Script of screenplay adaptation of Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, includes notes for stage production, mark-ups in highlighter, and notes from Shange, 1999 - 1999
Scope and Contents
Subseries 1.17, Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, 1995-1999, undated, contains an excerpt of the novel with notes; copies of the published novel; and a script, notes, and correspondence regarding a theatrical adaptation. Published in 1982, Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo is a novel that tells the story of three girls and their mother; the narrative is interspersed with recipes, spells, and letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1999 - 1999
Creator
- From the Collection: Shange, Ntozake (Person)
Access
One journal from Series 03, Journals, Agendas, and Notes, is restricted until 2050 at the request of the Ntozake Shange Trust due to sensitive material. This collection has no other access restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 68.8 Linear Feet (74 document boxes, 1 half document box, 16 cartons, 7 clamshell box, 3 oversized folders, 7 oversized box, 1 binder, 1 box of digital media including CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, 3.5 inch floppy disks, and a MiniDV tape)
From the Collection: 17.1 Gigabytes (1 pdf, 43 m4a music files, and 776 jpg files)
Language
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
Repository Details
Part of the Barnard Archives and Special Collections Repository