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Table of contents

Series 1: Production files

Scope and Contents

This series contains production files produced by the Robey Theatre Company of Los Angeles, California.

Production files for each play were originally organized within production binders, which have been deconstructed and re-housed into folders and are listed under each production title. Production files may include contracts, cue scripts, cast and crew sheets, financial and marketing materials, reviews, set and prop lists, and press items.

A House with No Walls

box 1

A House with No Walls 2006

Language of Material: English.

A Medley of One Act Plays

box 2

A Medley of One Act Plays 2007

Language of Material: English.

box 5, folder 1-4

A Medley of One Act Plays production materials 2007

A Medley of One Act Plays, Folders 1-2
A Medley of One Act Plays: Extra Info, Folders 3-4

Anna Lucasta

box 5, folder 6-11

Anna Lucasta production materials 2012

Anna Lucasta: Cue Book, Folder 6
Anna Lucasta: Script, Folder 7
Anna Lucasta: Extra Info, Folders 8-11

box 5, folder 12-13

Anna Lucasta press 2012

box 5, folder 14

Anna Lucasta opening night 2012

oversize-folder 15

Anna Lucasta lighting and set design plots

Bee-luther-hatchee

box 5, folder 15-17

Bee-luter-hatchee production materials 1999

Bee-luther-hatchee, Folder 15
Bee-luther-hatchee: Script, Folders 16-17

Birdland Blue

box 5, folder 18-21

Birdland Blue production materials 2019

Scope and Contents

Birdland Blue production book, Folder 18-21

oversize-folder 15

Birdland Blue posters

oversize-folder 15

Birdland Blue set designs

Bronzeville

box 2

Bronzeville 2008

Language of Material: English.

box 3

Bronzeville 2009

Language of Material: English.

box 3

Bronzeville 2011

Language of Material: English.

box 5, folder 22

Bronzeville notes 2003-2009

box 6, folder 1-5

Bronzeville production materials 2009-2013

Bronzeville production, Folders 1-2
Bronzeville/Manzanar production, Folders 3-5

Camp Logan

box 6, folder 6-12

Camp Logan production materials 2012-2018

Camp Logan extra info, Folders 6-9
Camp Logan production book, Folders 10-12

For the Love of Freedom, Parts 1-3

Scope and Contents

This series contains materials from a three-part play series, For the Love of Freedom.

For the Love of Freedom is a trilogy about Toussaint L'Ouverture, Jean Jacques Dessalines, and Henri Christophe. The plays depict the development of the Haitian Revolution in 1789, to the death of King Henri Christophe in 1820. Part One – "Toussaint - the Soul - Rise and Revolution" – is devoted to the beginning of the Haitian Revolution and, Toussaint L'Ouverture; Part Two – "Dessalines - the Heart - Blood and Liberation" – is about the liberation of Haiti and their fight with Napoleon, and the rule of Jean Jacques Dessalines; and Part Three – "Christophe - the Spirit - Passion and Glory" – is about the rise of Haiti to a world power under King Henri Christophe during the early 19th century.

box 4

For the Love of Freedom 2001

Language of Material: English.

box 4

For the Love of Freedom 2002

Language of Material: English.

box 6, folder 13-21, box 7, folder 1

For the Love of Freedom, Part 1: Toussaint production materials 2001-2005

For the Love of Freedom, Part 1: Working Draft of Adaption, Folders 13-15
For the Love of Freedom, Part 1: Toussaint extra info, Folders 16-17
For the Love of Freedom, Part 1: Toussaint - Lights and Sound Cue Book, Folder 18
For the Love of Freedom, Part 1: Toussaint Production Book, Box 6 - Folders 19-21; Box 7 - Folder 1

box 7, folder 2-8

For the Love of Freedom, Part 2: Dessalines production materials 2001-2002

For the Love of Freedom, Part 2: Dessalines, Ben's Mini-Production Handbook, Folders 2-4
For the Love of Freedom, Part 2: Dessalines Production Handbook, Folders 5-8

box 7, folder 9-15

For the Love of Freedom, Part 3: Christophe production materials 2004

For the Love of Freedom, Part 3: Christophe Extra Info, Folders 9-10
For the Love of Freedom, Part 3: Christophe Production Handbook, Folders 11-16

box 7, folder 16-17

For the Love of Freedom Project, CSU LA 2003-2004

Knock Me a Kiss

box 7, folder 18-20, box 8, folder 1-3

Knock Me a Kiss production materials 2012-2015

Knock Me a Kiss Production Book and Finances, Box 7 - Folders 18-20; Box 8 - Folder 1
Knock Me a Kiss Script and Materials, Folder 2
Knock Me a Kiss Performance Cues, Folder 3

Langston and Nicolas

box 8, folder 4-8

Langston and Nicolas, Robey and Towne Street production materials 2007-2009

Scope and Contents

Langston and Nicolas, Folders 4-8

No Place to Be Somebody

box 8, folder 9-13

No Place to Be Somebody production materials 2016

No Place to Be Somebody Extra Information, Folders 9-11
No Place to Be Somebody Production Book, Folders 12-13

Permanent Collection

box 1

Permanent Collection 2006

Language of Material: English.

box 8, folder 14-20

Permanent Collection production materials 2005-2006

Permanent Collection Reviews, Folder 14
Permanent Collection Extra Info, Folders 15-16
Permanent Collection, Cynthia Stillwell Production Notebook, Folders 17-20

Pity the Proud Ones

box 8, folder 21

Pity the Proud Ones set design - preliminary ground plans 2011

oversize-folder 15

Pity the Proud Ones set design mock-ups

Souls on Fire

box 2

Souls on Fire 1996

Language of Material: English.

box 9, folder 15-18

Souls on Fire production materials 1996-1997

Souls on Fire Press, Folder 15
Souls on Fire, Folders 16-18

The Emperor's Last Performance

box 2

The Emperor's Last Performance 2010

Language of Material: English.

box 9, folder 19-20

The Emperors Last Performance Financial Summary 2010

The Last Season

box 1

The Last Season 2001

Language of Material: English.

box 9, folder 21-22

The Last Season Production Book 2001

The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel

box 9, folder 23-31, box 10, folder 1-4

The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel production materials 2014-2015

Scope and Contents

Box 9

The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel, Michael Rick's Dunbar Cue, Lab Tech Cues, Folder 23
The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel, Rick's NBTF Performance Cues, Folder 24
The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel Extra Info, Folders 25-28
The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel NBTF Dunbar, Folders 29-31

Box 10

The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel Production Binder, Folder 1-4

The Reckoning

box 2

The Reckoning 2010

Language of Material: English.

box 10, folder 5

The Reckoning expense folder 2010

The River Niger

box 4

The River Niger undated

Language of Material: English.

box 10, folder 6-12

The River Niger production materials 2009-2010

The River Niger Check Log, Folders 6-7
The River Niger Check Log, Folders 8-10
The River Niger, Folders 11-12

The Wrong Kind of People

box 10, folder 13-16

The Wrong Kind of People production materials 2019

Scope and Contents

The Wrong Kind of People, Folders 13-16

Yohen

box 3

Yohen 1999

Language of Material: English.

box 10, folder 17-20

Yohen production materials 1998-2002

Yohen, Folder 17
Yohen, Folders 18-20

Series 2: Administrative materials

Scope and Contents

This series contains administrative materials produced by the Robey Theatre Company of Los Angeles, California.

Administrative materials may include company newsletters, board materials, festival planning documents, and grant proposals.

box 11, oversize-folder 15

Paul Robey Theatre Festivals 2014-2019

Scope and Contents

Materials produced in the planning and execution of Paul Robey Theatre Festivals, including it's 25th Anniversary Festival. Materials may include correspondence, meeting materials, budget and expense materials, marketing materials, script submissions, and program materials.

box 12, folder 7-9

Robey Theatre Company Research 2011

Scope and Contents

Playwright research and extra information, most related to For the Love of Freedom.

box 12, folder 10-21, box 13

Fundraising and grant proposals 1999-2014

Scope and Contents

Box 12:

Propsal Copies, Folders 10-11
Fundraising, Grants, and Proposals, Folders 12-14
Fundraising, Grants, and Proposals Chron File 2009, Folders 15-17
Chron File Feb-June 2007, Folders 18-20
Fundraising, Grants, and Proposals: Robey's CMTE's Meeting the Education, Folder 21

Box 13

Fundraising, Grants, and Proposals: Robey's CMTE's Meeting the Education, Folders 1
Robey Theatre Company Development, Folder 2
Development, Folder 3
Fundraising, Grants, and Proposals: Chron File 2010, Folders 4-6
JB Chron File 2011, Folder 7
Diversity Issue, Folders 8-9
California Community Foundation Capacity Builiding Initiative, Folders 10-11
Ford Foundation Information, Folders 12-14
Los Angeles County Arts Commission Grant Application Review Panel, Theatre Book 2, Folders 15-16
Chron File July 2007-2008, Folders 17-20

box 14, oversize-folder 15

General administrative files 1995-2013

Scope and Contents

Includes board meeting materials, financial records, historical records, community event materials, and play marketing materials.

Collection Contents

Series 1: Production files

A House with No Walls

A Medley of One Act Plays

Anna Lucasta

Bee-luther-hatchee

Birdland Blue

Bronzeville

Camp Logan

For the Love of Freedom, Parts 1-3

Knock Me a Kiss

Langston and Nicolas

No Place to Be Somebody

Permanent Collection

Pity the Proud Ones

Souls on Fire

The Emperor's Last Performance

The Last Season

The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel

The Reckoning

The River Niger

The Wrong Kind of People

Yohen

Series 2: Administrative materials