Heartland Theatre Company Collection

McLean County Museum of History

Processed by George F Perkins November 2016 Updated continuous

Collection Information

VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 1 box COLLECTION DATES: 1986- Present PROVENANCE: Gift RESTRICTIONS: None REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the McLean County Museum of History

ALTERNATIVE FORMATS: None OTHER FINDING AIDS: None LOCATION: Archives NOTES: None

Box and Folder Inventory

Folder 1: History 1.1 Mission Statement with Goals, 1 sheet, undated 1.2 Production History, list of plays performed, 1986 through 2007. 1.3 Board of Directors and Staff, updated January 2007. 1.4 Card, preview of new theater, September 7, 2007, incl. list of donors. 1.5 Heartland Theatre Company. Over 20 Years of Theatre That Matters.

Folder 2: Miscellany 2.1 Night of January 16 by Ayn Rand, June 19-21, 1998, performed at the McLean County Historical Society. 2.2 Hot Shorts Menu, July 2004 2.3 Halfway There and Hoping 2.4 Play Festival 20 Years, June 2006 2.5 Fundraising 2006 / 2007, four items. 2.6 New Year’s Wishes, card / brochure, with recap of 2008 season. 2.7 Postcard flier for “It’s Over,” 10-Minute Play Festival, July / August 2009. 2.8 Flyer, Young at Heartland, October 24, 2014, Normal Public Library.

Folder 3: Season Schedules 3.1 1993-94 season, 1 sheet. 3.2 1993-1994, different format.

Folder 4: Programs 1990-1991 4.1 Inherit the Wind, July 1990 4.2 Educating Rita, September 1990 4.3 Speed of the Plow, October 1990 4.4 My Name is Alice, February 1991 4.5 The End, The Beginning of Life: The Prison Experiences of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, March 1991 4.6 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, April 1991

Folder 5: Programs 1991-1992 5.1 Our Town, July/August 1991 5.2 Death of a Salesman, September/October 1991 5.3 How I Got That Story, November 1991 5.4 Fool of Love, January/February 1992 5.5 Old Times, March/April 1992 5.6 Crimes of the Heart, May/June 1992

Folder 6: Programs 1992-1993 1. I’m Not Rappaport, September 1992 2. A Moon for the Misbegotten, November 1992 3. On the Verge of the Geography of Yearning, December 1992 4. Tune In, January 1993 5. Waiting for Godot, April/May 1993 6. Orphans, June 1993

Folder 7: Programs 1993-1994 1. 1993-1994 Season 2. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf, September 1993 3. Love Letters, November/December 1993 4. Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill, February/March 1993 5. Two Rooms, April, 1994

6. Tales From a Dancing Dog, May 1994

Folder 8: Programs 1994-1995 1. Spoon River Anthology, August 1994 2. Voice of the Prairie, October 1994 3. Exit the King, December 1994 4. Glengarry Glen Ross, March 1995 5. Uncle Vanya, May 1995

Folder 9: Programs 1995-1996 1. Death and the Maiden, September 1995 2. Criminal Hearts, March 1996 3. A Streetcar Named Desire, May 1996 4. The Complete Works of William Shkspr, August 1996

Folder10: Programs 1996-1997 1. The Elephant Man, October 1996 2. All in the Timing, November 1996 3. Three Hotels, March 1997 4. The Road to Mecca, May 1997 5. Sylvia, June 1997

Folder 11: Programs 1997-1998 1. Jaques Brel, 1997 2. Molly Sweeney, November 1997 3. Lettice & Lovage, March/April 1998

Folder 12: Programs 1998-1999 1. The Little Prince, October 1998 2. Buried Child, December 1998 3. The Dissection of the American Family December 1998 4. Double Cup Talent Showcase 5. What the Butler Saw, May 1999 6. Clarence Darrow, July/August 1999

Folder 13: Programs 1999-2000 1. A Day in the Death Of Joe Egg, September 1999 2. The Rainmaker, October/November 1999 3. The Christmas Spirit, December 1999 4. How I learned To Drive, April 2000 5. Pantomime, May 2000 6. Come Fly With Me/Living With the Jumbo August 2000

Folder 14: Programs 2000-2001 1. The Gin Game, September 2000 2. Never the Sinner Postcard Order Blank

3. Never the Sinner, November 2000 4. Holidays at Heartland, December 2000 5. The Gin Game, April 2001 6. Picasso at the Lapin Agile, June/July 2001

Folder 15: Programs 2001-2002 1. Pieces of the Sky, September 2001 2. It’s Only a Play, October 2001 3. A Tuna Christmas, November/December 2001 4. Art, April/May 2002 5. John, John, The Miller’s Son, May 2002

Folder 16: Programs 2002-2003 1. Porch Plays, June 2002 2. True West, July/August 2002 3. A Fair Country, September 2002 4. Spinning Into Butter, October/November 2002 5. The Beauty Queen of Leeanne, April/May 2003 6. The Shape of Things, May 2003

Folder 17: Programs 2003-2004 1. Play Festival, Parlor Plays, June 2003 2. Shame on the Devil, September 2003 3. Sarah and the PK, April/May 2004

Folder 18: Programs 2004-2005 1. Play Festival, Classroom Plays, June 2004 2. Eleemosynary, September 2004 3. Beast on the Moon, October 2004 4. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change November 2004

Folder 19: Programs 2005-2006 1. Russian Dressing, April 2005. 2. The Attic, Annual 10 Minute Play Festival, June 2005. 3. Tiny Island, September 2005. 4. A History of Things That Never Happened, October, 2005. 5. The Retreat from Moscow, November, 2005. 6. Anton in Show Business, February, 2006. 7. Brilliant Traces, March/April, 2006. 8. 20 Years, Annual 10-Minute Play Festival – 20 Years, June 2006. 9. The Drawer Boy, August/September 2006. 10. Morning’s at Seven, October/November 2006.

Folder 20 Programs 2007-2008 1. The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, February/March 2007. 2. One Shoe, Annual 10-Minute Play Festival, May/June 2007.

3. Relationships, June 22, 2007. 4. The Golden Days of Radio, August 2007. 5. The Dining Room, November/December 2007. 6. Doubt A Parable, February/March 2008. 7. Emerging Illinois Playwrights, March 2008. 8. Wrong Turn at Lungfish, October 2008. 9. Bus Stop, April-May 2008. 10. The Coffee Shop, Annual 10-Minute Play Festival, May / June 2008. 11. Summer Showcase, Change, July 11, 2008. 12. Bill W. and Dr. Bob, September 2008. 13. The Clean House, November 2008.

Folder 21 Programs 2009-2010 1. Rabbit Hole, February / March 2009. 2. Russian Dream, April / May 2009. 3. Nathan the Wise, June 2009 4. It’s Over, 10-Minute Play Festival, July / August 2009. 5. Summer Showcase, Memories, July 17, 2009. 6. A Nice Family Gathering, September / October 2009. 7. Afraid of Frankenstein, October / November 2009. 8. The SantaLand Diaries, December 2009 9. Southern Comforts, February 2010 10. The Trip to Bountiful, April 2010 11. Inns & Outs The Hotel Lobby- Annual 10-Minute Play Festival, June 2010. 12. Surprises Summer-Young at Heartland – Showcase – June 2010 13. Woman in Mind – September-October 2010 14. Three for the Show – November 2010

Folder 22 Programs 2011-2012 1. Proof, February / March 2011 2. The End of the Tour, April 2011 3. The Back Porch, June/July 2011 4. Decisions! Summer-Young at Heartland- Showcase- June 2011 5. The Diviners, September 2011 6. Sirens, November 2011 7.Mauritius / February/March 2012 8. Superior Donut/April 2012 9. Opportunities/June 2012 10. Playing Games/June-July 2012 11. Summer in the Heartland/July 2012 12. These Shining Lives/September 2012 13. Red/ November 2012

Folder 23 Programs 2013 1. Time Stands Still, February/March 2013 2. Middletown, April/May 2013 3.The Package, June 2013 4. Life’s Packages, June 28 2013 5. The “AHA!” Moment, July 2013 6. Earth and Sky, September 2013 7. Circle Mirror Transformation, November 2013

Folder 24 Programs 2014 1. Other Desert Cities, Feb/March 2014 2. Iron, April/May 2014 3. Fowl Plays, June 2014 4. Life’s Roles, June 2014 5. Young at Heartland June 2014 6. Escape July 2014 7. The language archive September 2014 8. Falling November 2014

Folder 25 Programs 2015 1. Heroes, Feb/March 2015 2. The Glass Menagerie, April 2015 3. Class Reunion, June 2015 4. Young at Heartland, June 2015 5. Fork in the Road, July 2015 6. Tribes September 2015 7. Intimate Apparel 2015

Folder 26 Programs 2016 1. Love Letters 2016 2. Clybourne Park February 2016 3. The Art Gallery (8 10-Minute Plays) June 2016 4. Everything is Not as it Seems (Young at Heartland) June 2016 5. A Key July 2016 6. Fighting Words September 2016 7. The Homecoming November 2016

Folder 27 Programs 2017 1. Sons of the Prophet February 2017 2. Photograph 51 April 2017 3. The Graduation Party (8 10-Minute Plays June 2017 4. Summer Showcase (Young at Heartland) June 2017 5. Midwest One-Act Play Festival July 2017

6. The Importance of Being Earnest September 2017 7. Fall Showcase (Young at Heartland) October 2017 8. Safe Like the Sparrow Hawk December 2017

Folder 28 Programs 2018 1. For the Loyal February 2018 2. Floyd Collins (Musical) April 2018 3. Magic (8 10-Minute Plays) June 2018 4. Summer Showcase (Young at Heartland) June 2018 5. Midwest One-Act Play Festival July 2018 6. Stella and Lou September 2018

Folder 29 Newspaper Articles