L. Claire Kincannon theatre collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

L. Claire Kincannon theatre collection, C0018, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
20 Linear Feet 88 boxes
Creator:
Kincannon, Lois Claire
Abstract:
The L. Claire Kincannon theatre collection contains promotional materials for theatre productions attended by theatre critic and radio journalist Lois Claire Kincannon in Washington D.C., Dayton, Ohio, New York City, London, Paris, and other areas across the United States and Europe, dating from 1941-2015. Materials include programs, playbills, photographs, press kits, newspaper articles, drafted and published reviews, and articles, as well as visual and audio materials from a project in Hungary and Kincannon's radio show Behind the Scenes.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

L. Claire Kincannon theatre collection, C0018, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The L. Claire Kincannon theatre collection contains promotional materials for theatre productions attended by theatre critic and radio journalist Lois Claire Kincannon in Washington D.C., Dayton, Ohio, New York City, London, Paris, and other areas across the United States and Europe, dating from 1941-2015. Materials include programs, playbills, photographs, press kits, newspaper articles, drafted and published reviews, and articles, as well as visual and audio materials from a project in Hungary and Kincannon's radio show Behind the Scenes. This collection consists of two series.

Series 1: Theatre and film-related materials consists of five subseries. Subseries 1: Washington, D.C. and District-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) area; Subseries 2: Ohio regional theatres; Subseries 3: New York productions; Subseries 4: Other American productions; and Subseries 5: International productions. Materials in this series include programs, playbills, stage bills, press releases, photographs, news articles, ticket stubs, invitations, and advertisements from theatre and motion picture productions across the United States and Eastern Europe, and are divided based on location. Some programs also contain Kincannon's handwritten notes. Many of these materials are from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Theatre, Arena Stage, The Folger Theatre, Wolf Trap Farm Park, and various other theatres in the D.C. area. It also includes productions by the Kenley Players and Victory Theatre in Dayton, Ohio, among others in the area.

Series 2: Behind The Scenes production materials contains materials created during Kincannon's career, including drafted, unpublished, and published articles and scripts for her Bydin' my Time segment in the Blue Ridge Leader newspaper and her radio show Behind the Scenes. Materials include audio and visual materials from Behind the Scenes, as well as outlines, radio broadcast schedules, contracts, proposals, funding, and business correspondence.

C0018_018

C0018_031

6 cuts: 1. porgy + bess, 2. candide, 3. lena horne, 4. dancing in the streets, 5. program with one break, 6. program

C0018_004

C0018_020

C0018_005

C0018_006

C0018_007

C0018_021

C0018_008

C0018_022

C0018_033. Reviews include: A Chorus Line at Wolf Trap, A Midsummer Night's Dream at Brownell Farm, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Wayside Theatre.

C0018_009

Two u-matic tapes for Behind the Scenes. Includes is an instructional film published by Pacific Canada. This film was very damaged and, though viewable, its content is obstructed.

C0018_025

C0018_023

C0018_001

C0018_002

C0018_003

C0018_010

Also includes "Cut 5 - Women in film old enough, cut 4 - gin game, cut 2 AIV, cut 3 "Nine (portion)"

C0018_024

C0018_011

C0018_029 and C0018_030

C0018_014

C0018_026

C0018_017

C0018_012

Includes Cats, The GoodPerson of Setzuan, and Happy End review drafts.

C0018_013

C0018_019

C0018_027

C0018_028

C0018_016

Includes handwritten notes from Kincannon, housed in Box [X].

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Biographical / historical:

Lois Claire Kincannon, known as "Claire," was an author, theatre critic, and radio journalist. Born April 19, 1940, Kincannon originally graduated from the University of Michigan's College of Architecture and Design and pursued a career in Interior Architecture. In 1972, she hosted her own radio show titled Behind the Scenes, in which she reviewed and discussed the theatre performances that she attended in the Washington, D.C. area. In late 1992, Kincannon moved to Paris, France, with her husband, where she founded Dancing Ink Press and published several books, including Paeonian to Paris, Sheets for Men Only,Sheets to the Wind, and Rockin' with Porch Memories. After eight years abroad, she returned to the United States, where she lived for the rest of her life. Kincannon passed away on August 9th, 2023.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by L. Claire Kincannon from 2007-2015.
Processing information:

Processed by Misha Griffith in 2009. EAD markup completed by Misha Griffith and Stacey Kniatt in 2009. Updated by Greta Kuriger in 2011 and 2012.

Reprocessed and additional accessions processed by Vilma Chicas Garcia from January-May 2024. Finding aid completed by Vilma Chicas Garcia in May 2024.

Additional processing completed by Amanda Menjivar in June 2024. Finding aid edited and published by Amanda Menjivar in May 2024.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into two series and then alphabetically by title.

Series
  1. Series 1: Theatre and film-related materials, 1941-2015 (Boxes 1-42; 65)
  2. Series 2: Behind the Scenes production materials, 1971-1990s (Boxes 32-34; 42-88)
  3. Series 3: Digitized Behind the Scenes reels, circa 1980s-1992
Physical / technical requirements:

The Special Collections Research Center does not have the equipment necessary to play obsolete audiovisual material found in the found in the L. Claire Kincannon theatre collection. Additional time and money may be required to digitize this material for access.

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Physical location:
R 9, C 4, S 3-7 R 10, C 1, S 2-4 OS R 2, C 1, S 4
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard