Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title Larry John Meyers Papers Creator
Meyers, Larry John
Collection Number CTC.2012.03 Extent
10 Linear Feet
(22 document boxes)
Date 1980-2015 Abstract Larry John Meyers has been an actor and director in the Pittsburgh performing arts community for over 30 years. He has worked extensively with the City Theatre, the Pittsburgh Public Theatre, The Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, and the University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre. This collection contains film and play scripts, programs, promotional materials, rehearsal items, and newspaper clippings. Language
English
. Author Reba Sell. Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library Systemhttp://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Biography
Larry John Meyers graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Theatre in 1972. He obtained his Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from New York University's School of the Arts in 1979. Meyers has served as an actor, director, and instructor in the theatre community. His regional acting credits include La Mama (NYC), Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, Chester Theatre (Massachusetts), Dallas Theater Center, Florida Rep, Indianapolis Rep, Minneapolis Children's Theater, Syracuse Stage, and Weston Playhouse (Vermont). His film and television acting credits include, American Splendor , Up Close & Personal , Runaway Train , Flashdance and Daddy Cool . Meyers has been an actor and director for over thirty years in Pittsburgh theater community as a founding company member of the New City Theatre (1981), member of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, and many notable performances at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, City Theatre, Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, Quantum Theatre, Playhouse Rep, CMU's New Play Festivals, Pittsburgh Symphony, and Hartwood Acres. He served as a guest artist/teacher at Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, and Point Park College where he directed the critically acclaimed productions of Pericles (University of Pittsburgh), The Heiress (Point Park College), and for City Theatre: Bricklayers , Ladyhouse Blues , and The Road to Mecca ("Best Production of the Decade," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1999). Meyers has won several awards and citations including the Bodensteiner Award at Luther College for Best Graduating Actor (1972), the Seidman Award at NYU for Best Graduating Actor (1979), the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Performer of the Year (1992), three-time nominee for Creative Achievement award from the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and was the first recipient of Pittsburgh Foundation's Individual Artist Award in the Performing Arts (1998).
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
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Preferred Citation
Larry John Meyers Papers, 1980-2015, CTC.2012.03, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Reba Sell and Dominique Luster during 2014-2015.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Larry John Meyers in 2012.
Related Material
City Theatre Company Records, 1973-1993, CTC.1991.01, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Iron Clad Agreement Records, 1975-1985, CTC.1990.01, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre Records, 1997-2015, CTC.2009.02, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Pittsburgh Playhouse School of the Theater Records, 1934-1994, CTC.1981.01, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival Records, 1980-1995, CTC.1995.01, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh Library System
University of Pittsburgh Theatre Arts Department Records, 1960-1986, CTC.1974.02, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Arrangement
The papers are organized into three series.
Series I. Film Projects, 1984-2010
Series II. Non-Pittsburgh Productions, 1985-2014
Series III. Pittsburgh Productions, 1980-2015
Scope and Content Notes This collection of Mr. Meyers' film and play scripts with related materials is broken into three main series: Film Projects, Non-Pittsburgh Productions, and Pittsburgh Productions. Both the Film and Non-Pittsburgh series are organized alphabetically by production title. The Pittsburgh series is broken into a subseries for each production company and then alphabetically by production title. The types of materals found in the collection includes promotional materials, rehearsal items, newspaper clippings, programs, and full or partial film and theatre scripts.
Subjects Corporate Names City Theatre Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.) City Players (Pittsburgh, Pa.) University of Pittsburgh. Department of Theatre Arts Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pittsburgh Playhouse. School of the Theater Other Subjects Motion picture scripts Actors Theater -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Performing arts -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh College theater -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Container List Series I. Film Projects , 1984-2010 Scope and Content Notes This series collects the materials related to Meyers' film projects. The folders are arranged alphabetically by the film's title. Some of the materials included are call sheets, newspaper clippings, and production information. The majority also include a copy of scripts, excluding Breathing Lessons , Criminal Justice , and The Dream Catcher . The last folder of the series contains call sheets for films for which there were no other accompanying materials.
Breathing Lessons June 1993 Containers box 1 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Director: John Erman
Writers: Anne Tyler and Robert Lenski
Production Company: Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Release Date: 1994
Criminal Justice March 1990 Containers box 1 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Director: Andy Wolk
Writer: Andy Wolk
Production Company: Elysian Films and Home Box Office
Released: 1990
This folder also contains an invitation to Pittsburgh premiere of Criminal Justice .
Daddy Cool 1996-1997 Containers box 1 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Director: Brady Lewis
Writer: Brady Lewis
Production Company: Independent
Release Date: 2002
The Dark Half 1990-1991 Containers box 1 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Director: George Romero
Writer: George Romero
Production Company: Orion Pictures Corporation
Release Date: 1993
This folder also contains the January 1991 edition of Pittsburgh featuring George Romero as "Pittsburgher of the Year".
Darrow 1990 Containers box 1 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Director: John David Coles
Writers: William Schmidt and Stephen Stept
Production Company: Atlantis Films
Release Date: 1991
The Dream Catcher 1997 Containers box 1 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Director: Ed Radtke
Writers: M.S. Nieson and Ed Radtke
Production Company: Film Society of Lincoln Center
Release Date: 1999
Graduation 2005 Containers box 1 , folder 7 Scope and Content Notes Director: Mike Mayer
Writer: D. Cory Turner
Production Company: Blumhouse Productions
Release Date: 2007
Maria's Lovers 1983 Containers box 1 , folder 8 Scope and Content Notes Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Writers: Gerard Brach, Andrei Konchalovsky, Paul Zindel, Marjorie David, and Floyd Byars
Production Company: MGM
Release Date: 1984
Milk Crate 2008 Containers box 1 , folder 9 Scope and Content Notes Director: John Rice
Writer: John Rice
Production Company: Pittsburgh 250 Celebration
Release Date: 2008
The Murder 2000 Containers box 1 , folder 10 Scope and Content Notes Director: Greg Rempel
Writer: Greg Rempel
Production Company: Greg Rempel Productions, Inc.
Release Date: 2002
This folder also contains a letter from Greg Rempel Productions about the filming.
No Pets 1992-1994 Containers box 1 , folder 11 Scope and Content Notes Director: Tony Buba
Writer: Jim Daniels
Production Company: Braddock Films
Release Date: 1994
This folder also contains a letter from Tony Buba (director) to Larry John Meyers.
No Place Like Home 1989 Containers box 1 , folder 12 Scope and Content Notes Director: Lee Grant
Writers: Ara Watson and Sam Blackwell
Production Company: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Release Date: 1989
Passed Away 1991 Containers box 1 , folder 13 Scope and Content Notes Director: Charlie Peters
Writer: Charlie Peters
Production Company: Hollywood Pictures
Release Date: 1992
A Resurrection 2010 Containers box 2 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Director: Matthew Orlando
Writer: Matthew Orlando
Production Company: Levine Pictures
Release Date: 2013
The paperwork / script are from when the film was titled The Sibling . The film name changed to A Resurrection prior to release.
Runaway Train 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Writers: Djordje Milicevic and Edward Bunker
Production Company: Northbrook Films
Release Date: 1985
Two Evil Eyes 1989 Containers box 2 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Directors: Dario Argento and George A. Romero
Writers: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini, Peter Koper, and George A. Romero
Production Company: ADC Films
Release Date: 1990
The War that Made America 2004 Containers box 2 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Directors: Ben Loeterman and Eric Stange
Writers: Ben Loeterman and Eric Stange
Production Company: PBS - WQED Pittsburgh
Release Date: 2006
Call Sheets for Various Films , 1988-1991 Containers box 2 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Call sheets are included for See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1988), Presumed Guilty (1991), Mob Justice (1991), and Equal Justice (1991).
Series II. Non-Pittsburgh Productions , 1985-2014 Scope and Content Notes This series collects the materials related to productions Meyer's was involved in outside of Pittsburgh, PA. The folders are arranged alphabetically by the production's title. Some of the materials included are personal cards and letters (from fans, friends, and colleagues), promotional materials, rehearsal items, and news clippings. Approximately half of the production files contain scripts. All of the productions, excluding A Lesson Before Dying , Pure Confidence , The Shaker Chair , and Wild Blessings (Perry Mansfield New Works Festival), contain programs.
Bang the Drum Slowly 1994 Containers box 3 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Author: Mark Harris
Director: Eric Simonson
Company: Huntington Theatre Company
Performance Dates: March 11 - April 10, 1994
A Christmas Carol 1986 Containers box 3 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Charles Dickens
Adapted by: Adrian Hall and Richard Cumming
Director: Martin Rayner
Company: Dallas Theater Center
Performance Dates: November 29 - December 27, 1987
Clybourne Park 2014 Containers box 3 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Author: Bruce Norris
Director: Robert Cacioppo
Company: Florida Repertory Theatre
Performance Dates: March 22 - April 9, 2014
Communicating Doors 2000 Containers box 3 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Author: Alan Ayckbourn
Director: Richard Keitel
Company: Saint Michael's Playhouse
Performance Dates: July 18 - 29, 2000
The Crucible - Actors Theatre of Louisville2005 Containers box 3 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Author: Arthur Miller
Director: Marc Masterson
Company: Actors Theatre of Louisville
Performance Dates: October 25 - November 19, 2005
The Crucible - Syracuse Stage2003 Containers box 3 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Author: Arthur Miller
Director: Timothy Douglas
Company: Syracuse Stage
Performance Dates: February 19 - March 22, 2003
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
Fatal Attraction 1987 Containers box 3 , folder 7 Scope and Content Notes Author: Bernard Slade
Director: Roger Hendricks Simon
Company: Montclair State College Theatrefest
The Front Page 1985 Containers box 3 , folder 8 Scope and Content Notes Authors: Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Director: Tom Haas
Company: Indiana Repertory Theatre
Performance Dates: October 25 - November 16, 1985
Gem of the Ocean - Actors Theatre of Louisville2006 Containers box 4 , folder 1-2 Scope and Content Notes Author: August Wilson
Director: Ron OJ Parson
Company: Actors Theatre of Louisville
Performance Dates: March 3 - 28, 2006
This folder also contains CDs from the production.
Gershwin! 1998 Containers box 4 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Author: Jack Everly
Music Director Designate: Yur Temirkanov
Company: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Performance Dates: October 1 - 4, 1998
Glengarry Glen Ross 2008 Containers box 4 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Author: David Mamet
Director: Marc Masterson
Company: Actors Theatre of Louisville
Performance Dates: August 26 - September 20, 2008
Humana Festival , 2005 Containers box 4 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Plays Performed: Memory House , Pure Confidence , Hazard County , A Nervous Smile , The Shaker Chair , Moot the Messenger
Company: Actors Theatre of Louisville
Festival Dates: April 2 - 30, 2005
I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road 1987 Containers box 4 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Author: Gretchen Cryer
Director: Tom Carroll
Company: Montclair State College Summerfest
Performance Dates: July 21 - August 1, 1987
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
A Lesson Before Dying 2002 Containers box 4 , folder 7-8 Scope and Content Notes Author: Romulus Linney
Director: Timothy Douglas
Company: Syracuse Stage
Performance Dates: February 14 - March 9, 2002
This folder also contains a floppy disk and an autographed photograph from the production.
Line in the Sand 2008 Containers box 4 , folder 9 Scope and Content Notes Author: Chris Hanna
Director: Timothy Douglas
Company: Virginia Stage Company
Performance Date: May 10, 2008
Lovers and Other Strangers 1986 Containers box 4 , folder 10 Scope and Content Notes Authors: Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna
Director: Laurence Gewirtz
Company: Liberty Stage Company
Molly Sweeney 2000 Containers box 5 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Author: Brian Friel
Director: Steve Stettler
Company: Weston Playhouse
Performance Dates: October 12 - 15, 2000
Noises Off 1986 Containers box 5 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Michael Frayn
Director: Ken Bryant
Company: Dallas Theater Center
Performance Dates: October 7 - 26, 1986
A Number 2014 Containers box 5 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Author: Caryl Churchill
Director: Byam Stevens
Company: Chester Theatre Company
Performance Dates: July 30 - August 10, 2014
O Beautiful 2014 Containers box 5 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Author: Theresa Rebeck
Director: Dan Carter
Company: Penn State Centre Stage
Performance Dates: October 7 - 18, 2014
Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival , 2008 Containers box 5 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Company: Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp
Festival Dates: June 11 - 22, 2008
Pure Confidence - Actors Theatre of Louisville2005 Containers box 5 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Author: Carlyle Brown
Director: Clinton Turner Davis
Company: Actors Theatre of Louisville
Performance Dates: March 17 - April 9, 2005
Pure Confidence - Alabama Shakespeare Festival2006 Containers box 5 , folder 7 Scope and Content Notes Author: Carlyle Brown
Director: Clinton Turner Davis
Company: Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Performance Dates: January 22 - February 19, 2006
The Shaker Chair 2005 Containers box 5 , folder 8 Scope and Content Notes Author: Adam Bock
Director: Marc Masterson
Company: Actors Theatre of Louisville
Performance Dates: March 8 - April 2, 2005
The Small Legacy 2009 Containers box 6 , folder 1-2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Todd Kreidler
Director: Todd Kreidler
Company: Sparkly Productions
Festival: Telluride Playwrights Festival
Performance Date: July 14, 2009
Three Sisters 1986 Containers box 6 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Author: Anton Chekov
Director: Rena Down
Company: Equity Library Theatre
Performance Dates: April 17 - May 4, 1986
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
To Gillian on her 37th Birthday 1986 Containers box 6 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Author: Michael Brady
Director: Robert Spera
Company: Montclair State College Summerfest
Performance Dates: July 4 - 26, 1986
Variations on America - A Work in Progress 2004 Containers box 6 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Author: John Conklin
Director: John Conklin
Company: National Performing Arts Convention
Performance Dates: June 8 - 13, 2004
Wild Blessings - Humana Festival2009 Containers box 6 , folder 6-8 Scope and Content Notes Author: Marc Masterson and Adrien-Alice Hansel
Director: Marc Masterson
Company: Actors Theatre of Louisville
Festival: Humana Festival
Performance Dates: March 26 - April 11, 2009
Wild Blessings - Perry Mansfield New Works Festival2008 Containers box 6 , folder 9 Scope and Content Notes Author: Marc Masterson and Adrien-Alice Hansel
Director: Marc Masterson
Company: Actors Theatre of Louisville
Festival: Perry Mansfield New Works Festival
Performance Dates: June 20 - 22, 2008
Series III. Pittsburgh Productions , 1980-2015 Scope and Content Notes This series collects the materials related to Pittsburgh productions Meyer's was involved in. The folders are arranged alphabetically by the production title for each Pittsburgh company. Some of the materials included are personal cards and letters (from fans, friends, and colleagues), promotional materials, rehearsal items, and news clippings. Approximately half of the production files contain programs. The majority of the productions contain full or partial scripts.
Carnegie Mellon School of Drama , 1988-2008 Carnegie Mellon Drama's Showcase of New Plays , 1989-1991 Containers box 7 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes
Productions: By Reason of an Act of God , Love and Murder , The Duck Sisters , The Closer , Spinning Into Blue , Steel Kiss , The Gravity of Honey , The Battle of Shallowford , Accelerando , Connemara Dreaming
Authors: Brent London, Arthur Giron, Sheldon Rosen, Willy Holtzman, Sally Nemeth, Robin Fulford, Bruce Rogers, Ed Simpson, Lisa Loomer, Jack Gilhooley
Directors: Jed Allen Harris, Scott Cummings, Michelle Macau, Brian Kulick, Rick Davis, Jed Allen Harris, Brian Kulick, Mary Guaraldi, Jed Allen Harris, Bob Hofmann
Performance Dates: 1988-1990
George Westinghouse project , March 2008 Containers box 7 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Larry John Meyers portrayed George Westinghouse as part of an interactive exhibit on the historical figure at the Heinz History Center. The performance was produced by and filmed at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center.
City Theatre , 1981-2007 Acting Up! 1983 Containers box 7 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Author: City Theatre Group
Director: Marc Masterson
Performance Dates: Touring Performances, 1983
Below the Belt 1997 Containers box 7 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Author: Richard Dresser
Director: Marc Masterson
Performance Dates: February 21 - March 16, 1997
Bricklayers 1991 Containers box 7 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Author: Elvira DiPaolo
Director: Larry John Meyers
Performance Dates: November 30 - December 22, 1991
This folder also contains audition materials and stage designs.
Curse of the Starving Class 1981 Containers box 7 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Author: Sam Shepard
Director: Jed Allen Harris
Performance Dates: November 7 - 29, 1981
How I Got That Story 1983 Containers box 7 , folder 7 Scope and Content Notes Author: Amlin Gray
Director: Jed Allen Harris
Performance Dates: January 13 - February 6, 1983
Indians 1982 Containers box 7 , folder 8 Scope and Content Notes Author: Author Kopit
Director: Marc Masterson
Performance Dates: February 11 - March 7, 1982
This folder also contains a program and news articles for the "Buffalo Bill and the Wild West" exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
Inventing Van Gogh 2002 Containers box 7 , folder 9 Scope and Content Notes Author: Steven Dietz
Director: Neel Keller
Performance Dates: September 19 - October 20, 2002
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
Ladyhouse Blues 1983 Containers box 7 , folder 10 Scope and Content Notes Author: Kevin O'Morrison
Director: Larry John Meyers
Performance Dates: February 17 - March 13, 1983
Loose Ends 1982 Containers box 7 , folder 11 Scope and Content Notes Author: Michael Weller
Director: Larry John Meyers
Performance Dates: March 25 - April 18, 1982
Louder Faster 2010 Containers box 7 , folder 12 Scope and Content Notes Authors: Eric Simonson and Jeffrey Hatcher
Performance Dates: Stage Reading May 7 - 29, 2011
This folder contains the script for the stage reading of Louder Faster at Momentum 11 .
Mezzulah, 1946 2007 Containers box 7 , folder 13-14 Scope and Content Notes Author: Michele Lowe
Director: Erica Schmidt
Performance Dates: March 14 - April 1, 2007
This folder also contains photographs from this production.
Mobile Hymn 1983 Containers box 8 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Author: Robert Litz
Director: Jed Allen Harris
Performance Dates: March 24 - April 16, 1983
Molly Sweeney 1997 Containers box 8 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Brian Friel
Director: Lee Sankowich
Performance Dates: April 11 - May 4, 1997
This folder also contains photographs from this production.
Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge 2002 Containers box 8 , folder 3-4 Scope and Content Notes Author: Christopher Durang
Director: Tracy Brigden
Performance Dates: November 7 - December 15, 2002
This folder also contains photographs from this production.
The Road to Mecca 1991 Containers box 8 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Author: Athol Fuggard
Director: Larry John Meyers
Performance Dates: March 20 - April 21, 1991
Shakespeare's Swashbuckler's Containers box 8 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Author: City Theatre Company
Director: W. Stephen Coleman
Performance Dates: Touring Performance, 1981
This folder contains a handwritten script to describe swashbuckling and scripts from Shakespearean swashbuckling scenes including Romeo & Juliet , Henry IV , Twelfth Night , King Lear , and Hamlet .
Side Man 2000 Containers box 8 , folder 7 Scope and Content Notes Author: Warren Leight
Director: Mladen Kiselov
Performance Dates: November 10 - December 10, 2000
Temptation 1993 Containers box 8 , folder 8 Scope and Content Notes Author: Václav Havel
Director: Mladen Kiselov
Performance Dates: April 16 - May 16, 1993
Working 1982 Containers box 8 , folder 9 Scope and Content Notes Author: Studs Terkel
Adaptation by: Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
Directors: Marc Masteron and Ken Gargaro
Performance Dates: October 7 - 31, 1982
International Poetry Forum Sexes: The Marriage Dialogues 2008 Containers box 9 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Author: Samuel Hazo
Director: Samuel Hazo
Performance Dates: October 15, 2008
This folder contains the Sexes: The Marriage Dialogues book.
Iron Clad Agreement , 1980-1981 Various Productions , 1980-1981 Containers box 9 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes This folder contains a program for Gift to America (1980) and The Spirit of Mercy (1981), 1981 promotional mailings and employment letters, The Iron Clad Rag (the Iron Clad Agreement Newsletter), news clippings and flyer for Interchangeable Parts , news clippings for Art/Work , promotional mailings and lyrics for Toymaker , and a cast photograph
Off the Record , 2003-2011 Off the Record III: Lights! Pittsburgh! Action! 2003 Containers box 9 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Authors: Gary Rotstein and Dan Kamin
Company: Off the Record; collaboration of unionized members of Southwestern Pennsylvania's media and theater worlds
Director: Gregory Lehane
Performance Dates: October 2, 2003
Performed at the Byham Theatre
Off the Record XI: No Fracking Way! 2011 Containers box 9 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Author: Gary Rotstein
Company: Off the Record; collaboration of unionized members of Southwestern Pennsylvania's media and theater worlds
Director: Gregory Lehane
Performance Dates: October 6, 2011
Performed at the Byham Theatre
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society , 2005 Bartók Night 2005 Containers box 9 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Author: Lynne Conner
Director: Lynne Conner
Performance Dates: October 29, 2005
The Pittsburgh Cleric , 2005 As Heaven Intends or Hell Designs 2005 Containers box 9 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Adaptation by: George Bernard Shaw
Director: Larry John Meyers
Performance Date: May 9, 2005
Performed at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church
Larry John Meyers: Narrator, Devil
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre , 2002-2014 Aristocrats 2002 Containers box 9 , folder 7 Scope and Content Notes Author: Brian Friel
Director: Andrew S. Paul
Performance Dates: August 8 - 24, 2002
Copenhagen 2003 Containers box 9 , folder 8 Scope and Content Notes Author: Michael Frayn
Director: Gregory Lehane
Performance Dates: June 10 - August 2, 2003 and November 7 - 23, 2003
Crime and Punishment 2009 Containers box 9 , folder 9 Scope and Content Notes Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Adapted by: Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus
Director: Matthew Gray
Performance Dates: September 10 - October 3, 2009
The Cripple of Inishmaan 2000 Containers box 10 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Author: Martin McDonagh
Director: Timothy Douglas
Performance Dates: June 8 - 24, 2000
The Dead 2004 Containers box 10 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Author: James Joyce
Director: Scott Wise
Performance Dates: December 2 - 18, 2004
Dublin Carol 2008 Containers box 10 , folder 3-5 Scope and Content Notes Author: Conor McPherson
Director: Jackie Maxwell
Performance Dates: December 6 - 20, 2008
These folders also contain Meyers' personal notebooks with handwritten lines from the script for memorization.
The End 2004 Containers box 10 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Author: Samuel Beckett
Performance Dates: Staged Reading, June 13 - 14, 2004
Endgame 2006 Containers box 10 , folder 7-8 Scope and Content Notes Author: Samuel Beckett
Director: Tadeusz Bradecki
Performance Dates: August 17 - September 10, 2006
First Love 2002 Containers box 10 , folder 9 Scope and Content Notes Author: Samuel Beckett
Performance Dates: Stage Reading June 9 - 10, 2002
The Gigli Concert 2002 Containers box 11 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Author: Tom Murphy
Director: Andrew S. Paul
Performance Dates: May 30 - June 15, 2002
Great Expectations 2014 Containers box 11 , folder 2 Heartbreak House 2005 Containers box 11 , folder 3-4 Scope and Content Notes Author: George Bernard Shaw
Director: George Lehane
Performance Dates: June 2 - 25, 2005
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
Henry 2004 Containers box 11 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Author: Thomas Kilroy
Performance Dates: Stage Reading October 11 - 12, 2004
Henry 2005 Containers box 11 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Author: Thomas Kilroy
Director: Andrew S. Paul
Performance Dates: August 31 - September 24, 2005
The Hot House 2010 Containers box 12 , folder 1-3 Scope and Content Notes Author: Harold Pinter
Director: Matthew Gray
Performance Dates: July 22 - August 22, 2021
Jane Eyre 2009 Containers box 13 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Author: Charlotte Bronte
Adapted by: Alan Stanford
Director: Scott Wise
Performance Dates: December 3 - 20, 2009
Julius Caesar 2007 Containers box 13 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Shakespeare
Director: Andrew S. Paul
Performance Dates: April 11 - 28, 2007
King Lear 2008 Containers box 13 , folder 3-4 Scope and Content Notes Author: William Shakespeare
Director: James Christy
Performance Dates: April 12 - 26, 2008
Othello 2010 Containers box 13 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Author: William Shakespeare
Director: Andrew S. Paul
Performance Dates: May 22 - June 12, 2010
Pitmen Painters 2012 Containers box 13 , folder 6-7 Scope and Content Notes Author: Lee Hall
Director: Andrew S. Paul
Performance Dates: May 31 - June 23, 2012
Stuff Happens 2007 Containers box 13 , folder 8 Scope and Content Notes Author: David Hare
Director: Andrew S. Paul
Performance Dates: May 12 - June 2, 2007
That Time 2006 Containers box 13 , folder 9 Scope and Content Notes Author: Samuel Beckett
Director: Andrew S. Paul
Performance Dates: September 10, 2006
Three Sisters 2012 Containers box 14 , folder 1-2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Anton Chekhov
Director: Harriet Power
Performance Dates: July 19 - August 26, 2012
This folder includes promotional materials and reviews from Funny Chekhov and Ivanov .
Travesties 2004 Containers box 14 , folder 3-4 Scope and Content Notes Author: Tom Stoppard
Director: Gregory Lehane
Performance Dates: June 3 - 19, 2004
Uncle Vanya 2004 Containers box 14 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Author: Anton Chekhov
Director: Andrew S. Paul
Performance Dates: August 12 - September 4, 2004
Pittsburgh Playhouse , 1999-2012 Ah, Wilderness 2007 Containers box 14 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Author: Eugene O'Neill
Director: Robert A. Miller
Performance Dates: September 6 - 23, 2007
Halcyon Days 2003 Containers box 14 , folder 7 Scope and Content Notes Author: Steven Dietz
Director: David Wheeler
Performance Dates: September 2 - 21, 2003
Hamlet 2003 Containers box 15 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Author: Shakespeare
Director: Rick Kemp
Performance Dates: May 9 - June 1, 2003
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
The Heiress 1997 Containers box 15 , folder 2-3 Scope and Content Notes Authors: Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz
Director: Larry John Meyers
Performance Dates: January 22 - February 9, 1997
Ithaka 2000 Containers box 15 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Author: Botho Straus
Translated by: Howard Burman
Director: Ronald Allan-Lindblom
Performance Dates: January 16 - February 13, 2000
MIA: Missing in Action 2012 Containers box 15 , folder 5-6 Scope and Content Notes Author: Bruce J. Robinson
Director: John Amplas
Performance Dates: March 23 - April 7, 2012
On the Beach 1999 Containers box 16 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Author: Howard Burman
Director: Ronald Allan-Lindblom
Performance Dates: September 15 - October 3, 1999
Undoing Salk 2004 Containers box 16 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Robert Benedetti
Director: Robert Benedetti
Performance Dates: February 3 - 22, 2004
Pittsburgh Public Theater , 1983-2015 1776 2013 Containers box 16 , folder 3-4 Scope and Content Notes Author: Peter Stone
Music and Lyrics: Sherman Edwards
Director: Ted Pappas
Performance Dates: January 24 - February 24, 2013
Amadeus 2008 Containers box 16 , folder 5-6 Scope and Content Notes Author: Peter Shaffer
Director: Ted Pappas
Performance Dates: January 24 - February 24, 2008
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
Amazing Grace 1995 Containers box 16 , folder 7 Scope and Content Notes Author: Michael Cristofer
Director: Edward Gilbert
Performance Dates: October 12 - November 19, 1995
Awake and Sing! 2002 Containers box 17 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Author: Clifford Odets
Director: Elina de Santos
Performance Dates: April 25 - May 26, 2002
Born Yesterday 2012 Containers box 17 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Garson Kanin
Director: Ted Pappas
Performance Dates: September 27 - October 28, 2012
Broadway: The Play 2004 Containers box 17 , folder 3-4 Scope and Content Notes Authors: George Abbott and Philip Dunning
Director: Ted Pappas
Performance Dates: September 23 - October 24, 2004
Gem of the Ocean 2006 Containers box 17 , folder 5-6 Scope and Content Notes Author: August Wilson
Director: Reggie Life
Performance Dates: May 25 - June 25, 2006
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
Harry's Friendly Service 2009 Containers box 18 , folder 1-2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Rob Zellars
Director: Ted Pappas
Performance Dates: May 28 - June 28, 2009
This folder also contains CDs and photographs from the production.
A History of the American Film 1983 Containers box 18 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Author: Christopher Durang
Director: Larry Arrick
Performance Dates: October 28 - December 11, 1983
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
Joe Turner's Come and Gone 1989 Containers box 18 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Author: August Wilson
Director: Claude Purdy
Performance Dates: September 7 - October 22, 1989
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 1992 Containers box 18 , folder 5-6 Scope and Content Notes Author: August Wilson
Director: Claude Purdy
Performance Dates: September 17 - November 1, 1992
This production also contains photographs from the production.
Mad Forest: A Play from Romania 1992 Containers box 19 , folder 1-2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Caryl Churchill
Director: Mark Wing-Davey
Performance Dates: December 30, 1992 - February 7, 1993
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
A Moon for the Misbegotten 1992 Containers box 19 , folder 3-4 Scope and Content Notes Author: Eugene O'Neill
Director: Lee Sankowich
Performance Dates: April 23 - May 31, 1992
This folder contains photographs from the production.
The Night of the Iguana 1990 Containers box 19 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Author: Tennessee Williams
Director: Claude Purdy
Performance Dates: September 27 - November 4, 1990
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
Nora-Julie 1984 Containers box 19 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Author: Ingmar Bergman
Director: Larry Arrick
Performance Dates: February 17 - April 1, 1984
Othello 2015 Containers box 19 , folder 7-8 Scope and Content Notes Author: William Shakespeare
Director: Ted Pappas
Performance Dates: April 16 - May 17, 2015
Our Town 1990 Containers box 20 , folder 1-2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Thornton Wilder
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
Performance Dates: November 12 - December 23, 1990
Our Town 2013 Containers box 20 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Author: Thronton Wilder
Director: Ted Pappas
Performance Dates: September 26 - October 27, 2013
The Royal Family 2010 Containers box 20 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Author: George S. Kaufman
Director: Ted Pappas
Performance Dates: September 30 - October 31, 2010
Stayers and Goers Containers box 20 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Author: Todd Kreidler
Director: Larry John Meyers
Performance Dates: November 17, 2008
Three Sisters 1992 Containers box 20 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Author: Anton Chekhov
Adapted by: Corinne Jacker
Director: Bill Gardner
Performance Dates: January 23 - March 1, 1992
This folder also contains photographs from the production.
Waiting for Godot 1984 Containers box 20 , folder 7 Scope and Content Notes Author: Samuel Beckett
Director: Larry Arrick
Performance Dates: April 6 - May 20, 1984
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra , 1998 Gershwin! 1998 Containers box 20 , folder 8 Scope and Content Notes Text by: Jonathan Bolt
Conductor: Marvin Hamlisch
Performance Dates: June 11 - 14, 1998
Quantum Theatre , 2010-2014 Madagascar 2014 Containers box 21 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Author: J.T. Rogers
Director: Sheila McKenna
Performance Dates: January 31 - February 16, 2014
The Task 2010 Containers box 21 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Heiner Müller
Translated by: Carl Weber
Director: Jed Allen Harris
Performance Dates: April 22 - May 9, 2010
Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival , 1981-1990 1981 TRSF , 1981 Containers box 21 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Productions: The Comedy of Errors , The Winters Tale , As You Like It
Author: Shakespeare
Directors: Gillette A. Elvgren, Jr., Kathleen E. George, Kathleen Conlin
Performance Dates: June 18 - August 16, 1981
1982 TRSF , 1982 Containers box 21 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Productions: The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark , The Merry Wives of Windsor , The Tempest
Author: Shakespeare
Directors: Kathleen E. George, Marc Masterson, Jed Allen Harris
Performance Dates: June 17 - August 15, 1982
1983 TRSF , 1983 Containers box 21 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Productions: Henry the Fourth , Much Ado About Nothing , Othello
Author: Shakespeare
Directors: W. Stephen Coleman, Gillette A. Elvgren, Jr., Marc Masterson
Performance Dates: June 16 - August 14, 1983
1990 TRSF , 1990 Containers box 21 , folder 6 Scope and Content Notes Production: Richard II
Author: Shakespeare
Director: Stephen Coleman
Performance Dates: June 22 - July 14, 1990
University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre , 1998-2012 The Gammage Project 2012 Containers box 21 , folder 7-8 Scope and Content Notes Author: Attilio Favorini
Director: Mark Clayton Southers
Performance Dates: February 9 - 19, 2012
The Hudsucker Proxy 1999 Containers box 22 , folder 1 Scope and Content Notes Authors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, and Sam Raimi
Director: Robert C.T. Steele
Performance Dates: November 3 - 21, 1999
Moby Dick 2001 Containers box 22 , folder 2 Scope and Content Notes Author: Orson Welles
Director: Robert C.T. Steele
Performance Dates: March 28 - April 15, 2001
Our Town 1999 Containers box 22 , folder 3 Scope and Content Notes Author: Thornton Wilder
Director: Kathleen E. George
Performance Dates: March 31 - April 18, 1999
Pericles 1998 Containers box 22 , folder 4 Scope and Content Notes Author: William Shakespeare
Director: Larry John Meyers
Performance Dates: February 11 - 22, 1998
Waiting for Godot 2001 Containers box 22 , folder 5 Scope and Content Notes Author: Samuel Beckett
Director: W. Stephen Coleman
Performance Dates: September 19 - October 7, 2001
