TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Rouder (Wendy) Papers, 2022-24 | The Arcaids Theatre was a theatre troupe composed entirely of people with AIDS and what was then called ARC (AIDS-Related Complex, referring to the broad spectrum of AIDS-related symptoms and opportunistic infections). Arcaids was founded in 1988 by Wendy Rouder, and attracted a core troupe of both professional and amateur actors. The troupe existed for about two years, during which time the players developed scripts and put on small public performances. Performances were a mix of scripted and semi-improvised material, often with a blackly comic tone, and with frequent musical interludes. This collection contains a wide range of documents: publicity materials, news clippings, rehearsal photos, brochures, scripts and improv scenarios, fliers for recruiting performers, notes from creative meetings, business documents, correspondence, and bylaws related to the management of the theater as a nonprofit. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Two Friends Talking script | A script for the skit Two Friends Talking, by Jeffrey Schmidt of Arcaids Theater. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre scripts | Scripts for Arcaids Theatre skits "The Address Book" and "Which One For Me?" Photocopier errors on later pages of "Which One For Me?" are original to the donated script, not artifacts of the scan. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre obituary piece | A list of names and obituary excerpts, used in an Arcaids Theatre performance. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre monologue script | A script for the Arcaids Theatre monologue "Shelly." |
1988 to 1989 | |
John Mosman monologue | A monologue by Arcaids Theatre company member John Mosman about his motivations in joining the company. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre performance | A performance by Arcaids Theatre. |
1988 to 1989 | |
"Getting Out" improv scenario | An improv scenario, "Getting Out," developed for the Arcaids Theatre. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre company warming up | Arcaids Theatre company members warming up. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre brainstorming session | A transcript of an Arcaids Theatre brainstorming session for a new play. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre flier | A draft flier advertising performances by Arcaids Theatre. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Wilderness Women, 1988-1989 | Wilderness Women was a monthly newsletter of outdoor and nature activities for women in the San Francisco Bay Area, published from 1981-2015. According to one of the original creators, the newsletter grew out of members’ previous involvement in lesbian birdwatching groups. The newsletter was first published as a San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Camping Women. The name was changed to Wilderness Women after the group decided to disassociate from the national Camping Women organization. Event listings included hikes for single lesbians over 50, outings hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Sierrans, camping trips throughout California, and many others. These issues of Wilderness Women are part of the GLBT Historical Society's Periodicals Collection. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Larry Buttwinick drag party | A digitized 8mm film of people in drag at a house party, circa 1965-1975, from the Larry Buttwinick papers (2006-44).. The people are having fun, getting dressed, modeling, and celebrating. The film is from the collection of Larry Buttwinick (1924-2004), a gay man who attended drag parties starting in the 1950s.
Larry Buttwinick (1924-2004) was a gay Jewish man and an original member of the Imperial Court of San Francisco. His life intersected with prominent LGBTQ figures such as Jose Sarría (drag star, political activist, and founder of the Imperial Court) and Henry Diekow (a drag artist also known as the Baroness von Dieckoff). Buttwinick was born in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1924 and served in World War II before moving to San Francisco in 1954, where he remained until his death in 2004. He was also a member of the Society for Individual Rights (SIR), an early gay and lesbian rights organization, and one of the founders of the Lavender Seniors of the East Bay. |
1965 to 1975 |