Guide to the Barbara Blossom play scripts collection , 1970-2004
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Published in 2019
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Barbara Blossom play scripts collection |
| Date range: |
1980-2004 |
| Creator: |
Selle, Earl Albert |
| Extent: |
1 linear foot
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| Abstract: |
This collection consists of 34 play scripts, some with manuscript annotations, compiled by Barbara Blossom who was an actress associated with Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, RI. The majority of the plays are by playwrights James Schevill and Alan David Perkins. The plays were not necessarily performed at Trinity Repertory Company. There is a printout of a PowerPoint presentation on Sissieretta Jones (Black Patti) and a framed needlepoint titled: All the World's a Stage. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
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| Collection number: |
MS.2014.008 |
Scope & content
This collection consists of 34 play scripts, some with manuscript annotations, compiled by Barbara Blossom who was an actress associated with Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, RI. The majority of the plays are by playwrights James Schevill and Alan David Perkins. The plays were not necessarily performed at Trinity Repertory Company. There is a printout of a PowerPoint presentation on Sissieretta Jones (Black Patti) and a framed needlepoint titled: All the World's a Stage.
Access Points
Subject Names
Document Types
Arrangement
The play scripts are filed alphabetically by the author's last name.
Biographical / Historical
Barbara D. Blossom was born ca. 1940 and is married to Sanford H. Gorodetsky. She is an actress associated with Trinity Repertory Company in Providence through the 1992-93 season and performed in Come Back Little Sheba, Inherit the Wind, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, A Christmas Carol among many others. Ms. Blossom is known for the films: The House of Mirth (1981), The Blue Diner (2001), Mr. North (1988) and Race for Glory (1989). She was a drama teacher at the Linden Place summer camp in Bristol, RI and wrote and directed the play Saved by the Belles in 2010. She is associated with performances at Brown Summer Theatre, Newport Casino Theatre, and Providence College. She has appeared on television in the Adams Chronicles, The Grimke Sisters, The House of Mirth, etc. and has been associated with WGBH.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
| Use of the materials: |
Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: |
Barbara Blossom play scripts collection, Ms.2014.008, Brown University Library. |
| Contact information: |
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
Gift of Barbara Blossom in 2006 and 2017. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Betsy Fishman. |
| Encoding: |
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-12-20. |
| Descriptive rules: |
Describing Archives: A Content Standard |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 1 |
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Bennett, Christopher – A Man of Means
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 2 |
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Black, Albert H. – Friends
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 3 |
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Bronson, Bernice - Tea: a Meeting of Thomas and Sarah Doyle
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 4 |
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Carter, Arthur – Showdown at the Blue Moon Hotel
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 5 |
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Cohen, Peter Adrian – Dodge City
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 6 |
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Glaze, Andrew – Sunshine Place
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circa 1970 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 7 |
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Feydeau, George – La Dame de Chez Maxim
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1987? |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 8 |
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Hall, Thorburn – Left Sharp
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 9 |
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Hanks, Diane L. – The Offering
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 10 |
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Johnson, Terry – Hysteria
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 11 |
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Landau, Carol (Printed Powerpoint Presentation) – Sissieretta Jones and the Black Patti Troubadors
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2004 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 12 |
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Lee, Harper – To Kill a Mockingbird
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 13 |
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Miller, Arthur – The Archbishop's Ceiling
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 14 |
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Nichols, Peter – Passion Play
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 15 |
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Perkins, Alan David – A Dish of Food
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1992-1993 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 16 |
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Perkins, Alan David – King of the Mutants
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1991-1994 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 17 |
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Perkins, Alan David – Standard Deviation
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1993 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 18 |
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Perkins, Alan David – Wedded Blitz
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1992 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 19 |
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Perkins, Alan David – When Hell Freezes Over
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1990-1992 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 20 |
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Polanski, Roman – Chinatown
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 21 |
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Schevill, James - APE-GOD or Who Killed Dian Fossey?
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circa 1983 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 22 |
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Schevill, James - Mean Man II
Contents Note: Includes program for Wastepaper Theatre where this play was performed and music.
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1983 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 23 |
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Schevill, James - Mother O : Or the Last American Mother
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circa 1993 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 24 |
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Schevill, James - Shadows of Time: Two Plays bout Dian Fossey and Djuna Barnes
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 25 |
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Schevill, James - Sisters in the Limelight
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circa 1990 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 26 |
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Schevill, James – The Last Romantics
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 27 |
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Schevill, James - The Storyville Doll Lady
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1987 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 28 |
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Schevill, James - War-Words or Sibble and the Warrior
Contents Note: Includes program for Wastepaper Theatre where this play was performed.
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1991 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 29 |
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Schevill, James - What and Why is a Woman: The First Woman President's Inaugural Address
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1993 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 30 |
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Schevill, James - [untitled] - characters are Dolores, Marta, Teresa, Del, Luz, Miguel, Dr. Master
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 31 |
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Schevill, James and Hawkes, John - The Prisoner
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1980 |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 32 |
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Steiny, Julia – Crisis in the Garden [2 copies]
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 33 |
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Valdes, David Luis – Brave Navigator
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 34 |
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[Unknown] - The Other Half
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undated |
| Box [31236072052700] 1, Folder 35 |
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Needlepoint design titled "All The World's A Stage"
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undated |