Dana Diersen Papers
SPEC.TRI.DDC
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
0.5 Cubic feet
1955, circa 1980s-1990s
Dana Diersen was an American director, stage manager, and company manager in London and on Broadway during the 1990s. The Dana Diersen Papers, dated 1955 and circa 1980s-1990s, contains programs, fliers, and an article about her directing career in England. The majority of the programs in this collection concern theatre productions in England, many of them directed or managed by Diersen.
(1) 5'' legal document box
English
Diersen, Dana
Arrangement of Materials
This collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order received.
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Dana Diersen, 1998 October
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Dana Diersen Papers, SPEC.TRI.DDC, 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: Devon Boerman; 2018 September
Biographical Note
Dana Diersen (circa 1969-) was an American director, stage manager and company manager in London and on Broadway during the 1990s. In the mid 1990s, Diersen traveled to London from the United States for work in the British theatre scene. During this time period, she became the staff assistant director at the King's Head Theatre in Islington and directed children's theatre for Bridewell Theatre and Act One company. In 1997, Diersen served as the company manager for the Vivian Ellis Prize, an award that recognized new talent in musical theatre.
Scope and Contents
The Dana Diersen Papers, dated 1955 and circa 1980s-1990s, contains programs, tickets, fliers and an article about her directing career in England. The majority of the programs in this collection concern theatre productions in England, many of them directed or managed by Diersen.
Diersen, Dana
Children's theater--England--20th century
Fliers (printed matter)
Theater programs
Theater--England--20th century
Women theatrical managers--England--London--20th century
Women theatrical producers and directors--England--London--20th century
The Fix program
1
1
1997
Martin Guerre program
1
2
1996 July 10
Black Bread and Cucumber program
1
3
1997 January
From Both Sides program and flyer
1
4
1998 August 17
The 1997 Vivian Ellis Prize program
1
5
1997 December
The Happiest Christmas of All program
1
6
1955
"Show People: Atlantic Crossing" article
1
7
1998
Maddie program and flyer
1
8
1997
Victoria Wood and Friends flyer
1
9
circa 1980s-1990s
Twelfth Night ticket
1
10
1995 July 6
Late and Lyrical program and flyer
1
11
1997 January
Young Irish Film Makers flyer
1
12
1996
The Mercury Workshop flyer
1
13
circa 1996
Closer than Ever program
1
14
circa 1990s
A Sparkling Evening with Caroline Jackson program
1
15
circa 1990s
Fools program
1
16
1998 May 24-25
Romeo and Juliet program
1
17
1997
Tartuffe;
The Real Inspector Hound program
1
18
1996
Five Plays in Five Days: The White Room, The Filibuster, Gradiva or the Love Cure, O'Leary's Daughters, Dust At Midnight program
1
19
circa 1994-1998
Luv programs
1
20
circa 1996
A Lot of Living! program
1
21
1997 August
Dick Whittington programs
1
22
1996
The Dream program
1
23
1997
Les Miserables program
1
24
1995 December
Always program
1
25
1997 Summer
Tommy program and ticket
1
26
1996 April 20
Like Love program
1
27
circa 1997-1998
Cavalcade program
1
28
1995 August-September
Hurly Burly program
1
29
1997
Mrs. Warren's Profession program
1
30
circa 1996-1997
Tales My Lover Told Me program
1
31
1997 October-November
Mad Forest program
1
32
1996 November 13-16
Animal Farm program
1
33
circa 1990s
Ball Boys program
1
34
circa 1995-1998
The Boys in the Band program
1
35
1997 September
Frankly Scarlet program
1
36
circa 1997
Saturday Night program and fliers
1
37
1997 December
Lorna Dallas program
1
38
circa 1998
Chicago program
1
39
1998 March 11-14
A Brief Affair program
1
40
1998 April-May
The Tragedy of King Richard III program
1
41
circa 1996
Outside Edge program
1
42
1998 June 24-27
Sondheim Tonight program
1
43
1998 May 17
Faust, parts I and II program
1
44
1996
The Devil is an Ass program
1
45
circa 1995
It Takes Two programs and flyer
1
46
1996