Don Nigro Collection
SPEC.TRI.DN
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
3.04 Cubic feet
1975-2008
As of 2025, Don Nigro is an American playwright from Malvern, Ohio. The Don Nigro Collection contains scripts and programs dated 1975-2008.
(6) archival containers; (2) letter file folders
English
Nigro, Don
Arrangement of Materials
Collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order received.
Acquisitions Information
Accession No. TRI.2025.0039: Don Nigro, 2015; Method of acquisition for some contents unknown.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Don Nigro Collection, SPEC.TRI.DN, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University
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
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.
Processing Information
This is a preliminary inventory of this collection and may not include information on all containers in this collection. Finding aid written by: Casey Blackmore, 2025 October.
Biographical Note
As of 2025, Don Nigro is an American playwright from Malvern, Ohio. HIs works include "Anima Mundi" and "Dark Sonnets of the Lady." He attended the Ohio State University, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Nirgro went on to attend the University of Iowa and completed a Master in Fine Arts in 1979.
Scope and Contents
The Don Nigro Collection contains scripts and programs. The collection includes mainly typescripts; also included are programs, posters, postcards, a compact disc with incidental music, production photographs, and an audio cassette. Materials date 1975-2008.
Nigro, Don
Photographic prints
Plays (performing arts compositions)
Playwriting--Ohio--20th century
Playwriting--Ohio--21st century
Postcards
Scripts (documents)
Theater programs
Theater--United States--20th century
Anima Mundi script
1
1
1980
Ardy Fafirsin script
1
2
1984
The Dark Sonnets of the Lady program
1
3
1987-1988 March 9-27
Doctor Faustus program
1
4
1978 March 2-5
Fisher King script
1
5
1979
Mariner script
1
6
1988-1990
November script
1
7
1983
November program and newsletter
1
8
1985-1986
Paolo and Francesca program
1
9
undated
Pelican Daughter script
1
10
1976
Pendragon script
1
11
1986
Seascape with Sharks and Dancer program
1
12
1984
Chronicles script
1
13
1993
Plays by Don Nigro list
1
14
1993-1995
Beast with Two Backs script
1
15
1975-1993
Anima Mundi updated script
1
16
1980-1993
Madonna script
2
1
1985-1933
Laestrygonians script
2
2
1993
Nightingale script
2
3
1986-1995
Lucia Mad production posting
2
4
undated
Mephisto script
2
5
1996
Cincinnati programs, postcards, poster, photographs, CD
2
6
1996
An Angler in the Lake of Darkness script collection
2
7
1998
Pandemonium script
2
8
1999 November 26
Haie und Hasen programs, postcards, audio cassette
3
1
1995
Munchner Kammerspiele programs
3
2
1993
Spiel Art programs, clippings, envelope
3
3
1986
Blood-Red Roses script
4
1
1989
Monkey Soup script
4
2
1995
Dramatis Personae script
4
3
1994
The Reeves Tale script
4
4
1981-1994
Tristan script
4
5
1993
The Circus Animals' Desertion script
4
6
1994
The Circus Animals' Desertion updated script
5
1
1994-2002
The Foul Fiend Robert Artisson script
5
2
1993-2007
Come Into the Garden, Maud script
5
3
1993-2006
The Giant Rat of Sumatra script
5
4
1993-2007
Creamery script
5
5
1993-2006
Cassandra Proteus script
5
6
1994-2006
Attack of the Puppet People script
5
7
1994-2007
Wormwood script
5
8
1994-2007
Terre Haute script
5
9
1982-2008
Rainy Night at Lindy's script
5
10
2008
The Mulberry Tree Variations script
5
11
2008
Under the Pomegranate Trees script
5
12
2008
Marilyn Gets Ice Cream script
5
13
2008
Goat script
5
14
2008
Croatoan script
5
15
2008
So This Is The Elephants' Burial Ground script
5
16
2008
Runes script
5
17
2008
What Shall I Do For Pretty Girls? script
5
18
2008
The Passion of Merlin and Vivien in the Forest of Broceliande script
5
19
2008
Pomerene Hall script
5
20
2008
Hitchcock Blonde script
5
21
2008
One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji script
5
22
2008
A Legacy for the Mad script
5
23
2008
Letters from Quebec to Providence in the Rain script
5
24
2008
Blood Red Roses script
6
1
1989-2005
Maupassant and Swedish Movie script
6
2
1992-2008
Swedish Movie script
6
3
1992-2008
Traitors script
6
4
2006
Accession No. TRI.2025.0039
0.04
1997-2008
(2) letter file folders
Scope and Contents
Accession No.TRI.2025.0039 contains scripts written by Don Nigro. Includes scripts for "Quint and Miss Jessel at Bay," City of Dreadful Night," and "Emotion Memory" and other plays. Materials are dated 1997-2008.
Quint and Miss Jessel and other plays scripts
2025 TRI Accessions Box 2
1997-2005
Emotion Memory and other plays scripts
2025 TRI Accessions Box 2
2005-2008