Collection on Theoni V. Aldredge

Collection

Identifier: MSS0036

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection includes preliminary sketches, completed designs, and fabric samples for costume designs, mainly for the American Ballet Theatre productions. Additionally, it includes Aldredge's portfolio and her notes about the productions. There are also a few supplementary materials which were donated to the collection from other sources.

Dates

1956-2011
Majority of material found within 1972-1990

Creator

Aldredge, Theoni V. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

Theoni V. Aldredge, alumna of the Goodman School of Drama, (now The Theatre School at DePaul University) is an award-winning Broadway costume designer. She has designed costumes for Regional, Pre-Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Broadway plays and musicals. She has collaborated extensively with producer Joseph Papp in bringing Shakespeare and other historically important plays to mass audiences through her work with the Public Theatre and the New York Shakespeare Festival.

Extent

5.75 Linear Feet (29 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into five series: 1. Notes and Production Notes; 2. Production Costume Designs; 3. Miscellaneous Production Designs; 4. Supplementary Material; 5. Exhibit Planning. See series-level descriptions for internal organization.