2023-04-17 Guide to the Kristine Kearney Theatrical Costume Designs, 1984-2017 SPEC.TRI.0094 Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Resnick Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2023 February This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2023-04-17T16:27-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Kristine Kearney Theatrical Costume Designs SPEC.TRI.0094 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 3.481 Cubic feet 1984-2017 Kristine Kearney is, as of 2023, Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts at Ohio State University, and served as the resident costume designer for the Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts from 2003 until her retirement in 2022. The Kristine Kearney Theatrical Costume Designs, dated 1984-2017, contains 161 costume designs created by Kristine Kearney for 24 theatrical productions performed by a theater festival and various theater companies throughout the United States. (10) oversize flat boxes English Kearney, Kristine Acquisitions Information

Accession No. TRI.2022.0008: Kristine Kearney, 2022 May

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Kristine Kearney Theatrical Costume Designs, SPEC.TRI.0094, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

 Arrangement of Materials

The Kristine Kearney Theatrical Costume Designs is comprised of 8 series:

Series 1: Alabama Shakespeare Festival Series 2: CATCO Series 3: Cleveland Play House Series 4: Indiana Repertory Theatre Series 5: Nebraska Repertory Theatre Series 6: Ohio State University Theatre Series 7: University of Illinois Opera Theatre Series 8: Willamette University Theatre

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 Biographical Note

Kristine Kearney is, as of 2023, Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts at Ohio State University, and served as the resident costume designer for the Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts from 2003 until her retirement in 2022. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York College at Buffalo and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has designed costumes or worked as a seamstress on films such as The Shawshank Redemption and Driving Miss Daisy and has designed costumes for numerous theatre companies including CATCO, the Cincinnati Playhouse-in-the-Park, the Cleveland Play House, and Denison University.

 Scope and Contents

The Kristine Kearney Theatrical Costume Designs, dated 1984-2017, contains 161 costume designs created by Kristine Kearney for 24 theatrical productions performed by a theater festival and various theater companies throughout the United States. The festival and companies represented by these designs are the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, CATCO, Cleveland Play House, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Ohio State University Theatre, University of Illinois Opera Theatre, and Willamette University Theatre. The designs are created using watercolors and colored pencils, and some contain attached fabric swatches.

 Alabama Shakespeare Festival Cleveland Play House (Organization : Cleveland, Ohio) Contemporary American Theatre Company Indiana Repertory Theatre Kearney, Kristine Nebraska Repertory Theatre Ohio State University. University Theatre University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Opera Theatre Costume design--United States--20th century Costume design--United States--21st century Design drawings Theatrical companies--United States--20th century Theatrical companies--United States--21st century Women costume designers--United States--20th century Women costume designers--United States--21st century Alabama Shakespeare Festival Series 1 1986-2002 Scope and Contents

Series 1: Alabama Shakespeare Festival, dated 1986-2002, contains costume designs for plays performed at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery, Alabama. The plays represented in this series include "Master Harold"... and the boys, Hay Fever, Little Shop of Horrors, Othello, The Royal Family, Terra Nova, Major Barbara, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Ladies of the Camellias, Sockdology, and Hamlet.

 Arrangement of Materials

Series 1: Alabama Shakespeare Festival is arranged in chronological order by the date of each production. Within each production, the folders are arranged in alphabetical order by character name. Some characters have more than one costume.

 "Master Harold"...and the boys: Hally 1 1 1986 "Master Harold"...and the boys: Sam 1 2 1986 "Master Harold"...and the boys: Willie 1 3 1986 Hay Fever: Clara 1 4 1987 Hay Fever: David: 1 1 5 1987 Hay Fever: David: 3 1 6 1987 Hay Fever: Jackie: 1 1 7 1987 Hay Fever: Jackie: 2 1 8 1987 Hay Fever: Judith: 3 1 9 1987 Hay Fever: Men: Act 2 1 10 1987 Hay Fever: Myra: 1 1 11 1987 Hay Fever: Myra: 3 1 12 1987 Hay Fever: Sandy: 1 and 3 1 13 1987 Hay Fever: Sorel: 1 1 14 1987 Hay Fever: Sorel: 2 1 15 1987 Hay Fever: Sorel: 3 1 16 1987 Little Shop of Horrors: Audrey: Basic Black Dress 1 17 1987 Little Shop of Horrors: Audrey: Basic with Jacket 1 18 1987 Little Shop of Horrors: Chiffon 2 1 1987 Little Shop of Horrors: Crystal 2 2 1987 Little Shop of Horrors: Mr. Mushnik 2 3 1987 Little Shop of Horrors: Ronnette 2 4 1987 Little Shop of Horrors: Seymour 2 5 1987 Othello: Cassio 2 6 1987 Othello: Desdemona 2 7 1987 Othello: Desdemona: Act 1: Scene 3 2 8 1987 Othello: Desdemona: Act 2: Scene 1 2 9 1987 Othello: Desdemona: Act 5 2 10 1987 Othello: Gratiano/Lodovico 2 11 1987 Othello: Iago 2 12 1987 Othello: Montano 2 13 1987 Othello: Officers/Attendants 2 14 1987 Othello: Othello: Act 1 2 15 1987 Othello: Othello: Act 2: Cyprus 2 16 1987 Othello: Othello: White Uniform 2 17 1987 Othello: Senators/Gentlemen 4 1 1987 The Royal Family: Della 2 18 1987 The Royal Family: Fanny: 1 3 1 1987 The Royal Family: Fanny: 2 3 2 1987 The Royal Family: Fanny: 3 3 3 1987 The Royal Family: Fanny: 4 3 4 1987 The Royal Family: Gwen: 1 3 5 1987 The Royal Family: Gwen: 3: Act 1 3 6 1987 The Royal Family: Gwen: 5: Act 3 3 7 1987 The Royal Family: Hall Boy 3 8 1987 The Royal Family: Julie: 1 3 9 1987 The Royal Family: Julie: 2 3 10 1987 The Royal Family: Julie: 4 3 11 1987 The Royal Family: Kitty: 1 3 12 1987 The Royal Family: Kitty: 2 3 13 1987 The Royal Family: Kitty: 3 3 14 1987 The Royal Family: Perry Stewart: 1 3 15 1987 Terra Nova: Captain Lawrence Oates 4 2 1987 Terra Nova: Kathleen Scott: 2 4 3 1987 Terra Nova: Kathleen Scott: 3 4 4 1987 Terra Nova: Petty Officer Edgar Evans 4 5 1987 Terra Nova: Roald Amundsen: 3 4 6 1987 Terra Nova: Roald Amundsen: 4 4 7 1987 Major Barbara: Andrew Undershaft: Act 1 4 8 1990 Major Barbara: Andrew Undershaft: Act 2 4 9 1990 Major Barbara: Andrew Undershaft: Act 3 4 10 1990 Major Barbara: Barbara Undershaft: Act 3 4 11 1990 Major Barbara: Bilton 4 12 1990 Major Barbara: Charles Lomax 4 13 1990 Major Barbara: Charles Lomax: Act 3 4 14 1990 Major Barbara: Lady Britomart 4 15 1990 Major Barbara: Miss Baines 4 16 1990 Major Barbara: Peter Shirley 4 17 1990 Major Barbara: Rummy Mitchens 4 18 1990 Major Barbara: Sarah Undershaft: Act 1 4 19 1990 Major Barbara: Snobby Price 4 20 1990 Major Barbara: Stephen Undershaft 4 21 1990 The Diary of Anne Frank: Anne Frank: 1 5 1 1995 The Diary of Anne Frank: Margot 5 2 1995 The Diary of Anne Frank: Miep Gies 5 3 1995 The Diary of Anne Frank: Mr. Dussel 5 4 1995 The Diary of Anne Frank: Mr. Frank 5 5 1995 The Diary of Anne Frank: Mrs. Frank 5 6 1995 The Diary of Anne Frank: Mr. Kraler 5 7 1995 The Diary of Anne Frank: Mr. Van Daan: 1 5 8 1995 The Diary of Anne Frank: Mrs. Van Daan 5 9 1995 The Diary of Anne Frank: Mrs. Van Daan: 1 5 10 1995 The Diary of Anne Frank: Peter Van Daan 5 11 1995 The Ladies of the Camellias: Alexandre Dumas fils 5 12 1996 The Ladies of the Camellias: Eleonora Duse 5 13 1996 The Ladies of the Camellias: Girl 5 14 1996 Sockdology: Edwin M. Stanton 5 15 1999 Sockdology: Billy Ferguson as Lt. Vernon 5 16 1999 Sockdology: Jeannie Gourley 5 17 1999 Sockdology: Jeannie Gourley in Costume 5 18 1999 Sockdology: U.S. Army Captain 5 19 1999 Hamlet: Gertrude 6 1 2002 Hamlet: Hamlet 6 2 2002 Hamlet: Ophelia 6 3 2002 Hamlet: Ophelia: Act 1, Scene 2.a; Act 3, Scene 2.b 6 4 2002 CATCO Series 2 2007 Scope and Contents

Series 2: CATCO, dated 2007, contains costume designs for plays performed at CATCO (formerly the Contemporary American Theatre Company) in Columbus, Ohio. The play represented in this series is Seascape.

 Arrangement of Materials

Series 2: CATCO is arranged alphabetically by character name.

 Seascape: Charlie 6 5 2007 Seascape: Leslie and Sarah 6 6 2007 Seascape: Nancy 6 7 2007 Cleveland Play House Series 3 2002 Scope and Contents

Series 3: Cleveland Play House, dated 2002, contains costume designs for one play performed at the Cleveland Play House in Cleveland, Ohio. The play represented in this series is On Golden Pond.

 Arrangement of Materials

Series 3: Cleveland Play House is arranged alphabetically by character name. Some characters have more than one costume.

 On Golden Pond: Bill Ray: 1 6 8 2002 On Golden Pond: Bill Ray: 2 6 9 2002 On Golden Pond: Charlie 7 1 2002 On Golden Pond: Chelsea 7 2 2002 On Golden Pond: Chelsea: 2 7 3 2002 On Golden Pond: Ethel: 1 7 4 2002 On Golden Pond: Ethel: 2 7 5 2002 On Golden Pond: Norman 7 6 2002 On Golden Pond: Norman: Birthday 7 7 2002 Indiana Repertory Theatre Series 4 1994, 2006 Scope and Contents

Series 4: Indiana Repertory Theatre, dated 1994, 2006, contains costume designs for two plays performed at the Indiana Repertory Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana. The plays represented in this series are Freedom Bound and Driving Miss Daisy.

 Arrangement of Materials

Series 4: Indiana Repertory Theatre is arranged in chronological order by the date of each production. Within each production, the costume designs are arranged in alphabetical order by the character name. Some characters have more than one costume.

 Freedom Bound: Amanda 7 8 1994 Driving Miss Daisy: Boolie: Cream Suit 1940s 7 9 2006 Driving Miss Daisy: Boolie: Navy Pinstripe 1960s 7 10 2006 Driving Miss Daisy: Boolie: Shorts 7 11 2006 Driving Miss Daisy: Daisy: Ice Storm 7 12 2006 Driving Miss Daisy: Daisy: Lost Scene 7 13 2006 Driving Miss Daisy: Daisy: MLK Dinner 7 14 2006 Driving Miss Daisy: Daisy: Nursing Home 7 15 2006 Driving Miss Daisy: Daisy: Purple Robe 7 16 2006 Driving Miss Daisy: Hoke: 1 7 17 2006 Driving Miss Daisy: Hoke: 2 7 18 2006 Nebraska Repertory Theatre Series 5 1998 Scope and Contents

Series 5: Nebraska Repertory Theatre, dated 1998, contains one costume design for one play performed at the Nebraska Repertory Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska. The play represented in this series is The Woman in Black.

 The Woman in Black: Ghost/Woman in Black 7 19 1998 Ohio State University Theatre Series 6 2004-2017 Scope and Contents

Series 6: Ohio State University Theatre, dated 2004-2017, contains costume designs for plays performed at the Ohio State University Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. The plays represented in this series include Candide, Two Planks and a Passion, Hair, The Camouflage Project, and Marisol.

 Arrangement of Materials

Series 6: Ohio State University Theatre is arranged in chronological order by the date of each production. Within each production, the folders are arranged in alphabetical order by character name. Some characters have multiple costumes.

 Candide: Auto-de-Fe 8 1 2004 Candide: Cardinal 8 2 2004 Candide: Cunegonde: 2 8 3 2004 Candide: Dr. Pangloss 8 4 2004 Candide: Monks 8 5 2004 Candide: Sheep: Female and Male 8 6 2004 Two Planks and a Passion: Alice Selby 8 7 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Alice Selby: 2 8 8 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Edward Young 8 9 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Father Melton 8 10 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Father Melton: 2 8 11 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Geoffrey Le Kolve 8 12 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Kathryn Le Kolve 8 13 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Kathryn Le Kolve: 2 8 14 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Kathryn Le Kolve: 3 8 15 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: King Richard: 2 8 16 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Queen Anne of Bohemia 9 1 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Robert De Vere 9 2 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Sarah Zachary 9 3 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Thomas Zachary 9 4 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Two Waiting Ladies 9 5 2005 Two Planks and a Passion: Walter Paynter 9 6 2005 Hair: Berger 9 7 2006 Hair: Claude 9 8 2006 Hair: Jeanie 9 9 2006 Hair: Woof 9 10 2006 The Camouflage Project: Dazzle Dress 9 11 2011 The Camouflage Project: SOE Agent: 1943 9 12 2011 Marisol: Angel: Act 1 9 13 2017 Marisol: Angel: Act 2 9 14 2017 Marisol: Lenny 9 15 2017 Marisol: Man with Ice Cream 9 16 2017 Marisol: Man with Scar Tissue 9 17 2017 Marisol: Marisol: Coat and Hat 9 18 2017 Marisol: Marisol: Slip 9 19 2017 Marisol: Marisol: Wrap Dress 9 20 2017 Marisol: Skinhead (June) 9 21 2017 Marisol: Woman with Furs 9 22 2017 Marisol: Woman with Furs: Pajamas 9 23 2017 University of Illinois Opera Theatre Series 7 1984 Scope and Contents

Series 7: University of Illinois Opera Theatre, dated 1984, contains costume designs for one play performed at the University of Illinois Opera Theatre in Urbana, Illinois. The play represented in this series is Tales of Hoffman.

 Arrangement of Materials

Series 7: University of Illinois Opera Theatre is arranged alphabetically by character name.

 Tales of Hoffman: Antonia 9 24 1984 Tales of Hoffman: Captain Dappertutto 10 1 1984 Tales of Hoffman: Ernst Hoffman 10 2 1984 Tales of Hoffman: Female/Male Chorus 10 3 1984 Tales of Hoffman: Guilietta 10 4 1984 Tales of Hoffman: Lindorf 10 5 1984 Tales of Hoffman: M. Crespel 10 6 1984 Tales of Hoffman: Olympia 10 7 1984 Tales of Hoffman: Stella 10 8 1984 Tales of Hoffman: Waitress 3 16 1984 Willamette University Theatre Series 8 1997, 1998 Scope and Contents

Series 8: Willamette University Theatre, dated 1997, 1998, contains costume designs for two plays performed at the Willamette University Theatre in Salem, Oregon. The plays represented in this series are On the Verge... and The Hostage.

 Arrangement of Materials

Series 8: Willamette University Theatre is arranged in chronological order by the date of each production. Within each production, the costume designs are arranged alphabetically by character name.

 On the Verge...: Alex 10 9 1997 On the Verge...: Fanny 10 10 1997 On the Verge...: Mary 10 11 1997 The Hostage: Monsewer 10 12 1998