BTE Production Books

1978 - 2004

Seasons 1-5 (1978 - 1982)  |  Seasons 6-10 (1983 - 1988)  |  Seasons 11-15 (1988 - 1993)
Seasons 16-20 (1993 - 1998)  |  Seasons 21-26 (1998 - 2004)

027 HAY FEVER 1983
        Script
        Prop list
        Prop Worksheet
        SM To-do sheets (9)
        Set
                Sketch for Central Columbia
                Groundplan for Central Columbia
                Sketch for Alvina Krause Theatre
                Groundplan for Alvina Krause Theatre
                Construction Plans (2)
                Letter from designer Lyle Baskin (Fascinating)
        Royalties (5)

028 A CHRISTMAS CAROL 1983
        Script
        Lights (Michael Baumgarten)
                Notes (11)
                Magik Sheet
                Hook Up
                Cue Sheets (Preset Worksheets) (2 sets)
                Cue Run Sheets (24 Dimmers)
        Set Plans (Baumgarten & Stropnicky)

029 SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY 1984
        Contact Sheet
        Note to Cast from Rand Whipple
        1984 BTE Calendar
        Poem composed on headstone of Caleb Barton by Martin Shell
        Sound Notes
        SM Script with Notes
        Lights - Michael Baumgarten
                Plot
                Hook Up
                Switchbox list
                Preset Worksheets
                Cue Sheets (24 dimmers)
        Royalties (8)
                -Includes letter from Mrs. Edgar Lee Masters
        Cue Notes (2)

031 THE THREE SISTERS 1984
        SM Production Book
                Contact Sheet
                Contact Sheet w/ notes & additions
        Schedules (6)
        Script
        Set
                Notes (7)
                Sketch
        Props
                Settings/ Notes (22)
                Thank You Letter
        Costumes
                Notes (10)
                Plot / List (7)
                Plot / List (3)
                Correspondence - Western Costumes
                Costumes Needed List
                Measurements
        Sound - Pre show
        Light Plot - Brian D. Nason

034 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 1984
        Commission Contract Blank
        Commission Contract/ Rob Kruse & Rand Whipple
        Scene Breakdown
        Set Changes / Shadow activities
        Lighting
                Hook-up
                Cue Sheets
                Magic Sheets
                Light Plot (2)
        Costume renderings/sketches (9)
        Royalty payment schedule
        Correspondence - Orchestra Pit removal Phi Sigma Xi (2)

035 ARMS AND THE MAN 1985
        Program
        SM Prompt Book
                Prop/furniture list (build)
                Prop Find list
                Furniture run list
                Prop run list
                Costume Plot
                Contact Sheet
                Contact Sheet
                Act I Groundplan
                Script (prompt)
        Prop list (working)
        Furniture list (working)
        Costume borrow sheet - Merrimack Rep
        Drawing by Nils Raab (son of Anna, then BTE's Office Manager)
        Light Plot / John Hastings

036 CINDERELLA 1985
        Program
        Poster
        Prince Charming Poster
        Synopsis
        Synopsis (gala info on the back)
        Lyrics (2)
        Letter from Dan Kirsch to Rob Kruse, informing of intent to revive
        Contract 1982 (6 pages)
        Draft Contract 1982
        Rehearsal Schedule
        Cast List
        Script, including all music
        Receipt: drum kit rental
        Lighting/ Stropnicky
                Majix
                Hoop up
                Cue List
                Cue Track Sheets
        Set Groundplan (Luke Sutherland)
        Radio Spot (2)
        Theatre Close-up Procedure

037 PETER PAN 1985
        Program
        Poster
        Script
        Contact Sheet
        Community Audition Announcement
        Set
                Set plans
                Scene change run sheets
        Lighting
                Tinkerbell Qs
                Magik Sheet
                Equipment List
                Instrument Schedule
                Hook-up (rev)
                Hook-up (original)
                Color List
                Light Cue track sheets
                "Wierd cues"
        Sound
                Sound Q notes
                Synch Notes
                Bill's Sound Notes
        Props
                Expense
                Note to Dan Kirsch
        Business
                Community contracts (12)
                Flying by Foy (14)
                WHLM sponsorship
                Preliminary Budget
                Royalties (23)
                Sales (2)
                Expense Reports (3)
                Memo to Cast
                "Hatchy Milachy" incident
                Mark Mongold (Lighting Designer) bio
                "Galley Pass"
                Usher list

038 THIEVES' CARNIVAL 1985
        Program
        Contact Sheet (3)
        Character List
        Sound Cue Sheet
        Run Check list (4)
        Script / SM
        Cast List
        BTE Casting 85/86
        Props Source Lists (3)
        Prop Borrow Sheets (12)
        Petty Cash Expense (2)
        Scene Shift Plot (5)
        Rehearsal Time Log
        Rehearsal Reports / Performance Reports (25)
        Photo Call Sheets (3)
        Prop thank you / PA House List (4)
        Prop Pod Cheat Sheet
        Thank You Letter basic (4)
        Box Office / Royalty Reports
        Set Plans - F. Elaine Williams (3)
        Costume Plot / Source List (8)
        Production Meeting Notes / Prop Search (15)
        Interview Notes / Martin Shell (4)
        Poster
        Design Contracts (3)
        Karen Gandenberger resume/ agreement
        Opening Night Party Memo
        Opening Night Party Tickets
        Royalties (4)
        Sales (2)
        Comp Ticket List
        Production Expense
        Acknowledgements Rough Copy
        Volunteers (2)
        Production Wrap
        Background Research / Anouilh Articles

039 A CHRISTMAS CAROL 1985
        Contact Sheet (2)
        Cast List
        List of Roles
        Cast Breakdown
        Rehearsal Schedule
        Narration for "Lap" Section
        Section Breakdown
        Costume Measurement Charts (10)
        Production Meeting Notes (10)
        Prop Borrow Form
        Petty Cash Expenditures
        Prop Notes (4)
        Sound Notes (2)
        Community Auditions
        Picture
        Program Rough Copy
        Poster
        School Matinee Close out
        Box Office Report
        Letter to Parents (Backstage Theft)
        Set (Luke Sutherland)
                Set Pieces (2)
                Set Sketch
                Ground Plan
                Ground Plan (Blueline)
        Lights (Michael Baumgarten)
                Hook-up (2)
                Notes
                Mini-Light Plot (5)
                Color Cut List
                Hook Up Blank
                Magik Sheet (2)
                Top of Show Cues
                Act II Auto-follows
                Cue Sheets

040 BUS STOP 1986
        Contact Sheet
        Rehearsal Schedule
        Letter from Costume Designer Michael Krass
        Production Meeting Notes (8)
        Lighting
                Blue Line Light Plot
                Mini Plot / 3 pages (2)
                Hook-up (3)
                Instrument List (3)
                Circuit Report (2)
        Prop List
        Royalty Correspondence (2)
        Box Office Report
        Fan Mail (2)

041 THE BIRTHDAY PARTY 1986
        Contact Sheet
        French Scene List (2)
        Marketing Thoughts
                Director Proposal
                Note from Laurie McCants to Terry Jacques
                Brainstorming Notes (7)
                Pinter Poetry: "A View of the Party"
                "Writing for the Theatre" by Harold Pinter
        Prop & Furniture list
        Prop & Furniture list - updated
        Prop run sheet
        Lighting Hook-up (4)
        Set Plans (7)
        Royalties / Samuel French
        Production Budget
        Production Meeting Notes
        Production Wrap
        Box Office Report (2)

043 BERWICK, AMERICA! 1986
        General Outline / Proposal by Gerard Stropnicky 8/1/85
        Notes: Laurie McCants
        Contract Drafts (3)
        Proposal Letter 11/14/84
        Contract Revisions memo 7/19/85
        Contact Sheet
        Cast Breakdown
        Script (partial)
        Community Audition Sheets (16)
        Calendar
        Production Meeting Notes (4)
        Lighting Hook-up
        Script cuts (2)
        Source letter: James Whitman August 13, 1861
        Letter from Costume Designer Jonathan Bixby

045 THE FOREIGNER 1986
        Light Plot
        Light Cross Section
        Blue Line Set Sketch (faded)

046 MASTER HAROLD... AND THE BOYS 1986
        Poster
        Lighting
                Contract: Tom Sturge
                Instrument Schedule
        Production Meeting Notes 10/10/86
        Royalties (5)
        Box Office Report
        Production Wrap Notes
        Athol Fugard Research (4)

047 A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES 1986
        Contact Sheet
        Cast List
        Script w/ Light Cues (Lighting Designer Script)
        Lights
                Cue Sheets
                Hook Up
                Majik Sheet
                Color cut list
                Lighting Instrument Borrow List
                Light Plot
        Royalties (6)
        Matinee Close-up
        Production Wrap
        Box Office Report

048 SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL 1987
        Contact Sheet
        Script SM
        Sound Cues / Tape Deck
                Sound Cue Notes / Kirby
        Prop List
        Prop List / Martin Shell
        Prop Pre-sets
        Scene / Actor Chart (2)
        Lights - Dan Kinsley
                Magix
                Hook Up
                Light Plot (2)
                Color List
                Correspondence
        Ground Plan (mini)
        "Servant Survival guide"
        Production Wrap
        Kirby Attendance
        Box Office report
        Production Meeting
        Designer Contracts
                Dan Kinsley - Lights
                Gary Jennings - Set
                Karen Anselm - Costumes
        Costume Collection Letter
        Program - F. M. Kirby Center
        Poster
        Polaroid of Brian Zocher

049 A MAP OF THE WORLD 1987
        Contact Sheet
        Scene Actor Chart
        Crew Schedule
        Sign-in (unused)
        Script
        Props & Set Dressing (5)
        Costume Plot & Change List (5)
        Sound Q Sheet
        Photocall Sheet
        Lights
                Light Plot
                Cue Sheet
                Hook-up
        Set
                Mini-groundplan/sketches (11)
                Bluelines (2 sets @ 7 pages)
                John Rodriguez, Set Designer Letter
        Contracts/Designers (6)
        Royalties (5)
        Sales Chart

050 CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE 1987
        Contact Sheet
        Cast List
        Script (SM)
        Brecht poetry
        Calendar
        Photo call sheet w/ Light cues
        Royalty quote
        Box Office Report (2)
        Props
                Prop list w/ notes
                Prop list w/ more notes
                Prop run notes (6)
                Prop Search notes (2)
                Envelope with receipts
                Prop Borrow forms (12)
                Thank You Letter Draft
        Production Wrap Notes
        Program
        Press-Enterprise clipping 5/4/87
        Grit Newspaper clipping 5/3/87
        Press Enterprise review, Dean Kashner 5/8/87

051 WAIT UNTIL DARK 1987
        Director's Proposals
                Kirsch
                Zocher
                Stropnicky
        Prop Search
        Note to Set Designer (Charles) from Dan Kirsch
        Production Meeting Notes
        Lighting (Dan Bartlett)
                Hook Up
                Light Plot (2)
        Set
                Groundplan
                Mini-groundplan
        Script groundplan and Prop List
        Royalties (7)
        Box Office Report
        Script SM (NOTE: backs are all interesting BTE scrap paper)
        Script - Lighting Cues

055 THE SUICIDE 1988
        Emergency Phone Numbers
        Emergency Announcements (2)
        Pre-show checklist
        Script
        Attendance Charts (3)
        Sound
                Audio list (5)
                Reel to Reel set up
                Pre Show cassette list
                Sound cue sheet
        Budget/ Expense - Receipts
        Calendars (2)
        Cast List (3)
        Contact Sheet (4)
        Guest Checklist (2)
        Costumes - Sue Ellen Rohrer
                Theatre Development Fund
                Costume Collection (2)
                Costume Source List (10)
                Costume research (7)
                Hair Appointments
                Fitting Schedule
                Fitting memo
                Note to Steve Jankowski from Sue Ellen
                Fitting Schedules (2)
                Notes to costumer
                Measurement Charts (16)
                Polaroids (4 pages)
                Note to Sue Ellen Rohrer
                Costume Collection Note
        Incident Report Form
        Lighting - Douglas Cox
                Hook Up
                Magik Sheet
                Light Plot
        Director's Note
        Track Sheets/ cue sheets
        Performance Reports (15)
        Photo Call (2)
        Production Meetings (5)
        Program copy (9)
        Props
                Prop Plots (8)
                Receipts (4)
                Notes (8)
        Publicity / Radio Spot
        Rehearsal Notes (21)
        Rehearsal Schedule (25)
        Research (10)
        Scenery (Dan Bartlett)
                Set Plans
                Scene changes (6)
        Scene Actor Chart (6)
        Music (2)
        Script sign-out
        Sign in charts (2)
        Misc:
                Note from Laura
                Thank you notes
        Critique
        Royalties (17)
        Reviews of other productions (2)
        Poster
        Ad / Master boards

056 THE NEST 1988
        Program
        Production Book / Steve Jankowski
        Emergency numbers
        Emergency announcements
        Script ?SM
        Post Show Checklist
        Theatre Close-up
        Attendance charts
        Sound Cue Sheets (7)
        Sound tape order (2)
        Calendars (2)
                Note from Betsy Dowd
        Casting 87 -88 Season
        Contact Sheets (4)
        Costumes (24)
        Incident Report Form
        Lighting - Rich Latta
                Light Plot
                Hook up
                Cheat Sheet
                Majix
                Focus Chart
                Cue Sheets
                Note from Steve re: Rich
        Performance Reports (19)
        Photo Call (4)
        Production Meeting Notes (6)
        Program Copy (5)
        Prop Plots (7)
        Rehearsal Reports (21)
        Rehearsal Schedules (3)
        Research (3 articles)
        Scenery
                Set plans (2)
                Change List (4)
        Scene titles
        Time passage
        Script
        Kerri Muir Search
        Script sign-out
        Thank you Notes (10)

057 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1988
        Program
        Poster
        Emergency numbers
        Script
        Attendance charts (3)
        Audio Cue Sheet
        Sound Effects List
        Live Music List
        Taped Music List
        Sound Cue Sheet / Prelim
        Calendar (2)
        Cast List
                Production
                87 / 88 Season
        Contact Sheets
        Costume - Jonathan Bixby Correspondence
        Incident Report Form
        Lighting - Tom Sturge
                Magix (2)
                Hook Up
                Light Plot
                Cue Sheets (60 dimmers)
        Performance Reports (17)
        Photo Call (2)
        Production Meeting Notes (9)
        Program Copy (7)
        Props
                Prop Preset (2)
                Personal Prop List (8)
                Prop Search
                Prop/ Furniture List (3)
                Prop Borrow forms (3)
        Rehearsal Notes (21)
        Scenery - Tom Sturge
        Scene change assignments
        Set Plans
        Note to Tom Sturge
        Scene / Actor Breakdown (6)
        Script - New page
        Script cuts
        Script Sign out
        Thank you notes (30)
        Jax Beer labels
        Research
        Royalties (7)
        Matinee Close-out
        John Arndt Benefit

058 ONE LAUGH TO LIVE 1988
        Program Copy
        Cue Sheets / 2 sets with notes
        Show Reports (4)
        Production Expenses
        Memo from Dan Bartlett
        Leigh Strimbeck - Request for time off
        Run Order / Wed
        Run Order / Tue
        Run Order / Rev
        Cast Intro Sketch
        Lighting Area
        Tech Notes (7)
        Folder: Concessions
                Concessions report
                Menu (2)
                Connelley Sales
                Durdach (3)
                Waitron Order Sheet

Seasons 11-15 (1988 - 1993)


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