50+ Pieces of Bradbury Theater Ephemera
Posters and Flyers for Theater and Play Productions
Publication: 1963–2007. First Edition.
Notes: A nice grouping of promotional materials from the theatrical productions of Ray Bradbury's plays, with at least one piece of ephemera from 25 plays (or combinations of short plays). This collection includes 12 posters (about 11 by 17 inches), one of which is signed by the cast and Bradbury and seven of which are signed by Bradbury alone. The rest of the collection includes more than 50 flyers, announcements, and programs.
The contents of this collection are listed below. Plays are numbered; each production of a play is lettered; each piece of ephemera from a particular production of a play is identified by a lowercase Roman numeral.
1. A Ray Bradbury Workshop: Drunk and in Charge of a Bicycle and The Terrible Conflagration Up at the Place
a. Theatre West, Los Angeles, 2003
i. Double-sided photocopied flyer for two workshop readings of these two plays.
2. Autumn People
a. Fremont Centre Theatre, South Pasadena, 2006
i. Oversize postcard.
3. Bradbury 3x : The Flying Machine, The Pedestrian, Kaleidoscope
a. [Not identified, ca. late 1980s or early 1990s]
i. Photocopied program. 4 pages.
4. Bradbury: Past, Present, Future: A Medicine for Melancholy, The Day It Rained Forever, Henry the Ninth
a. The Court Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, 2002
i. Printed program. 8 pages.
ii. Poster, 11 by 17 inches. Cast signed, in silver Sharpie, including Bradbury.
5. Bradbury 2x: To the Chicago Abyss and Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby’s Is a Friend of Mine
a. Theatre West, Los Angeles, 2002
i. Printed program. 16 pages. 2001–2002 season brochure laid in.
ii. Photocopied program. 4 pages.
6. Dandelion Wine
a. The Colony on Stage, Burbank, CA, 2000
i. Printed program. 32 pages. 4 cast-change sheets laid in.
7. Drunk and in Charge of a Bicycle and The Great Conflagration
a. Theatre West, Los Angeles, 2004
i. Printed program. 20 pages.
ii. Photocopied program. 4 pages.
iii. Oversize promotional postcard.
8. Fahrenheit 451
a. Falcon Theatre, Burbank, CA, 2002. World premiere
i. Printed program. 16 pages.
ii. Oversize promotional postcard.
iii. Falcon Theatre 2002–2003 season brochure.
iv. Poster, 11 by 17 inches.
b. Fremont Centre Theatre, South Pasadena, CA, 2008
i. Printed program (6-fold brochure).
ii. Oversize promotional postcard.
iii. Poster, 11 by 17 inches. Signed by Bradbury.
9. Fahrenheit 451 and Book Censorship in the ’80s (a theater piece by Janet M. Roncelli about the banning of books that uses Bradbury’s novel as a starting point)
a. Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, 1983
i. Program printed in two colors and laid into folding paper covers.
10. Falling Upward!
a. [Melrose Theatre, Los Angeles, 1988]
i. Printed program, 5-1/2 by 16 inches, black and white, 4 pages.
b. Theatre West, Los Angeles, 2001
i. Printed program, 40th anniversary cover. 12 pages. Cast change sheet laid in.
ii. Photocopied program. 4 pages.
iii. Printed program. 12 pages.
iv. Oversize promotional postcard, printed in black only on the verso.
v. Oversize promotional postcard, printed in red and black on the verso.
vi. Poster, 11 by 17 inches, light green background. Signed by Bradbury.
vii. Poster, 11 by 17 inches, tan background. Signed by Bradbury “Sept. 2001.”
c. Theatre West, Los Angeles, 2007
i. Oversize promotional postcard.
11. Invisible Boy
a. Fremont Centre Theatre, South Pasadena, CA, 2008
i. Oversize promotional postcard
12. Let’s All Kill Constance
a. The Court Theatre, West Hollywood, 2004. World premiere
i. Printed program. 12 pages.
ii. Photocopied program. 4 pages.
iii. Oversize promotional postcard.
iv. Poster, 11 by 17 inches. Signed by Bradbury.
13. Leviathan ’99
a. Raven Playhouse, North Hollywood, CA, 2002?
i. Photocopied program (8-1/2 by 11 inches). 6 pages. Reprints Bradbury’s essay, “How Do You Swallow a Flaming Comet Whole?”
ii. Poster, 11 by 17 inches, black and white. Signed by Bradbury.
b. The Tennessee Valley Art Association’s Center Stage, Sheffield, AL, 2005
i. See Something Wicked This Way Comes, 15b.i.
14. Next in Line (a play in two acts by S. L. Stebel and Charles Rome Smith, based on a Ray Bradbury story)
a. USC, Taper Hall, 1992?
i. Photocopied generic letter of invitation from Bradbury for a table reading.
b. New Ivar Theatre, Hollywood, 1992. World premiere
i. Half-sheet flyer, black and white, on thin cardstock.
c. Theatre West, Los Angeles, 2004
i. Printed program (black and white), 8 pages.
ii. Oversize promotional postcard.
15. Something Wicked This Way Comes
a. Edgemar Center for the Arts, Santa Monica. 2003
i. Printed program. 16 pages.
ii. Photocopied program. 4 pages.
iii. Oversize promotional postcard.
b. Tennessee Valley Art Association’s Center Stage, Sheffield, AL, 2005
i. Poster, 11 by 17 inches. Also promotes Leviathan ’99 (13b.1). Signed by Bradbury.
16. The Anthem Sprinters
a. Coronet Theatre, Los Angeles, 1968.
i. Program in The Playgoer. Includes a short Bradbury essay, “About this play.” 32 pages.
17. The Cold Wind and the Warm and Pillar of Fire
a. Gem Theatre, Garden Grove, CA, 1980. World premiere of The Cold Wind and the Warm
i. Printed program, black-and-white. 32 pages.
18. The Day It Rained Forever [a musical adaptation of a Bradbury story by Bill Whitefield and Tom Gire] and Who Killed Richard Cory? [by A. R. Gurney, Jr.]
a. Smothers Theatre, Malibu, CA, 1988
i. Printed program. 4 pages. Ticket stub laid in.
19. The Martian Chronicles
a. Cricket Theatre, Minneapolis, 1976. World premiere.
i. Printed program, black and white, 8 pages. Signed by Bradbury.
ii. Two-color poster, 17 by 11 inches.
b. Studio Theatre Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1977
i. 8-1/2 by 14 inch two-sided flyer, one side of which doubles as a poster for the production. Folded twice, as issued.
20. The October Country: Banshee, The Jar, Cistern
a. Theatre West, Los Angeles, 2003. World premiere of Banshee and Cistern
i. Quarter-sheet cardstock flyer. Black and white.
ii. Oversize promotional postcard.
iii. Printed program. 20 pages.
iv. Photocopied program. 4 pages.
v. Poster, 11 by 17 inches. Signed by Bradbury.
21. The Time of Going Away: The Swan; I Will Arise and Go Now; Death and the Maiden (three one-act plays)
a. The Court Theatre, West Hollywood, 2003. World premiere
i. Printed program. 12 pages.
ii. Photocopied program. 4 pages.
iii. Oversize promotional postcard.
iv. Poster, 11 by 17 inches.
22. The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
a. The Margo Albert Theatre, Los Angeles, 1986. An all-Latino production at Plaza de la Raza
i. Printed program in two colors. 12 pages. Torn ticket stub laid in.
23. The World of Ray Bradbury: The Pedestrian, The Veldt, To the Chicago Abyss
a. Coronet Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1964. American premiere
i. Single sheet program folded to make four pages. Printed in two colors. Accompanied by a single sheet printed on both sides with the cast listed (this version with Harold Gould, Lew Gallo, and Carolyn Conwell in the lead roles).
24. The World of Ray Bradbury: The Foghorn, Kaleidoscope, The Third Landing, The Veldt, Pillar of Fire, The Book People
a. Studio Theatre Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1995
i. 32 page program including a page of playwright’s notes. With cast-change inserts.
b. Ritz Theatre, Sheffield, AL, 2000
i. Poster, 11 by 17 inches. Signed by Bradbury.
25. Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow: Medicine for Melancholy, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, The Pedestrian
a. Professional Theatre Center, Hollywood, CA, 1963
i. One-sided, five-fold, black-and-white brochure. With original mailing envelope from Bradbury.
Edition + Condition: Most items are fine. The Martian Chronicles poster is very good, with corner wear.
This collection was assembled by Tom Garner.
Item No: #363960
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