theater

1970

Poster is printed on tractor-feed computer paper. Top edge of poster has text in orange and red: "Timothy Leary Benefit / Prometheus / Bound / Eschmus". Below is a drawing of a nude male figure (...

05/05/70

Description: A huge crowd fills UC Berkeley's Greek Theater. View is from the top of the theater looking down into the crowd. A man speaks at a podium. A banner is hung underneath him, unclear...

1962-1964

Description: A crowd fills UC Berkeley's Greek Theater. Photo is a close up of one woman who brought her dog with her to hear John F. Kennedy speak to the crowd. The dog has a white towel draped...

Dance Theatre of Harlem
1981

Poster printed on white paper. At the center is a color photo of a female dancer in a dress leaping with her arms out. Gray text reads "dance / theatre / of / Harlem". At the bottom is the address...

The Cockettes
2002

Poster has a black printed background with a central, multicolor image of a group of female figures standing on one leg below a marquee. At the top of the poster are the award nominations and wins...

Lily Tomlin in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life In The Universe
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster advertising benefit performances of Lily Tomlin in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life In The Universe to raise money for the Name Project Quilt Tour. Poster is beige with green text....

Old Time New Age Chautauqua
1982

Poster has brown and black ink printed on tan paper. At the top left is "Old Time / New Age / Chautauqua / 1982" followed by a list of dates and locations. Flying across the top of the poster is...

The Dance Theater of Om
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on cream colored paper. At the top is "The / Dance Theater / Of Om" followed by a stylized image of a topless woman holding an instrument. Text on the bottom of the...

Escambray De Cuba
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a black and white photo of two figures performing on stage. At the top is "Escambray / De Cuba" in red and "Grupo De Teatro" in white. At the bottom...

Fighting Clowns
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top of poster has a multicolor stylized image of a crowd of clowns in turbans fighting with gag weapons. A large clown in red, white and blue stands taller than the rest, shooting a gag gun with a...

The Crucibles 5th Anniversary Fire Opera
2004

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background. At the top is "the Crucible''s 5th anniversary fire opera / with participating artists from San Francisco Opera & American Bach...

Hair
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Hair". At the center is a stylized image of a shiny, hairless figure standing in front of a night sky. At the bottom are the dates, time...

Feeding Frenzy
c. 1988

Poster advertising a video opera titled "Feeding Frenzy" at the Theatre Concrete in San Francisco, California. Image at center show human figures with clubs or torches. Below image is information...

Aminata
1985

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Aminata". At the left is a photo of a woman imposed over the facade of the National Theatre. Down the right are production credits for a...

Gay
1986

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Semana Cultural" in black and "Dedicada A Jean Genet Y Simone De Beauvoir / Gay" in pink with the tail of the final "Y" extending down to the bottom...

La Face Cachee De La Lune
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black and white photo of a figure in a dress and heels performing on stage. At the top of the image is "La Face Cachee De / La Lune (Ou In Travesti Au...

El Lado Oscuro De La Luna
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "El Lado Oscuro / De La Luna / de juan jacobo hernandez / taller de teatro - uami". At the center is a black background with a photo of a...

Sheldon Norberg's Confession of a Dope Dealer
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster advertising a play at the Garberville Theater titled "Confession of a Dope Dealer." Poster is an amber color with yellow and red text and a photograph in a circle at center with a man...

Lenny
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a beige printed background. At the top and down the left are critics'' reviews of a theater production. At the bottom right is the poster for the production "Lenny" with the stars and a...

Voyages
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a black background with a central gray plume with yellow flames at the top and purple, pink and blue triangles to the left and right. At the bottom of...

New Chile Festival
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printe don white paper. At the top is "New Chile / Festival" followed by a stylized image of a faceless figure in a dress with long hair at the right reaching her arms out to...

Holly Woodlawn
Late 20th Early 21st Century

This poster features a black and white image of a woman with a yellow lemon over one eye and a drink in one hand in the top half of the page. Text across that image reads "Direct From New York!"...

Reality
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a background image of a figure looking up while another figure hugs his chest, tinted blue and orange. Down the right edge is a purple background with a peach/orange and green...

Ambrosia
1978

Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Ambrosia" in white outlined in brown followed by a white circle outlined in brown with an illustration of the profile of a woman wearing a...

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