New Playwrights' Theatre records
Collection
0140-SCPA
The New Playwrights' Theatre was founded in 1972 by artistic director Harry M. Bagdasian (1949-2022) as a non-profit theatre in Washington, DC devoted to aspiring American playwrights. From 1972 to 1984, the Theatre produced 75 world premiere productions and over 200 readings of works-in-progress. The collection consists of scripts of original productions, compact discs, video discs, photographs, and books. This collection is unprocessed; an inventory is available upon request.
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