- Additional Authors
- Brooks, Patricia, 1933-1993.
- Elmer, George.
- Goldman, Seth.
- Kazan, Elia.
- Lardner, Ring, Jr., 1915-2000.
- Leroy, Warner.
- O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.
- Newman, Paul, 1925-2008.
- Papas, Irene.
- Quintero, José.
- Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
- Woodward, Joanne, 1930-
- Malyĭ teatr (Russia)
- Description
- 464.73 linear feet (771 boxes)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Awards.
- Administrative records.
- Clippings.
- Correspondence.
- Costume design drawings.
- Diazotypes.
- Financial records.
- Legal records.
- Photographs.
- Programs.
- Promotional materials.
- Scores.
- Scripts.
- Technical drawings.
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography (note)
- Circle in the Square Theater was founded in 1950 by Theodore Mann and José Quintero in an abandoned nightclub in New York City's Greenwich Village.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2005-005
- OCLC
- Author
Mann, Theodore.
- Title
Circle in the Square papers, 1906-2004.
- Summary
Documenting the history of the Off-Broadway theater company Circle in the Square and two of its founders, Paul Libin and Theodore Mann, this collection consists of material relating to Circle in the Square's produced works, development material for unproduced works and abandoned projects, correspondence, administrative documents, financial and legal records, personal and office papers belonging to Libin and Mann, photographs, and other material relating to the day-to-day operation of a not-for-profit theatrical company. The papers of Circle in the Square founder and artistic director, Theodore Mann contain a significant amount of correspondence, illustrating Mann's personal and business relationships with many luminaries of Broadway and Off-Broadway theater, including Elia Kazan, Ring Lardner, Irene Papas, and Thornton Wilder. Mann's--and by extension Circle's-- relationship to the works of Eugene O'Neill is illustrated through correspondence with the Carlotta Monterey O'Neill, the O'Neill estate, Tao House, and with individuals developing books, television, and film projects about the playwright and his works. Mann's work with the State Academic Maly Theater of Russia, where he directed Tennessee Williams' Night of the Iguana in 1989 is also documented. Paul Libin's papers consists of personal and professional correspondence between Libin and various individuals including friends, associates, and such notable public figures as Warner Leroy, Paul Newman, and Joanna Woodward. Other administrators, including George Elmer (Libin's successor as Managing Director) and literary advisor Seth Goldman, are represented in the collection to a lesser extent. Material belonging or relating to other founding members, such as José Quintero, Emily Stevens, and Leigh Connell, is only superficially present, and this collection should not be considered a comprehensive resource on their careers or their work with Circle in the Square.
- Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
Circle in the Square Theater was founded in 1950 by Theodore Mann and José Quintero in an abandoned nightclub in New York City's Greenwich Village. Circle in the Square founder and Artistic Director Theodore Mann, was born Theodore Goldman in 1924, in Brooklyn, New York. 1924. He attended Erasmus High School, received an A.B.A from Salinas College and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School. Mann co-founded Circle in the Square with José Quintero in 1950 and remained its Artistic Director until his resignation in 1996. He continues to own and operate the Circle in the Square Theater Uptown. Additionally, he has produced and directed a number of shows under his own auspices, including The Cherry Orchard, General Seeger, A Great Day in the Morning, Long Day's Journey into Night at the Cameri Theater (Tel Aviv), Pygmalion, and Serjeant Musgrave's Dance. In addition to the theater, Mann worked in opera, directing La Boehme at Juilliard in 1974, Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw for New York City Opera in 1988, and Gianni Schicci. His wife, Patricia Brooks, was a soprano with the New York Opera Company and appeared in several Circle productions. Circle in the Square's long-time Managing Director and Producing Director, Paul Libin, was born in Chicago in 1930, and attended the University of Illinois and Columbia University, where he earned a B.F.A in drama. Although he had originally intended to become an actor, his first job in theater was as designer Jo Mielziner's production assistant. He soon found success as a stage manager and, later, as a producer. In 1958, he produced his first show, an Off-Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, at the Martinique Theater on 32nd Street, which he leased and operated. In addition to producing Off-Broadway, Libin and partner Carol Schwartz created the Peppermint Players, a company which produced children's theater in New York City and at various venues in the tri-state area. Libin became acquainted with Theodore Mann in 1958 when the two founded the League of Off-Broadway Theaters together, an organization created to foster theatrical productions produced in Off-Broadway theaters; their professional partnership within Circle in the Square began in 1963. After twenty-seven years, Libin left Circle in the Square to become the Producing Director for Jujamcyn Theaters, of which he is currently Vice-President.
- Indexes
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Brooks, Patricia, 1933-1993.
Elmer, George.
Goldman, Seth.
Kazan, Elia.
Lardner, Ring, Jr., 1915-2000.
Leroy, Warner.
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.
Newman, Paul, 1925-2008.
Papas, Irene.
Quintero, José.
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
Woodward, Joanne, 1930-
Malyĭ teatr (Russia)
- Research Call Number
*T-Mss 2005-005