Understudy Videos, 1981-2013
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival ARCHIVES DIVISION Understudy Videos, 1981-2013 Collection Number V0001 2 The processing of this collection was made possible by a grant from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission 3 Collection Number: V0001 Title: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Understudy Videos Dates: 1981-2013 Creator: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Summary/Abstract: Created to assist the acting understudies with learning their roles, the OSF Understudy Video Collection consists of recordings of main-stage performances at the Festival between 1981 and 2013. The collection includes some rehearsal footage, fight calls and dance calls. Not all productions from this time period are represented in the collection. Quantity/Physical Description: Approximately 16 cubic feet, consisting of VHS tapes, DVs, Mini DVs, DVDs, HDVs, Hi-8 tapes, Blu-ray disks, Beta tapes and one VHS-C tape. Repository: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Archives Restrictions on Access: Due to rules outlined by Actors’ Equity, (the union of professional actors and stage managers) the understudy videos are restricted to OSF employees and researchers whose project has been pre-approved by the Archives staff. The Archives does not have access to Beta, HI-8, DV or Mini DV players. Please contact Reference and Records Archivist Debra Griffith for alternative options and assistance with videos currently only available in these formats. Since 2010 the Festival has arranged for high-definition recordings of its main-stage productions for archival documentation only. Viewing access to these recordings will be given to OSF company members, and to outside researchers pending a review of the proposed project by the Lead Archivist, the Executive Director and the Associate Producer, Company. Restrictions on Use: Production videos are for viewing only, and copying is prohibited. Videos may be viewed by appointment in the Archives, in the Quiet Green Room, or another OSF location with suitable equipment. They may not be taken off of the OSF campus. Use of high-definition recordings is strictly limited to viewing in the Archives only. Any other viewing arrangements will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will require written approval from the OSF Executive Director and the Associate Producer, Company. As with the understudy videos, high definition recordings are for viewing only and copying is prohibited. Preferred Citation: [Box Number, Name of Production, Date], V0001 Oregon Shakespeare Festival Understudy Videos, 1981-2013, Oregon Shakespeare Festival Archives, Ashland, OR 97520, (541) 482-2111 Acquisition: Understudy videos are obtained from Kimberley Barry, OSF Producer-Stage Management, at the conclusion of each season. 4 Other Finding Aid: There is an Excel spreadsheet inventory of the materials in this collection. Revisions: Revised by Records and Reference Archivist Debra Griffith, November 2013. Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements: Patrons may view materials on VHS and DVD with care in the Archives or another location on the OSF campus. The Archives does not have access to Beta, HI-8, DV or Mini DV players. Please contact Reference and Records Archivist Debra Griffith for alternative options and assistance with videos currently only available in these formats. Please note that the videos for the 2004 productions of Daughters of the Revolution and Mothers Against were recorded in London, and a UK compatible VHS player is not available in the Archives at this time. Note: Beginning in 2013 statement explaining what the digitized access copy available column means have been digitized as part of an ongoing systematic digitization initiative by OSF. Materials have been transferred according to professional archival preservation standards by an outside vendor. Processing Information: Not all videos have been individually viewed by the Archives staff, therefore content and completeness cannot be guaranteed. Information regarding content has been provided when known, and the Archives staff encourages ongoing patron feedback about the condition and quality of the videos. Processed by: Gwyn Hervochon, Processing Archivist, July 2011 Arrangement: The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Understudy Videos are grouped according to media type, and then arranged chronologically by production year and alphabetically by production title within each season. Historical Note: The OSF Understudy Videos offer an insightful record of live theatrical productions as performed by a major American repertory company. In the 1980s, an increasingly demanding schedule sparked the practice of recording performances to assist the acting understudies with learning their roles. The videos are traditionally created during a dress rehearsal or early performance, with a single camera capturing the entire stage in one steady shot. Early contractual agreements between Actors’ Equity and OSF allowed for the recording of these videos, but stipulated that the tapes must be destroyed at the end of the run as a protective measure on behalf of the actors and designers. Later agreements allowed the videos to be retained for archival purposes, and Archivist Kit Leary began collecting the videos in 1988. Media formats of master tapes and user copies have evolved over the years from VHS and Beta to include HI-8, Mini DV, and DVD. Currently, the active understudy videos are managed by Kimberley Barry, Producer-Stage Management, and are transferred to the Archives when the OSF season closes. Scope and Content: The OSF Understudy Video Collection predominantly consists of recordings of main-stage performances at the Festival since 2008. Also included are two performances at OSF Portland (Lips Together, Teeth Apart, 1993 and Fifth of July, 1994) and the remounted productions of Daughters of the Revolution and Mothers Against in London in 2004. 5 Additionally the collection contains some rehearsal footage, fight calls, and dance calls. Since 2010 the Festival has arranged for high-definition recordings of its main-stage productions for archival documentation only. Since 2010, high definition videos on either on video and/or Blu- Ray disc. The collection is physically arranged according to media type and then chronologically by year: Box 1-29: Beta and VHS, 1981-2005 Box 30-38: Hi-8 and Mini DV, 1994-2002 Box 39-44: Mini DV, 2002-2010 Box 45-47: DVD and Blu-Ray, 1998-2010 Box 48: DV, 2010-2011 Box 49: DV and Mini DV, 2011-2012 Box 50: DVD, 2012 Although the bulk of the collection dates from 1988-2013, the following full-production recordings made prior to 1988 are included in the collection: 1981 Death of a Salesman 1981 Twelfth Night 1985 An Enemy of the People 1985 King Lear There are no understudy videos for the following productions: 1988 Ghosts 1988 Orphans 1988 The Marriage of Bette and Boo 1989 Henry IV, Part Two 1989 Hunting Cockroaches 1989 Much Ado About Nothing 1989 Not About Heroes 1989 The Road to Mecca 1989 The Two Gentlemen of Verona 1990 At Long Last Leo 1990 Henry V 1990 The Comedy of Errors 1990 The Second Man 1990 The Voice of the Prairie 1990 The Winter's Tale 1991 Some Americans Abroad 1992 As You Like It 1992 La Bête 1993 Richard III 1993 The Illusion 1997 Blues for an Alabama Sky 6 1997 Nora 1997 The Turn of the Screw 2006 Bus Stop Not all videos have been individually viewed by the Archives staff, therefore content and completeness cannot be guaranteed. Information regarding content has been provided when known, and the Archives staff encourages ongoing patron feedback about the condition and quality of the videos. Collection Inventory The collection inventory is arranged chronologically and then alphabetically by production title within each year. Items that have been transferred as part of an ongoing initiative to digitize all analog materials are indicated by a “Yes” in the “Digitized Access Copy Available” column. Box Date Production Media Digitized # Descriptive Access Tapes/Disks Notes On Items Copy Available 1 1981 Death of a Beta 1 Acts I & II Salesman 1 1981 Twelfth Night Beta 1 1 1985 An Enemy of the VHS 2 I and II, for Bill People Patton 1 1985 King Lear Beta Yes 1 full show, 3/6/85, Beta II 2 1988 Boy Meets Girl VHS 1 2 1988 Enrico IV (The VHS 1 performance #2 Emperor) poor quality tape 2 1988 Henry IV, Part I VHS 2 Act I and Act II 2 1988 Iceman Cometh, VHS 1 The 2 1988 Love's Labors VHS 2 Part I and Part II Lost 2 1988 Penny for a Song VHS 1 2 1988 Romeo and Juliet VHS 1 2 1988 Twelfth Night VHS 2 part 1 and part 2 3 1989 All My Sons VHS 1 2nd preview, 2/23/89 3 1989 All My Sons VHS 1 3/2/1989 3 1989 And a Nightingale VHS 1 opening Sang 7 Box Date Production Media Digitized # Descriptive Access Tapes/Disks Notes On Items Copy Available 3 1989 Breaking the VHS 1 Silence 3 1989 Cyrano de VHS 1 opening, 2/24/89 Bergerac 3 1989 Much Ado About VHS 1 3rd show, Nothing 6/25/89 3 1989 Pericles, Prince VHS 1 of Tyre 3 1990 Aristocrats VHS 1 2nd preview 3 1990 Comedy of Errors VHS 1 3rd preview, 6/12/90 3 1990 Comedy of Errors VHS 1 3 1990 God's Country VHS 1 4 1990 God's Country VHS 1 2nd tech 4 1990 House of Blue VHS 2 Leaves 4 1990 Merry Wives of VHS 1 Windsor, The 4 1990 Peer Gynt VHS 1 4 1990 Peer Gynt VHS 1 full show 4 1990 Winter's Tale, The VHS 1 3rd preview, 6/17/90 4 1990 Winter's Tale, The VHS 1 6/23/1990 4 1991 Henry VI, part VHS 1 1st preview One 4 1991 Julius Caesar VHS 1 4 1991 Major Barbara VHS 1 5 1991 Merchant of VHS 2 Venice, The 5 1991 Other People's VHS 1 Money 5 1991 Our Town VHS 1 2/26/91 (#4) 5 1991 Taming of the VHS Yes 1 3rd performance, Shrew, The 6/23/91 5 1991 Two Rooms VHS 1 5 1991 Woman in Mind VHS 1 5 1992 All's Well That VHS 2 Ends Well 5 1992 Firebugs VHS 1 Opening Night 5 1992 Heathen Valley VHS 1 preview I 8 Box Date Production Media Digitized # Descriptive Access Tapes/Disks Notes On Items Copy Available 6 1992 Heathen Valley VHS 1 preview II 6 1992 Henry VI (The VHS 1 Acts 1 & 2 Conclusion of) 6 1992 Henry VI (The VHS 1 Opening Night Conclusion of) 6 1992 Ladies of the VHS 2 Act I and Act II Camellias, The 6 1992 Othello VHS 1 6 1992 Othello VHS 1 (copy) 6 1992 Playboy Of The VHS 1 Western World 6 1992 Playboy Of The VHS 1 long blank intro.