2018-03-10 Preliminary Inventory of the Michael Grossberg Papers, circa 1950s, 1988-2007 SPEC.TRI.MIG Finding aid prepared by Katy Scullin; Audrey Wimbiscus Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections

1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210

2018 February; 2018 August

(in JIRA queue)

This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2021-03-17T10:18-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Michael Grossberg Papers SPEC.TRI.MIG Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 5.05 Cubic feet circa 1950s, 1988-2007 As of 2018, Michael Grossberg is a freelance theatre critic who covers theatre and comedy for the Columbus Dispatch and is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA). The Michael Grossberg Papers contains items gathered by Grossberg in the context of his work as a theatre critic and as a member of ATCA such as play scripts and voting materials; these items date from 1988 to 2007, with two items circa 1950s. (12) 5" letter document boxes; (1) 2.5" legal document box English Grossberg, Michael Arrangement of Materials

The Michael Grossberg Papers are unprocessed, but have been provisionally arranged. This collection has materials divided into three categories: scripts of plays nominated for ATCA awards, materials related to voting on ATCA awards, and several miscellaneous items collected by Michael Grossberg during his professional career. Scripts are arranged first in a run in alphabetical order by playwright's last name, and are followed by voting materials, which are in alphabetical order by folder title. The other items are in a run in alphabetical order by folder title at the end of the container list.

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Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Michael Grossberg Papers, SPEC.TRI.MIG, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

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Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.

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Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed. Finding aid written by: Katy Scullin, 2018 February; Audrey Wimbiscus, 2018 August

Biographical Note

As of 2018, Michael Grossberg is a theatre critic who covers theatre and comedy for the Columbus Dispatch, and is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA). He officially retired from the Dispatch in 2015, but continues to write for them as a freelancer and as the author of the "Theater Talk" blog. In 2016, he received the Theatre Roundtable's Harold Award.

Scope and Contents

The Michael Grossberg Papers contain items gathered by Grossberg in the context of his work as a theatre critic and as a member of ATCA; these items date from 1988 to 2007, with two items circa 1950s. Materials included in this collection are Grossberg's scripts and press kits from ATCA award nominated plays, ATCA award voting materials and correspondence, and theatre programs and clippings collected through his work as a theatre critic.

Related Archival Materials SPEC.TRI.ATC American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) Records American Theatre Critics Association Grossberg, Michael Press kits Scripts (documents) Theater critics--United States--20th century Theater critics--United States--21st century Brevoort (Deborah) "The Women of Lockerbie" script 13 1 2003 April 6 Bridgforth (Sharon) "no mo blues" script, press kit 1 4 1997 Chafee (Claire) "Why we have a body" script 1 5 1993 April 14 Cheong-Leen (Reggie) "The Nanjing race" script 1 6 1994 Clarvoe (Anthony) "Ambition facing west" script, clippings 1 7 1997 Clarvoe (Anthony) "Ambition facing west" script, press kit 1 8 1997 Coble (Eric) "Natural Selection" script 13 2 2006 March 20 Cothran (Kia) "Moot the Messenger" script 13 3 2005 March Covington (Vicki), Randy Marsh "The Last hotel for women" script, clippings 1 9 1997 Cristofer (Michael) "Amazing grace" two scripts 1 10 1995 November 9 Daly (Stephen P.) "lifeidreamedof" clippings 2 1 1995 Daly (Stephen P.) "lifeidreamedof" script 2 2 circa 1990s Dietz (Steven) "Private eyes" script, clippings 2 4 1997 Dietz (Steven) "Still life with Iris" press kit 2 5 1997 Dove (Rita) "The darker face of the earth" script, press kit 2 6 1997 Eisman (Mark) "The guy upstairs" script, press kit 2 7 1997-1998 Flack (Stuart) "Sidney Bechet killed a man" two scripts, press kit 2 8 1997 Frank (Wayne) "War Stories from the 20th Century" script 3 1 1994 Freed (Amy) "Freedomland" press kit 3 2 1997 Galjour (Anne): "Hurricane" script 3 3 1993 Garret-Groag (Lillian) "The Mag on Fire" script, press kit 3 4 1997 Gibbons (Thomas) "Black Russian" script, press kit 3 5 1998 Gilman (Rebecca) "The Glory of Living" script, press kit 3 6 1996 Glover (Keith) "Coming of the Hurricane" clippings 3 7 1995 Glover (Keith) "Coming of the Hurricane" script 3 8 1995 Glover (Keith) "Thunder Knocking on the Door" press kit 3 9 1996 Glover (Keith) "Thunder Knocking on the Door" script 3 10 circa 1996 Goddess (Rha) "Low" script 13 4 2006 March 24 Goldberg (Adam) "One on One" script 3 11 1995 Greenberg (Richard) "Three Days of Rain" and Donald Margulies "Collected Stories" press kits, scripts 4 1 1996-1997 Greenberg (Richard) "Three Days of Rain" and Donald Margulies "Collected Stories" press kits, scripts 4 2 1996-1997 Greenland (Seth) "Jungle Rot" press release 4 3 1996 Greenland (Seth) "Jungle Rot" two scripts 4 4 1994 Hairstan (Jerome) "a.m. Sunday" script 4 5 2002 March 17 Harrison (Jordan) "Act a Lady" script 13 5 2006 March 23 Hassman (Geoffrey) "Neil's Garden" script 4 6 1995 Hayes (Elliott) "Hard Hearts" script 4 7 circa 1990s Howe (Tina) "Birth and After Birth" script 4 8 1995 September 26 Howe (Tina) "Birth and After Birth" press kit 4 9 1995 Howe (Tina) "Rembrandt's Gift" script 5 1 2002 April 4 Iizuka (Naomi) "Polaroid Stories" script, clipping 5 2 1997 Iizuka (Naomi) "Strike-Slip" script 13 6 2007 March Jerdresen (Erik) "The Killing of Michael Malloy" script, press kit 5 3 1995 Jensen (Julie) "Last Lists of My Mad Mother" script, press kit 5 4 1997 Kalinoski (Richard) "A Beast on the Moon" script 5 5 1995 Kaufman (Lynne) "Fakes" script, clippings 5 6 1997 Kohler (Marie) "Counting Days" script 5 7 1995 Kohler (Marie) "Counting Days" script 5 8 1995 June Lawrence (Jerome) and Robert E. Lee "Whisper in the Mind" script 5 9 1994 May Leavengood (Wm. S.) "What Is Art?" script 6 1 1991 Lewis (Carter) "An Asian Jockey in Our Midst" clippings 6 2 1996 Lewis (Carter W.) "An Asian Jockey in Our Midst" script 6 3 1996 Loomer (Lisa) "The Waiting Room" script, clippings 6 4 1994 June 28 Machado (Eduardo) "Stevie Wants to Play the Blues" script 6 5 1997 Mackintosh (Cameron) "Mary Poppins" script 13 7 2006 November 16 Mann (Emily) "Greensboro: A Requiem" clippings 6 6 1996 Mann (Emily) "Greensboro: A Requiem" script 6 7 1996 February 28 Martin (Jane) "Jack and Jill: A Romance" script 6 8 1996 April 3 Martin (Jane) "Keely and Du" script 6 9 1993 MacLaughlin (Whit) and Alice Tuan "Batch: An American Bachelor/ette Party Spectacle in Six Sexes" script 13 8 2007 March 22 McDonald (Heather) "An Almost Holy Picture" script 6 10 1995 September McGinn (Jim), Keith Herrmann "The Singing Weatherman" script, press kit 6 11 1997 McLaughlin (Ellen) "Tongue of a Bird" script, press kit 7 1 1997 Mee (Charles) "Hotel Cassiopeia" script 13 9 2006 March 23 Meyer (Marlane) "The Mystery of Attraction" script 7 2 circa 1990s Miller (Arthur) "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan" photograph 7 3 1996 July Miller (Arthur) "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan" two scripts 7 4 1996 Moore (Todd Jefferson) "In the Heart of the Wood" script 7 5 1994 Mow (Shanny) "Counterfeits" two scripts, clippings 7 6 1995 Murillo (Carlos) "Dark Play or Stories for Boys" script 13 10 2007 February 28 Nichols (Dawson) "Escher's hands" script 2 3 1997 Nichols (Dawson) "Escher's hands" script, press kit 12 5 1997 Noble (Ann) "And Neither Have I Wings to Fly" script 7 7 1995 Oates (Joyce Carol) "The Perfectionist" script 7 8 1993 October 8 Owens (Daniel W.) "The Gang on the Roof" script 7 9 1993 October 3 Owens (Daniel W.) "The Gang on the Roof" script 8 1 circa 1993 Parnell (Peter) "The Cider House Rules" (Part One) script, press kit 8 2 1996 Parnell (Peter) "The Cider House Rules" (Part Two)" script, press kit 8 3 1998 Pauzé (Peter) "Perpetual Present Tense: A Fugue in One Short Act" script 13 11 circa 2007 Ramirez (Marco) "I Am Not Batman: A Short Play for an Actor and a Drummer" script 13 13 2007 January 1 Rapp (Adam) "Finer Noble Gases" script 8 4 2002 March 28 Rebeck (Theresa) "The Scene" script 13 14 circa 2007 Redwood (John Henry) "The Old Settler" clipping 8 5 1997 February 11 Robertson (Lanie) "A Penny for the Guy" script 8 6 1991 October Rodgers (Bruce E.) "The Gravity of Honey" script 8 7 1988 Sánchez (Edwin) "Clean" press kit 8 8 1995 Sánchez (Edwin) "Clean" script, production notes (I) 8 9 1995 Sánchez Edwin "Clean" script, production notes (II) 8 10 1995 Sergel (Christopher) "Black Elk Speaks" script 8 11 circa 1990s Sergel (Christopher) "Black Elk Speaks" script 9 1 circa 1990s Smith (Anna Deavere) "House Arrest" press kit 9 2 1997 Solis (Octavio) "Prospect" script 9 3 1990 Solis (Octavio) "Santos & Santos" script, clippings 9 4 1993-1994 Strand (Richard) "My Simple City" script, press kit 9 5 1995 Sullivan (Daniel) "Inspecting Carol" script 9 6 1992 Sullivan (Daniel) "Inspecting Carol" annotated script 9 7 1992 Sutton (Joe) "Voir Dire" script 9 8 1995 January 24 Tasca (Jules) "Hubie's Best Friend," "Old Goat Song," "American Beauty" scripts 9 9 circa 1990s Uhry (Alfred) "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" script 9 10 1996-1997 Varon (Charlie) "Ralph Nader Is Missing!" script, press kit 10 1 1997 Varon (Charlie) "Rush Limbaugh in High School" partial script 10 2 1994 Vogel (Paula) "Hot 'N' Throbbing" two scripts, clipping 10 3 1994 Vogel (Paula) "The Mineola Twins" script 10 4 1997 Weitzman (Ken) "The As If Body Loop" script 13 15 2007 March 17 White (Sharr) "Six Years" script 13 16 2006 March 4 Wilson (August) "Jitney" script, clippings 10 5 1997 Wilson (August) "Seven Guitars" script 10 6 1995 Wright (Craig) "The Unseen" script 13 17 2006 Young (Tracy) "Euphoria" script, press kit 10 7 1997 Actors Theatre of Louisville "Snapshot" scripts 1 2 circa 1990s Actors Theatre of Louisville "The Technology Project" scripts 1 3 circa 1990s Unlabelled script 10 8 circa 1990s Unlabelled script excerpt 10 9 circa 1990s Actors Theatre of Louisville apprentice/intern company headshots 1 1 2001-2002 ATCA newsletters, correspondence 11 11 1994-1998 Award nominee press kit folders 12 4 undated Award nominee productions clippings (two folders) 12 2-3 circa 1990-1996 Award nominee productions photographs 11 3 circa 1990s Award nominee productions press releases 11 2 circa 1990s Award nominee productions programs 11 4 circa 1990s Award voting ballots 11 1 1997-1998 Award voting ballots, instructions, member contact lists 11 5 circa 1990s Correspondence received 11 7 1994 Correspondence received on award nominees 11 8 1994-1996 Correspondence, resumes 11 9 1997 "Critics Quarterly" ATCA newsletter 11 10 1995 South Florida Theatre background material 11 6 1996 Steppenwolf Theatre Company brochure 11 13 1997-1998 Clippings on movies, drugs, book reviews 12 1 1993-1994 New York City-area Playbills (2 folders) 11 14-15 1990-1996 Programs: "Carmen Jones," "Doctor Zhivago," "Gypsy," "The Rose Tattoo" 11 12 circa 1950s, 1991 Programs: "Phantom of the Opera" and "Marc Salem's Mind Games" 13 12 1994, 1998