Alice B. Theatre records

Alice B. Theatre records, approximately 1980-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)
Title: Alice B. Theatre records
Dates: approximately 1980-1995 (inclusive)
19801995
Quantity: 36.69 cubic feet (43 boxes including 89 sound cassettes, 4 sound tape reels, 51 videocassettes, 16 photographs, 1 hanging object, and around 1300 slides)
Collection Number: 4199
Summary: Records of a Seattle gay and lesbian theater
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: Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

When the Alice B. Theatre was founded in 1984, it became Seattle’s first theater ensemble focused solely on work by gay and lesbian playwrights. The company would go on to produce radical and high-camp material, while also employing a mix of styles to make the seasons accessible to all theatergoers. Alice B. Theatre never owned a theater facility but produced full seasons of diverse programming at both the Broadway Performance Hall and at Theatre Off Jackson. The Alice B. Theatre was disbanded in the spring of 1996 and briefly reorganized under the title Alice B. Arts, but the company ceased operations fully in 1997.

The Hidden History project was a nine month collaboration between director Patricia Van Kirk and playwright Drew Emery. Volunteers interviewed over forty Seattle gays and lesbians older than fifty and other volunteers transcribed the tapes. Five of the interviews were used for the hour-long play "Hidden History: True Stories from Seattle's Gay and Lesbian Elders," presented in Seattle, June 10-21, 1992.

Source: https://www.seattleu.edu/artsecosystem/organizations/alice-b-theatre/

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Oral history tapes, transcripts, and logs recorded by the Hidden History project, playscripts, script evaluations, card file, Board of Directors minutes, historical/biographical features, policy statements, prompt books, financial records, production records, development and fundraising files, donor records, publicity, sound recordings, programs, correspondence, props and other related files. Also includes videocassettes, sound cassettes, slides, proofs, photographs. Sound recordings, moving and still images document the productions of the Alice B. Theatre. Also includes Minutes and related records from Tamara Turner's association with Alice B. Theatre, mainly as a Board member and secretary.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Any user wishing to produce one of these plays is expected to contact the playwright or the Dramatists' Guild in New York City.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 9 accessions.

Accession No. 4199-001, Alice B. Theatre records, 1991-1992
Accession No. 4199-002, Alice B. Theatre playscripts, circa 1980-1992
Accession No. 4199-003, Alice B. Theatre records, 1989-1993
Accession No. 4199-004, Alice B Theatre scripts, 1986-1994
Accession No. 4199-005, Alice B. Theatre records, 1985-1995
Accession No. 4199-006, Alice B. Theatre records, 1987-1991
Accession No. 4199-007, Alice B. Theatre records, 1994
Accession No. 4199-008, Alice B. Theatre records, 1994-1995
Accession No. 4199-009, Alice B. Theatre records, undated

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 4199-001: Alice B. Theatre records, 1991-1992Return to Top

1.04 cubic feet (3 boxes including 39 sound cassettes)

Scope and Content: Oral history tapes, transcripts, and logs recorded in the Hidden History project, in which over 40 Seattle gays and lesbians older than 50 were interviewed. Play script, "Hidden History: True Stories from Seattle's Gay and Lesbian Elders," which used five of the interviews.

Some interviews lack transcripts entirely, or have only summaries or partial transcripts.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Gift of Alice B. Theatre, 12/1/1992.

Accession No. 4199-002: Alice B. Theatre playscripts, circa 1980-1992Return to Top

4.00 cubic feet (4 boxes)

Scope and Content: Playscripts from the Alice B. Theatre's literary library. A few scripts are accompanied by sound cassettes.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Any user wishing to produce one of these plays is expected to contact the playwright or the Dramatists' Guild in New York City.

Acquisition Info: Donated by University of Washington Drama Library, 8/25/1994.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Accession
1	4199-002	Anonymous: Warren	[1984]
1	4199-002	Alfaro, Rosanna: Yama Mishima	[1986]
1	4199-002	Anderson, D.R.: Dancing in the Dark	1986
1	4199-002	Amold, C.D.: The Blonde in 20-B	undated
1	4199-002	Baum, Terry: Dos Lesbos	1981
1	4199-002	Baum, Terry: Enid's Fly Trap	1962
1	4199-002	Baum, Terry: Women in Line	1984
1	4199-002	Berg, Paula: Connections of the Hear [with tape]	1992
1	4199-002	Besecker, Joe: The Annual St. Valentine's Day Zin Tasting	1964
1	4199-002	Besecker, Joe: Bee-Eye	1989
1	4199-002	Besecker, Joe: Fools Rush Inn	1986
1	4199-002	Besecker, Joe: The Last of the Nuns	1983
1	4199-002	Besecker, Joe: Margaritas	undated
1	4199-002	Besecker, Joe: MargaritasI (Revised)	1986
1	4199-002	Besecker, Joe: Philip	undated
1	4199-002	Besecker, Joe: Short Pieces	[1985]
1	4199-002	Brill, Michael: The Picture of Dorian Grey	[1987]
1	4199-002	Bruno, Anthony: Soul Survivor	1986
1	4199-002	Bumbalo, Victor: American Coffee	undated
1	4199-002	Burks, Charles: Honeymoon in Boldavia	1985
1	4199-002	Busch, Charles: Vampire Lesbians of Sodom	undated
1	4199-002	Cacciotti, Paul A.: The Concubine at the Feast	undated
1	4199-002	Cachianes, Ed: Peepland	1992
1	4199-002	Castle, Marc: HappyI	1990
1	4199-002	Castle, Marc: You've Changed	1991
1	4199-002	Cherryholmes, H.L.: Bonnie Earl Tapestry	1992
1	4199-002	Chu, Michael William: Oriental InsectsI	undated
1	4199-002	Clark, B. Burgess: The Ivory Alphabet	1990
1	4199-002	Clark, Elizabeth: To See the Elephant	1976
1	4199-002	Cooper, Ellen: A Womb of One's Own	undated
1	4199-002	Cortez, Jayne: But Sex is Politics	undated
1	4199-002	Curzon, Daniel: Beer and Rhubarb Pie	undated
1	4199-002	Curzon, Daniel: Christmas Miracle at the Boom	undated
1	4199-002	Curzon, Daniel: Last Call	1980
1	4199-002	Demchuck, David: Mattachine	1989
1	4199-002	Demchuck, David: If Betty Should Rise	1988
1	4199-002	Demchuck, David: The Power of Invention	undated
1	4199-002	Donley, Jan: Aunt Elinore's Closet and Whisper Stories	1989
1	4199-002	Draper, Ruth: "The Italian Lesson"	undated
1	4199-002	Dreher, Sarah: Alumnae News: The Doris Day Years	1987
1	4199-002	Dybek, Stuart, Beverly Lowry, Armistead Maupin. and Treva Silverman: Heart's Desire	1990
1	4199-002	Ensana, Joel: Roy	1990
2	4199-002	Fraser, Jon: Crimes Against Nature	1983
2	4199-002	Fulford, Robin: Steel Kiss	undated
2	4199-002	Gail, Mary: Fuschia	undated
2	4199-002	Gavin, Julian: High Hopes	[1985]
2	4199-002	Gee, Shirley: King Christine	1984
2	4199-002	Gilbert, Sky: Drag Queens in Outer Space	undated
2	4199-002	Gilbert, Sky: Drag Queens on Trial	undated
2	4199-002	Gilbert, Sky: The Dressing Gown	[1984]
2	4199-002	Gilbert, Sky: The Postman Rings Once	undated
2	4199-002	Gilbert, Sky: The Whore's Revenge	undated
2	4199-002	Gleeson, David and Alan Wakeman: We Don't Want Your Christmas Pudding	[1993]
2	4199-002	Glines, John: Body and Soul	1991
2	4199-002	Glines, John: On Tina Tuna Walk	1988
2	4199-002	Gormley, Fred: Grecian Formula '80 (My Brief Career in Porn)	1990
2	4199-002	Hall, Richard: Prisoner of Love	undated
2	4199-002	Handley, Mark: Anabolism	1987
2	4199-002	Holmes, Shirley: A Lady and a Woman	1990
2	4199-002	Holsclaw, Doug: Life of the Party	undated
2	4199-002	Holtz, Veronia: Defying Gravity	undated
2	4199-002	Hopkins, Bruce: Smokey Joe is in the Streets, and Conversations	1990
2	4199-002	Hughes, Holly: Dress Suits to Hire	1987
2	4199-002	Isensee, Rick: Honky-Tonk Parade	1991
2	4199-002	Jauchem, Esquire: Rondelet based on A. Schnitzler's La Ronde	1990
2	4199-002	Jeffries, Clint: Suave Succubus, or the Ghost and Mr. Taylor	undated
2	4199-002	Jones, Jeffrey M.: Seventy Scenes of Halloween	undated
2	4199-002	Jones, Wendell and David Stanley: Aids	1991
2	4199-002	Kaplan, Barry Jan: A Message from Charlotte	undated
2	4199-002	Katz, Jonathan Ned: Comrades/Lovers	1990
2	4199-002	Kelly, Thomas W.: Paradise Divided	1986
2	4199-002	Kesselman, Wendy: My Sister in This House	1981
2	4199-002	Kramer, Larry: The Normal Heart	undated
2	4199-002	Kreitman, Margery: Please Wait for the Beep	undated
2	4199-002	Kuntze, Tilly S.: I Can't See the Sky	1988
3	4199-002	Lambrindinis, Christina: Eimai	1989
3	4199-002	Leach, Wilfrid: Gertrude or Would She Be Pleased to See It	1970
3	4199-002	Lennon, Matthew: I Says, I Says, I Get Out Here	undated
3	4199-002	Linfante, Michael: Pizza	undated
3	4199-002	Lipkin, Joan and Tom Clear: Some of My Best Friends are...	1989
3	4199-002	London, Charlotte Eve: Dressing	1992
3	4199-002	Long, Quincy: The Virgin Molly	1986
3	4199-002	Mach, Henry: Dirty Dreams of a Clean-Cut Kid	undated
3	4199-002	Marre, Diana: A Really Big Shoe	[1990]
3	4199-002	Martino, Nick: The Red Forest	1987
3	4199-002	Mastrosimone, Willie: Air Guitar	1985
3	4199-002	Mastrosimone, Willie: The Asteroid	1981
3	4199-002	Miller, Keith: The Invasion of the Bee Girl	1986
3	4199-002	Mitzel: Tales of the Sticky Fingers of Miss Tracey Brazz	undated
3	4199-002	Montley, Patricia: Dancing the God [with tape]	1989
3	4199-002	Sisters	1981 rev.1988
3	4199-002	Moses, Miriam: Eye of the Storm	1993
3	4199-002	Moss, Leland: Quisbies	1984
3	4199-002	Moss, Leland: Unfinished Business/The Aids Show	[1987]
3	4199-002	Nagy, Phyllis A.: Butterfly Kiss	undated
3	4199-002	Neff, Alan: Secret Night	undated
3	4199-002	Newman, Leslea: Rage [a poem]	[1990]
3	4199-002	Nollan, Fred: The Lone Ranger in Outlaw Town	undated
3	4199-002	Olson, Donald S.: Beardsley	[1987]
3	4199-002	Parker, Dian: Sinai	1987
3	4199-002	Patrick, Robert: Bread Alone	undated
3	4199-002	Patrick, Robert: The Haunted Host	[1986]
3	4199-002	Peavy, Linda: Assumptions	undated
3	4199-002	Perring, Robert: Caged MenI	1987
3	4199-002	Pfanner, Jim: Small Town Confidential	undated
3	4199-002	Pickett, James Carroll: Dream Man	1989
3	4199-002	Puliofita, Fred: Para De Noya	undated
3	4199-002	Ranberg, Chuck: End of the World Party	undated
3	4199-002	Rankin, Rick: Schlock Therapy	undated
3	4199-002	Ransom, Rebecca: Secrets	1988
3	4199-002	Real, Phillip: The Corner of the Eye	1986
3	4199-002	Rubin, Amy: This Child's Family	1986
3	4199-002	Russell, Bill: Fourtune	1980
4	4199-002	Safren, Dennis: Goodbye, Hester	undated
4	4199-002	Salemi, Lou [Cather MacCallum]; Lizzie Borden in the Late Floorshow	1986
4	4199-002	Sanchez, Edwin: Dona Sol and Her Trained Dog	undated
4	4199-002	Sanchez, Edwin: Trafficking in Broken Hearts	1989
4	4199-002	Schulman, Sara: Psychology	[1990]
4	4199-002	Selig, Paul: Terminal Bar	1984-85
4	4199-002	Sessa, Vincent: Moral and Political Lessons on Wyoming	1987
4	4199-002	Shipley, Lisa: The Bathtub	undated
4	4199-002	Shipley, Lisa: Urban Violence	1985
4	4199-002	Simonds, Tom: Splendora	1986
4	4199-002	Sissman, Terri: Throwing Rubies	1992
4	4199-002	Sloin, Hilary: Interview With The Locksmith	undated
4	4199-002	Smith, Evan: Remedial English	undated
4	4199-002	Sod, Ted: What If I Told You...	undated
4	4199-002	Solly, Bill and Donald Ward: Boy Oh Boy!	1975
4	4199-002	Stampalia, Giancario: "Gentlemann's Gentleman" an Improbable Play for Probable People	1989; rev 1990
4	4199-002	Sullivan, Caitlin: The Task	undated
4	4199-002	Szambi, Madame; Cherie Gordon; and Matrisha One Person: Dykes on Parade [with tape]	1982
4	4199-002	Tradup, Tony: The Desired Effect	1991
4	4199-002	Tradeup, Tony: My Date with Medea	undated
4	4199-002	Tradeup, Tony: The Time at the End of This Time	1993
4	4199-002	Van Duzer, Michael: Hopeful Romantic	1991
4	4199-002	Van Groningen, Chris: (Untitled)	[1990]
4	4199-002	Warrender, Scott: History of the Roller Coaster	undated
4	4199-002	Ward, Bruce: Paint By Numbers	1982
4	4199-002	Wein, Glenn: North Miami Beach a Crazy Family Play	[1988]
4	4199-002	Weinberg, Tom Wilson: "Ten Percent Revue	undated
4	4199-002	Williams, Danny: 1970	1983
4	4199-002	Wilson, Erin Cressida: Cross-Dressing in the Depression	1990
4	4199-002	Wilson, Erin Cressida: The Soiled Eyes of a Ghost	1990 rewrite
4	4199-002	Wilson, Lanford: Betrothal	1986
4	4199-002	Wilson, Lanford: The Great Nebula in Orion	[1971]
4	4199-002	Yellow Robe Jr., William S.: Wink-Dah	1984-1990
4	4199-002	Zeig, Sande: Behind the Heart adapted from the stores of Djuna Barnes	1987
4	4199-002	Gage, Carolyn: A Catalogue of Plays, Musicals, One-Acts, and Monologues	[1991]

Accession No. 4199-003: Alice B. Theatre records, 1989-1993Return to Top

2.46 cubic feet (4 boxes)

Scope and Content: Play scripts from the Alice B. Theatre's literary library, script evaluations, card file listing authors' names and plays.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Any user wishing to produce one of these plays is expected to contact the playwright or the Dramatists' Guild in New York City.

Acquisition Info: Donated by University of Washington Drama Library, 7/12/1995.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Accession
1	4199-003	Script Evaluations	1989-1993
2	4199-003	Index to Scripts
3	4199-003	Scripts: Alfaro, Luis - "Straight As A Line"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Appel, Don - "Fun House Mirror"	1989; 1993
3	4199-003	Scripts: Archibald, Stephen - "Oscar Remembered"	approximately 1986
3	4199-003	Scripts: Baum, Terry - "One Fool"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Binnie, John - "Walking Shadow"	1990
3	4199-003	Scripts: Blessing, Lee - "Independence"	1983
3	4199-003	Scripts: Birmisa, George - "The Man With Straight Hair"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Burton, Patrick - "Beauty"	1990
3	4199-003	Scripts: Cachianos, Ed - "Bad Blood"	1991
3	4199-003	Scripts: Chambers, Jane - "Kudzu"	1991
3	4199-003	Scripts: Chesley, Robert - "Dog Plays"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Chesley, Robert - “Jerker, or The Helping Hand"	1985
3	4199-003	Scripts: Chesley, Robert - "Night Sweat"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Chin, Justin - "Somewhere Fudging"	1991; 1993
3	4199-003	Scripts: Cooper, Ellen and Joan Simcoe - "Cradle And All"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Daniels, Sarah - "Beside Herself"	1990
3	4199-003	Scripts: Daniels, Sarah - "Master Pieces"	approximately 1984
3	4199-003	Scripts: Daniels, Sarah - "Ripen Our Darkness"	1986
3	4199-003	Scripts: Demchuk, David - "Mattachine"	1991
3	4199-003	Scripts: Downey, Roger - "The Last Lady"	1986
3	4199-003	Scripts: Doyle, Tammis, editor - "Stages"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Drake, David - "The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me"	1990
3	4199-003	Scripts: Duberman, Martin - "Posing Naked"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Enquist, Per Olov - "The Night Of The Tribads”	approximately 1976
3	4199-003	Scripts: Epstein, Julius and Howard Koch - "Casablanca"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Essman, Jeff - "Triplets In Uniform”	1988
3	4199-003	Scripts: Fleming, Jill - "The Rug of Identity"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Ford, John - “Tis Pity She’s A Whore” An Adaptation	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Gee, Shirley - "Ask For The Moon"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Gilbert, Sky - "Lola Star Builds Her Dream Home"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Greenspan, David - "Dead Mother Or Shirley Not All In Vain"	1991
3	4199-003	Scripts: Gurney, A.R. - "Love Letters"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Houston, Sterling - "Homandingo"	1991
3	4199-003	Scripts: Hughes, Holly "Dress Suits To Hire"	1987
3	4199-003	Scripts: Hughes, Holly - "Lady Dick"	1985-86
3	4199-003	Scripts: Hughes, Holly - "Well of Horniness"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Husa, Nurmi - "Rhomaioi: Echoes From Late Antiquity"	1994
3	4199-003	Scripts: Joyce, Gloria - "The Postcard"	1994
3	4199-003	Scripts: Kondoleon, Harry - "Zero Positive"	1987
3	4199-003	Scripts: Langston, Donna - "Memoirs Of A Flaming Femme Disco Queen"	undated
3	4199-003	Scripts: Long, Quincy - "The Virgin Molly"	1986
4	4199-003	Scripts: MacDonald, Bryan - "Whale Riding Weather"	1992
4	4199-003	Scripts: MacLennan, Michael - "Beat The Sunset"	1993
4	4199-003	Scripts: McMahon, Bill - "Enchanted"	approximately 1992
4	4199-003	Scripts: McMahon, Bill - "The Happy Prince"	1988
4	4199-003	Scripts: McMahon, Bill - "A Winter Beauty"	approximately 1990
4	4199-003	Scripts: McNally, Terence - "The Lisbon Traviata"	approximately 1989
4	4199-003	Scripts: Miller, Tim - "Sex/Love/(Aids)/Stories"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts: Moch, Cheryl - "Cinderella: The Real True Story"	1987
4	4199-003	Scripts: Nagy, Phyllis - "Girl Bar"	1991
4	4199-003	Scripts: Parker, William E. - "Just As We Are"	1989
4	4199-003	Scripts: Patterson, Kevin - "A Most Secret War"	approximately 1987
4	4199-003	Scripts: Pintauro, Joe - "Wild Blue"	approximately 1990
4	4199-003	Scripts: Platt, Peggy, Rick Ranken and Ted Sod - "Not Sunset Boulevard"	approximately 1990
4	4199-003	Scripts: Pettiford-Wates, Tawnya - "Com'On, The Dozens Ain't Nothin' But A Game….."	1992
4	4199-003	Scripts: Pollack, Sharon - "Blood Relations"	approximately 1980
4	4199-003	Scripts: Prandini, Adele, Sue Zemel and Jan Cole - "Pulp And Circomstance"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts: Purdy, James - "Mr. Evening" (story)	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts: Raffa, Elissa - "Skinny Sisters”	1993
4	4199-003	Scripts: Rankin, Rick, Susan Finque, Collette Millet, Cheryl Harrison, Gretchen Madigan, and Wade Madsen - "Dreams In Progress"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts: Rankin, Rick - "Louisana Purchase"	1988
4	4199-003	Scripts: Russell, Bill - "Elegies For Angels, Punks, And Raging Queens" and cassette tape	approximately 1991
4	4199-003	Scripts: Sanchez, Edwin - "The Road"	1991
4	4199-003	Scripts: Scheffer, Will - "Fallling Man"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts: Schein, David - "Out Comes Butch"	1983; 1985
4	4199-003	Scripts: Shvarts, Evgenii - "The Dragon", translated by Elisaveta Fen	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts: Schweizer, David "Plato's Symposium"	1986
4	4199-003	Scripts: Stetson, Kent - "A Warm Wind In China"	1988
4	4199-003	Scripts: Terry, Megan - "Babes In The Big House"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts: Thomas, Colin - "Flesh and Blood"	1991
4	4199-003	Scripts: "Tis Pity She's A Whore" An Adaptation
4	4199-003	Scripts: Tudor, Matt - "My God, The Scallops"	1993
4	4199-003	Scripts: Vogel, Paula - "An Baby Makes Seven"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts: Wachovsky, Roderic - "Rhapsody Former Epiphany"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts: Wells, Edward Crosby - "In The Venus Arms"	1992
4	4199-003	Scripts: Wertenbaker, Timberlake - “New Anatomies”	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts: Whittemore, Hugh - "Breaking The Code"	1987-88
4	4199-003	Scripts: Williams, Jaston, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard - "Greater Tuna"	1981-83
4	4199-003	Scripts: Wise, Eric - "Dress Me Up"	1994
4	4199-003	Scripts: Wong, Cary - "The Experience Of Dreams"	1991
4	4199-003	Scripts, Short Plays, First Festival: Baldwin, James - "Giovanni's Room"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts, Short Plays, First Festival: Fox, Robert-Iris - "I'm A Tough Old Queen, Honey"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts, Short Plays, First Festival: Nelson, Marian Burton - "Out Of Bounds"	1984
4	4199-003	Scripts, Short Plays, First Festival: Rankin, Rick - "Attack Of The Zombie Backup Singers"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts, Short Plays, First Festival: Anonymous - "Narcissus"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts, Short Plays, First Festival: Shipley, Lisa - "The Bathtub"	approximately 1979
4	4199-003	Scripts, Short Plays, First Festival: "The Great Nebula In Orion"	approximately 1971
4	4199-003	Scripts, Short Plays, First Festival: "Highlights From My Imaginary Interview With The Trick In The Stall With Walter Jenkins Way Back Then" (Two copies)	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts, Short Plays, First Festival: "The Male Muse Speaks"	undated
4	4199-003	Scripts, Short Plays, First Festival: "One Man's Opinion"	undated
4	4199-003	Writings - Lesbian Poetry - Photocopied Publications

Accession No. 4199-004: Alice B Theatre scripts, 1986-1994Return to Top

.63 cubic foot (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Scripts from the theater's library.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Any user wishing to produce one of these plays is expected to contact the playwright or the Dramatists' Guild in New York City.

Acquisition Info: Donated by University of Washington Drama School, 11/6/1995.

Container(s)		Description
Box	Accession
1	4199-004	Binnie, John: Mum, Dad, There's Something I'veGot to Tell You
1	4199-004	Binnie, John: Beyond the Rainbow
1	4199-004	Dietz, Steven: Painting it Red
1	4199-004	Blake, Christopher: Rape of Theodore Grow
1	4199-004	Gordon, Andra: Jigsaw
1	4199-004	Patricca, Nicholas: Oh, Holy Allen Ginsberg
1	4199-004	Willett, Richard: Godsend
2	4199-004	Nelson, Richard with Lee, Ming Cho: Journey to the Center of the Earth, a play based on the novel by Jules Verne
2	4199-004	Hughes, Holly: The Lady Dick
2	4199-004	Hunter, Paul C.: Junkanoo
2	4199-004	Harnetiaux, BryanPatrick: Nostrums

Accession No. 4199-005: Alice B. Theatre records, 1985-1995 (bulk 1990-1995)Return to Top

24.25 cubic feet (24 boxes including 36 sound cassettes and 4 sound tape reels)

Scope and Content: Board of Directors minutes, historical/biographical features, policy statements, prompt books, financial records, production records, development and fundraising files, donor records, publicity, sound recordings, programs and other related files.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details.

Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Alice B. Theatre, 7/11/1997.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Accession
1	4199-005	Administrative Records Restrictions on Access:
1-2	4199-005	Board of Directors Records
2	4199-005	Historical/Biographical Features
3-6	4199-005	Financial Records
7-10	4199-005	Fundraising and Development Records
11-13	4199-005	Prompt Books
14-15	4199-005	Production Records
16	4199-005	Press Releases, Reviews, Programs
17-19	4199-005	Box Office Audit Reports and Tickets
20	4199-005	Programs
21	4199-005	Volunteer Records Restrictions on Access: Restricted
22	4199-005	Photographs oversized
23	4199-005	Audio Cassette tapes and reel-to-reel sound recordings of sound effects
24	4199-005	Posters: 1991 - 1992 Season oversized, 2 posters Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Various Locations, Seattle General Notes: One of a kind posters/ collages mounted on foamcore, advertising the season's performances	1991-1992
24	4199-005	Posters: Alice Unchained: High Art & Cheap Act oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Arts; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle General Notes: Silkscreened original	1996?
24	4199-005	Posters: The Baltimore Waltz oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	February 1993
24	4199-005	Posters: Blood Relations oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre ; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	October 1990
24	4199-005	Posters: Breaking the Code oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Gay Theatre Seattle; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	February 1992
24	4199-005	Posters: Cabaret: Three oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Langston Hughes Cultural Center, Seattle Mime Theatre, Seattle General Notes: Three separate performances grouped, under one title	February-March 1985
24	4199-005	Posters: Camille oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Ethnic Cultural Theatre, Seattle	October-November 1993
24	4199-005	Posters: Cinderella: The Real True Story oversized, 2 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle General Notes: 1 on light colored paper, 1 on darker parchment-like paper	February-March 1989
24	4199-005	Posters: Club, The oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle General Notes: Mounted on foamcore	April-May 1988
24	4199-005	Posters: The Club (with Imago, by the Theater Mask Ensemble) oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Exact location unknown; poster is for the Port Townsend (WA) Theater Festival	August unknown
24	4199-005	Posters: Company oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Ethnic Cultural Center, Seattle	June-July 1995
24	4199-005	Posters: Contents Under Pressure oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Glenn Miller Ballroom, city unknown General Notes: Play was first performed at an Alice B. Theatre festival in 1992, then toured	April 12, unknown
24	4199-005	Posters: Cradle and All oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; The Annex Theatre, Seattle	March-April 1990
24	4199-005	Posters: Dark Fruit oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Pioneer Square Theatre	September 1992
24	4199-005	Posters: Dreams in Progress oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Washington Hall, Seattle	April 1987
24	4199-005	Posters: An Evening with Quentin Crisp oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Arts; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle General Notes: Autographed by Quentin Crisp	January 1991
24	4199-005	Posters: The Flirtations and Lisa Koch oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	October 24, unknown
24	4199-005	Posters: Funny Gay Males oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Arts; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	February 1994
24	4199-005	Posters: Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, Second Annual oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Gay Theatre Seattle; New City Theatre, Seattle	June 1985
24	4199-005	Posters: Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, Third Annual oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Gay Theatre Seattle; New City Theatre, Seattle	June 1986
24	4199-005	Posters: Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, Fourth Annual oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	June 1987
24	4199-005	Posters: Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, Fifth Annual Festival of oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	June 1988
24	4199-005	Posters: Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, Sixth Annual (consisting of the play, Stages ) oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	June 1990
24	4199-005	Posters: Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, The National (Seventh Annual) oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle General Notes: This festival was part of the Goodwill Arts Festival in Seattle and Tacoma; the poster is a color version of the one used for the 8th Annual Festival in 1989	July 1990
24	4199-005	Posters: Gay and Lesbian Theater Festival, Eighth Annual oversized, 2 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Location unknown General Notes: 1 large size, 1 small	June 1991
24	4199-005	Posters: Gay and Lesbian Theater Festival, Ninth Annual oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	June 1992
24	4199-005	Posters: Gay and Lesbian Theater Festival, Tenth Annual oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Various locations, Seattle	July 1993
24	4199-005	Posters: Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, Eleventh Annual National oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Location unknown	February-March 1994
24	4199-005	Posters: The Gay Deceivers oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle General Notes: Laminated and autographed	May-June 1990
24	4199-005	Posters: Goodwill Arts Festival oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Seattle and Tacoma General Notes: Alice B. participated in the Goodwill Arts Festival; this poster is a general one for the festival, not Alice B.-specific	Summer 1990
24	4199-005	Posters: Governing Bodies oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Staged in a warehouse at 6th Ave. S and Airport Way, Seattle	April 1989
24	4199-005	Posters: Grease oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Pioneer Square Theatre, Seattle	April-May 1992
24	4199-005	Posters: Holiday Survival Game Show oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	December 1987
24	4199-005	Posters: Holiday Survival Game Show oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	December 1988
24	4199-005	Posters: Holiday Survival Game Show oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	November-December 1990
24	4199-005	Posters: Holiday Survival Game Show oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	December 1995
24	4199-005	Posters: Holiday Survival Game Show oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle General Notes: Same graphic as 1990 edition	December 1991
24	4199-005	Posters: Holiday Survival Game Show oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	November-December 1992
24	4199-005	Posters: Holiday Survival Game Show oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	December 1993
24	4199-005	Posters: Holiday Survival Game Show oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	November-December 1994
24	4199-005	Posters: Hoodoo Revelations oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	October 1986
24	4199-005	Posters: In My Father's Bed and Damaged Goods oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	February-March 1990
24	4199-005	Posters: Jeffrey oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	September-October 1995
24	4199-005	Posters: Language of Love oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	April-March 1993
24	4199-005	Posters: Life of the Party and Junkie oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	September-October 1987
24	4199-005	Posters: Louisiana Purchase (first production) oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Washington Hall Performance Gallery, Seattle	February-March 1988
24	4199-005	Posters: Louisiana Purchase (second production) oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Pioneer Square Theatre, Seattle	October-November 1992
24	4199-005	Posters: Niagara Falls oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name:Gay Theatre Seattle; Seattle Mime Theatre, Seattle	April 1985
24	4199-005	Posters: Not Sunset Boulevard and Lust and Pity oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	February-March 1991
24	4199-005	Posters: Perfect Relationship, A oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: New City Theatre; New City Theatre, Seattle	September 1984
24	4199-005	Posters: Pretty, Witty and Gay and Memory Tricks (both starring Marga Gomez) and Downtown with Left at Life oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall and Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	October-November 1993
24	4199-005	Posters: Remember My Name oversized, 2 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle General Notes: Poster, plus original artwork for poster	September-October 1989
24	4199-005	Posters: Rhiannon and The Flirtations (Version 1) oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Fifth Avenue Theatre General Notes: This is one version of poster advertising this production; laminated	July 27, unknown
24	4199-005	Posters: Rhiannon and The Flirtations (Version 2) oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Fifth Avenue Theatre General Notes: Second version of poster advertising this production	July 27, unknown
24	4199-005	Posters: San Francisco Stand Up Comedy Night with Linda Moakes, Tom Ammiano oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	December 1986
24	4199-005	Posters: San Francisco Stand Up Comedy Night with Marga Gomez, Monica Palacios, Danny Williams oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Gay Theatre Seattle; Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle	December 1985
24	4199-005	Posters: Shlock Therapy oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Gay Theatre Seattle; Seattle Mime Theatre, Seattle	December 1984
24	4199-005	Posters: Stages: A History of Gay and Lesbian Characters on the American Stage oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Viking Union Main Lodge, Bellingham	February 25, 1990
24	4199-005	Posters: Steel Kiss oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Location unknown General Notes: Mounted on foamcore	October-November 1988
24	4199-005	Posters: Sub Rosa oversized, 2 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Pioneer Square Theatre, Seattle General Notes: 1 unmarked, 1 written on with magic marker announcing extended run	May-June 1993
24	4199-005	Posters: Tennessee in the Summer oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Washington Hall, Seattle	February-March 1987
24	4199-005	Posters: The Texas Trinity oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Nippon Kan Theatre, Seattle	September-October 1994
24	4199-005	Posters: Unkle Tomm's Kabin oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Empty Space Theatre, Seattle	March-May 1991
24	4199-005	Posters: Walking the Dead oversized, 1 poster Scope and Content: Troupe Name: Alice B. Theatre; Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle	April-May 1995

Accession No. 4199-006: Alice B. Theatre records, 1987-1991Return to Top

3.00 cubic feet (3 boxes including 14 sound cassettes, 46 VHS videocassettes, 5 U-matic 3/4" videocassettes, 16 photographs, circa 1300 slides)

Scope and Content: Videocassettes, sound cassettes, slides, proofs, photographs. Sound recordings, moving and still images document the productions of the Alice B. Theatre.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by David Schultz, 8/11/1998.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Accession
1	4199-006	Artistic Forum #3 1 audiocassette
1	4199-006	The Gay Deceivers KPLU-FM 1 audiocassette	1990
1	4199-006	Holiday Survival Game Show, Cue 62 1 audiocassette
1	4199-006	Stop the Parade 1 audiocassette
1	4199-006	Attack of the Zombie Backup Singers 1 VHS videocassette
1	4199-006	Ballad of Little Mikey, The; Belvedere Productions, Hollywood, CA 1 VHS videocassette
1	4199-006	The Baltimore Waltz 1 VHS videocassette	1993
1	4199-006	Beloved, Montage 1 VHS videocassette
1	4199-006	The Bible Belt and Other Accessories 1 VHS videocssette General Notes: Written and performed by Paul Bonin-Rodriquez
1	4199-006	Breaking the Code, 10 min. excerpt 1 VHS videocassette	1992
1	4199-006	Carol Channing, Master 1 VHS videocassette
1	4199-006	Carol Channing, Act I - First Q 1 VHS videocassette
1	4199-006	Carol; Channing, Act II - Second Q 1 VHS videocassette
1	4199-006	Cinderella 1 VHS videocassette	1989
1	4199-006	Cradle And All 1 VHS videocassette General Notes: Book and Lyrics by Ellen Cooper, Music by Joan Simcoe
1	4199-006	Damaged Goods 1 VHS videocassette	1990
1	4199-006	Dialogues 1 VHS videocassette
1	4199-006	Excerpt from But…Sex Is Politics 1 VHS videocassette General Notes: Written and performed by John Patterson	1988
1	4199-006	The Flirtations 1 VHS videocassette
1	4199-006	Gay & Lesbian Performance Festival (5th Annual) - First Half: The Well…Parts I and II, 7.95 Club 1 VHS videocassette	1988
1	4199-006	Gay & Lesbian Performance Festival (5th Annual) - Second Half 1 VHS videocassette	1988
1	4199-006	Gay & Lesbian Theater Conference - Keynote 1 VHS videocassette
1	4199-006	Gay & Lesbian Theater Conference Day 1 1 VHS videocassette	1990
1	4199-006	Gay & Lesbian Theater Conference Day 2 1 VHS videocassette	1990
1	4199-006	Gay & Lesbian Theater Festival, #1 1 VHS videocassette	1990
1	4199-006	Gay & Lesbian Theater Festival, #2 1 VHS videocassette	1990
1	4199-006	Gay & Lesbian Theater Festival, includes curtain speech by Susan Finque, Michael, Rhino 1 VHS videocassette	1990
1	4199-006	The Gay Deceivers 1 VHS videocassette	1990
1	4199-006	The Gay Deceivers - Tape 1 of 3 3/4" video	1990
1	4199-006	The Gay Deceivers - Tape 2 of 3 3/4" video	1990
1	4199-006	The Gay Deceivers - Tape 3 of 3, DUB 3/4" video	1990
2	4199-006	Governing Bodies 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	Holiday Survival Game Show 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	Holiday Survival Game Show ’91 - Tape 1 of 2 1 VHS videocassette	1991
2	4199-006	Holiday Survival Game Show ’91 - Tape 2 of 2 1 VHS videocassette	1991
2	4199-006	If Men Could Talk, The Stories They Could Tell, Richard Elovich 1 VHS videocassette	1990
2	4199-006	In My Father’s Bed 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	Keep Your Laws Off My Body 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	The Law of Remains (Fragments) 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	Lesbians Who Wear Lipstick 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	Remember My Name - Act I 1 VHS videocassette	1989
2	4199-006	Remember My Name - Act II and Pre-Show 1 VHS videocassette	1989
2	4199-006	Remember My Name - Act I 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	Remember My Name - Act II 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	Sampler: “In My Father’s Bed,” “Breaking the Code,” “Holiday Survival Game Show” 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	Sampler: “Shades of Alice,” “The Baltimore Waltz,” “Holiday Survival Game Show" 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	$7.95 Club 2 folders
2	4199-006	Shades of Alice, Quinten Welch, Peter Griggs and Skye Ambrose Beta Araiza, “Holy Wars" 1 VHS videocassette	1993
2	4199-006	Shelly’s Psychodeli, Shelly Mars/Katy Krocodile 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	Steel Kiss 3/4" video	1988
2	4199-006	Steel Kiss, edit maste 3/4" video
2	4199-006	Talk of the Town: A Tale of Southern Queerhood (10 min. excerpt), written and Performed by Paul Bonin-Rodriquez 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	13 Women, Interviews and excerpts from workshop 1 VHS videocassette
2	4199-006	DCAC 1994 DEMO Reel 1 VHS videocassette	1991
3	4199-006	Small (Photos) envelope containing slides
3	4199-006	Manila envelope (8 ½ x 11) containing slides
3	4199-006	White envelope (marked “PICS") containing 8 ½ x 10" glossy photographs, snapshots and slides
3	4199-006	Binders containing slides
3	4199-006	Binders containing proofs
3	4199-006	Box (beige lid) containing slides

Accession No. 4199-007: Alice B. Theatre records, 1994Return to Top

.21 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, mainly from playwrights, about scripts submitted to the theater's literary manager.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: Donated by University of Washington Drama Library, 9/25/1998.

Accession No. 4199-008: Alice B. Theatre records, 1994-1995Return to Top

.21 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Minutes and related records from Tamara Turner's association with Alice B. Theatre, mainly as a Board member and secretary. Includes minutes, budgets, notes, and proposals.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Tamara Turner, 6/21/2000.

Accession No. 4199-009: Alice B. Theatre records, undatedReturn to Top

0.89 cubic feet (1 box) and 1 hanging object

Scope and Content: Props used in Holiday Survival Game Show!, performed by the Alice B. Theatre

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Mikala Woodward June 15, 2021.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
box:oversize	Accession
1	4199-009	Holiday Survival Game Show! Jacket	undated
hanging_object
Zone 1	4199-009	"It's Just Sex" prop General Notes: Used in Holiday Survival Game Show!	undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Gay theater
Lesbian theater
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Theatrical companies--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

Abrams, Doreen
Bisson, Carl-Louis
Blair, Stephen R. (Stephen Richard), 1917-1997
Blanes, Nola
Carter, Robert L
Emery, Drew
Enders, John W
Engel, Kay
Faucher, Vertie
Glover, Ellsworth William
Holifield, Karl Lewis
Hunt, Glen
Joiner, Allie
King, Margaret
Kosbab, Richard F
Lyons, Jean
McKay, Malcolm
McPherron, Robert
Morgan, Bobby
Paulson, Don
Rencken, Joan
Riopelle, Robert A
Rule, William F
Styles, Hurdie C
Van Kirk, Patricia

Corporate Names

Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Alice B. Theatre Oral History Project--Archives (creator)

Archives West Finding Aid

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