Daniel J. Watermeier Papers on Shakespearean Theatre
SPEC.TRI.DJW
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
9.01 Cubic feet
1934-2002
As of 2018, Daniel J. Watermeier is a professor emeritus of Theater at the University of Toledo and a past recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship and Folger Shakespeare Library Fellowship. The Daniel J. Watermeier Papers on Shakespearean Theatre contains Daniel J. Watermeier's collection of programs, flyers, magazines, posters, audio recordings, and ephemera from Shakespearean theatrical performances and festivals. Collection materials date from 1934-2002.
(7) cartons;(1) letter size document box; (1) card box
English
Watermeier, Daniel J.
Arrangement of Materials
This collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order recieved.
Acquisitions Information
Donated by: Daniel J. Watermeier, 1998 February; Some accessions are unknown.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Daniel J. Watermeier Collection of Shakespearean Theatre, SPEC.TRI.DJW, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Contains audiocassettes and a magnetic tape.
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only. Audio/visual materials and computer media may need a use copy produced before access is allowed.
Use of Materials
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Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed. Finding Aid written by: Mackenzie Sommers, 2018 February.
Biographical Note
As of 2018, Daniel J. Watermeier is a professor emeritus of Theater at the University of Toledo. Watermeier recieved a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee, a Master of Arts from the University of Maryland, and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. He is a past recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship and Folger Shakespeare Library Fellowship and has written extensively on Shakespeare and his work, as well performances of Shakespeare's plays.
Scope and Contents
The Daniel J. Watermeier Papers on Shakespearean Theatre contains Daniel J. Watermeier's collection of programs, flyers, magazines, posters, audio recordings, and ephemera from Shakespearean theatrical performances and festivals. Materials date from 1934-2002.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Watermeier, Daniel J.
Drama festivals--20th century
Drama festivals--21st century
Fliers (printed matter)
Programs (documents)
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
1
1
circa 1977-1994
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
1
2
1981-1996
Shakespeare Repertory (Chicago)
1
3
1991-2000
Shakespeare on the Meadow (Palos Verdes, CA)
1
4
circa 1990s
Shakespeare in the Park (Fort Worth, Texas)
1
5
1990-1991
Shakespeare in the Park (Chicago)
1
6
1989
Shakespeare at Benbow Lake (California)
1
7
1996-1999
Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival
1
8
1994
Maryland Shakespeare Festival
1
9
1994
Dallas Shakespeare Festival
1
10
1992
Devou Park Summer Classics Theatre
1
11
1991-1992
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
1
12
1987
Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
1
13
2000-2001
Lexington Shakespeare Festival
1
14
1994
Levin Theatre Company-Shakespeare Festival
1
15
1991
Lake Dillon Shakespeare Festival
1
16
1991
Kern Shakespeare Festival
1
17
circa 1990s
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival
1
18
1993-1997
Tulane Summer Shakespeare
1
19
1995-1996
Vineyard Playhouse
1
20
1995
Ningyo Shimai (The Puppet Sisters)
1
21
1978
Swedish Theatre
1
22
1988
Sweedish Court Theatre
1
23-24
1982-1984
Theatre in Norway
1
25
1985-1989
Classics in Contest
1
26
1988
Monmouth (The Shakespeare Theatre of Maine)
1
27
1990-1991
Montana Shakespeare Fest
1
28
1991
National Shakespeare Company
1
29
1990-1992
Nebraska Shakespeare. Festival
1
30
1990-1992
Actors Theatre of Louisville
1
31
1990
Acter
1
32
1988-1992
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
1
33
1985-1990
Old Globe Theatre
1
34
1984-1994
Orlando Shake Fest
1
35
1990-1999
Old Globe Theatre
1
36
1988-1993
¡Festival Fantastico!
1
37
1988
Minotaurus
1
38
circa 1990s
Champlain Shkespeare Festival Program
1
39
1983
Profile of the Charlotte Shakespeare Company
1
40
1991
Newspaper article about Shakespeare plays being performed
1
41
1989
Atlanta Shakespeare Company news, articles, informational materials
1
42
1984-1995
California Shakespeare Festival Programs
1
43
1991-1995
Colorado Shakespeare Festival poster
1
44
1992
Colorado Shakespeare Festival souvenir magazine
1
45
1991
Colorado Shakespeare Festival souvenir magazine
1
46
1988
Colorado Shakespeare Festival-souvenir program
1
47
1989
Colorado Shakespeare Festival souvenir program
1
48
1985
Colorado Shakespeare Festival souvenir magazine
1
49
1986
Stratford Festival programs, newspapers
1
50
1999
Stratford Festival
1
51
1998
Utah Shakespeare Festival newsletters, programs
1
52
1986-1992
Stratford Festival
1
53
2001
Stratford Festival
1
54
2001
"Manon" Metropolitan Opera
2
1
2000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival souvenir program
2
2
1992
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
2
3
1993
Oregon Shakespeare Festival souvenir program
2
4
1994
Luisa Miller, The Metropolitan Opera Playbill
2
5
2002
"Summer Folk" program
2
6
1999
"Quartet"
2
7
1999
"The Lady in the Van"
2
8
1999
"One For the Road" program
2
9
1999
Stratford Festival programs
2
10
2002
"Copenhagen" program
2
11
1999
"Collected Stories" program and press released
2
12
1999
"The Gin Game"
2
13
1999
"Remember This"
2
14
1999
"Scenes from an Execution" program
2
15
1999
"Game" program
2
16
undated
"The Importance of Being Earnest" program
2
17
1999
University Musical Society, University of Michigan, Fall season
2
18
2000
Cliffe Bonfire Society
2
19
1999
River-Raisin Centre for the Arts
2
20
1999-2000
Happy Holidays publication of Playbill
2
21
2000
University Musical Society, University of Michigan, fall season program
2
22
2001
Jackson Shakespeare Festival poster
2
23
1997
Iowa Shakespeare Conservatory letter and article
2
24
1992
Shakespeare Globe Theatre in America Guide
2
25
1994
Georgia Shakespeare Festival materials
2
26
1986-1999
"A Midsummer Nights Dream"/ "Much Ado About Nothing" program
2
27
1995
"Shakespeare at the Ruins" advertisement, fliers, article
2
28
1992
Centaur Theatre 10 year anniversary program
2
29
undated
Volkstheater-Spielplan
2
30
1991-1992
"Die Dreigroschenoper" program
2
31
1990-1991
"Judith" program
2
32
1991-1992
"Minna Von Barnhelm"
2
33
1990-1991
"Soliman" program
2
34
1991-1992
Weiner Volksoper
2
35
1991
"Eine Nacht in Venedig" program
2
36
1988
An Afternoon at the Abbey theatre guide
2
37
1969
"Dutch Arts: Theatre in the Netherlands" publication
2
38
1992
"Theatre in Blik"
2
39
undated
"The Historiography of Theatre History"
2
40
1974
Dublin Theatre Festival program
2
41
1992
"The Man From Clare" program
2
42
1992
The Abbey-Theatre-History booklet
2
43
1966
"The Patrick Pearse Motel"/ "Arms and the Man" program
2
44
1973
"Krapp's Last Tape" program
2
45
1992
"The Quare Fellow" program
2
46
1969
"Cheknor in Yalta" program
2
47
1987
"Blood Wedding" program, letter, schedule
2
48
1988
Shaw Festival Informational flyer and letter
2
49
1986
Shaw Festival program
2
50
1998
"Mactep и Maprapиta" program
2
51
1993
"Platonor" program
2
52
1989
"The Seagull" program
2
53
1989
Bernard Shaw: On Stage schedule of events
2
54
1989
"Man and Superman" program show festival
2
55
1989
"Getting Married" program Shaw Fesitval
2
56
1989
"Shadow and Substance"/ "Arms and the Man"/ "Juno and the Paycock" program
2
57
undated
"Breaking the Silence" program
2
58
1985
Shaw Festival Visitor's guide and programs
2
59
1988
Shaw Festival calendar and information
2
60
1990
Shaw Festival -visitor's guide
2
61
1986
Shaw Festival materials
2
62
1989
Shaw Festival schedule of performances
2
63
1988
Shaw Festival informational packet
2
64
1989
Shaw Festival materials
2
65
1989
Utah Shakespearean Festival Midsummer magazine
2
66
1992
Utah Shakespearean Festival brochures
2
67
1993
Milwaukee Chamber
2
68
1989-1990
"Summer" pamphlet
2
69
undated
Theatre Archives- University of Guelph Library pamphlet
2
70
undated
Stratford Festival Programs, articles, etc
2
73
1997
Shaw Festival brochure
2
71
1992
Shaw Festival brochure and postcards
2
72
1991
Stratford Festival newspaper section
2
74
1997
Utah Shakespearean Festival materials
2
75
1990
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" articles, programs, quizzes
2
76
1985-2000
"Wonderful Town" program
3
1
1994
"Hysteria" program
3
2
1995
"The Unexpected Guest" program
3
3
1995-1996
"Himself!" program
3
4
1997
"Hysteria" program
3
5
1995
"Everybody Loves Opal" program
3
6
1996-1997
"Below the Belt" program
3
7
1996
Frontlobernes Kultur Karavane season program
3
8
1989
"Richard III" articles, program
3
9
1990-1991
"Pericles"
3
10
1987
"The Ride Down Mt. Morgan" program
3
11
1999
R.M. Smythe Autumn Autograph Auction Patron's Guide
3
12
2001
New Dramatists newsletter
3
13
1998-1999
"Carousel" program
3
14
1994
Ohio Light Opera Festival program
3
15
1994
"Journey to Delphi" information pamphlet
3
16
undated
Inagural program of the Radio City Music Hall
3
17
undated
"Show Boat" program
3
18
1994
"Broadway" program
3
19
1987
"Olleanna" program
3
20
1993
"The Cocktail Hour"
3
21
1989
"The Old Neighborhood"
3
22
1998
"Die Walkure" program
3
23
1993
"The Heidi Chronicles"
3
24
1994
"The Heidi Chronicles" program
3
25
1989
"Love Life" program
3
26
1987
"A Streetcar Named Desire" program, filter
3
27
1997
University Musical Society of University of Michigan Winter season program
3
28
1999
"When We Dead Awaken" program
3
29
1990-1991
"Born This" program
3
30
1987
"African Odyssey" program
3
31
1998
Assorted Shakespeare materials
3
32
1987-2002
Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival
3
33
1992
Shakespeare Companies and Festivals
3
34
1985-1992
Shakespeare Festival masterlist
3
35
1964-1994
Pasadena Shakespeare Festival
3
36
1996-1997
Philadelphia Shakespeare In The Park
3
37
1988-1992
Public Theatre (Boston)
3
38
1992-1998
Open Air Theatre Regent's Park
3
39
1991
Pennsylvania Shake Festival
3
40
1992-1998
Renaissance Theatre MND and King Lear
3
41
1990
The Reduced Shakespeare Company
3
42
1990-1993
Rhode Island Shakespeare Festival
3
43
undated
Riverside Shakespeare Company
3
44
1990-1991
Roxbury Outreach Shakespeare Exp. (R.O.S.E)
3
45
1989-1992
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
3
46
1989-1997
Shakespeare And Company
3
47
1991-1995
Shakespeare Compania (Spain)
3
48
Undated
Shakespeare en Avingon
3
49
1991
Shakespeare Guild
3
50
1991-1992
Shake In Arabic
3
51
1990
Unlabled (Australia and New Zealand)
3
52
1990
Shakespeare In China
3
53
1986-1994
Shakespeare In Japan
3
54
1979-1993
Shakespeare In South America
3
55
1995
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan
3
56
1990
Shakespeare on the Soviet Stage
3
57
1980-1984
Shakespeare on Wheels
3
58
1991-1992
Shakespeare-Orange County
3
59
1992
Stamford Shakespeare Company
3
60
1991-1992
Shakespeare Theatre Association of America
3
61
1991-1997
Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
3
62
1990-2000
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
3
63
1992
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
3
64
1994
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
3
65
1995-1996
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
3
66
1990-1991
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
3
67
1989
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
3
68
1989
American Players Theatre
3
69
1987
American Shakespeare Festival
3
70
1992-1994
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
3
71
1990
UMS Presentation
4
1
2002
Dela Shakespeare Club
4
2
1992
Stratford 50 Festival of Canada
4
3
2002
English Shakespeare Company
4
4
1987-1991
"The Taming of the Shrew"/ "Robin Hood"
4
5
1997
Performing Arts and Museum Programs at The Folger Visitor's Guide
4
6
1992-1993
Indianapolis Shakespeare Festival materials brochures, flyers, articles, mailings
4
7
1990-1991
Illinois Shakespeare Festival
4
8
1990-1991
Great Lakes Theater Festival
4
9
1988-1994
Globe Theatre (London) articles, programs
4
10
1995-1997
Florida Playwright's Theatre articles
4
11
1994-1995
Grove Shakespeare Festival
4
12
1986-1992
Houston Shakespeare Festival
4
13
1989-1992
The Red-season program
4
14
1992-1993
Guthrie Theatre: The Canterbury Tales
4
15
2001-2002
PTP
4
16
1977
Milwakee Footlights
4
17
1995
Stratford Festival of Canada
4
18
2001-2002
French Language Files
4
19
1997-1998
Geva Theatre: Annual Report
4
20
1985-1986
Hilberry Theatre
4
21
1987-1988
Theatre propoganda
4
22
1969-1997
Great Lakes Theatre Festival
4
23
1992-1998
"Measure For Measure" articles, programs
4
24
1985-2000
American Repertory Theatre
4
25
1988-1992
The Tempest
4
26
1987-1991
Taming of Shrew
4
27
1988-1993
Two Noble Kinsman
4
28
1986-1987
Troilus and Cressida
4
29
1986
Cymbeline
4
30
1986-1998
Henry VIII
4
31
1990
"When All the World Was a Stage: Russian Constructinist Theatre Design" catalogue
4
32
1989
"The Cherry Orchard" program
4
33
1990
"Lulu" program
4
34
1988
"Keisar Og Galilear"
4
35
1987
"Kongsemnerne" program, press release
4
36
1989
"When We Dead Awaken" program, inserts
4
37
1990-1991
"Hedda Gabler"/ "Ghosts" program
4
38
undated
"The Dragon's Trilogy" program
4
39
1992
"The School for Scandal" program
4
40
1994-1995
"Fair City" programs
4
41
undated
"Tartuffe" program
4
42
1992
"Dancing at Lughnasa" program
4
43
1992
"Foust" program
4
44
1988
Covent Garden-magazine issue
4
45
1999
"Bite" program
4
46
1999
"Masquerade"
4
47
undated
"The Dead" Playbill
4
48
1999
"Better Royal" program, fox
4
49
2000
"Taking Leave" program
4
50
2001
"Oedipus Rex" Stratford Festival
4
51
1997
"Ragtime" program
4
52
2000
"Same Time Another Year" program
4
53
1999
"Master Class" program
4
54
1999
Minneapolis/ St. Paul International Film Festival Visitor's Guide
4
55
2002
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Theatre Research and the Theatre Library Association Program
4
56
2000
Annual Conference of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Program
4
57
2001
"The Grapes of Wrath"
4
58
2001
"Hamlet" Stratford Festival
4
59
1991
"The Bomb-itty of Errors" program
4
60
2000
"Dolly West's Kitchen" program
4
61
1999
"June Moon" Playbill
4
62
1998
"Contact" Playbill
4
63
2001
"A Class Act" Playbill and survey
4
64
2001
"Stones in His Pockets" Playbill Magazine
4
65
2001
"Sang at Twilight" program
4
66
1999
"Last Dance at Dum Dum" program
4
67
1999
"Life is a Dream" program
4
68
1999
California Theatre-Sunnyvale Summer Rep
4
69
1991-1992
Alabama Shakespeare Festival programs, brochures
4
70
1985-1990
American Globe Theatre folder with information
4
71
1988-1991
Visitor's Guide to Columbus
4
72
1992
"The Tempest" program
4
73
1992
"Alanienouidet Simultaneous Space and Action"- New by Marianne Ackerman
4
74
1992
International Theatre Festival of Chicago program
4
75
1994
"Don Juan" program
4
76
1988
Design by Motley-National Tour program
4
77
1987
"Dancing at Lughnasa" Playbill Magazine
4
78
1991
Actors from the London Stage presented by ACTER informational folder about theatre program
4
79
1988
Columbus-Official Visitors Guide
4
80
1988-1989
Actors' Summer Theatre Columbus Public Theatre newsletter
4
81
1992
American Players Theatre Book of Summer, magazine article
4
82
1993
American Players Theatre season program, pamphlet, post card
5
1
1987
"Twelfth Night" program
5
2
1992
"Grown Ups" program
5
3
1980-1981
"Dona Rosita the Spinster; or The Language of Flowers" program
5
4
1990
"A Fitting Confusion" program
5
5
1996
"Let the Artists Die" programs
5
6
1985
"Happy End"photos, program
5
7
1981
National Theatre of Great Britain programs, pamphlets, poster
5
8
1991-2000
"Aristocrats" Playbill Magazine
5
9
1989
"Dancing at Lughnasa" program
5
10
1995
Shakespeare- In exhibition
5
11
1991
University Musical Society winter season program
5
12
2001
"All the Worlds a Stage" program
5
13
1973
"Edward Gordan Craig-A Bibliography"
5
14
1967
"Don Giovanni" program, poster
5
16
1988-1989
"The Beauty Queen of Leeane" Playbill
5
17
1998
"Hedda Gabler" program, news, article
5
18
1999
Tygres Heart Shakespeare Company
6
1
1991-1995
Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival
6
2
1980-1992
Theatre For a New Audience
6
3
1986-1996
Texas Shakespeare Festival
6
4
1989-1997
Sterling Renaissance Festival
6
5
1989-1990
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
6
6
1990-1996
King's County (Brooklyn) Shakespeare Company
6
7
1993-1996
American Drama Society
6
8
1986-1999
New Jersey Shakespeare Festival
6
9
1987-1998
New Jersey Shakespeare Festival
6
10
1972-1992
Shubert Archive
6
11
1965-1989
Shakespeare in the Park
6
12
1992
The Shakespeare Theatre (Folger)
6
13
1934-1996
The Shakespeare Theatre (Folger)
6
14
1976-1992
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
6
15
1990
Orlando Shakespeare Festival
6
16
1989-1991
New Jersey Shakespeare Festival
6
17
1990-1992
New York Shakespeare Festival
6
18
1985-1997
North Carolina Shakespeare Festival
6
19
1990-1999
Nashville Shakespeare Festival
6
20
1993-1994
Paper Wheat
6
21
1978-1979
Moscow
6
22
1971-1989
Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival
6
23
1991-1997
Oregon Shakespeare Festival programs, press releases
7
1
1990-1995
Carmel Shakespeare Festival newspaper, press releases
7
2
1990-1994
Colorado Shakespeare Festival souvenir magazines, brochure included, program, newspaper
7
3
1990
Berkley Shakespeare Festival articles, brochures, programs
7
4
1978-1994
Utah Shakespearean Festival souvenir program, articles, letter
7
5
1995
Utah Shakepearean Festival, Visitor's Guide-Playbill, article
7
6
1992
Oregon Shakespeare Festival materials
7
7
1995-1998
"Much Ado About Nothing" articles, quizzes
7
8
1993-2002
"Othello" news, articles, programs
7
9
1956-2000
"Richard II" articles, programs
7
10
1987-2000
"Romeo and Juliet" news, articles
7
11
1985-1991
"The Winter's Tale" articles, programs, essays
7
12
1986-2000
"Twelfth Night" articles, essays, program
7
13
1985-1998
"Titus Andronicus" programs, articles, papers
7
14
1985-1999
"Le Cid" poster
7
15
1997
Eugene O'Neil Festival (Japan) programs, articles, brochures
7
16
1978-1988
Ojai Shakespeare Festival
7
17
1983-1991
United Kingdom Shakespeare Company (Secondary)
7
18
1991
Shakespeare Festivals; Notes and Ideas
7
19
1990-1992
Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival
7
20
1990-1993
Shakespeare at Stan Hywet Hall
7
21
1994-1995
Shakespeare Festival in Los Angeles
7
22
1991-1994
Shakespeare Globe CTR
7
23
1990-1993
Shakespeare In Germany
7
24
1990
Utah Shakespearean Festival
7
25
1992
Dream In High Park
7
26
1983-1994
Idaho Shakespeare Festival
7
27
1990
American Educational Theatre Association Convention Program-Recorded Speech
8
1
1967
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Magnetic Tape; Approximate run time: unknown.
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
8
2
1987-1992
Hearts of America Festival
8
3
1990-1999
Globe Playhouse
8
4
1972-1994
Hampshire Shakespeare Festival
8
5
1992
"As You Like It" articles
8
6
1949-1994
"Coriolanus" articles, program
8
7
1952-1988
"Henry V" articles, letters, program
8
8
1959-1989
"Merchant of Venice" articles
8
9
1977-1999
"Merry Wives of Windsor" articles, programs
8
10
1957-1995
"Antony and Cleopatra" articles
8
11
1993-1999
"King Lear" Articles, paper
8
12
1980-1999
"King Lear" articles, letters
8
13
1946-1985
"King Lear" articles, papers
8
14
1938-1979
"Macbeth" articles, program
8
15
1988-2000
"Love's Labours Lost" articles, programs, essays
8
17
1956-1993
Actors of Theatre of Louisville
8
18
1987-2001
Actors Theatre of Lousiville
8
19
1987-1991
Timon of Athens
8
20
1977
The Tempest
8
21
1955-1984
Julius Caesar
8
22
1988-1998
Hamlet
8
23
1986-1994
Hamlet
8
24
1985-1995
New Jersey Shakespeare Festival & Ronnie Monte Mike Stotts
9
1
1991
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audiocassette; Approximate run time: unknown.
Santa Cruz #7 Manage D.
9
2
1990
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audiocassette; Approximate run time: unknown.
Santa Cruz Michael w Audrey
9
3
1990
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audiocassette; Approximate run time: unknown.
Stuart Osman Orlando Shakespeare Festival
9
4
circa 1990s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audiocassette; Approximate run time: unknown.
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
9
5
1991
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audiocassette; Approximate run time: unknown.
Interview w Kermit Christman, Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival
9
6
1993
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audiocassette; Approximate run time: unknown.
The Dream in High Pk. Canadian St. Company MGR. Direct
9
7
1992
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audiocassette; Approximate run time: unknown.
Idaho Shakespeare Festival General Manager
9
8
circa 1990s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audiocassette; Approximate run time: unknown.