James Maronek papers

According to the DePaul Theatre School website, Jim Maronek has enjoyed a career as a professor of scene design, as an active set designer, and as an artist. He maintains his studio and gallery at Silver Poplar Studios in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. Since retirement, his stage designs have been seen frequently at The Peninsula Players (where he serves on the Board of Directors), at the American Folklore Theatre (where he also designed the permanent stage), and at the Door County Auditorium. He has designed over two hundred productions for theatres across the United States, both on and off-Broadway. For many years, he was Resident Designer for the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, and was also a professor at the Goodman School of Drama (now The Theatre School at DePaul University). His designs have been published and exhibited throughout the world (https://theatre.depaul.edu/about/faculty-and-staff/emeritus/Pages/Bio.aspx?dpusearchbyid=8 accessed January 22, 2018).

During the 1960s and 1970s he did work for several Chicago area high schools. When the location of a production is other than Goodman School or DePaul, it is noted whenever possible. Maronek produced designs for NBC, Wernecke Studios, and the Bar Association of America, as well as numerous other professional organizations. These works are included in the collection and are placed within the overall chronological framework of Maronek's career.