Abstract A carbon production playscript of Phillip Barry's, Foolish Notion : a Comedy, with the ownership stamp of influential theatrical designer, Jo Mielziner, who prepared the scene and lighting for the opening Broadway production at the Martin Beck Theatre. Some pencil underscores early on pertain to the set (the entire play takes place in the library of the Hapgood house), while another note, "New Haven Feb 1," suggests a traditional preview may have taken...

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The Richard Hoffman - Arthur Miller Collection spans the dates between 1945 and 2002 and comprises 2.3 linear feet of playscripts, screenplays, photographs, correspondence, financial documents, posters, flyers, periodicals, journals, theater programs, news clippings, and ephemera related to the American playwright and author Arthur Miller.

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The Richard Hoffman - August Wilson Collection consists of two playbills and one poster from stage productions of African-American playwright August Wilson's playsSeven Guitars,King Hedley II, andJoe Turner's Come and Gonespanning the dates between 1988 and 1999.

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The Richard Hoffman Beth Henley collection spans the dates 1981-1984 and comprises eight items, including six playscripts and two film posters.

Abstract The Richard Hoffman - John Guare collection contains playscripts, film scripts, theater programs, playbooks, and a poster related to the following works by American playwright John Guare:The House of Blue Leaves(1971),Two Gentlemen of Verona(1973),Landscape of the Body(1977),Bosoms and Neglect(1979), and...

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The Richard Hoffman's collection of materials from the African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry collection spans the dates 1959-1986 and comprises 17 items, including photographs, playbills, programs, a screenplay for A Raisin in the Sun(1959), and articles related to The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window(1964).

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The Richard Hoffman - Neil Simon collection spans the dates between 1955 and 1993 and comprises three linear feet of playscripts, film scripts, correspondence, posters, flyers, periodicals, theater programs, and photographs related to the American playwright Neil Simon.

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This collection comprises material related to the American actor and playwright Robert B. Kegerreis's 1909 dramatic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his involvement in the New York theater scene of the early twentieth century.

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A mimeographed playscript for Arthur Miller's play, "After the Fall : a play." Rehearsal script from the original production of Miller's surrealistic, autobiographical drama performed by the Lincoln Center Repertory Company, New York, in 1964.

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A mimeographed playscript of Arthur Miller's play, "Incident at Vichy." Rehearsal script from the first production of Miller's play, produced by Lincoln Center in 1964. Comparison of the published text with this script reveals several textual variances. Paper covers stamped inside "Property of Irene Lewisohn Library / The Neighborhood School of the Theatre / 340 East 54th Street, New York."

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One mimeographed playscript of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible." Original rehearsal script from the first production of Miller's play.

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These two mimeographed typescripts are the post-production but pre-release dialogue continuity and cutting continuity scripts for Arthur Miller's screenplay titled The Misfits.

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This mimeographed typescript of the screenplay That Hamilton Woman was written by British playwright R. C. Sherriff and screenwriter and director Walter Reisch.

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Playscript and program of Broadway Bound by Neil Simon.

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A mechanically reproduced typescript of the second draft of Neil Simon's screenplay, Murder by Death, which has laid in three shooting call sheets.

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The Theatre Guild Inc. collection regarding William Saroyan's Love's Old Sweet Song consists of .3 linear feet of material dating between 1939 and 1940 and includes a playscript, contracts, and a photograph from Broadway production of the play directed by American author, playwright, and composer of Armenian descent William Saroyan and American actor, playwright, and producer Eddie Dowling.