Play Scripts from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1978. Revised script for the 1979 Broadway play, which debuted at the John Golden Theatre on March 4, 1979, running for a brief nine performances. A dramatization of the tempestuous, passionate relationship between author Sinclair Lewis and journalist Dorothy Thompson. Cream untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated October, 1978, noted as Rewrite /… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Vintage script for the 1970 play, which premiered at Florida State University's Fine Arts Festival on April 24, 1970. An allegory about societal attitudes towards homosexuality, following the prince of a small European kingdom who is forbidden from succeeding to the throne as a result of his incurable leprosy. Italian-American playwright Gian Carlo Menotti… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 2003. Vintage script from the 2003 musical play, belonging to uncredited cast member Walter O'Neil, with his manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout, noting blocking and staging directions. Based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel, a revisionist imagining of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" from the perspective of Elphaba, the misunderstood… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced short play. A innocent man is arrested for crimes against the State. White titled self wrappers, lacking rear wrapper, with credits for screenwriter Stephen Thomas Sustarsic II. Title page integral with front self wrapper. 37 leaves, with last page of text numbered 36. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced short play. A group of criminals get stuck inside a bank vault with the owner and two bank employees. White titled self wrappers, lacking rear wrapper, with credits for screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic. Title page integral with front self wrapper. 30 leaves, with last page of text numbered… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1990. Draft script for an unproduced short play. The devil goes to visit an average family and take them to hell. White titled self-wrappers, lacking rear wrapper, with credits for screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic. Title page integral with front wrapper. 31 leaves, with last page of text numbered 26. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages… Read more about this item

New York: Rodgers and Hammerstein, 1976. Vintage script for the 1976 Broadway revival of the 1940 Broadway musical. Copy belonging to an unidentified cast or crew member, with their annotations in manuscript pencil throughout, noting characters in each scene. Based on the 1940 epistolary novel by John O'Hara, who also wrote the play book, about a second-rate… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1977. Draft script for an unproduced play. A light chamber comedy about an aging gay director whose attempts to maintain creative control over his newest production are thwarted by a ham-fisted millionaire, who wants his nephew to be cast in the lead role in exchange for financial backing. Clear plastic and green titled wrappers.… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced play. A woman with two unfaithful husbands ends up pregnant. The arrangement begins to unravel when she gives birth to twins. White titled self wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Toni Ermini, and playwright Jaia Fiastri. 94 leaves, with last page of text numbered 93. Xerographic duplication, rectos… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1979. Draft script for the 1986 play. Laid in with the script is a typed letter addressed from Patrick James O'Leary to casting agent Paul Kohner, suggesting Kohner's client Peter O'Toole for the title role. Based on Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" (1726), about a man's often-comic voyages to fictitious lands. Performed as a one-man show. … Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1971. Vintage script for the 1971 play. Copy belonging to director Larry Arrick, with his name and address in manuscript ink on the title page. A black comedy set in a sanatorium, satirizing American dependence on psychotherapy. The play debuted off-Broadway on August 10, 1971, at the John Drew Theatre in East Hampton, New York,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1992. Archive of material for an unproduced musical, including original character design art, planned production information, a synopsis, and a tape recording of two songs from the musical, "Draggin' Along" and "Have a Happy Christmas." Also included in the archive is a typed letter of introduction from playwright Nance Crawford to her brother, noted child actor John… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced play. After a one night stand, a recently divorced woman begins to have regrets, ultimately deciding to have sex with at least ten men before beginning a relationship again. Set in Los Angeles. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present, with credit for playwright Gene Stone.… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., Unknown. Final Draft script for an unproduced play. A reincarnation narrative focusing on a motley group of Californian academics grappling with the newfound discovery of their past lives. Set in California. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as FINAL DRAFT, with credit for screenwriter Tom McGowan. 141 leaves, with last page… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1976. Vintage script for the 1976 off-Broadway play, seen here under the working title "Washington." INSCRIBED on the title page by playwright Barrie Stavis: "December, 1976 / This copy of Washington is for Norman Weinstein, friend, poet, valued colleague. It is presented with gratitude for the brilliant cutting he did on the script during that midstream time… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1987. Original script for an unproduced play. Laid in with the script is a Typed Letter Signed by screenwriter Basil Reichman, addressed to casting agent Paul Kohner, introducing the play and seeking representation by Kohner. A long-widowed Jewish immigrant falls in love again, but soon realizes he must choose between the support of his children and… Read more about this item

New York: N.p., 1970. Draft script for the 1971 off-Broadway play, which premiered at the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 7, 1971. A comedy about the titular Tommy Flowers, a charming, freewheeling con man who finds himself homeless in Manhattan, eventually finding refuge in the apartment of a young violinist from Tampa. … Read more about this item

New York: Lincoln Center, 1968. Revised Draft script for the 1968 play. Copy belonging to an unknown lighting technician, with their manuscript pencil annotations regarding lighting changes throughout. A dramatization of the early life and loves of William Shakespeare. The play made its Broadway debut at the Repertory Theatre at the Lincoln Center on November 14, running… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1968. Two Final scripts for the 1968 one act plays "Sweet Eros" and "Witness," bound together and seen here under the joint title "The McNally Plays." Two early works by Terrence McNally, both dealing with alienation and violence, first performed on a double bill off-Broadway, at the Gramercy Arts Theatre, running from November 21, 1968, to… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1961. Vintage script for the 1961 Broadway play, which premiered at the Music Box Theatre on April 4, 1961, running for a successful 271 performances. A drama about Sigmund Freud, focusing on his tumultuous relationship with troubled Viennese patient Elizabeth von Ritter. Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress for Kim Stanley. Set… Read more about this item