UMD Visual Press & San Quentin Drama Workshop: Samuel Beckett's Endgame collection
Collection
0169-SCPA
In 1985, the playwright Samuel Beckett had his plays Waiting for Godot, Krapp’s Last Tape, and Endgame performed widely throughout Europe and Asia under the production title "Beckett Directs Beckett." The plays were performed by the San Quentin Players to wide acclaim. The University of Maryland’s Visual Press documented the production through photography and video recording. UMD Visual Press and San Quentin Drama Workshop Samuel Beckett's Endgame collection covers the period from 1965 to 1993 with the bulk of the materials falling between 1990 and 1993. The collection consists of notated scripts, newspaper clippings, brochures, one VHS tape, one CD-R, assorted books, correspondence, photographic materials, and various other materials pertaining to the performance of Beckett’s Endgame at UMD.
There are no restricted files in this collection. Materials from this collection must be used in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library's Irving and Margery Morgan Lowens Special Collections Room, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Please make an appointment with the curator: Tel: 301.405.9220, Email: scpa@umd.edu
Copyright was not transferred to the University of Maryland with the gift of any copyrighted materials. All rights remain with the creators and rights holders. The University of Maryland Libraries is granted permission for the use in scholarly research by the Libraries’ patrons under fair use in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act.
To inquire about duplication of materials for research or for publication, please contact SCPA’s curator.
1.50 Linear Feet
77 Items
The UMD Visual Press & San Quentin Drama Workshop Samuel Beckett's Endgame collection covers the period from 1965 to 1993 with the bulk of the materials falling between 1990 and 1993. The collection consists of notated scripts, newspaper clippings, brochures, one VHS tape, one CD-R, assorted books, correspondence, photographic materials, and various other materials pertaining to the performance of Beckett’s Endgame at UMD.
In 1985, the playwright Samuel Beckett had his plays Waiting for Godot, Krapp’s Last Tape, and Endgame performed widely throughout Europe and Asia under the production title “Beckett Directs Beckett.” The plays were performed by the San Quentin Players to wide acclaim. The University of Maryland’s Visual Press documented the production through photography and video recording.
The collection consists of two series. Series 1, Memorabilia, is described at the item level.
Transferred to SCPA by William Gilcher in 2013 and November 2017. During the 1990s, Gilcher was affiliated with the University of Maryland's Visual Press, which is no longer active. Visual Press produced and distributed a videotaped production of Beckett's Endgame, among other titles.
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library