Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Accession No. 4358-001: Bathhouse Theatre records, 1971-1973
- Accession No. 4358-002: Bathhouse Theatre records, 1990-1993
- Accession No. 4358-003: Bathhouse Theatre records, 1986-1998
- Accession No. 4358-004: Bathhouse Theatre records, circa 1978-1998 (bulk circa 1981-1998)
- Accession No. 4358-005: Bathhouse Theatre records, 1986-1998
- Names and Subjects
Bathhouse Theatre records, 1971-1998
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bathhouse Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- Bathhouse Theatre records
- Dates
- 1971-1998 (inclusive)19711998
- Quantity
- 45.35 cubic feet (38 boxes and 1 OS)
- Collection Number
- 4358
- Summary
- Programs, press releases, one publicity poster related to Seattle theatre, located in the former bathhouse adjacent to Green Lake
- Repository
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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
Accessions 4358-001, -002, -004, and -005 are open to all users. Accession 4385-003: Access restricted. For terms of access, contanct repository.
- Languages
- English
Biographical 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
Programs, press releases, posters, play scripts, videotapes, correspondence, publicity materials, education materials, annual reports, budgets, photographs, development files, board minutes, floor plans for productions, clippings, press kits, administrative files, marketing files, planning files, set designs, publicity, resumes, budget files, contact sheets,subject files, and literary study guides.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Accessions 4358-001, -002, and -003: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Accession 4358-004: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Accession 4385-005: Some restrictions exist on copying, quotation or publication. Contact Repository for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in 5 accessions:
- Accession no. 4358-001, Bathhouse Theatre records, 1971-1973
- Accession no. 4358-002, Bathhouse Theatre records, 1990-1993
- Accession no. 4358-003, Bathhouse Theatre records, 1986-1998
- Accession no. 4358-004, Bathhouse Theatre records, 1978-1998
- Accession no. 4358-005, Bathhouse Theatre records, 1986-1998
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 4358-001: Bathhouse Theatre records, 1971-1973Return to Top
Scope and Content: Programs, press releases, one publicity poster; ca. 1971-1973. Poster is for a Bathhouse production of "Herringbone".
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries
Acquisition Info: Donor: Terry Healy, Public Relations Director, December 13, 1991.
Accession No. 4358-002: Bathhouse Theatre records, 1990-1993Return to Top
Scope and Content: Play scripts from the Bathhouse Theatre's literary library; ca. 1990-1993. Some are by Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. playwrights. Also includes one videotape cassette of a play.
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 the UW Drama Library, August 25, 1994.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Series 1: Scripts |
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| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 4358-002 | Angel, Leonard - The Misanthrope |
1992 January 01 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Angel, Leonard - Painting Faces |
1992 September 04 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Antonov, Oleg - Egorushka |
1990 July |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Arrow, David and Danielsen, Carl - At the Cabaret Chat
Noir |
1992 April 08 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Belville, Lance S. and Ellis, Dolan -
Cowgirls |
approximately 1989 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Bierman, James - The Fabulous Life and Death
Adventures of Don Juan Tenorio |
1984 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Bierman, James - The School for Fiance(e)s |
1990 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Bottrell, David and Jones, Jessie - Dearly
Departed |
approximately 1991 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Crowther, John - Affective Memories |
1993 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Esposito, Christopher - Aleria Bishop |
undated |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Futterman, Don - How to Build Utopia |
1991 September 19 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Hardin, Herschel - The New World Order |
1992 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Henry, Stan and Harris, Michael - Hibiscus |
approximately 1990 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Holberg, Ludvig - Erasmus Montanus Or Rasmus
Berg |
approximately 1990 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Homan, Richard L. - Someone Missing |
undated |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Jeffries, Stephen - Hard Times |
undated |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Krieger, Nancy - Queen of the Bolsheviks |
approximately 1982 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Librandi, Geraldine - Emma |
undated |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Martin, Jennifer & Mildener, Leslie - Red
Channels |
1987 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | May, Frederick D. - Laundromat |
undated |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Mildener, Leslie - Last Watch |
1991 October 31 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Moses, Carolyn - Judas (synopsis and
sample) |
1994 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Mossman, Tam - Paradise Lost |
1990 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Sackett, Pamela - Crazy in the Mainstream |
approximately 1990 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Sobol, Joshua - Soul of a Jew: Otto Weininger's Last
Night |
1989 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Walton, Michael Andrew - Leonardo Da Vinci and the
Possibility of Human Flight |
1993 April |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Weitzner, Kobi - Karpilevski or What is To Be Done
With Him? |
approximately 1990 |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Weitzner, Kobi - Will You Marry Me?
Videocassette |
1991 October |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Yayih, Germa - Yellowman in New York |
undated |
| 1 | 4358-002 | Anonymous - The Pointer (fragment) |
undated |
Series 2: Promotional Packet |
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| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 4358-002 | Brew posters, photos, reviews |
1983 |
Series 3: Report |
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| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 4358-002 | Imagine the Difference: Building to Save Our Children
- paper for the National Conference, March 1993, hosted by the Living
Stage |
1993 March |
Accession No. 4358-003: Bathhouse Theatre records, 1986-1998Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, publicity materials, education materials, annual reports, budgets, photographs, development files, Board minutes, floorplans for productions, and related records, almost entirely from the later period when the Artistic Director was Arne Zaslove; bulk 1986-1998.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted. For terms of access, contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries
Acquisition Info: Source: unknown
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 4358-003 | Burke Clippings |
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| 1 | 4358-003 | Programs |
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| 1 | 4358-003 | Photographs of Bathhouse Theatre |
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| 1 | 4358-003 | Publicity including snapshots |
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| 1 | 4358-003 | Board of Directors Annual Reports and Bylaws |
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| 2 | 4358-003 | Production Notebooks |
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| 2 | 4358-003 | Scripts - mostly xeroxed for notation |
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| 2 | 4358-003 | Scripts - some with lines marked out |
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| 2 | 4358-003 | Scores |
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| 3 | 4358-003 | Board of Directors - Monthly Lists |
Mid 1990s |
| 3 | 4358-003 | Board of Directors - Agenda and Minutes |
1996-1998 |
| 3 | 4358-003 | Board of Directors - Candidates for the
Board |
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| 3 | 4358-003 | Cast Contact Sheets |
1994-1995 |
| 3 | 4358-003 | Volunteer Manual |
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| 3 | 4358-003 | History |
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| 3 | 4358-003 | Miscellaneous Statements |
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| 3 | 4358-003 | Brew Fest |
1998 |
| 3 | 4358-003 | Financial Records |
1998-1999 |
| 3 | 4358-003 | Public Relations |
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| 3 | 4358-003 | Advertising |
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| 4-5 | 4358-003 | Managing Director |
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| 5 | 4358-003 | Miscellaneous Development |
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| 6 | 4358-003 | Managing Director's Office |
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| 6 | 4358-003 | Miscellaneous including development - Corporate and
Corporate Council for the Arts |
approximately 1989-1998 |
| 7 | 4358-003 | Managing Director |
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| 7 | 4358-003 | Development, especially Corporate
Contributions |
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| 7 | 4358-003 | Audience Surveys |
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| 7 | 4358-003 | Financial Records |
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| 8-9 | 4358-003 | Education Director - Program Files, Study Guides,
Teacher/Student Evaluations, Literacy |
1985-1990s |
| 10-11 | 4358-003 | Publicity |
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| 12 | 4358-003 | Marketing - Miscellaneous Series |
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| 12 | 4358-003 | Marketing - Big Broadcast |
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| 12 | 4358-003 | Marketing - Reports |
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| 12 | 4358-003 | Marketing - Financial Records |
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| 12 | 4358-003 | Marketing - Miscellaneous Production Files |
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| 13 | 4358-003 | Miscellaneous Marketing |
Early 1990s |
| 14 | 4358-003 | Marketing - Objects: Cups and T-shirts |
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| 14-15 | 4358-003 | Development |
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| 16-17 | 4358-003 | Sound Recordings |
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| 18 | 4358-003 | Sound Recordings, mainly open reel; one film |
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| 19 | 4358-003 | Videotapes |
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| 20-21 | 4358-003 | Photographs |
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| 22 | 4358-003 | Posters - Architect's Elevations by Mesher Shing &
Associates for the Bathhouse Theatre Remodel |
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| 22 | 4358-003 | Posters - Artwork and Materials used in printing
posters |
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| 23-25 | 4358-003 | Floorplans |
Accession No. 4358-004: Bathhouse Theatre records, circa 1978-1998 (bulk circa 1981-1998)Return to Top
Scope and Content: Programs, press releases and clippings, press kits. Also includes some administrative files, ca 1997-1998, some production photos, 1979, 1985, and some marketing files.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries
Acquisition Info: Donor: Arne Zaslove, July 17, 2001.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 4358-004 | Marketing, Publicity (by Production), Administration,
Fundraising, Minutes |
1991, 1994, 1998 |
| 2 | 4358-004 | Administration, Fundraising, Minutes, Production
Photographs, Press Releases, and Miscellaneous |
1979, 1981, 1996-1998 |
| 3 | 4358-004 | Production Photographs, Press Releases, Programs,
Clippings, Press Kits, and Miscellaneous |
1979, 1981, 1984-1987 |
| 4 | 4358-004 | Press Releases, Programs, Clippings, Press
Kits |
1986-1988, 1992, 1996-1997 |
| 5 | 4358-004 | Press Releases, Programs, Flyers, Press Kits |
1987-1990, 1992 |
| 6 | 4358-004 | Press Releases, Programs, Flyers, Press Kits, Clippings,
Miscellaneous |
1982, 1987-1993 |
| 7 | 4358-004 | Programs, Clippings, Miscellaneous |
1992-1993 |
| 8 | 4358-004 | Programs, Clippings, Publicity, Production Photographs,
Clippings by Production |
1978-1991, 1995 |
| 9 | 4358-004 | Clippings by Production |
1978-1991 |
| 10 | 4358-004 | Clippings by Production |
1991-1998 |
Accession No. 4358-005: Bathhouse Theatre records, 1986-1998Return to Top
Scope and Content: Planning files, set designs, publicity, resumes, budget files, contact sheets, subject files, photographs, and literary study guides.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Some restrictions exist on copying, quotation or publication. Contact Repository for details.
Photographers retain copyright in their photos.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Arne Zaslove, September 1, 2001.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Theaters--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
Personal Names
- Zaslove, Arne
Corporate Names
- Bathhouse Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
