderick Horn, 1967 October 7-December 10
• Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, directed by Douglas Seale, music by Robert Lombardo, sets designed by Sandro La Ferla, costumes by Alicia Finkel, lights by Jerrold Gorrell, 1970 November 30-1971 January 10
• Twentieth Century by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, with Bruce Milholland, directed by William Woodman, sets and lights by Clarke Dunham, costumes by Virgil Johnson, 1973 February 18-March 25
• Under Milkwood by Dylan Thomas, directed by Charles McGaw, sets by James Maronek, lighting by G.E. Naselius, music by George Estevez, starring Ivor Harries, 1961 February 24-March 14
• Venus Observed by Christopher Fry, directed by John Reich, sets and lights by James Harrington, costumes by Uta Olson, starring Tom Helmore, Avery Schreiber and Melinda Dillon, 1960 December 2-21
• The Women by Clare Booth Luce, directed by Fred Wroblewski, sets designed by Warren Scott, lights by Lymon Dunning, costumes by Bupha Chuvisavaphongh, 1968 February 19-24
• You Can't Take It with You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, directed by Edward Payson Call, sets by Marc Cohen, costume design by Virgil Johnson, lighting by G.E. Naselius, scenery painted by Robert Moody, 1969 December 1-21
• You're a Good Man Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schultz, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, directed by Kelly Danford, sets designed by Joseph Nieminski, lighting designed by G.E. Naselius, choreography by Mark Ganzal and Maryann Kohler, [1973]

Appraisal

The original finding aid was reviewed in 2024. The collection box numbers were made sequential. Previous box numbering started over with each series. The collection contents were reviewed for sensitive information, dates were inserted for file descriptions, and photographs and posters were integrated into the collection guide. The bulk of the original collection processing was retained. Materials with sensitive personal or financial identifiers were discarded or redacted.

Arrangement

The Producing and Artistic Direction Records are arranged chronologically into 23 series:

• Series A: 1950-1957 Seasons, 1951-1957
• Series B: 1957-1958 Season, 1957-1960, undated
• Series C: 1958-1959 Season, 1957-1962, undated
• Series D: 1959-1960 Season, 1957-1965
• Series E: 1960-1961 Season, 1956-1961, undated
• Series F: 1961-1962 Season, 1960-1962, undated
• Series G: 1962-1963 Season, 1961-1964
• Series H: 1963-1964 Season, 1960-1971, undated
• Series I: 1964-1965 Season, 1958-1965
• Series J: 1965-1966 Season, 1965-1967, undated
• Series K: 1966-1967 Season, 1954-1967, undated
• Series L: 1967-1968 Season, 1965-1971, undated
• Series M: 1968-1969 Season, 1967-1971, undated
• Series N: 1969-1970 Season, 1968-1970, undated
• Series O: 1970-1971 Season, 1969-1971, undated
• Series P: 1971-1972 Season, 1965-1972, undated
• Series Q: 1972-1973 Season, 1971-1973, undated
• Series R: 1973-1974 Season, 1968-1975, undated
• Series S: 1974-1975 Season, 1968-1975, undated
• Series T: 1975-1979 Seasons, 1975-1979, undated
• Series U: 1980-1984 Seasons, 1930, 1982-1984, undated
• Series V: 1984-1990 Seasons, 1984-1990, undated
• Series W: Undated Artistic and Production Files, 1957-1985, undated

Subject Headings

• Children’s theater -- Illinois -- Chicago
• Fall, Robert
• Gnesin, Maurice, 1896-1957
• Goodman School of Drama
• Goodman Theatre (Chicago, Ill.)
• Itkin, Bella
• Itkin, David
• Malden, Karl
• Nieminski, Joseph
• Page, Geraldine
• Reich, John
• Slowik, Joseph
• Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century -- Sources
• Theater -- History -- Sources
• Theater production and direction
• Theater programs -- Illinois -- Chicago

Related Materials

• Goodman Theatre Archive, Administration Files
• Goodman Theatre Archive, Tom Creamer Dramaturgy Papers
• Goodman Theatre Archive, Goodman Family Papers
• Goodman Theatre Archive, Production History Files
• Goodman Theatre Archive, John Reich Papers
• Joseph Nieminski Papers
• Virgil C. Johnson Papers

Collection Inventory

Series A: 1950-1957 Seasons, 1951-1957

Arrangement

Series A is arranged alphabetically by topic or title.

Series B: 1957-1958 Season, 1923-1960, undated

Arrangement

Series B is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series C: 1958-1959 Season, 1957-1962, undated

Arrangement

Series C is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series D: 1959-1960 Season, 1957-1965

Arrangement

Series D is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series E: 1960-1961 Season, 1956-1961, undated

Arrangement

Series E is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series F: 1961-1962 Season, 1960-1962, undated

Arrangement

Series F is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series G: 1962-1963 Season, 1961-1964

Arrangement

Series G is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series H: 1963-1964 Season, 1960-1971, undated

Arrangement

Series H is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series I: 1964-1965 Season, 1958-1965

Arrangement

Series I is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series J: 1965-1966 Season, 1965-1967, undated

Arrangement

Series J is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series K: 1966-1967 Season, 1954-1967

Arrangement

Series K is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series L: 1967-1968 Season, 1965-1971, undated

Arrangement

Series L is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series M: 1968-1969 Season, 1967-1971, undated

Arrangement

Series M is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series N: 1969-1970 Season, 1968-1970, undated

Arrangement

Series N is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series O: 1970-1971 Season, 1969-1971, undated

Arrangement

Series O is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series P: 1971-1972 Season, 1965-1972, undated

Arrangement

Series P is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series Q: 1972-1973 Season, 1971-1973, undated

Arrangement

Series Q is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series R: 1973-1974 Season, 1968-1975, undated

Arrangement

Series R is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series S: 1974-1975 Season, 1968-1975, undated

Arrangement

Series S is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series T: 1975-1979 Seasons, 1975-1979, undated

Arrangement

Series T is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series U: 1980-1984 Seasons, 1930, 1982-1984

Arrangement

Series U is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series V: 1984-1990 Seasons, 1981-1990, undated

Arrangement

Series V is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. Productions are listed together, alphabetically.

Series W: Undated Artistic and Production Files, 1957-1985, undated

Arrangement

Series W is arranged alphabetically by topic or title. These files are not attached to a particular season.