Firehouse Theatre
Firehouse Theatre
papers
1965-1969
University of
Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts
Division [paa]
2 boxes
Collection contains
posters, programs, clippings and publications of the Firehouse Theatre.
PA 70
English
Mezzanine, High Bay
Administrative Information
Use of Materials
The collection is open and available for use.
Copyright
Contact the archivists regarding the copyright of these materials.
Preferred Citation
Firehouse Theatre papers (PA 70), Performing Arts Archives, University
of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following categories:
- Newspaper clippings
- Posters
- Publications
Historical Note
The Firehouse Theatre Company was based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in a
19th century fire station. It was founded by Marlow Hotchkiss and Sydney S.
Walter in 1965 after Firehouse Theatre Inc. sold its assets, moved out of the
old fire station and became the Thirty-First Street Theatre. An avant garde
theatre, Firehouse Theatre Company's purpose was to present productions that
were experimental. Many of the plays performed were written by young, unknown
playwrights. The theatre closed in 1969 when the company lost its lease on its
building.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains posters and programs of theatre productions,
clippings and publications.
Additional Finding Aid
An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the
Manuscripts Division.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings.
Hotchkiss,
Marlow
Walter,
Sydney S.
Firehouse
Theatre--Archives
Theater--Minnesota--Minneapolis
Detailed Contents
Newspaper Clippings
"Rags" will open on Firehouse Stage - November 15, 1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Activism is put on the Line - October 20, 1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
'Antigone' gets Modern Slant - January 14, 1969
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Brecht in Park but Audience in Drive (critique) -
August 5,1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Brecht Play is Scheduled - July 9, 1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Change in Schedule - January 25, 1969
Box 1 - Mezzanine
City's Outdoor Theater 'Salutory' - July 27, 1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
'Dionysus' has more strength at the Firehouse - January
25, 1969
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Firehouse introduces its own version of 'Antigone' -
January 11, 1969
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Firehouse Restokes after tour 'Confrontations' - June
1,1969
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Firehouse Season opens with 'Keep Tightly Closed' -
October 7, 1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Firehouse takes Anti-War play onto the Streets - July
21, 1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Firehouse Theater loses lease, will close - June 6,
1969
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Firehouse Theatre Plans Summer Drills in Acting - May
30, 1965
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Firehouse: Communal Living is Next - June 15, 1969
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Firehouse's 'Ranchman' Wins Critic's Praise on N.Y.
Tour - May 28, 1967
Box 1 - Mezzanine
From No Plans… Into the Firehouse - June 15, 1969
Box 1 - Mezzanine
'Gemini' Plays Two Roles - February 2, 1969
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Greek Tragedy - January 10, 1969
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Loose Ends, Confusion Mar 'Rags' - November 23, 1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Megan Terry's 'Viet Rock' to Be Offered at Firehouse -
November 27, 1966
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Nude play's Director Raps Press - January 26, 1969
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Policeman to Suggest Closing Play in Park - July 29,
1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
'Ranchman' Opens off Broadway - November 1, 1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Sexual Excitement, Park Play called 'Offensive' - July
18, 1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Undercover Work at the Firehouse - October 13, 1968
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Posters
"A Few Skits and Song About Things Right and Wrong with
the World, the Church and You"
oversize - HB
"Dance of Deat, The" (2)
oversize - HB
"Lord Halewyn"
oversize - HB
"Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
oversize - HB
Baal
oversize - HB
Blues in Concert (3)
oversize - HB
Caretaker, The
oversize - HB
Carne Man
oversize - HB
Connection, The
oversize - HB
Dantons Death (2)
oversize - HB
Egg, The
oversize - HB
End Game
oversize - HB
Immoralist, The
oversize - HB
Iphigenia
oversize - HB
Keep Tightly closed in a Cool Dry Place AND The
Gloaming oh my Darling (1 smaller version as well)
oversize - HB
Look back in Anger
oversize - HB
Marriage of Mississippi, The
oversize - HB
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Momma's hung you in the Closet and
I'm Feeling so Sad
oversize - HB
Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, The
oversize - HB
Red Eye of Love
oversize - HB
Santa Claus (plus two smaller versions)
oversize - HB
Sweet Agonistes AND Happy Days (5)
oversize - HB
The Hostago
oversize - HB
Where is De Queen AND Fourteen Hundred Thousand
oversize - HB
Programs
Brass Butterfly, The
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Caretaker, The
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Connection, The
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Connection, The
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Immoralist, The
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Successful Life of Three AND Tango Palace
Box 1 - Mezzanine
The Dance of Death
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Publications
Dance mailer
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Jack Jack newsletter
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Peer Gynt newsletter
Box 1 - Mezzanine
Proposal to raise money - bound
Box 1 - Mezzanine