Thomas C. Fichandler papers Guide to the Thomas C. Fichandler papers C0197 Thomas C. Fichandler papers

Guide to the Thomas C. Fichandler papers C0197

Thomas C. Fichandler papers


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Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0197
Title
Thomas C. Fichandler papers 1950-1997
Quantity
24 Linear Feet, 35 boxes
Creator
Fichandler, Thomas C.
Language
English .
Abstract
Contains correspondence, memos, reports and other papers created by Thomas C. Fichandler.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/).

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Thomas C. Fichandler papers, C0017, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Arena Stage in 2000.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.


Historical Information

Arena Stage was an early leader in the resident theater movement. One of the first not-for-profit theaters in the United States as well as a pioneer of the regional theater movement the Arena Stage was the first regional theater to transfer a production to Broadway, the first invited by the U.S. State Department to tour behind the Iron Curtain and the first to receive a Tony Award. Co-founded in 1950 by Edward Mangum a teacher from the George Washington University, and Zelda Fichandler one of his students, Arena Stage was opened in Washington D.C. to fill the void left by the closing of the National Theater in 1948. Deriving it's name from the idea of "theater in the round," Arena Stage became one of the first resident theaters in the United States, beginning with a company of only eight actors. Today, Arena performs to over 250,000 patrons during a September to June season and employs nearly 200 theater professionals and craftpersons, who are responsible for all the costumes and scenery seen on stage. Many now- famous actors took part in Arena Stage productions during the early part of their careers. Some of them include Robert Prosky, Morgan Freeman, Dianne Weist, James Earl Jones, Kevin Kline, Christopher Guest, Yeardly Smith and Samuel L. Jackson. Donated to George Mason University in fall of 2000, the Arena Stage Collection contains materials spanning the theater's 50 year history including production notebooks, photographs, playbills, scrapbooks, scripts and handwritten correspondence and other production materials.

Scope and Content

This collection is unprocessed. Please see the inventory for a current box list.

Related Material

The Special Collections Research Center also holds the Arena Stage records.

Subjects and Indexing Terms


Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Thomas C. Fichandler papers
1950-1997
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