Remains Theatre Ensemble records

  • Creator Names Remains Theatre Ensemble.
  • Title Remains Theatre Ensemble records [manuscript], 1979-1995.
  • Physical description
    • 64 linear ft. (94 boxes)
    • 1 oversize folder. blueprints
  • Access and usage restrictions For listening purposes, it is necessary to use a copy, not the original (and to have a listening copy made if one is not available).
  • Collection summary Correspondence; financial records, including audits, bank statements, bills and receipts, box office records, budgets, cash receipts, fund raising materials, grant funding contracts (many with the National Endowment for the Arts); newspaper clippings and press releases; audio cassette tapes; contracts with actors and playwrights; audience surveys; programs and ticket stubs; and other administrative records of the Remains Theatre Ensemble, a Chicago not-for-profit, professional theater ensemble of actors and artists dedicated to bringing new writers, new theatrical forms, and subjects of contemporary relevance to Chicago audiences. Much of this material is grouped under the names of specific productions or shows.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Christian Peterson (1996.0128).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Remains Theatre Ensemble collection of visual materials (1996.0128) and programs in the Theater Programs Collection (filed by theater).
  • Names
    • Remains Theatre Ensemble Archives.
    • National Endowment for the Arts.
  • Subjects
    • Actors United States 20th century.
    • Dramatists, American 20th century.
    • Theater Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Theatrical companies Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Theatrical producers and directors United States 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Commerce 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Intellectual life 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Audiocassettes. aat
    • Contracts. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Financial records. aat
    • Newspaper clippings. aat
    • Press releases. aat
    • Programs (documents) aat
    • Surveys. aat
    • Technical drawings. aat
    • Ticket stubs. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.