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ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title W. Stephen Coleman Papers Creator
Coleman, W. Stephen
Collection Number CTC.2011.01 Extent
18 Linear Feet
(14 boxes)
Date 1981-2011 Abstract This collection contains the promptbooks, scripts, and production notes of W. Stephen Coleman (1943-). Dr. Coleman served as a faculty director and professor in the Theatre Arts department at the University of Pittsburgh (1981-2011) and a resident director for the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival (1983-1992). This collection details both acting and directing projects while in residence in the Pittsburgh area. Language
English
. Author W. Stephen Coleman and Colleen Reilly. Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library Systemhttp://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Biography
W. Stephen Coleman, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Oklahoma in the mid 1960's, and his Doctorate from the University of Utah in 1973. As a specialist in Shakespeare in performance and the performance areas of actor-training and directing, he joined the undergraduate and graduate faculty of the University of Pittsburgh in 1981 as head of the then newly created MFA Actor Training Program, a post he held until 1990. Between 1992 and 1999, he served as Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts. He taught at several other universities and colleges, including the University of Texas at Austin, the London International Film School, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Utah, the University of Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts. He was awarded tenure at Pitt in 1986.
Dr. Coleman continued to work professionally, dividing his time between acting (under the name "Alex Coleman") and directing. In 2006 he played the role of First Messenger in Oedipus the King directed by Ted Pappas for the Pittsburgh Public Theatre. In 2005 he played the role of General Edward Braddock in the PBS/WQED four-part series, The War That Made America . At the University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre he played Uncle Peck in Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive (2002) and Estragon in Beckett's Waiting For Godot (2001), which he also directed. He also held three roles in the 2001 Season of the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre: Sly Scully in the American premiere of Marina Carr's Portia Coughlin , Orgon in Tartuffe , and Dr. Hickey in the American premiere of Thomas Kilroy's adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull . As "faculty guest artist" for the University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre he has also performed in such productions as Marat/Sade , playing de Sade, as Frank in Educating Rita , and John Halder in GOOD .
Other Pittsburgh professional stage performances include Reb Nachman and the Judge in the Pittsburgh Public Theatre's The Dybbuk , and both director of and lead in the sold-out run of Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth at Hartwood Acres. While it was a mainstay of Pitt's theatrical scene, Dr. Coleman appeared in over a dozen major roles with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. He has performed with the New York Shakespeare Festival, the National Shakespeare Company, the Montana Repertory Theatre, and several other regional theatres. He is a long-time member of Actors' Equity Association, the Screen Actors Guild, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
In addition to over 200 roles on the stage, he has played featured roles in a number of films and TV movies including the feature films Achilles' Love , House Guest , Silence of The Lambs (as the unfortunate Sergeant Pembry), The Dark Half , and Street Law , and the made-for-television movies, Alone in The Neon Jungle , What She Doesn't Know , The Ten-Million Dollar Getaway , and many others. He has performed in hundreds of radio and television commercials, and has appeared in numerous industrial films.
Coleman was a prolific director. At the Pitt Repertory Theatre from 2000 to 2006 he staged Old Times , Twelfth Night , the gala production of Much Ado About Nothing for the dedication of the newly renovated Charity Randall Theatre on the Pitt Campus, Arms and The Man , Waiting For Godot (mentioned above), and Little Shop of Horrors . He directed the world premiere of Daniel Frezza's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (2000) for the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre. He served as a faculty director for Pitt Repertory Theatre (1982- ) and in 1996 staged a highly acclaimed Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead in repertory.
Between 1983 and 1992 he served as one of two Resident Directors for the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival (TRSF). His directorial efforts for both TRSF and the University were consistently cited as among the "Top Ten" in Pittsburgh from 1983-2006. He directed for numerous professional theatres in the Pittsburgh region, including the theatre at Hartwood Acres, (Sleuth and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ). He also staged the world premiere of Pennsylvania State Poet Samuel Hazo's Until I'm Not Here Anymore and directed the video adaptation of this work that aired on Public Television.
In addition to his theatrical activities, Dr. Coleman staged readings for the Center for Creative Non-Fiction at the University of Pittsburgh. He was a regular presenter of lectures and workshops on performance subjects related to acting, directing, Shakespearean production, and the development of theatre skills that can be used in the courtroom. During his tenure at the University of Texas at Austin, he was the Founder and Artistic Director of the Gallimaufry Players, producing and directing four summers' worth of free Shakespeare-In-The-Park.
Scope and Content Notes This collection contains the promptbooks and production materials maintained by W. Stephen Coleman during his residence at the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival and the University of Pittsburgh Theatre Arts Department. It also includes materials for professional and non-professional acting engagements and directing projects undertaken by Coleman during his Pittsburgh years. Production materials contain rehearsal and director notes, press materials, set and costume designs, and miscellaneous administrative materials. Promptbooks, Production Materials, and Recordings in various formats (audio and VHS video) comprise the bulk of the collection. The collection is arranged in three series: Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre, and Acting and Directing.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Gift of W. Stephen Coleman in April, 2011. Additional materials were added in October 2015.
Related Material
Kathleen George Papers, 1962-2014, CTC.2012.02, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre Records, 1997-2015, CTC.2009.02, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival Records, 1980-1995, CTC.1995.01, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh Library System
University of Pittsburgh Theatre Arts Department Records, 1960-1986, CTC.1974.02, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Arrangement
The papers are organized into three series.
Series I. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, 1983-1999
Series II. Pitt Repertory Theatre, 1981-2009
Series III. Acting and Directing, 1981-2011
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Colleen Reilly in January 2006. Additional materials were processed and added to the collection by William Daw in 2015.
Preferred Citation
W. Stephen Coleman Papers, 1981-2011, CTC.2011.01, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Previous Citation
W. Stephen Coleman Papers, 1981-2011, CTC.2011.01, Curtis Theatre Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
Subjects Corporate Names Pittsburgh Public Theater Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival (Pittsburgh, Pa.) University of Pittsburgh. Department of Theatre Arts Genres Personal papers Faculty papers Other Subjects Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Performing arts -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh College theater -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Container List Series I. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival , 1981-1999 Scope and Content Notes This series contains administrative files, promptbooks, and production materials from Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival for which W. Stephen Coleman was a resident director from 1983-1992. Coleman served as Interim Producing Director during the 1985 festival. This year is more thoroughly represented in the administrative files. In addition to numerous Shakespearean productions, this series also features Maids and Blades , an original staging featuring Shakespeare's romance and action scenes, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum . Also included is the musical version of Two Gentlemen of Verona , which was developed by Coleman and Christine Frezza and became a landmark production for the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival.
Production materials can include audition forms, director's notes, rehearsal notes, production notes, set and costume designs, administrative information, press materials, photographs, programs, and brochures. Each production has been arranged into its own subseries and are in chronological order.
Subseries 1. Administrative Files 1982 Festival administration files , 1981-1982 Containers box 1 , folder 1 1982 Festival administration files - Company manual Containers box 1 , folder 2 1983 Festival administration files , 1983 Containers box 1 , folder 3 1984 Festival administration files , 1984 Containers box 1 , folder 4 1984 Festival administration files - Company manual Containers box 1 , folder 5 1985 Festival administration files , 1984-1985 Containers box 1 , folder 6-8 1985 Festival administration files - Carol Brown and Allegheny County Bureau of Cultural Programs correspondence , 1985 Containers box 1 , folder 9 1985 Festival administration files - Casting , 1984-1985 Containers box 1 , folder 10 1985 Festival administration files - Citiparks , 1984-1985 Containers box 1 , folder 11 1985 Festival administration files - Company manual Containers box 1 , folder 12 1985 Festival administration files - High school matinees , 1985 Containers box 1 , folder 13 1985 Festival administration files - Housing , 1984-1985 Containers box 1 , folder 14 1985 Festival administration files - Production stage manager , 1985 Containers box 1 , folder 15 1985 Festival administration files - Romeo and Juliet , 1985 Containers box 1 , folder 16 1985 Festival administration files - Staff meetings , 1984-1985 Containers box 1 , folder 17 1985 Festival administration files - Technical staff , 1985 Containers box 1 , folder 18 1985 Festival administration files - Touring , 1985 Containers box 1 , folder 19 1985 Festival administration files - Twelfth Night , 1985 Containers box 1 , folder 20 1985 Festival administration files - Yossi Yzraely , 1985 Containers box 1 , folder 21 1986 Festival administration files , 1986 Containers box 1 , folder 22 1986 Festival administration files - Company manual Containers box 1 , folder 23 1988 Festival administration files - Company manual Containers box 1 , folder 24 1989 Festival administration files , 1988-1989 Containers box 1 , folder 25 1989 Festival administration files - Company manual Containers box 1 , folder 26 1989 Festival administration files - Hamlet Containers box 1 , folder 27 1991 Festival administration files Containers box 1 , folder 28 1991 Festival administration files - Case for Support report Containers box 1 , folder 29 1991 Festival administration files - Shakespeare in the Schools Containers box 1 , folder 30 1992 Festival administration files , 1992 Containers box 1 , folder 31 1992 Festival administration files - Case for Support report Containers box 1 , folder 32 1993 Festival administration files , 1992-1993 Containers box 1 , folder 33-35 1993 Festival administration files - Case for Support report Containers box 1 , folder 36 1993 Festival administration files - Draft planning document , November 1993 Containers box 1 , folder 37 1994 Festival administration files , 1993-1994 Containers box 1 , folder 38-40 1994 Festival administration files - Merchant of Venice , 1994 Containers box 1 , folder 41 1994 Festival administration files - Taming of the Shrew , 1994 Containers box 1 , folder 42 1995 Festival administration files , 1995-1996 Containers box 1 , folder 43 1995 Festival administration files - Shakespeare in the Schools Containers box 1 , folder 44 Subseries 2. Henry IV, Part I 1983 Scope and Content Notes Henry IV, Part I was a part of the 1983 season of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. It was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, June 16 through July 2.
Audio recording , May 27, 1983 Containers box 2 , folder 1 Extent 1 reel-to-reel
Audio recording - Reading of the play for the blind Containers box 2 , folder 2 Extent 1 cassette_tape 50 minutes
Braille action score , 1983 Containers box 2 , folder 3 Photographs Containers box 2 , folder 4-5 Production materials , 1983 Containers box 2 , folder 6-12 Promptbook , 1983 Containers box 2 , folder 13-15 Slides Containers box 2 , folder 16 Subseries 3. Macbeth 1984-1988 Scope and Content Notes Macbeth was a part of the 1984 season of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. It was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, June 1st through the 23rd.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 2 , folder 17 Director's notes , 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 18 Press materials , 1984-1988 Containers box 2 , folder 19 Photographs Containers box 2 , folder 20 Production materials , 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 21-26 Production notes , 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 27 Promptbook , 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 28-29 Slides Containers box 2 , folder 30 Subseries 4. A Midsummer Night's Dream 1986 Scope and Content Notes A Midsummer Night's Dream was a part of the 1986 season of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. It was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, May 30th through June 22nd. Leading up to it's opening at the end of May, the production was performed at several local high schools.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 2 , folder 31 Photographs Containers box 2 , folder 32 Production materials , 1986 Containers box 3 , folder 1-7 Slides Containers box 3 , folder 8 Subseries 5. Two Gentlemen of Verona 1987-1992 Scope and Content Notes Two Gentlemen of Verona was a part of the 1987 season of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. It was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, May 29th through June 20th. Leading up to it's opening at the end of May, the production was performed at several local high schools. There are materials related to both the 1987 production and the 1992 revival in each of the two's promptbooks.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 3 , folder 9 Audio recording Containers box 3 , folder 10 Extent 3 cassette_tapes
Oversized photograph Containers box 3 , folder 11 Photographs Containers box 3 , folder 12 Production materials , 1987 Containers box 3 , folder 13-15 Promptbook , 1987-1992 Containers box 3 , folder 16-21 Score , 1987 Containers box 3 , folder 22 Script , 1987 Containers box 3 , folder 23 Slides Containers box 3 , folder 24 Subseries 6. Julius Caesar 1988 Scope and Content Notes Julius Caesar was a part of the 1988 season of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. It was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, July 22nd through August 14th.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 3 , folder 25 Photographs Containers box 3 , folder 26 Production materials , 1988 Containers box 3 , folder 27-29 Promptbook , 1988 Containers box 4 , folder 1-2 Slides Containers box 4 , folder 3 Subseries 7. Maids and Blades 1988 Scope and Content Notes Maids and Blades was a compilation of scenes from Shakespeare's plays performed by the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival Young Company in the Fall of 1988. The touring production was performed at local Pittsburgh high school and junior high schools. The scenes performed were from Henry V , Henry IV , As You Like It , Twelfth Night , Romeo and Juliet , and The Taming of the Shrew .
Production materials , 1988 Containers box 4 , folder 4 Subseries 8. The Taming of the Shrew 1987-1988 Scope and Content Notes The Taming of the Shrew was a part of the 1988 season of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. Coleman also played the part of Petruchio in the production. It was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, May 27th through June 19th. The video recording included is of very poor quality.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 4 , folder 5 Photographs Containers box 4 , folder 6 Production materials , 1987-1988 Containers box 4 , folder 7 Promptbook , 1988 Containers box 4 , folder 8 Video recording - Rehearsal Containers box 4 , folder 9 Extent 1 cassette_tape VHS, 152 minutes
Subseries 9. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1989 Scope and Content Notes A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum was a part of the 1989 season of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, its 10th anniversary season. It was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, June 4th through July 15th.
Photographs Containers box 4 , folder 10 Promptbook , 1989 Containers box 4 , folder 11-13 Subseries 10. Richard II 1990 Scope and Content Notes Richard II was a part of the 1990 season of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. It was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, June 22nd through July 14th.
Annotated acting editions Containers box 4 , folder 14 Photographs Containers box 4 , folder 15 Promptbook , 1990 Containers box 4 , folder 16-18 Slides Containers box 4 , folder 19 Subseries 11. Othello 1990-1991 Scope and Content Notes Othello was a part of the 1991 season of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. It was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, May 24th through June 15th.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 4 , folder 20 Production materials , 1990-1991 Containers box 4 , folder 21 Promptbook , 1991 Containers box 5 , folder 1-2 Slides Containers box 5 , folder 3 Subseries 12. Two Gentlemen of Verona 1987-1999 Scope and Content Notes Two Gentlemen of Verona was a part of the 1992 season of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. It was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, May 15th through June 6th. There are materials related to both the 1987 production and the 1992 revival in each of the two's promptbooks.
Production materials , 1992-1999 Containers box 5 , folder 4-7 Promptbook , 1987-1992 Containers box 5 , folder 8-10 Slides Containers box 5 , folder 11 Series II. University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre , 1981-2009 Scope and Content Notes This series contains promptbooks and production materials from Pitt Repertory Theatre for which W. Stephen Coleman served as a Faculty Director and Professor of Theatre Arts. This series details the repertory production of Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1996), which was submitted to the American College Theatre Festival. The materials related to this production include a letter from playwright Tom Stoppard. Coleman directed the gala production of Much Ado About Nothing (2003) for the opening of the renovated Charity Randall Theatre and Coleman's scenic design and production book for Arms and the Man (2004) are included in this series.
Production materials can include audition forms, director's notes, rehearsal notes, production notes, set and costume designs, administrative information, press materials, photographs, programs, and brochures. Each production has been arranged into its own subseries and are in chronological order.
Subseries 1. All the Way Home 1981-1982 Scope and Content Notes Coleman's first production as director at the University of Pittsburgh was the play All the Way Home . It was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, March 4-20, 1982. Production materials include audition forms that were also used for the City Theatre's production of Indians .
Annotated acting edition Containers box 5 , folder 12 Photographs , May 1982 Containers box 5 , folder 13 Production materials , 1981-1982 Containers box 5 , folder 14-15 Promptbook , 1982 Containers box 5 , folder 16-18 Slides Containers box 5 , folder 19 Subseries 2. A Phoenix Too Frequent 1982 Scope and Content Notes A Phoenix Too Frequent , directed by Coleman, was performed at the Studio Theatre, November 8-10, 15-17, 1982. The play was presented along with Ludlow Fair and the Public Eye , which were directed by Jane Rothman and Lamont Arnold respectively.
Photographs Containers box 5 , folder 20 Promptbook , 1982 Containers box 5 , folder 21 Slides Containers box 5 , folder 22 Subseries 3. Brecht on Brecht 1982-1983 Scope and Content Notes Brecht on Brecht was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, February 11-26, 1983.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 6 , folder 1 Photographs , 1982-1983 Containers box 6 , folder 2 Production materials , 1982-1983 Containers box 6 , folder 3 Promptbook , 1982-1983 Containers box 6 , folder 4-6 Subseries 4. Cherry Orchard Production materials Containers box 6 , folder 7 Promptbook Containers box 6 , folder 8 Slides Containers box 6 , folder 9 Subseries 5. Orpheus Descending 1983-1984 Scope and Content Notes Orpheus Descending was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, March 8-24, 1984.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 6 , folder 10 Music Containers box 6 , folder 11 Extent 1 reel-to-reel
Photographs and negatives Containers box 6 , folder 12 Production materials , 1983 Containers box 6 , folder 13-14 Promptbook , 1984 Containers box 6 , folder 15 Subseries 6. The Ruling Class 1984-1985 Scope and Content Notes The Ruling Class was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, March 21st through April 6th, 1985.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 6 , folder 16 Photographs , July 1985 Containers box 6 , folder 17 Production materials , 1984-1985 Containers box 6 , folder 18 Promptbook , 1984-1985 Containers box 6 , folder 19 Slides Containers box 6 , folder 20 Subseries 7. Cloud 9 1985-1986 Scope and Content Notes Cloud 9 was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, October 31st through November 16, 1985. It was revived for two special performances in February of 1986 and was performed at the Annual American College Theatre Festival XVIII in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 6 , folder 21 Photographs Containers box 6 , folder 22 Production materials , 1985-1986 Containers box 6 , folder 23-24 Promptbook , 1985-1986 Containers box 6 , folder 25-26 Subseries 8. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1986-1987 Scope and Content Notes Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, February 6-28, 1987.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 6 , folder 27 Audio recording - George's Act II story performed by John Krich Containers box 6 , folder 28 Extent 1 cassette_tape 7 minutes
Photographs , April 1987 Containers box 7 , folder 1 Production materials , 1986-1987 Containers box 7 , folder 2 Promptbook , 1986-1987 Containers box 7 , folder 3 Slides Containers box 7 , folder 4 Subseries 9. Cherry Orchard 1988-1989 Scope and Contents The Cherry Orchard was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, October 28 - November 12, 1988.
Photographs , 1989 Containers box 7 , folder 5 Production materials , 1988 Containers box 7 , folder 6-7 Subseries 10. Oresteia 1989-1990 Scope and Content Notes Oresteia was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, March 23rd through April 7th, 1990.
Audio recording Containers box 7 , folder 8 Extent 1 cassette_tape 35 minutes
Photographs , August 1990 Containers box 7 , folder 9 Production materials , 1989-1990 Containers box 7 , folder 10-11 Slides Containers box 7 , folder 12 Sound effects demo recording Containers box 7 , folder 13 Extent 1 cassette_tape 50 minutes
Subseries 11. Happy End 1989-1991 Annotated acting edition Containers box 7 , folder 14 Production materials , 1989-1991 Containers box 7 , folder 15-16 Subseries 12. The Changeling: A Re/Vision 1991-1992 Scope and Content Notes The Changeling: Re/Vision was performed at the Studio Theatre, February 14-29, 1992. Thomas Middleton and William Rowley's 17th century play The Changeling was adapted by Theatre Arts faculty member Dennis Kennedy. The play evolved out of a series of eight workshops during the Fall semester of 1991. The majority of these workshops were recorded and are contained within this section. Also included in this section are video recordings that were used in the production itself.
Production materials , 1991-1992 Containers box 7 , folder 17 Promptbook , 1991-1992 Containers box 7 , folder 18-19 Video recording - Roll A-C Containers box 8 Extent 3 cassette_tapes VHS
Video recording - Workshops , 1991 Containers box 8 Extent 9 cassette_tapes VHS
Subseries 13. A Month in the Country 1992-1993 Scope and Content Notes A Month in the Country was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, February 12-28, 1993.
Promptbook , 1992-1993 Containers box 8 , folder 20-21 Subseries 14. The Rehearsal 1993 Scope and Content Notes The Rehearsal was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, October 8-23, 1993.
Production materials , 1993 Containers box 9 , folder 1 Promptbook , 1993 Containers box 9 , folder 2-3 Subseries 15. Chemin de Fer 1994-1995 Scope and Content Notes Chemin de Fer was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, February 10-25, 1995.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 9 , folder 4 Promptbook , 1994-1995 Containers box 9 , folder 5-6 Subseries 16. Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1995 Scope and Content Notes Les Liaisons Dangereuses was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, November 7-18, 1993.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 9 , folder 7 Production materials , 1995 Containers box 9 , folder 8 Promptbook , 1995 Containers box 9 , folder 9 Subseries 17. The Colored Museum 1996 Scope and Content Notes Coleman served as directing supervisor for The Colored Museum . Kenyatta Rogers directed the production. The play was performed February 22nd through March 2nd, 1996 at the Studio Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Production materials , 1996 Containers box 9 , folder 10 Subseries 18. Hamlet / Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead 1996 Scope and Content Notes Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead were performed in repertory at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, November 1-23, 1996.
Production materials , 1996 Containers box 9 , folder 11-12 Promptbook - Hamlet , 1996 Containers box 9 , folder 13-14 Promptbook - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead , 1996 Containers box 9 , folder 15-16 Video recording - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead , November 22, 1996 Containers box 9 , folder 17 Extent 1 cassette_tapes VHS
Subseries 19. Noises Off 1997-1998 Scope and Content Notes Noises Off was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, April 1-19, 1998.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 10 , folder 1 Production materials , 1997-1998 Containers box 10 , folder 2 Promptbook , 1998 Containers box 10 , folder 3-4 Subseries 20. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1998 Scope and Content Notes Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, November 4-22, 1998. This production featured several songs by Pittsburgh native Ernie Hawkins. There are recordings of these songs on audio cassettes in the production materials folder.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 10 , folder 5 Music Containers box 10 , folder 6 Extent 3 cassette_tapes
Photographs Containers box 10 , folder 7 Production materials , 1998 Containers box 10 , folder 8-9 Promptbook , 1998 Containers box 10 , folder 10 Subseries 21. Little Shop of Horrors 1999-2000 Scope and Content Notes Little Shop of Horrors was performed at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, March 29th through April 16th, 2000.
Production materials , 1999-2000 Containers box 10 , folder 11-13 Promptbook , 2000 Containers box 10 , folder 14-15 Subseries 22. Waiting for Godot 2001 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in and directed Waiting for Godot . He played the role of Estragon. The play was performed September 19th through October 7th, 2001 at the Henry Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 10 , folder 16 Production materials , 2001 Containers box 10 , folder 17-19 Subseries 23. Much Ado About Nothing 2002-2003 Scope and Content Notes Much Ado About Nothing was performed April 2-19, 2003. It was the inaugural production at the newly renovated Charity Randall Theatre, previously known as the mainstage of the Stephen Foster Memorial.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 10 , folder 20 Music Containers box 11 , folder 1 Extent 1 disc 25 minutes
Production materials , 2002-2003 Containers box 11 , folder 2-4 Promptbook , 2002-2003 Containers box 11 , folder 5-6 Subseries 24. Twelfth Night 2003-2004 Scope and Content Notes Twelfth Night was performed at the Henry Heymann Theatre, March 31th through April 18th, 2004.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 11 , folder 7 Music - Pre-show Containers box 11 , folder 8 Extent 2 discs 41 minutes
Music - Intermission Containers box 11 , folder 9 Extent 4 discs 75 minutes
Production materials , 2003-2004 Containers box 11 , folder 10 Promptbook , 2003-2004 Containers box 11 , folder 11-13 Subseries 25. Arms and the Man 2004 Scope and Content Notes Arms and the Man was performed at the Charity Randall Theatre, November 10-21, 2004.
Digital photographs Containers box 11 , folder 14 Music Containers box 11 , folder 15 Extent 2 discs 102 minutes
Production materials , 2004 Containers box 11 , folder 16-18 Subseries 26. Old Times 2005 Scope and Content Notes Old Times was performed at the Henry Heymann Theatre, September 21st through October 9th, 2005.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 11 , folder 19 Digital photographs Containers box 11 , folder 20 Extent 1 disc
Music - Pre-show Containers box 11 , folder 21 Extent 1 disc 34 minutes
Photographs Containers box 11 , folder 22 Production materials , 2005 Containers box 11 , folder 23 Promptbook , 2005 Containers box 11 , folder 24 Subseries 27. Chekhov Vaudevilles , 2006-2007 Scope and Content Notes Anton Chekhov's The Proposal , The Wedding , and The Bear were performed at the Charity Randall Theatre, March 21st through April 1st, 2007.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 11 , folder 25 Photographs Containers box 11 , folder 26 Production materials , 2006-2007 Containers box 11 , folder 27-28 Promptbook , 2007 Containers box 12 , folder 1-2 Subseries 28. Count Dracula 2008-2009 Scope and Content Notes Count Dracula was performed at the Charity Randall Theatre, October 22nd through November 1st, 2009.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 3 Production materials , 2008-2009 Containers box 12 , folder 4-6 Promptbook , 2009 Containers box 12 , folder 7 Series III. Acting and Directing , 1981-2011 Scope and Content Notes This series contains promptbooks and production materials relating to W. Stephen Coleman's acting and directing in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. Productions from City Theatre, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Civic Organizations, Chatham College, and the Pittsburgh Playhouse are included in this series. Acting projects for the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival and Pitt Repertory Theatre are also included. Please note that there is one non-Pittsburgh production included. In 1981, Coleman performed in a production for the Austin Repertory Theatre, in Austin, Texas.
Production materials can include audition forms, director's notes, rehearsal notes, production notes, set and costume designs, administrative information, press materials, photographs, programs, and brochures. Each production has been arranged into its own subseries and are in chronological order.
Subseries 1. Austin Repertory Theatre - A Life in the Theatre Scope and Content Notes In 1981, Coleman played the part of Robert in this David Mamet play for the Austin Repertory Theatre. He also served as the choreographer for the production.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 8 Subseries 2. Pitt Repertory Theatre - She Stoops to Conquer , 1981 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in She Stoops to Conquer as Mr. Hardcastle. The play was performed November 5-21, 1981 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 9 Production materials , 1981 Containers box 12 , folder 10 Subseries 3. City Theatre - Shakespeare's Swashbucklers , 1981 Scope and Content Notes Shakespeare's Swashbucklers was a joint production of the City Theatre Company and Gateway to Music of fight scenes from Shakespeare's plays. Coleman directed the show and it toured Pittsburgh area schools during the 1981-1982 season.
Production materials , 1981 Containers box 12 , folder 11 Subseries 4. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival - The Merry Wives of Windsor , 1982 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in The Merry Wives of Windsor as Frank Ford. The play was performed July 8th through the 24th, 1982 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 12 Production materials , 1982 Containers box 12 , folder 13 Subseries 5. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival - Hamlet , 1982 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Hamlet as Claudius, King of Denmark. The play was performed June 17th through July 3rd, 1982 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 14 Production materials Containers box 12 , folder 15 Subseries 6. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival - The Tempest , 1982 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in The Tempest as Sebastian. The play was performed July 29th through August 15th, 1982 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 16 Production materials Containers box 12 , folder 17 Subseries 7. Pitt Repertory Theatre - Good , 1983 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Good as John Halder. The play was performed October 19th through November 12th, 1983 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 18 Production materials , 1983 Containers box 12 , folder 19 Subseries 8. ALCOA - American Society of Safety Engineers , 1984 Scope and Content Notes Coleman directed this industrial show for an ALCOA professional development conference in 1984.
Production materials , 1984 Containers box 12 , folder 20 Subseries 9. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival - The Merchant of Venice , 1984 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in The Merchant of Venice as Antonio. The play was performed June 29th through July 21st, 1984 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 21 Production materials , 1984 Containers box 12 , folder 22 Subseries 10. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival - Love Labor's Lost , 1984 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Love Labor's Lost as Ferdinand. The play was performed July 27th through August 19th, 1984 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 23 Production materials , July 1984 Containers box 12 , folder 24 Subseries 11. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival - Romeo and Juliet , 1985 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Romeo and Juliet as Lord Capulet. He also was the fight choreographer for the production. The play was performed May 31st through June 22nd, 1985 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 25 Photographs Containers box 12 , folder 26 Production materials , 1985 Containers box 12 , folder 27 Subseries 12. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival - Twelfth Night , 1985 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Twelfth Night as Sir Toby Belch. The play was performed June 28th through July 22nd, 1985 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 28 Production materials , 1985 Containers box 12 , folder 29 Subseries 13. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival - All's Well That Ends Well , 1986 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in All's Well That Ends Well as Lafew. The play was performed June 27th through July 20th, 1986 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 30 Production materials , 1986 Containers box 12 , folder 31 Subseries 14. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival - King Lear , 1986 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in King Lear as the Earl of Kent. He also was the fight choreographer for the production. The play was performed July 25th through August 17th, 1986 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 32 Production materials , 1986 Containers box 12 , folder 33 Subseries 15. City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Cable Communications - Citylife , 1987 Scope and Content Notes Coleman served as the co-host for this City of Pittsburgh public affairs talk show from 1986 through 1995.
Pittsburgh City Council proclamation , October 5, 1987 Containers box 12 , folder 34 Subseries 16. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival - Richard III , 1987 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Richard III as Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby. He also was the fight choreographer for the production. The play was performed July 24th through August 15th, 1987 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 35 Production materials , 1987 Containers box 12 , folder 36 Subseries 17. Pitt Repertory Theatre - Educating Rita , 1987 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Educating Rita as Frank. The play was performed November 11-22, 1987 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 37 Production materials , 1987 Containers box 12 , folder 38 Subseries 18. Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival - Antony and Cleopatra , 1989 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Antony and Cleopatra as both Lepidus and Dolabella. The play was performed July 21st through August 12th, 1989 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 12 , folder 39 Subseries 19. At Last the World Says Yes , 1991-1992 Scope and Content Notes Coleman was an actor and reader for Samuel Hazo's At Last the World Says Yes . This production was performed at Westminster College in February 1992.
Photographs Containers box 12 , folder 40 Production materials , 1991-1992 Containers box 12 , folder 41 Subseries 20. Until I'm Not Here Anymore! 1992 Scope and Content Notes Samuel Hazo's play Until I'm Not Here Anymore! was directed by Coleman. This world premiere production was performed at the Fulton Theater, September 1-4, 1992. The production was adapted and filmed for local television. There is a VHS recording included in the subseries.
Production materials , 1992 Containers box 13 , folder 1 Promptbook , 1992 Containers box 13 , folder 2-3 Slides and negatives Containers box 13 , folder 4 Video recording Containers box 13 , folder 5 Extent 1 cassette_tape VHS, 90 minutes
Subseries 21. Theatre at Hartwood - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , 1993 Scope and Content Notes One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, was directed by Coleman. The Theatre at Hartwood production was performed August 10-28, 1993.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 13 , folder 6 Promptbook , 1993 Containers box 13 , folder 7 Slides Containers box 13 , folder 8 Subseries 22. Pittsburgh Public Theater - Dybbuk , 1993-1994 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Dybbuk as both Nachman and Judge. The play was performed December 30th, 1993 through February 6th, 1994 at the Theodore L. Hazlett, Jr. Theater.
Production materials , 1993-1994 Containers box 13 , folder 9 Subseries 23. Theatre at Hartwood - Sleuth , 1994 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in and directed Sleuth . He played the role of Andrew Wyke. The Theatre at Hartwood production was performed September 14th through October 23rd, 1994.
Promptbook , 1994 Containers box 13 , folder 10 Subseries 24. Pitt Repertory Theatre - Marat/Sade , 1997 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Marat/Sade as the Marquis de Sade. The play was performed November 5-23, 1997 at the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 13 , folder 11 Production materials , 1997 Containers box 13 , folder 12 Subseries 25. Film project - Achilles' Love , 2000 Scope and Content Notes Coleman played the part of Constantine Zoras in the film Achilles' Love. The film was shot in Pittsburgh and was released in 2000.
Newspaper clippings , 2000 Containers box 13 , folder 13 Subseries 26. Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre - The Picture of Dorian Gray , 2000 Scope and Content Notes This production of The Picture of Dorian Gray was directed by Coleman for Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre. The play was performed August 10-26, 2000 at the City Theatre Mainstage.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 13 , folder 14 Production materials , 2000 Containers box 13 , folder 15-18 Subseries 27. Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre - Portia Coughlin , 2001 Scope and Content Notes Coleman appeared in this production of Portia Coughlan as Sly Scully for Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre. The play was performed March 22nd through April 7th, 2001 at the Eddy Theatre at the Chatham College campus.
Production materials , 2001 Containers box 13 , folder 19 Subseries 28. Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre - Tartuffe , 2001 Scope and Content Notes Coleman appeared in this production of Tartuffe as Orgon for Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre. The play was performed June 14-30, 2001 at the City Theatre Mainstage.
Production materials , 2001 Containers box 13 , folder 20 Subseries 29. Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre - The Seagull , 2001 Scope and Content Notes Coleman appeared in this production of The Seagull as Dr. Hickey for Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre. The play was performed August 9-25, 2001 at the City Theatre Mainstage.
Production materials , 2001 Containers box 13 , folder 21 Subseries 30. Pitt Repertory Theatre - How I Learned to Drive , 2002 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in How I Learned to Drive as Peck. The play was performed October 31st through November 10th, 2002 at the Studio Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Production materials , 2002 Containers box 13 , folder 22 Subseries 31. Creative Nonfiction Foundation - Diversity Dialogues Series , 2003 Scope and Content Notes Coleman directed the readings at several of the installments of the Diversity Dialogues Series of the Creative Nonfiction Foundation.
Audio recording - Diversity Dialogues Containers box 13 , folder 23 Production materials , 2003 Containers box 13 , folder 24 Subseries 32. Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre - Henry IV , 2005 Scope and Content Notes Coleman appeared in this production of Henry IV as the Earl of Warwick for Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre. The play was performed April 20th through May 14, 2005 at the Charity Randall Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Production materials , 2005 Containers box 14 , folder 1 Subseries 33. Film project - John Dunn's Last Run , 2006 Scope and Content Notes Coleman played the title character's father in the short film John Dunn's Last Run. The film was shot in the Johnstown area in 2006 and was released by Firefly Entertainment in 2009.
Production materials , 2006 Containers box 14 , folder 2 Subseries 34. Pittsburgh Public Theater - Oedipus the King , 2006 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Oedipus the King as Egeon. The play was performed September 28th through October 29th, 2006 at the O'Reilly Theater.
Production materials , 2006 Containers box 14 , folder 3-4 Subseries 35. Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre - Julius Caesar , 2007 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Julius Caesar as both Cicero and Volumnius. The play was performed April 11th through 28th, 2007 at the Charity Randall Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre.
Annotated acting edition Containers box 14 , folder 5 Production materials , 2007 Containers box 14 , folder 6 Subseries 36. Pittsburgh Public Theater - The Comedy of Errors , 2007 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in The Comedy of Errors as Egeon. The play was performed October 4th through November 4th, 2007 at the O'Reilly Theater.
Production materials , 2007 Containers box 14 , folder 7 Subseries 37. Pittsburgh Public Theater - Amadeus , 2008 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Amadeus as Baron Gotfried van Swieten. The play was performed January 24th through February 24th, 2008 at the O'Reilly Theater.
Production materials , 2008 Containers box 14 , folder 8-9 Subseries 38. The Father 2008 Scope and Content Notes Coleman directed a staged reading of the August Strindberg play The Father . This performance took place September 22nd, 2008 in the Henry Heymann Theatre. It was a one night only performance and was not a part of the University of Pittsburgh's Theatre Arts Department schedule that season.
Production materials , September 22, 2008 Containers box 14 , folder 10 Subseries 39. Pittsburgh Public Theater - Stayers and Goers , 2007-2008 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in a reading of the Todd Kreidler play Stayers and Goers as Mye Peters. This performance took place November 17th, 2008 in the O'Reilly Theater Rehearsal Hall.
Production materials , November 17th, 2008 Containers box 14 , folder 11 Subseries 40. Pittsburgh Public Theater - Harry's Friendly Service , 2009 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Harry's Friendly Service as Carmine Naples. The play was performed May 28th through June 28th, 2009 at the O'Reilly Theater.
Production materials , 2009 Containers box 14 , folder 12-14 Subseries 41. Pittsburgh Public Theater - A Midsummer Night's Dream , 2010 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in A Midsummer Night's Dream as Egeus/Peter Quince. The play was performed January 21st through February 21st, 2010 at the O'Reilly Theater.
Production materials , 2010 Containers box 14 , folder 15 Subseries 42. Pittsburgh Public Theater - Camelot , 2010-2011 Scope and Content Notes Coleman performed in Camelot as Merlin. The play was performed January 20th through February 20th, 2011 at the O'Reilly Theater.
Production materials , 2010-2011 Containers box 14 , folder 16 