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Seattle Repertory Theatre records, 1888-2024

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Title
Seattle Repertory Theatre records
Dates
1888-2024 (inclusive)
Quantity
82.73 cubic feet (81 boxes including 40 scrapbooks, 1 oversize package, 1 map tube, 1 oversize folder, 2 binders and 3 vertical files)
Collection Number
1481
Summary
Historical information, correspondence, minutes, agendas, reports, production books, scripts, legal documents, clippings, news releases, programs, reviews, brochures, publications, playbills, newsletters, posters, scrapbooks, ephemera, photographs, sound recordings, and video recordings of the Seattle Repertory Theatre, a professional theatre in Seattle, Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The records are open to all users, but access to portions of the papers is restricted. Contact the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries for details.

Request at UW

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Historical Note

The Seattle Repertory Theatre (SRT) opened its first season on November 13, 1963, at the Seattle Center Playhouse. A non-profit organization, the Seattle Repertory Theatre was originally a project of the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). The management of the theater answers to a board of trustees. During the first years of SRT's existence, Bagley Wright served as president of the board, followed by Stewart Ballinger, Donald A. Schmechel, and Dr. Solomon Katz. Peter Donnelly was producing director from 1969 to 1982. During the season, six plays are presented from October through May. During the 1974-1975 season, the Seattle Arts Commission joined with SRT to make live, professional theater available to a larger audience by underwriting special matinees of each mainstage production to make free tickets available. The Seattle Repertory Organization (SRO) is the theater's auxiliary group which devotes hundreds of volunteer hours to repertory activities.

During the 1974-1975 season, SRT leased a historic building in downtown Seattle, completely redesigning the interior for theatrical use. Called the 2ND STAGE, the facility was managed by SRT and made available to other arts and performing groups within the community. In 1977, the citizens of Seattle passed a 19 million dollar bond issue of which 4.8 million was designated for the construction of a new resident theater with a proscenium stage and complete theatrical support plant. The new Bagley Wright Theatre of the Seattle Repertory Theatre opened in 1983.

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Content Description

Historical information, correspondence, minutes, agendas, reports, memoranda, production books, scripts, royalty files, costume designs, research files, actor's files, subscription files, project files, financial records, rosters, mailing lists, fund-raising files, legal documents, subject files, clippings, news releases, programs, reviews, brochures, publications, playbills, newsletters, posters, scrapbooks, certificates of appreciation, ephemera, photographs, sound recordings, and video recordings of the Seattle Repertory Theatre and the Seattle Repertory Organization.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The creator's literary rights have not been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Seattle Repertory Theatre Records. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 25 accessions.

  • Accession No. 1481-001, Seattle Repertory Theatre records, 1966-1970
  • Accession No. 1481-002, Seattle Repertory Theatre production books, 1968-1975
  • Accession No. 1481-003, Seattle Repertory Theatre records, 1963-1976
  • Accession No. 1481-005, Seattle Repertory Theatre records, 1969-1978
  • Accession No. 1481-007, Seattle Repertory Theatre production books, 1974-1977
  • Accession No. 1481-008, Seattle Repertory Theatre production books, 1975-1978
  • Accession No. 1481-009, Seattle Repertory Theatre records, circa 1966-circa 1979
  • Accession No. 1481-010, Seattle Repertory Theatre records, 1970-1979
  • Accession No. 1481-011, Seattle Repertory Theatre records, 1963-1980
  • Accession No. 1481-012, Seattle Repertory Theatre records, 1971-1982
  • Accession No. 1481-013, Seattle Repertory Theatre minutes, 1978-1983
  • Accession No. 1481-014, Seattle Repertory Theatre minutes, 1984
  • Accession No. 1481-015, Seattle Repertory Theatre clippings, 1983
  • Accession No. 1481-016, Seattle Repertory Theatre records, 1983-1985
  • Accession No. 1481-017, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1969-1987
  • Accession No. 1481-018, Seattle Repertory Theatre records, undated
  • Accession No. 1481-019, Seattle Repertory Theatre records, 1968-1983
  • Accession No. 1481-020, Seattle Repertory Theatre posters, 1985-1994
  • Accession No. 1481-021, Seattle Repertory Theatre scrapbooks and certificates, 1963-1988
  • Accession No. 1481-022, Seattle Repertory Theatre production books and research files, 1954-2002
  • Accession No. 1481-023, Seattle Repertory Theatre correspondence and research files, 1988-2004
  • Accession No. 1481-024, Seattle Repertory Theatre productions books and financial records, 1888-2004
  • Accession No. 1481-025, Seattle Repertory Organization scrapbooks, 1963-2001
  • Accession No. 1481-026, Seattle Repertory Organization Scrapbooks, 2001-2008
  • Accession No. 1481-027, Seattle Repertory Organization newsletters, 1965-2024

Processing Note

Processing levels vary. Contact the repository for details.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Actors--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Arts fund raising--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Costume design--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Repertory theater--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Theater management--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Theater--Finance
  • Theater--Production and direction--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Theater--Research--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Theater--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Theatrical companies--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Theatrical managers--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Ballinger, Stewart
  • Donnelly, Peter, 1938-
  • Ross, Duncan,  -1987
  • Sullivan, Don

Corporate Names

  • Seattle Repertory Theatre--Archives
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