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Poster for the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn.

Poster for the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972.

Costume for the character, Mother Fu (performed by Russell Blackwood) from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn.

Smoking jacket worn by Russell Blackwood (Thrillpeddlers founder and artistic director) during introductions to shows at The Hypnodrome theatre.

Yellow insect headpiece used as part of a costume in an unidentified Thrillpeddlers production. This item is undated.

Tech lighting map for the Thrillpeddlers production, Blood Bucket Ballyhoo.

A series of photographs mounted on poster board depicting the installation of the Hypnodrome Theatre, the long time home of the Thrillpeddlers located in the SoMa district of San Francisco.

Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the corinthian greek architecture order.

Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the ionic greek architecture order.

Purple costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn.

Poster advertising Creepshow Camp, an arts education program that taught horror and science fiction performance skills to youth.

Stage designs for the Thrillpeddler's production, The Bloody Debutant.

Sequined costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn.

Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the corinthian greek architecture order.

Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the corinthian greek architecture order.

Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the ionic greek architecture order.

Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the ionic greek architecture order.

Costume for the character, Mother Fu (performed by Russell Blackwood) from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn.

Costume for the character, Mother Fu (performed by Russell Blackwood) from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn.

Purple costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn.

Purple costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn.

Purple costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn.

Sequined costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn.

Sequined costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn.

Thrillpeddlers was a San Francisco-based multigenerational queer theater company specializing in Grand Guignol plays and Theatre of the Ridiculous.

Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the doric greek architecture order.

Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the doric greek architecture order.

Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the doric greek architecture order.

Script for the opening scene of the Thrillpeddlers production, A Visit to Mrs. Birch and the Young Ladies of the Academy, containing stage cues and other annotations. This production was featured as part of Shocktoberfest 14.

Program for the Thrillpeddlers show, Farewell to the Hypnodrome. Farewell to the Hypnodrome was the final Thrillpeddlers' production held at the Hypnodrome Theatre due to the sudden sale of the building. Ticket sales revenue for this show were used to help cover the cost of moving.

Chart listing special effects used during Shocktoberfest XV.

Set piece reading "Alwayz Eze" used in the Thrillpeddlers production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972.

Photograph of Janet "Janny" MacHarg playing piano and singing in a solo cabaret show.

Promotional postcard for a Kinsey Sicks show, New York or Bust, containing material from their off-broadway production.

Promotional postcard for the Kinsey Sicks show, Homecoming Queens.

Promotional postcard for the Kinsey Sicks. Members pictured include: Ben Schatz (Rachel), Irwin Keller (Winnie), and Jeff Manabat (Trixie).

Flyer for the Kinsey Sicks production, Balled Sopranos.

Photograph of Kinsey Sicks posing before or after a show. Members pictured include: Kevin Kirkwood (Trixie), Ben Schatz (Rachel), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), and Irwin Keller (Winnie).

Photograph of the Kinsey Sicks posing in front of a skyscraper in San Francisco, CA. Members pictured include: Jerry Friedman (Vaselina), Ben Schatz (Rachel), Irwin Keller (Winnie), and Maurice Kelly (Trixie).

Poster for a Kinsey Sicks show at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Members pictured include: Ben Schatz (Rachel), Kevin Kirkwood (Trixie), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), and Irwin Keller (Winnie).

Flyer for the benefit event, Instrumentalists of the Chorus, which was organized in order to raise funds for the Chorus' 1981 National Tour.

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.

A flier for a performance workshop by Arcaids Theatre.

A script for the skit Two Friends Talking, by Jeffrey Schmidt of Arcaids Theater.

An improv scenario used by Arcaids Theatre.

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.

A list of names and obituary excerpts, used in an Arcaids Theatre performance.

A script for the Arcaids Theatre monologue "Shelly."

A monologue by Arcaids Theatre company member John Mosman about his motivations in joining the company.

A performance by Arcaids Theatre.

An improv scenario, "Getting Out," developed for the Arcaids Theatre.

Arcaids Theatre company members warming up.

A transcript of an Arcaids Theatre brainstorming session for a new play.

A draft flier advertising performances by Arcaids Theatre.

A brochure advertising the work of Arcaids Theatre.

Lyrics for the song "Be A Slut" by the Kinsey Sicks, featured on the album, "Sicks! Sicks! Sicks!"

The Kinsey Sicks pose for a photograph on a cable car, circa 1997. Left to right: Winnie (Irwin Keller), Trixie (Maurice Kelly), Rachel (Ben Schatz), and Vaselina (Jerry Friedman).

The Kinsey Sicks pose for a photograph, circa 1997. Left to right: Winnie (Irwin Keller), Vaselina (Jerry Friedman), Trixie (Maurice Kelly), and Rachel (Ben Schatz).

Poster for the Kinsey Sicks production, I Wanna Be a Republican. Members pictured include: Irwin Keller (Winnie), Ben Schatz (Rachel), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), and Chris Manabat (Trixie).

Poster for the show Oy Vey in a Manger, presented by the Kinsey Sicks and held at the New Conservatory Theatre Center in 2004. Members pictured include: Ben Schatz (Rachel), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), Irwin Keller (Winnie), and Chris Manabat (Trixie).

Flyer for a Kinsey Sicks Valentines Day show benefiting the AIDS Legal Referral Panel, circa 1998.

Poster for the Kinsey Sicks off-Broadway show, Dragapella! which took place at Studio 54. Members pictured include: Irwin Keller (Winnie), Ben Schatz (Rachel), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), and Maurice Kelly (Trixie).

Kinsey Sicks press photograph for the show "Motel Sicks: A Dragapella Summer Vacation" with Rachel reading a book on Nigerian capitalism and Winnie reading a book about Nancy Reagan. From left to right: Trampolina (Chris Dilley), Trixie (Maurice Kelly), Rachel (Ben Schatz), and Winnie (Irwin Keller).

The Kinsey Sicks ride in a convertible during a parade in Provincetown, Massachusetts, circa 2001.

The Kinsey Sicks performing in pastel satin dresses, circa 1999-2007. From left to right: Trixie (Maurice Kelly), Rachel (Ben Schatz), Winnie (Irwin Keller), and Trampolina (Chris Dilley).

Press photograph for the Kinsey Sicks show, "Motel Sicks: A Dragapella Summer Vacation."

Press photograph for the Kinsey Sicks show, "Motel Sicks: A Dragapella Summer Vacation." Left to right: Winnie (Irwin Keller), Rachel (Ben Schatz), Trampolina (Chris Dilley), and Trixie (Maurice Kelly).

Press photograph for the Kinsey Sicks show, "Motel Sicks: A Dragapella Summer Vacation." Left to right: Winnie (Irwin Keller), Rachel (Ben Schatz), Trixie (Maurice Kelly), and Trampolina (Chris Dilley).

Raw footage from the 1976 documentary short film The Castro: A Definitively Biased View. The tape depicts a ventriquist act and a drag performance utilizing yellowface at an unnamed performance venue. Yellowface refers to a tradition of theatrical and musical performance, originating in the mid-19th century, in which white actors deployed racist and stereotypical costumes, makeup, props, gestures, dialects, and musical sounds to connote ""Chineseness"" and/or ""Asianness"" and, in turn, foreigness and racial inferiority. It also includes a conversation with a man registering voters on the street, interior shots of Cliff's Variety store, and extended footage of a street theater performance.

A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos.

Home movie footage of a group of friends doing improv skits at the kitchen table. Circa 1970s. From the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection (#1999-52), GLBT Historical Society. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos.

A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos.

A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. The physical tape is labeled "Hanshin Rest Home." It features a recording of a rehearsal of the theater piece The Passion of Barbara Martinez. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos.

A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. The physical tape is labeled "Animation Fest." It features footage of rehearsal for the theater piece the Passion of Barbara Martinez. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos.

A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos.

A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos.

A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos.

Footage of the 1978 Castro Street Fair, taken by Daniel Smith, a member of the Queer Blue Light Video collective. Includes footage of musical performances and street vendors. The end of this tape also includes footage of a community theater performance. From the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection (#1999-52), GLBT Historical Society. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos.

A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes (1999-52). Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos.