Theatre-by-the-Sea (Mss. Gr. 191)

The Records of the Theatre-By-The-Sea Papers document the history of the Theatre from its opening in 1933 until 1988. The records detail the auditioning, casting, and hiring of the summer companies and junior companies, as well as describing the general operations of the theatre, including payroll, scheduling, and housing arrangements for the members of the company. The records also include photographs, recordings, news clippings, playbills, posters, written histories, correspondence, and set designs. Several folders contain material on Brent's productions at the Garde Theatre in New London, CT in 1981. For a list of the Theatre's productions, please scroll to the bottom of this scope/content note.

The records are divided into the following series:

Series I, Summer Theatre Companies (1967-1988), relates to the cast and crew of the Theatre-By-The-Sea summer stock companies. The series contains applications, contracts, correspondence, resumes, publicity photographs, payroll data, notes, news clippings, and staff and cast lists.

Series II, Playbills (1951-1988), contains playbills for Theatre-By-The-Sea productions from 1955-1958, and 1978.

Series III, Theatre Posters (1953-1999), consists of posters used to advertise the Theatre's productions.

Series IV, Theatre Histories (1955-2006), consists of written histories, biographical sketches, records of construction projects, and a map of the Theatre property.

Series V, Correspondence (1967-2003), consists of business and audience correspondence, as well as a folder of personal letters to Tommy Brent.

Series VI, Photographs (1930s-1982), consists of photographs of productions, cast members, and the Theatre buildings and grounds.

Series VII, Recordings (1971-1985), consists of recordings of Theatre productions converted from cassette tapes to WAV audio file format.

Series VIII, News Clippings (1933-1971) consists of reviews of productions and general articles about the Theatre.

Series IX, Production Designs (1975-1986) contains lighting instructions, drawings of set designs, and notes on stage and set plans for various productions.

List of Theatre-by-the-Sea Productions, 1967-1988

1967

Any Wednesday

A Thousand Clowns

The Odd Couple

Barefoot in the Park

Ladies in Retirement

Luv

The Champagne Complex

1968

Generation

The Impossible Years

Never Too Late

Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath

A Delicate Balance

Enter Laughing

Holiday for Lovers

Wait Until Dark

Marriage On Approval

The Owl and the Pussycat

1969

The Star Spangled Girl

You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running

Cactus Flower

The Lion in Winter

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Don't Drink the Water

The Fantasticks

1970

I Do! I Do!

Man of La Mancha

Cabaret

Little Mary Sunshine

Ten Nights in a Barroom

Sheep on the Runway

The Boys in the Band

Lovers and Other Strangers

1971

Two If By Sea

Fiddler on the Roof

The Boy Friend

Play It Again, Sam

Plaza Suite

Private Lives

1972

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

1776

Company

The Sound of Music

Forty Carats

Last of the Red Hot Lovers

1973

The Gingerbread Lady

Promises, Promises

Applause

Oklahoma!

Anything Goes

And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little

Butterflies are Free

1974

Dames at Sea

No, No, Nanette

George M!

Hair

That Championship Season

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

Finishing Touches

A Little Night Music

Gypsy

Seesaw

Jesus Christ Superstar

The Sunshine Boys

1976

George Washington Slept Here

Kiss Me Kate

Hello Dolly!

Irene

Candide

Godspell

1977

Light Up the Sky!

Guys and Dolls

Mack and Mabel

My Fair Lady

The Robber Bridegroom

The Royal Family

1978

The Fantasticks

Shenandoah

The King and I

Pippin

Equus

1979

Same Time Next Year

The Sound of Music

Man of La Mancha

Chicago

1980

Oklahoma!

Camelot

On the Twentieth Century

Grease

1981

I Love My Wife

The Pirates of Penzance

Brigadoon

West Side Story

Over Here!

1982

Tintypes

Ain't Misbehavin'

Sweeney Todd

Little Me

Whoopee!

1983

They're Playing Our Song

Show Boat

Annie

Barnum

1984

A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Woman of the Year

1985

Baby

Evita

The King and I

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1986

The Rink

On Your Toes

A Chorus Line

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

1987

Zorba

My One and Only

Sugar Babies

Sweet Charity

1988

Sophisticated Ladies

Anything Goes

Cabaret

Singin' in the Rain

42nd Street