Box 101

The Howard Finster Revival, by Russell Blackmon. Cover title: The Howard Finster Revival: The Musical. [2], 120 leaves.

Series II. The Scripts series is organized alphabetically by the play writes name and contains a variety of scripts dating from 1962-2012 with revisions and notes with more edits and changes, reflecting the evolution process the plays went through in adapting the play for different audiences and settings.

First called "The Dream Cage," there are three scripts (unclear is any one is complete), two are dated 5/3/98, 10/14/98, and one is not dated. -- Additional script, copyright 1999, dated April 4, 1999. 48 numbered leaves, with many duplicates and revisions. Heavily edited and annotated. -- Another copy, 24 leaves.

With cover letter to "Andrew C. Ordover - Literary Manager, Seven Stages," March 23, 1994. Includes a play synopsis and dialogue sample. [14] leaves.

Faxed script in a heavily corrected English translation. Faxes in two batches with headers beginning "Oct - 21 - 88 5:02 Copy Express" and "Oct - 21- 88 5:14 Copy Express." 26 numbered leaves. Accompanied by photocopy of an article by Randy Martin, "Nicaragua - Performance After the 'Triumph': Two Views," p. 58 - 76 (page 69 not present).

Several copies -- photocopies from a book; typescript script, with several versions with and without corrections; 2nd typescript copy with corrections, dated variously January 6, 8,10, or 19, 1998.

Photocopy of printed script [3], 136-210, [3] leaves. Heavily annotated "Prompt Script," Del Hamilton, directing. -- Another copy "adapted by Ntozake Shange, May 6, 1980 version, from the New York Shakespeare Festival. Heavily annotated. [4], 141, [1] leaves (many leaves misnumbered).