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Bathhouse Theatre photograph collection, 1969-1990
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Bathhouse Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- Bathhouse Theatre photograph collection
- Dates
- 1969-1990 (inclusive)19691990
- Quantity
- 720 photographic prints (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- PH0378
- Summary
- Photographs of events, personnel, and productions of Bathhouse Theatre in Seattle
- 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 collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
A Seattle theatre company founded in 1980 when Arne Zaslove moved the Floating Theatre Company into the former bathhouse in Green Lake Park and changed the company's name to Bathhouse Theatre. Notable productions include holiday performances and versions of Shakespeare's plays set to modern music. The company ceased operations in 1999.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs of Bathhouse Theatre events, personnel, and productions, many by prominent Seattle photographers. Includes some administrative/non-production related photographs including facilities, personnel, special events; Bumbershoot Productions; and identified and unidentified productions.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Events, facilities, and personnelReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Facilities exterior |
|
| 1/2 | Facilities interior |
|
| 1/3–1/4 | Personnel |
|
| 1/5 | Unidentified personnel |
|
| 1/6 | Company 69 cast photos From accompanying material: [...] a rec dept dramatic group
[...] cast for two shows: "Not Fit for Man or Beast" and "Passion, Poison and
Petrifaction or the Fatal Gazogene."
|
May 1969 |
| 1/7 | Summer Stage company cast photos |
1971 |
| 1/8 | Summer Stage company cast photos From accompanying material: Bathhouse Theatre presents Summer
Stage [...] in Herbert Swayne's The Curse of an Aching Heart or Trapped in the
Spider's Web [...].
|
1973 |
| 1/9 | Various events and parties Probably related to productions held during Bumbershoot festival
between 1973 and 1979.
|
between 1970 and 1985? |
ProductionsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/10 | I Remember Mama |
May 1970 |
| 1/11 |
Going to Pot and
The Measures Taken (Die Maßnahme)
|
between June and August 1970 |
| 1/12 | The Death and Life of Sneaky
Fitch |
October 1970 |
| 1/13 | And Then There Were None (Ten
Little Indians) |
February 1971 |
| 1/14 | Loot |
April 1971 |
| 1/15 | Ah, Wilderness! |
April 1971 |
| 1/16 | The Man Who Came to
Dinner |
November 1971 |
| 1/17 | The Innocents |
January 1972 |
| 1/18 | A Taste of
Honey |
March 1972 |
| 1/19 | The Thirteen
Clocks |
between April and July 1972 |
| 1/20 | The Importance of Being
Earnest |
August 1972 |
| 1/21 | Guys and Dolls |
between June and August 1972 |
| 1/22 | Colombe |
February 1973 |
| 1/23 | Schubert's Last
Serenade |
March 1973 |
| 2/1 | Room Service |
March 1973 |
| 2/2–2/5 |
Tartuffe Production translation or version not recorded.
|
April 1973 |
| 2/6 | Dark of the
Moon |
October 1973 |
| 2/7 | The Voice of the
Turtle |
December 1973 |
| 2/8 | Ladies in
Retirement |
February 1974 |
| 2/9 | The Beauty Part |
September 1974 |
| 2/10 | A Peculiar
Position |
March 1975 |
| 2/11 | The Thirteen
Clocks |
May 1975 |
| 2/12 | The Tempest |
between September and November 1975 |
| 2/13 | Out of the Frying
Pan |
between September and November 1975 |
| 2/14 |
The Miser Production translation or version not recorded.
|
November 1976 |
| 2/15 | The Fool |
1977 |
| 2/16 | Beauty and the
Beast |
February 1977? |
| 3/1 | What the Butler
Saw |
February 1978 |
| 3/2 | Herringbone |
September 1978 |
| 3/3 | Les
Belles-soeurs |
March 1979 |
| 3/4 |
Bay City Blues Not 1983 television production of same name.
|
June 1979 |
| 3/5 | Sherlock Holmes and the Curse of
the Sign of Four |
October 1979 |
| 3/6 | The Ballad of Mary
Reade |
June 1980 |
| 3/7 | The Coleen Bawn |
1981 |
| 3/8 | A Midsummer Night's
Dream |
1981 |
| 3/9 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde |
September 1981 |
| 3/10 | Leave It to
Jane |
1984 |
| 3/11 | Waiting for
Godot |
between April and May 1987 |
| 3/12 | Twelfth Night |
between March and April 1989 |
| 3/13 | Anna Christie |
1989 |
| 3/14 | The Play's the
Thing |
between March and April 1990 |
| 3/15 | Macbeth |
1990 |
| 3/16 | The Bells |
between 1970 and 1989? |
| 3/17–3/18 | The
Torch-Bearers |
between 1965 and 1979 |
| 3/19 | The Pit and the
Pendulum |
between 1970 and 1979? |
| 4/2 |
The Innocents No prints available.
|
between 1970 and 1985? |
| 4/4 |
The Man Who Came to
Dinner No prints available.
|
between 1970 and 1985? |
| 4/5 |
The Merchant of
Venice No prints available.
|
between June and August 1971 |
Unidentified productionsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/20 | Production with actor in devil half-mask Possibly The Tempest.
|
between 1970 and 1979? |
| 3/21 | Production with actors holding white flower
bouquets |
between 1970 and 1979? |
| 3/22 | Production with Fourth of July set pieces |
between 1970 and 1979? |
| 3/23 | Production with medieval fantasy costuming |
between 1970 and 1985? |
| 3/24 | Production with puppet theater |
October 1974 |
| 3/25 | Various productions |
between 1970 and 1985? |
| 4/1 | Production with barrel and lean-to From accompanying materials: Dark of the Moon?.
No prints available.
|
between 1970 and 1985? |
| 4/3 | Production with room divider and table From accompanying material: Loot (?).
No prints available.
|
between 1970 and 1985? |
| 4/7 | Production with actors outside in field From accompanying material: Fourth of July Encounter
Theater.
No prints available.
|
between 1970 and 1985? |
Oversize photographsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| box:oversize | ||
| OS3 | Actors embracing on stage during production of
Dark of the Moon William R. Monroe (photographer)
|
1973? |
| OS3 | Actors surrounding barrel during production of
Dark of the Moon William R. Monroe (photographer)
|
1973? |
| OS3 | Actor in wheelchair entering scene during production of
The Man Who Came to Dinner Written on verso: Roger Downey dir.
|
1971 |
| OS3 | Actors reviewing document during production of
Something's Afoot
|
December 1988 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Theater--Performance--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Theatrical companies--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Zaslove, Arne
Corporate Names
- Bathhouse Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
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