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Machine-readable finding aid created 2005 . Description is in ENG October 16, 2006 EAD v1.0 finding aid converted to EAD 2002 using UC Berkeley's eadv1to2002.pl perl script. Guide to the Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company interview collection *L (Special) 05-09 Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts New York, New York Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. New York Public Library. 40 Lincoln Center Plaza New York, NY 10023-7498 (212) 870-1663 rha@nypl.org http://nypl.org/research/lpa/rha/rha.html Processed by: Thomas C. Christie Date Completed: June 1, 2005 Encoded By: T. Christie

Descriptive Summary Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company interview collection *L (Special) 05-09 Kaufman, David 83 sound cassettes Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498

English Source:

Gift of David Kaufman

Access

Collection is open to the public. Users never directly handle sound recordings. Listening selections are transmitted through a playback system.

Restrictions on Use

No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Preferred Citation

*L (Special) 05-09. Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company interviews collection, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Names Bentley, Eric, 1916- Brockmeyer, John Black Eyed Susan

[i.e.]

Carlson, Susan Hockney, David Kahn, Madeline Pashalinski, Lola Samuels, Steven Scott, Christopher, 1945-2002 Subjects Ludlam, Charles Ridiculous Theatrical Company Experimental theater Dramatists, American -- 20th century -- Biography Biography

Charles Ludlam (1943-1987), the son of Joseph William and Marjorie Braun Ludlam, was born April 12, 1943 in Floral Park, Long Island. He graduated from Hofstra University in 1965 and then moved to New York City to begin his acting career. Ludlam made his first New York stage appearance in 1966 at the Play-House of the Ridiculous, a group formed by playwright Ronald Tavel and director John Vaccaro. In 1967, Ludlam founded his own theatrical group, the Ridiculous Theatrical Company, and began to write his own plays. According to the Cambridge guide to theatre, "the Ridiculous Theatrical Company was one of the first American theaters to deal explicitly with homosexual themes. Known for their flamboyant style, high camp, and combinations of the lofty and the lowly, plays at the Ridiculous are often based on classical dramatic and operatic texts, which are then both spoofed and celebrated with cross-dressing, scatological humor, visual gags, and puns." "Since Ludlam's death from AIDS in 1987, the Ridiculous has continued under the directorship of his life-partner Everett Quinton, a long time actor and designer with the theatre."

Source:

Banham, Martin. Cambridge Guide to Theatre . Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of 83 sound cassettes, each representing one or more taped interviews of people involved with Charles Ludlam and/or the Ridiculous Theatrical Company. All interviews were conducted by David Kaufman as source material for his book, Ridiculous! : the theatrical life and times of Charles Ludlam, or other articles written about Ludlam, the company, and his associates.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by last name of interviewee, and then chronologically.

Note that some interviews span more than one cassette, and some cassettes contain more than one interview.

Item Descriptions Arrango, Jose Rafael. *LTC 9347 Sept. 19, 1990. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Arthur Kraft interview.

Audio erratic for first 10 min. of recording.

Beers, Robert. *LTC 9366 June 16, 1991, [part 1?]. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9368 June 29, 1991, part 2. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Bentley, Eric, 1916- *LTC 9412 Apr. 10, 2002, part 1. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Edgar Franceschi interview.

*LTC 9413 Apr. 10, 2002, part 2. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Black Eyed Susan, (aka Carlson, Susan) *LTC 9342 Aug. 17, 1989, [part 1] 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9343 Aug. 17, 1989, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Minette interview.

Brockmeyer, John. *LTC 9340 Aug. 2, 1989, [part 1]. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Christopher Scott interview.

*LTC 9341 Aug. 2, 1989, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Georg Osterman interview.

*LTC 9349 Sept. 29, 1990 . on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Jack Mallory interview.

Busch, Charles. *LTC 9388 Oct. 12, 1993. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Begins on side 2 of cassette. Concluded as the second interview on side 1 of cassette (after Marjorie Ludlam interview)

Callejo, Bobjack. *LTC 9383 Nov. 18, 1992. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Cardwell, Stiles. *LTC 9357 Feb. 20, 1991. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Third interview (of 3) on cassette.

On cassette with interviews with Richard Currie and David Hockney interviews.

Starts on side B.

Castle, Joyce. *LTC 9408 Feb. 24, 1994. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Madeline Kahn interview.

Castle, Ted. *LTC 9353 Nov. 14, 1990, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9355 Nov. 14, 1990, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Richard Currie interview.

Crosby, John. *LTC 9407 Feb. 15, 1994. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Earl Wild interview.

Currie, Richard. *LTC 9355 Dec. 6, 1990, part 1. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Ted Castle interview.

*LTC 9356 Dec. 6, 1990, part 2. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9357 Dec. 6, 1990, part 3. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 3) on cassette.

On cassette with interviews with Stiles Cardwell and David Hockney interviews.

Davis, Rick. *LTC 9360 Sept. 10, 1993 . on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with James Morfogen interview.

Eureka, (aka Brown, Erika) *LTC 9367 June 28, 1991. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9376 Feb. 13, 1992. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Forbes, Charlotte. *LTC 9386 Aug. 26, 1993, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9387 Aug. 26, 1993, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Susan Kapliwitz interview.

Franceschi, Edgar. *LTC 9411 Nov. 11, 2000, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9412 Nov. 11, 2000, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Eric Bentley interview.

Geldzahler, Henry. *LTC 9363 Mar. 23, 1991. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

With Christopher Scott.

Gorell, Wally. *LTC 9365 June 4, 1991. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Henessey, Richard. *LTC 9338 Aug. 1, 1989. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Heys, John. *LTC 9369 July 10, 1991, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9371 July 31, 1991, part 2. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Hockney, David. *LTC 9357 Jan. 8, 1991. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 3) on cassette.

On cassette with Stiles Cardwell and Richard Currie interviews.

Holt, Stephen. *LTC 9352 Nov. 7, 1990. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Kahn, Madeline. *LTC 9408 Feb. 22, 1994. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Joyce Castle interview.

Kapliwitz, Susan. *LTC 9387 Aug. 31, 1993, part 1. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Charlotte Forbes interview.

*LTC 9385 Aug. 31, 1993, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Paul Taylor interview.

Katz, Leandro. *LTC 9351 Oct. 10, 1990. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Kazaras, Peter. *LTC 9350 Aug. 15, 1993. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Mark Rappaport interview.

Kohler, William. *LTC 9373 Oct. 12, 1991, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9374 Oct. 12, 1991, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Georg Osterman interview.

Kraft, Arthur. *LTC 9347 Sept. 20, 1990. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Jose Rafael Arrango interview.

Ludlam, Marjorie. *LTC 9388 Sept. 2, 1993. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Charles Busch interview.

*LTC 9345 Aug. 30, 1990. 2 sound cassettes : analog, mono.

With Donald Ludlam.

*LTC 9344 July 12, 1990, Aug. 16, 1990, and Aug. 20, 1990. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Ludlam, Donald. *LTC 9345 Aug. 30, 1990. 2 sound cassettes : analog, mono.

With Marjorie Ludlam.

Mallory, Jack. *LTC 9348 Sept. 27, 1990 , part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9349 Sept. 27, 1990, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with John Brockmeyer interview.

McAdam, Adam. *LTC 9384 Dec. 23, 1992. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Minette. *LTC 9346 Sept. 5, 1990, [part 1]. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9343 Sept. 24, 1990, [part 2]. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Black eyed Susan interview.

Morfogen, James. *LTC 9359 Mar. 4, 1991, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9360 Mar. 4, 1991, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Rick Davis interview.

Osterman, Georg. *LTC 9341 Aug. 7, 1989. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with John Brockmeyer interview.

*LTC 9382 May 6, 1992, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9381 May 6, 1992, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Ronald Tavel interview.

Pashalinski, Lola. *LTC 9372 Aug. 21, 1991. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Quinton, Everett. *LTC 9337 July 24, 1989. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9375 Dec. 11, 1991. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Steve Samuels interview.

*LTC 9406 Jan. 27, 1994. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9410 Sept. 2, 1998. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Rappaport, Mark. *LTC 9350 Oct. 3, 1990. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Peter Kazaris interview.

Reddy, Robert. *LTC 9370 July 11, 1991. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Reynolds, Jan. *LTC 9405 Jan. 25, 1994. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Rodriguez-Soltero, Jose. *LTC 9414 May 4, 2002. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Samuels, Steven. *LTC 9389 Sept. 17, 1993, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9375 Sept. 17, 1993, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Everett Quinton interview.

*LTC 9390 Oct. 20, 1993, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9391 Oct. 20, 1993, part 2 and Oct. 21, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9392 Oct. 25, 1993 and Oct. 28, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9393 Oct. 28, 1993 and Nov. 2, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9394 Nov. 2, 1993 and Nov. 3, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9395 Nov. 3, 1993 and Nov. 22, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9396 Nov. 22, 1993 and Nov. 23, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9397 Nov. 23, 1993 and Nov. 24, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9398 Nov. 30, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9399 Dec. 1, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9400 Dec. 1, 1993 and Dec. 3, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9401 Dec. 7, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9402 Dec. 9, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9403 Dec. 10, 1993 and Dec. 13, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Second interview is conclusion of an interview begun on *LTC 9404.

*LTC 9404 Dec. 13, 1993. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

Interview concludes on 1 side of *LTC 9403.

Schmidt, Thomas Lanigan, 1948- *LTC 9361 Mar. 19, 1991, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9362 Mar. 19, 1991, part 2. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Scott, Christopher, 1945-2002. *LTC 9339 Aug. 1, 1989, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9340 Aug. 1, 1989, part 2. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with John Brockmeyer interview.

*LTC 9363 Mar. 23, 1991. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

With Henry Geldzahler.

*LTC 9364 Mar. 23, 1991. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

On cassette box: "Car ride back from H.G.'s" [ie. Henry Geldzahler's]

*LTC 9409 Jan. 11, 1995. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Smith, Michael. *LTC 9358 Jan. 3, 1991. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Tavel, Ronald. *LTC 9379 Mar. 11, 1992, part 1. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9380 Mar. 11, 1992, part 2. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. *LTC 9381 Mar. 13, 1992, part 3. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Georg Osterman interview.

Taylor, Paul. *LTC 9385 July 27, 1993. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with Susan Kapliwitz interview.

Teriananda. *LTC 9377 Feb. 20, 1992. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Turtell, Steve. *LTC 9415 Feb. 10, 2002. 1 sound cassette : analog, mono. Wind Earl. *LTC 9407 Feb. 15, 1994. on 1 side of 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.

First interview (of 2) on cassette.

On cassette with John Crosby interview.