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Paul Zindel playscripts for Ladies at the Alamo
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Title
Paul Zindel playscripts for Ladies at the Alamo, 1975 May-June.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Royal Books on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2017.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Paul Zindel (1936-2003) was an American playwright, novelist and teacher. He won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. His play, Ladies at the Alamo, concerns the battle over artistic control of the fictitious Alamo Theatre complex in a large Texas city. The show premiered in New York City at the Actors Studio in 1975, and was staged on Broadway the following year.
Doris Roberts (1925-2016) was an American stage, television, and film actress. Paul Zindel's interview with Roberts was one of several he conducted with a group of actresses and later incorporated into the script of his play, Ladies at the Alamo. Roberts portrayed the role of Dede in the Actors Studio production in 1975.
Summary
Two playscripts: "Rehearsal Draft," typescript mimeograph, undated, containing manuscript stage directions and dialogue changes for the character Dede noted in pencil by Doris Roberts, with her signature in ink on title page, and photoduplicated pages of script changes dated May 8, 1975, with photoduplicated rehearsal calendar for the Actors Studio production and typed list of production personnel and contact information accompanying the script; and "Working Draft," typescript, photoduplicated, dated May-June 1975, with manuscript cast list and annotations and corrections by Roberts, and a ground plan for the production. Accompanied by a group of incomplete mimeograph and photoduplicated script pages, undated, with manuscript annotations by Roberts and dialogue changes in an unidentified hand.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
May 30, 2018
References
Paul Zindel Playscripts for Ladies at the Alamo. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Paul Zindel Playscripts for Ladies at the Alamo. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Genre/Form
Scripts (documents)
Occupation
Actors United States 20th century.
Dramatists United States 20th century.
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