Series includes personal materials related to and collected by Joanna Wan-Ying Chan, dating from 1975 to 2004.
Subseries I.1: Special Events consisting of materials related to Joanna Chan's relationship with New York Chinatown and the Church of Transfiguration, dating from 1975 to 2002.
Subseries I.2: Playwright Symposiums contains files related to the playwright festivals and symposiums that Joanna Chan attended and contributed, from 1993 to 2004, in conjunction with her activity in the Yangtze Repertory Theatre and the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre.
Subseries I.3: Printed Materials comprise serials and books collected or authored by Joanna relating to art, Chinatown history, and Chinese culture, dating from 1974 to 2013.
Subseries I.4: Memorabilia includes a wallet gifted by the casts and crew of the Oedipus Rex from the Sing Sing RTA program, circa 2006.
Arranged in 4 subseries by subject and material type, and chronologically within each subseries.
Series comprises documents from three repertories: Four Seas Players 四海劇社, Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America 美國長江劇團, and Hong Kong Repertory Theatre 香港話劇團, dating from 1970 to 2016. Joanna Chan was one of the founders and the Artistic Director at Four Seas Players from 1970 to 1977 and from 1983 to 1992. She also founded the Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America in 1992 in New York City and led for 24 years until around 2016. In addition, she was the Guest Director of Production at the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre in 1985, and the Artistic Director from 1986 to 1990. The materials include administrative and financial records such as meeting minutes and agenda, reports, correspondence, memoranda, programs, programming arrangement materials from the three repertories.
Subseries II.1: Four Seas Players 四海劇社 consists of board meeting minutes, administrative and financial records, and programs from the Four Seas Players, dating from 1970 to 1992. The materials include the founding materials of the Four Seas Players and highlight the theater as a collective of dramatic repertory in the heart of New York's Chinatown. The Four Seas Players of Transfiguration Church was founded in 1970 by Dr. Joanna Chan, Ms. Sun Fu Lo, Dr. Leo Yam, and Mr. Chung Lo in October 1970. Its purpose is to cultivate the talents and skills of the Chinatown community, to promote a spirit of unity and cooperation, and to nurture an interest in the dramatic arts. The name "Four Seas" represents the first two Chinese characters in the ancient saying: "Within the four seas, all men are brothers." Since 1970, the Players has been mounting three full-length theatrical productions yearly in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, at the nearby Schimmel Center, Pace University. Under the artistic direction of Joanna Chan (1970-1972, 1984-1992), Yeh Yung-Ching (1973-1983), Liang-Tee Tu (1993-1998, 2004-2006), and Jackie Huang (1999-2003, 2006–Present), the Company has presented more than one hundred productions, ranging from Chinese and Western classics. Website: https://fourseasplayers.org/
Subseries II.2: Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America 美國長江劇團 includes records related to the Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America, dating from 1993 to 2014. Materials consist of board meeting minutes, financial records, and documents related to dance, exhibitions, concerts, and programming funded and supported by Yangtze. The subseries highlights the various arts programming that Joanna Chan created in conjunction with Yangtze for Asian American artists and its community as a place to showcase their works.
Yangtze was co-founded by Joanna Chan and others in 1992. Yangtze Repertory Theatre has been a welcoming home for artists whose work is not readily seen in the U.S. and supported them to launch their professional careers in NYC. Yangtze has been responsible for the New York debuts of many artists, including Wang XiaoYing 王小鹰, Deputy Director of China's National Theater in Beijing, and Gao Xingjian 高行健, the 2000 Nobel Laureate in Literature, who was brought to New York by Yangtze to direct his own play, Between Life and Death, and to present a showing of his ink paintings. To date, these events remain the only full-scale presentations of Gao's works in the United States. In the fall of 2005, together with Columbia Promotions, Yangtze presented Beijing People's Art Theater, China's most historic and prestigious theater company, in its signature masterpiece, The Teahouse, in its New York debut during the company's first U.S. tour. The Theatre has been funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (since 1994), the Alliance of Resident Theaters/New York (1995-2007), the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (since 1999), New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (since 1997) and the Asian American Arts Alliance (in 1998; 2008). It received a special development grant for emerging artists from the New York State Council on the Arts (1995).
Yangtze has also co-presented art exhibitions, dance performances, and musical concerts, featuring artists and choreographers from China, Hong Kong, Philippines and Taiwan as well as associates of Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey companies. In the past, the company has featured the famed novelist/composer/vocalist, Sola Liu 刘索拉; the pianist Margaret Leng Tan, a noted collaborator of John Cage; and, presented with Columbia Promotions, Li Guyi 李谷一, one of China's best known folk vocalists; and China's renowned pianist, Liu Shikun 刘诗昆, at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. Website: https://www.yzrep.org/
Subseries II.3: Hong Kong Repertory Theatre 香港話劇團 includes two folders of board meeting minutes and financial records related to the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, dating from 1983 to 2012. Joanna Chan was the Artistic Director of HK Repertory from 1986 to 1990 and was the guest director and playwright for 25 years. The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre is the longest standing and largest professional theatre company in the city, established in 1977 and incorporated in 2001. Financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre operates under the guidance of its Governing Council, and employs a team of over 80 full-time professionals including the artistic director, assistant artistic director, actors, drama educators, technical and stage management staff as well as administrators. Since its establishment 46 years ago, it has presented more than 400 productions, many of which have become classics of the local theatre canon. Website: https://www.hkrep.com/en
Arranged in 3 subseries and arranged chronologically within each subseries.
Series consists of documents related to Joanna's work with Sing Sing and its RTA program located in Westchester, New York, dating from 2002 to 2020. She coached RTA members on theatrical writing and directing, taught Catholic and Chinese language and literature classes, and produced and directed plays inspired by RTA members' life stories. Materials in this series include memoranda, class materials, clippings, correspondence, student notes and writings, and case files. The materials highlight the interpersonal connection between Joanna Chan as a coach and a friend with RTA members who are incarcerated at Sing Sing. Also see Series IV: Production Files contain production files for the following RTA productions that Joanna produced and directed: In the Silence of the Heart, Jitney, Oedipus Rex.
Arranged in original order.
Series comprises theatrical productions that Joanna Chan produced and directed at the Four Seas Players, Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, and Sing Sing Correctional Facility's Rehabilitation Through Art (RTA) program, overall dating from 1970 to 2016. Materials include director's prompt books, correspondence, contracts, production meeting minutes, photographs, programs and advertisements, publicity, clippings, and production files which include scripts, costumes, props, music, schedules, scenery, ticketing, and so on. The series highlights the creative works that Joanna Chan produced and directed during her prolific career as a Chinese-American playwright.
Arranged alphabetically by production title.
Box 10 Folder 1
All Men are Brothers=水滸傳, 1976
1976.7 New York City, Four Seas Players
Box 10 Folder 2
Before the Dawn-Wind Rises=誰繫故園心, 1985
1985.1 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
Between Life and Death=生死界
1997 New York City, Yangtze Rep and Blue Heron Theatre and 1993 attempt to get guest director Gao to NY
Box 10 Folder 3
1997
Box 10 Folder 4
Correspondence with Gao Xingjian 高行健, 1992-1997
Box 10 Folder 5
Biographical, Gao Xingjian 高行健, 1996-1997
Box 10 Folder 6
Blue Heron Theatre, 1996-1997
Box 10 Folder 7
Guest List and Invitations, 1996-1997
Box 10 Folder 8
Artworks/Ad/Program Design, 1996-1997
Box 10 Folder 9
Reviews, 1997
Box 10 Folder 10
On Gao Xingjian's Winning the Nobel Prize, 2000
Beyond The Milky Way=天河配
1972.2; 1974.10 New York City, Four Seas Players
Butterfly Dreams=莊周戲妻
2001.6 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 11 Folder 3
Scripts, in English and Chinese, 2001
Box 11 Folder 4
Director's Prompt Book, 2001
Box 11 Folder 5
Theatre Rental, 2001
Box 11 Folder 6
Correspondence with Guest Director, Wang Xiaoying 王曉鷹, 2000-2001
Box 11 Folder 7
Production File, 2001
Box 11 Folder 8
Publicity, 2001
Box 11 Folder 9
Tickets, 2001
Box 11 Folder 10
Reviews, 2001
Box 11 Folder 11
Photographs and Negatives, 2001
Box 12 Folder 1
Cabaret=有酒今朝醉, 1987-1988
1988.1 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
Chalk Circle, The=包公奇案灰闌計
2012.5 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 12 Folder 2
Scripts, in Chinese, 2011
Box 12 Folder 3
Director's Prompt Book, 2011
Box 12 Folder 4
Production File, 2010-2011
Box 12 Folder 5
Photographs, 2012
Box 12 Folder 6
Financial, 2012
Box 12 Folder 7
Reviews, 2012
Box 12 Folder 8
Audio and Data CD-Rs, 2012-2013, 7 compact disks
Also includes The Empress Dowager--Subtitles and Music
Box 12 Folder 9
Cold Howls the Wind=風蕭蕭, 2005-2006
Unproduced/Incomplete, Books and Articles
Crown Ourselves with Roses=花近高樓
1988 The writing of the play; 1989 Publication
1988.8 Hong Kong Premiere; 1989.5 Hong Kong Revival
1989.6 North American tour (San Francisco, Toronto, New York)
1989 Revival, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
Box 12 Folder 10
Original Script, in Chinese, 1988
Box 13 Folder 1
Interviews, 1988
Box 13 Folder 2
Production File, 1988-1989
Box 13 Folder 3
Director's Prompt Book, 1988
Box 13 Folder 4
Programs, Poster, 1988-1989
Box 13 Folder 5
North America Tour, 1987-1989
Box 13 Folder 6
Reviews, 1989
Dai Lo and Dai Lo=大老與大老/臨江仙
2016 Commissioned by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre; Researched and complete script, not produced
Box 13 Folder 7
Script, in Chinese and English, 2016
Box 13 Folder 8
Outline, circa 2015-2016
Box 13 Folder 9
Research and Notes, 2015
Box 14 Folder 1-5
Research and Notes, 2014-2016
Box 14 Folder 6
Dream City=夢都市, 1998
1998.5 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 14 Folder 7
Emperor's New Clothes, The=皇帝的新衣, 1975
1975.7 New York City, Four Seas Players
Empress Dowager=西太后
1981 New York City, The Four Seas Players, and Single character version 1987, not produced
1983.8 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2013.5 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre Board Meeting Minutes regarding Joanna Chan's offer to hand over Yangtze.
Box 14 Folder 8
Script, in Chinese, 1981
Box 14 Folder 9
Script, in English, 1981
Box 14 Folder 10
Production File, 1981
Box 14 Folder 11
Invitation and Correspondence with Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, 1982-1983
Box 14 Folder 12
Production File, 1983
Box 14 Folder 13
Single character version (not produced), 1987
Box 41 Folder 4
Production Scrapbook, 1982-1983
Box 15 Folder 1
Director's Prompt Book, 2012
Box 15 Folder 2
Production File, 2012-2013
Box 15 Folder 3
Financial, 2013
Box 15 Folder 4
Reviews, 2013
Empress of China=中國皇后號/孤蓬萬里江
2010 The writing of the play and Agreement with Chen SuiSheng 陳穗生, who first proposed the project.
2010.12 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2011.5 New York, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
2013.5 New York, Yangtze Repertory Theatre; Board meeting minutes regarding Joanna Chan's offer to hand over Yangtze.
Box 15 Folder 5
Proposal and Agreement with Chen Suisheng 陳穗生, 2008-2009
Box 15 Folder 6-8
Research and Notes, 2008-2010
Box 15 Folder 9
Reviews, 2011
Box 15 Folder 10
Photographs, 2011, 2 compact disks
Box 16 Folder 1
Hong Kong Repertory Publicity Porfolio, 2011
Box 16 Folder 2
Thank You Letters, 2011
Box 16 Folder 3
Yangtze Production--Director's Prompt Book, 2010
Box 16 Folder 4
Yangtze Production--Production meeting, 2011
Box 16 Folder 5-6
Yangtze Production--Production File, 2011
Eternal Game, The; and The Sound of a Voice, The=長樂鐘; 聲聲相惜
1996.11 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 16 Folder 7
Director's Prompt Book, 1996
Box 16 Folder 8
Subtitles, 1996
Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Box 17 Folder 1
Production File, 1996
Box 17 Folder 2
Program Design, 1996
Box 17 Folder 3
Fated: Tears and Laughter (Love in Tears and Laughter)=啼笑姻緣
1976.11 New York City, The Four Seas Players
2007.6 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 17 Folder 4
Script, 1976
Box 17 Folder 5
Director's Prompt Book, 1976
Box 17 Folder 6
English Subtitles, 2007
Box 17 Folder 7
Production Meetings, 2007
Box 17 Folder 8
Director's Prompt Book, 2007
Box 17 Folder 9
Production File, 2007
Box 17 Folder 10
Tickets, 2007
Box 17 Folder 11
Program Design, 2007
Box 17 Folder 12
Photographs, 2007
Box 17 Folder 13
Fifteen 15 Strings of Cash=十五貫, 1975
1975.2 New York City, Fours Seas Players
Forbidden City West=紫禁城西
1995 Research materials, including taped interviews with Jadin Wong
1995 Writing of the musical, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
1996 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre, Production Canceled
2008 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 39 Item 1
Jadin Wong, Tape #1-2, 1994 February 05, 1 audiocassettes
Re: Rights/Contract/Performing Venues/Concept
Box 39 Item 2
Jadin Wong, Tape #2; The Wilderness Tape #3, 1994 February 05, 1 audiocassettes
Box 39 Item 3
Jadin Wong, Tape #3, 1994 February 19, 1 audiocassettes
Box 39 Item 4
Jadin Wong, Tape #4, 1994 March 10, 1 audiocassettes
Box 39 Item 5
Jadin Wong, Tape #5, 1994 April 23, March 10, 1 audiocassettes
Side A: March 10; Side B: 1994 April 23
Box 39 Item 6
Jadin Wong, Tape #6, 1994 April 23, 1 audiocassettes
Box 39 Item 7
Kevin (Step-Father--Forbidden City), 1994 April 20, 1 audiocassettes
Age 2-3 when Forbidden City closed; Jadin was already world [traveller?]
Box 39 Item 8
Forbidden City West, Soundtrack, circa 1996, 1 audiocassettes
Box 18 Folder 1
Research materials, 1995
Box 18 Folder 2
Script, 1995
Box 18 Folder 3
Meeting notes, 1994-1995
Box 18 Folder 4
Research and Correspondence, Jadin Wong, 1989-1995
Box 18 Folder 5
Director's Prompt Book, 1996
Box 18 Folder 6
Set Design, 1996
Box 18 Folder 7
Production planning, 1996
Box 18 Folder 8
On Production Cancellation, 1996
Box 18 Folder 9
Director's Prompt Book, 1996, 2008
Box 19 Folder 1-2
Production Planning, 2008
Box 19 Folder 3
Ads/Program Design, 2008
Box 19 Folder 4
Production materials, 2008, 11 compact disks
Music, sound effects, performance
Box 19 Folder 5
Photographs, 2008
Fou Lei and Fou T'song=傅雷與傅聰
1991.8 New York City, Four Seas Players
Box 19 Folder 6
Director's Prompt Book, 1991
Box 19 Folder 7-8
Production File, 1991
Box 20 Folder 1
Frog Prince, The=蜻蛙王子, 1975
1975.1 New York City, Four Seas Players
Box 20 Folder 2
Happy Journey, The; Fair Trade=探親記;公平交易, 1984
1984.2 New York City, Four Seas Players
Box 20 Folder 3
Heirloom, The=釵頭鳳, 1971
1971.1 New York City, Four Seas Players
Box 20 Folder 4
Hutton, Dutton, and Donald M'Neary; The Face Story, undated
Written by Denis J. Hanley M. M.. Not produced. Also includes The Face Story by Joanna Chan.
In the Silence of the Heart=幽憂我心
2008.11 Westchester, New York, Sing Sing Correctional Facility
2009.5 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 20 Folder 5
RTA--Director's Prompt Book, 2008
Box 20 Folder 6
RTA--Production Planning, 2008
Box 20 Folder 7
RTA--Writing of the Play, 2007
Box 20 Folder 8
RTA--Writings and Interviews with RTA members, 2007-2008
Box 20 Folder 9
RTA--Music Index, 2008
Box 20 Folder 10
RTA--Music and Sound Effects, 2008, 7 compact disks
Box 21 Folder 1
Yangtze--Director's Prompt Book, 2008-2009
Box 21 Folder 2
Yangtze--Music, 2008-2009
Box 21 Folder 3-4
Yangtze--Production File, 2008-2009
Box 21 Folder 5
Jade Story, The=和氏璧, 1983
1983.11 New York City, Four Seas Players
Jitney
2004.11 Westchester, New York, Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Box 21 Folder 6
Director's Prompt Book, 2004
Box 21 Folder 7-8
Production File, 2004
Journey of the Stone=石頭記
1987.2 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre; plus the adaptation of the classic Dream of the Red Chamber
Box 22 Folder 1
Programs, 1987
Box 22 Folder 2
Concept and Scenery, circa 1984-1986
Box 22 Folder 3
Scripts, 1984
Box 22 Folder 4
Director's Prompt Book, 1987
Box 22 Folder 5
Production File and Publicity, 1980, 1987
Laughing in the Wind=笑傲江湖
1989.2 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2010.4 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 22 Folder 6
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre--Programs, 1989
Box 22 Folder 7
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre--Director's Prompt Book, 1989
Box 22 Folder 8
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre--Writing of the Play, circa 1989
Box 22 Folder 9
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre--Production File, 1989
Box 22 Folder 10
Yangtze--Director's Prompt Book, 2010
Box 22 Folder 11
Yangtze--Production Meetings, 2009-2010
Box 23 Folder 1
Yangtze--Box Office, 2010
Box 23 Folder 2
Yangtze--Publicity, 2008-2010
Box 23 Folder 3
Yangtze--Production File, 2009-2010
Legend of the River Luo, The (Luo Shen)=洛神
1976.3 New York City, The Four Seas Players
2006.6 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 23 Folder 4
Director's Prompt Book, 1976
Box 23 Folder 5
Production Scrapbook, 1976
Box 23 Folder 6
Yangtze--Scripts, 2006-2007
Box 23 Folder 7
Yangtze--Production File, 2005-2006
Box 23 Folder 8
Yangtze--Costumes, 2006
Box 24 Folder 1
Yangtze--Ads/Program Design, 2006
Box 24 Folder 2
Yangtze--Tickets and Publicity, 2006
Box 24 Folder 3
Yangtze--Soundtrack, 2006 April, 1 compact disks
Life and Times of Ng Chung Yi, The=吳仲賢的故事
1998.1 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 24 Folder 4
Director's Prompt Book, 1998
Box 24 Folder 5
Correspondence, Mok Chiu Yu 莫昭如, 1997-1998
Box 24 Folder 6
Correspondence, Evans Chen, 1998-1999
Box 24 Folder 7
Correspondence, General, 1998
Box 24 Folder 8
Ads/Program Design, 1998
Box 24 Folder 9
Production File, 1998
Box 24 Folder 10
Little Foxes, The=小狐狸, 1984
1984.11 New York City, Four Seas Players
Love in a Fallen City=傾城之戀
1987.1 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre with HK Repertory's 10th anniversary booklet
Love Is A Many-Splendoured Thing
Box 25 Folder 3
Script, 1984
Box 25 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1984
Matchmaker, The=俏紅娘
1985.3 New York City, Four Seas Players
1989.11 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, Opening event of the HK Cultural Center
Box 25 Folder 5
Production File, 1985
Box 25 Folder 6
Director's Prompt Book, 1989
Box 25 Folder 7
Program and Publicity, 1989
Box 25 Folder 8
Midsummer Night's Dream=仲夏夜之夢, 1985
1985.3 New York City, Four Seas Players
Box 25 Folder 9
Monkey King, The (Journey to the West), 1972
1972.1 New York City, Four Seas Players. Written by Denis J. Hanley.
Moon Story, The=嫦娥奔月
1974.2 New York City, Four Seas Players
Naked Earth, The=赤地之戀
2000.4 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 26 Folder 3
Director's Prompt Book, 2000
Box 26 Folder 4
Production Planning, 1999-2000
Box 26 Folder 5
Evans Chan File, 1999-2000
Box 26 Folder 6
Production File, 1999-2000
Box 26 Folder 7
Publicity, Photographs, Negatives, 2000
Box 26 Folder 8
Script, Documents, Emails, 1999-2000, 4 items
Box 26 Folder 9
Nieh Shiao-Chen (The Ghost Story)=聊齋誌異, 1975
1975.7 New York City, Four Seas Players
Box 27 Folder 1
Oedipus Rex, 2006
2006.11 Westchester, New York, Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Box 27 Folder 2
Once in a Hundred Years=蓬萊仙境, 1984
1984.2 New York City, Four Seas Players
One Family One Child One Door=一家一孩一扇門
2001 Research and writing
2001.11 New York City, First production, Yangtze
2002.8; 2003.10 New York City, 2nd and 3rd production, Yangtze
Box 27 Folder 3
Research and writing, 2001
Box 27 Folder 4
Director's Prompt Book, 2001
Box 27 Folder 5-7
1st Production--Production File, 2001
Box 27 Folder 8
Ad/Playbill Design, 2001-2002
Box 28 Folder 1
Productions, 2001-2003, 2 compact disks
Box 28 Folder 2
First Revival, 2002
Box 28 Folder 3
Second Revival--Production File, 2003
Box 28 Folder 4
Second Revival--Ticketing, 2003
Othello=嫉
1986.5 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre and Chan's appointment as Artistic Director
Box 28 Folder 5
Program and Script, 1986
Box 28 Folder 6
Director's Prompt Book, 1986
Box 28 Folder 7
Production File, 1986
Other People's Money, 1995
1995.4 New York City, Pace University Drama Department
Prometheus Bound=赤膽英雄盜天火
1994.1 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Ren Ah Ren (You, Oh You Humans)=人啊人
2005.6 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 29 Folder 6
Director's Prompt Book, 2005
Box 29 Folder 7-8
Production File, 2005
Box 29 Folder 9
Soundtracks, 2005, 3 compact disks
Rickshaw Man, The=駱駝祥子
1995.6 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 30 Folder 1
Director's Prompt Book, 1995
Box 30 Folder 2
Chinese Script, 1995
Box 30 Folder 3
English Script, 1995
Box 30 Folder 4
English Subtitles, 1995
Box 30 Folder 5
Production File, 1995
Box 30 Folder 6
Program Design, 1995
Box 30 Folder 7
Slides, 1995-1996
Box 30 Folder 8
Second Storey Girl, The=樑上佳人, 1973
1973.11 New York City, Four Seas Players
Box 30 Folder 9
Seventy Two Tenants=七十二家房客, 1967-1982
1982.2 New York City, Four Seas Players
Shanghai Gestures
2002.11 New York City, Peccadillo Theatre Co/Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 30 Folder 10
Script, 2002
Box 30 Folder 11
Production File, 2002
Box 30 Folder 12
Shape of Moon, The=月有圓缺, 1987
1987.6 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
Box 30 Folder 13
Shi Sheh=西施, 1977
1977.7 New York City, Four Seas Players
The Soongs: By Dreams Betrayed=如此長江
1990-1991 The writing of the play and original script in pencil and Its first publication
1992.8 New York City, Part #1 Canceled 10 days before opening. The cancellation of The Soongs was among the top 10 news of year 1992 in the Chinese Community in NY
1992.8 New York City, Part #2
1992.8 New York City; The cancellation of the show and Joanna Chan's departure from Four Seas
2003.5 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
2014.1 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
Box 31 Folder 1
Original Script, in Chinese, 1990 October 11
Box 31 Folder 2
Outline, circa 1990
Box 31 Folder 3
Research and Writing Notes, circa 1990
Box 31 Folder 4
Research Clippings, 1981-2003
Box 31 Folder 5
Publication of the Chinese Version, 1991
Box 31 Folder 6
Published Script, 1991
Box 31 Folder 7
Director's Prompt Book, 1992
Box 31 Folder 8
Scenery, Lighting, Music, Sound Effects, 1992
Box 31 Folder 9
Publicity and on Cancellation, 1992
Box 31 Folder 10
Financial Records, 1992
Box 41 Folder 7
Oversized: Posters, 1992
Box 32 Folder 1-2
Correspondence, 1991-1992
Box 32 Folder 3-4
Production File, 1992
Box 32 Folder 5
Cast Photographs--Fung Bo Bo/馮寶寶, Yip Chun/葉進, 1991-1992
Box 32 Folder 6-7
On Cancellation, 1992
Box 32 Folder 8-9
Efforts to Salvage the Production, 1992
Box 33 Folder 1
Director's Prompt Book, 2003
Box 33 Folder 2
Production File, 2002-2003
Box 33 Folder 3
Costume Design, 2003
Box 33 Folder 4
Ads/Program Design, 2003
Box 33 Folder 5
Production and Sound Effects, 2003, 4 compact disks
Box 33 Folder 6
Photographs, by Corky Lee, 2003
Box 33 Folder 7
Publicity, 2003
Box 33 Folder 8
Correspondence, 2003
Box 33 Folder 9
Program and Director's Prompt Book, 2014
Box 39 Item 9
Lu Yu; The Wilderness, Tape #4, 1994 April 28, 1 audiocassettes
Box 39 Item 10
Return to Paradise, Excerpt from Act I, circa 1992, 1 audiocassettes
Box 34 Folder 1
South Sea No. 1=南海一號, 2014
2014.1 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre; Budget for proposed project
Staged Lives=秋海棠
1995.11 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 34 Folder 2
Director's Prompt Book, 1995
Box 34 Folder 3
Production File, 1995
Box 34 Folder 4
Publicity, 1995
Box 34 Folder 5
Program Design, 1995
Box 34 Folder 6
English Subtitles, 1995
Box 34 Folder 7
Photographs and Slides, 1995-1996
Story of Dou-E, The/Snow in June=竇娥冤/六月雪
1994.9 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 34 Folder 8
Script and Correspondence with Director, 1994
Box 34 Folder 9
Production File, 1994
Box 34 Folder 10
Publicity, 1994
Box 34 Folder 11
Program Design, 1994
Box 34 Folder 12
Photographs, 1994
Box 34 Folder 13
Slides, 1994 December
Story of Yu-Huan=長恨歌
1998.4 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre; Including the writing of the play
2014.6 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre. Including Restructure of Yangtze upon Joanna Chan's departure
Box 35 Folder 1
Writing of the Play, 1998
Box 35 Folder 2
Director's Prompt Book, 1997-1998
Box 35 Folder 3-4
Production File, 1997-1998
Box 35 Folder 5
Ad/Program Design, 1998
Box 35 Folder 6
Director's Prompt Book, 2014
Box 35 Folder 7-8
Production File, 2013-2014
Sun Shall Rise, The=日出
2004.9 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 36 Folder 1
Director's Prompt Book, 2004
Box 36 Folder 2
Chinese Script, 2004
Box 36 Folder 3
English Script, 2004
Box 36 Folder 4-5
Production File, 2004
Box 36 Folder 6
Ad/Program Design, 2004
Box 36 Folder 7
Music and Sound Effects, 2004, 4 compact disks
Box 36 Folder 8
Tai Ping=太平天國, 1983
1983.2 New York City, Four Seas Players
Box 36 Folder 9
Tale of Romantic Fan, The=錦扇緣, 1971
1971.1 New York City, Four Seas Players
Tea House By Beijing People's Art Theater=北京人民藝術劇院《茶館》
2005.11 New York City, Presented by Yangtze Rep.
Box 37 Folder 1
Ad/Program Design, 2005
Box 37 Folder 2
Production File, 2005-2006
Box 37 Folder 3
Financial Records, 2005-2006
Thunderstorm=雷雨
1999.1 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre
Box 37 Folder 4
Director's Prompt Book, 1999
Box 37 Folder 5
Original Script, in Chinese, circa 1999
Box 37 Folder 6
Shortened Script, 1999 October
Box 37 Folder 7
Production File, 1999
Box 37 Folder 8
Publicity and Photographs, 1999
Box 37 Folder 9
Ad/Program Design, 1999
Box 38 Folder 1-2
Where Love Abides=人間有情, 1986-1987
1986.11 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
1987.11 Tour, Guangzhou Southern Theater
Wilderness, The=原野
1993.9 New York City, Yangtze Repertory Theatre and The Founding of Yangtze; also see Box 39 for audiocassette recordings.
1997.4 New York City, Pace University Drama Dept.
Yangtze Production
Box 38 Folder 3
Director's Prompt Book, 1993
Box 38 Folder 4
Production File, 1992-1993
Box 38 Folder 5
Ad/Program Design, 1993
Box 38 Folder 6
Slides, 1993 December
Tube Box 42
Oversized: Signatures on Red Fabric, 1993
Box 38 Folder 7
Pace University Production--Director's Prompt Book, 1997
Box 38 Folder 8
Winds of Change=風自何方, 1992
1992.1 New York City, Four Seas Players/Gallop Apace Theatre
Box 38 Folder 9
Witness for the Persecution, 1985
1985.7 New York City, Four Seas Players
Years of the Hungry Tiger, The=餓虎狂年
1989.8 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre; Production canceled by HK Urban Council
1990.11 New York City, Four Seas Players
Box 38 Folder 10
English Script, 1988-1990
Box 8 Folder 5
Chinese Script, 1990
Box 8 Folder 6-7
Production File, 1988-1990
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