Alan Brody Papers
SPEC.TRI.AB
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
0.5 Cubic feet
1838, circa 1984-1998
As of 2019, Alan Brody is an American playwright, author, and Professor of Theatre Emeritus from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who taught classes in playwriting, script analysis, and acting. The Alan Brody Papers include a copy of Alan Brody's curriculum vitae and typescripts of six of his plays, dated circa 1984-1998. Play typescripts include
Five Scenes From Life,
Invention for Fathers and Sons,
The Housewives of Mannheim,
Greytop in Love,
The Company of Angels, and
Medea's Nurse. The collection also includes a brick from the back wall of the Curtain Players Theatre, dated 1838, that was presented to Brody by the Theatre.
(1) 5" letter document box, (1) flat box
English
Brody, Alan, 1937-
Arrangement of Materials
Materials are unprocessed and are arranged in the order received.
Acquisitions Information
TRI.AB.199: Alan Brody, 1991; TRI.AB.580: Alan Brody, 1999 March
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Alan Brody Papers, SPEC.TRI.AB, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University
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Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed. Finding aid written by: Beth Crowner, 2019 August
Biographical Note
As of 2019, Alan Brody (1937-) is an American playwright and Professor of Theatre Emeritus from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who taught classes in playwriting, script analysis, and acting. He also served as the Associate Provost for the Arts, and has written several award-winning plays, including
Invention for Fathers and Sons,
The Company of Angels, (Eisner Award, Streisand Center for Jewish Cultural Arts, 1990) and
The Housewives of Mannheim. He has also written three novels:
Coming To in 1973,
Hey Lenny, Hey Jack in 1975, and the self-published work
I Want to Be There When It Happens: A Novel of the Sixties. A nonfiction book,
The English Mummers and Their Plays: Traces of Ancient Mystery, was also written by Brody in 1969.
Scope and Contents
The Alan Brody Papers include a copy of Alan Brody's curriculum vitae and typescripts of six of his plays, dated circa 1984-1998. Play typescripts include
Five Scenes From Life,
Invention for Fathers and Sons,
The Housewives of Mannheim,
Greytop in Love,
The Company of Angels, and
Medea's Nurse. The collection also includes a brick from the back wall of the Curtain Players Theatre, dated 1838, that was presented to Brody by the Theatre.
Brody, Alan, 1937-
Curtain Players Theatre.
Authors, American--Massachusetts--Boston--20th century
Brick (clay material)
Dramatists, American--Massachusetts--Boston--20th century
Typescripts
Five Scenes From Life typescript
1
1
circa 1984-1989
Invention for Fathers and Sons revised typescript
1
2
1989
The Housewives of Mannheim typescript
1
3
circa 1995
Greytop in Love typescript
1
4
circa 1992
Scope and Contents
The play was performed at Missouri Repertory Theater, 1992, and Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, Spring 1998.
The Company of Angels typescript
1
5
circa 1990
Scope and Contents
Based on the story of Rita Karpinowicz.
Medea's Nurse typescript
1
6
circa 1997
Scope and Contents
Performed at Riverside Stage Company, Fall 1998.
Curriculum vitae
1
7
circa 1998
"Back Wall Brick: Curtain Players Theatre"
2
1838
Scope and Contents
Commemorative brick salvaged from the back wall during a renovation of the Curtain Players Theatre (located in Galena, Ohio).