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Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Preferred Citation
Frank Mack papers, Collection C0017, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Arena Stage in 2000.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff.
Historical Information
Arena Stage was an early leader in the resident theater movement. One of the first not-for-profit theaters in the United States as well as a pioneer of the regional theater movement the Arena Stage was the first regional theater to transfer a production to Broadway, the first invited by the U.S. State Department to tour behind the Iron Curtain and the first to receive a Tony Award. Co-founded in 1950 by Edward Mangum a teacher from the George Washington University, and Zelda Fichandler one of his students, Arena Stage was opened in Washington D.C. to fill the void left by the closing of the National Theater in 1948. Deriving it's name from the idea of "theater in the round," Arena Stage became one of the first resident theaters in the United States, beginning with a company of only eight actors. Today, Arena performs to over 250,000 patrons during a September to June season and employs nearly 200 theater professionals and craftpersons, who are responsible for all the costumes and scenery seen on stage. Many now- famous actors took part in Arena Stage productions during the early part of their careers. Some of them include Robert Prosky, Morgan Freeman, Dianne Weist, James Earl Jones, Kevin Kline, Christopher Guest, Yeardly Smith and Samuel L. Jackson.
A native of Kansas, Mr. Mack graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in theatre arts then earned an MFA in directing from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg in 1988. Mr. Mack was awarded a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, which enabled him to work in community arts administration at Durham Arts Council, Inc. He then accepted a position at Arena Stage in Washington DC as Project Manager where, in addition to general administrative duties, he worked on a three-year new play project with Anna Deavere Smith that resulted in the fall 1997 premiere of House Arrest, First Edition. Mr. Mack was then named Managing Director of the California Shakespeare Theatre in Berkeley where he helped lead a financial turn-around based on a doubling of contributed income and a substantial increase in ticket sales. Mr. Mack then served as Managing Director of Geva Theatre in Rochester, NY, a LORT B theatre before he became Managing Director of the NJ Shakespeare Festival in Madison, NJ, where he worked for one year before coming to CRT. Mr. Mack served as an institutional planning consultant for the Contemporary American Theatre Festival in Shepherdstown, WV and as a panelist for the Connecticut Commission for the Arts, and is currently serving as a facilities and business plan consultant to the African Continuum Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. He lives in Mansfield Center with his wife, Sarah Delia, and their two children Jason, Rebecca and their dog Chili.
Scope and Content
Collection contains correspondence, memos, reports and other papers generated by Frank Mack.
Arrangement
Organized by subject.
Related Material
Special Collections and Archives holds the Arena Stage records.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Arena Stage (Organization : Washington, D.C.)
- Correspondence
- Performing arts
- Theater
- Theater -- Production and direction
- Theater -- United States
- Theater -- Washington (D.C.)
Container List
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1
Dancing at LughnasaScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2
Executive Committee Files: 1992 - 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3
Student Matinee SeriesScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4
Budget: 1991 - 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5
Financial Reports: Fiscal Year 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6
Budget: Fiscal Year 1994 (Income)Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7
Budget: Fiscal Year 1994 (general)Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8
Brainstorming Sessions 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9
Board of Trustees: 1992 - 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10
5 year plan: 1986 - 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 11
Financial Statements: 1988 - 1992Scope and Contents note
Individual Bound Statements.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1
Future Plan 1997Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 2
London tour 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 3
Marketing Survey 1986 - 1987Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 4
Marketing Survey - Abramson ResearchScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 5
Senior Staff Retreat: 6/29/88 - 6/30/88Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 6
40th Anniversary FR/Events firms 1990Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 7
40th Anniversary 1989 - 1990Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 8
Managing DirectorScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 9
Arena Stage study of Operations: May 1979 - September 1980Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 10
Marketing Advison CTScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 11
AdministrationScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 12
Building ManagementScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 13
Arena Stage building designs by Harry WeeseScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 14
Development Director Search 1990 - 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 15
Howard County Arts Council 1989: Joesph Zeilgler QuestionnaireScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 16
George Mason University Federal Theater Project February 1989Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 17
DC Bicentennial Commission September 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 18
NEA - Arts Plus ProgramScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 19
Teacher's Focus Groups: 10/3/1992 andamp; 11/21/92Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 1
DC Tax Exemption Filing 1986Scope and Contents note
Living Stage, Kreeger, Arena Parcels
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 2
DC property tax exemption Report 1987Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 3
DC property tax exemption forms 1988Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 4
DC property tax exemption report 1989Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 5
DC property tax exemption forms 1990Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 6
George De Vincent photography 1989Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 7
Cultural Alliance files 1987 - 1988Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 8
AIE-TGC general program informationScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 9
Arts in Education - FundingScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 10
America 2000 - Arts PartnershipScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 11
Arts in Education - Council for Basic EducationScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 12
Arts in Education - MeetingsOctober 29, 1992 ; November 5, 1992 ; November 12, 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 13
Arts in Education meeting minutes - October 11, 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 14
Arts in Education meeting minutes - December 29, 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 15
Arts in Education - Arena Stage in-house memos and notesScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 16
Arts in Education - Mitchell Korn info and CorrespondenceScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 17
Arts in Education - program developmentScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 18
Arena Stage's Pan and Mission meeting minutesScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 19
Suzuki - budgetScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 20
Suzuki ProjectScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 21
"Beehive" production informationScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 1
Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers 1989Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 2
Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers Directory (1 of 2)Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 3
Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers Directory (2 of 2)Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 4
Society of Stage Directors and Choreographer Strike 1986Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 5
League of Resident Theaters - Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers agreement 1985 - 1988Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 6
DC CommissionScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 7
United Scenic Artists agreement 1987 - 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 8
Equity Rule Books - League of Resident TheatersScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 9
League of Resident Theaters 1989Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 10
LORT / SSDC negotiations 1985Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 1
Pear, fagan and Bormel AuditScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 2
NEH grant program 1990 - 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 3
New Voices/Common Ground 1992 - 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 4
D andamp; O Insurance March 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 5
DC Commission on the Arts ,Major Institution Grant 1988 - 1989Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 6
The Ford Foundation 1991 -1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 7
Jr. Gang Meetings 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 8
Metro StopScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 9
National Capital Arts grant Fiscal Year 1990Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 10
National cultural Alliance: June, 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 11
New general Correspondence 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 12
NEH New Scholars Grant 1991 - 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 13
NEA 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 14
Management Consultants for the Arts, Inc.Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 15
AATE/ETA - Task Force on Standards K - 12Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 16
National Association for Schools of theaterScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 17
AIE - Selected Bibliographies of General InformationScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 18
NEA Challenge III Grant March, 1989Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 19
Organizational Chart- Pre Ham 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 1
Nominating Committee 1992 - 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 2
Investment Committee Fiscal Year 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 3
Finance Committee 1992 - 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 4
Development Committee 1991 - 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 5
CSAP Grant Proposal: Living StageScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 6
Arts in Education job descriptionScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 7
American Alliance for Theatre and EducationScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 8
Communication Committee 1992 - 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 9
Study Summary: understanding how the arts contribute to excellent educationScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 10
Arts in Education ProposalScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 11
Executive Committee 1991 - 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 12
Development/Communications Joint Step Meeting 1991 - 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 13
Development Budget Tracking Report 1991 - 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 1
Investment Committee 1990 - 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 2
Finance Committee 1990 - 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 3
Executive Leadership Committee 1990 - 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 4
Board - ASScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 5
Communications Committee 1990 - 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 6
Development Committee 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 7
Fellows Program - ASScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 8
Community Outreach Advisory Committee 1991 - 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 9
Allen Lee hughes Fellows 1990 - 1991 programScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 10
Long Range Planning Committee 1990 - 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 11
Public Sector Outreach Committee 1991 -1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 12
Long Range Planning Committee 1992- 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 1
American Arts Alliance 1985 - 1989Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 2
American Arts Alliance 1992 - 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 3
American Arts Alliance (general info)Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 4
Accessibility 1990 - 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 5
Living Stage (general files)Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 6
Arts international/Russian internScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 7
AtandT : On StageScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 8
The Arena Arrow Newsletter 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 9
Computer DevelopmentScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 1
Bessemer Trust Company October 1990Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 2
Audience Response 1990 - 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 3
Chernikoff andamp; Company 1988 - 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 4
Rose Cowen (NYU student)Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 5
the Coca-Cola FoundationScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 6
Coolfont Resort projectScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 7
Campaign Investment PortfolioScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 8
Investment Advisor SearchScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 9
Stackig Sanderson and WhiteScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 1
DC schools outreach, 1989-1990Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 2
DC public schools, 1988-1989Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 3
DC public schools, 1986-1987Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 4
Black Ivy programScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 5
teacher workshops: 1993-1994Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 6
"The Glass Menagerie", study guideScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 7
student matinee program: 1991-1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 8
DC Schools: 1990-1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 9
"Trinidad Sisters", reception and outreachScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 10
"Juno and the Paycock", Irish reception and outreachScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 11
"From the Mississippi Delta", correspondenceScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 12
"My Children, My Africa", correspondenceScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 13
Arena Stage season, 1990Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 14
"A Mid-Summer's Night Dream", study guide and correspondenceScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 15
"Playboy", correspondenceScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 16
"Les Blancs", general informationScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 17
misc. correspondenceScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 18
community outreach advisory committee: 1991-1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 1
'Know your political arena', correspondenceScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 2
Arena Stage Church Angels program, correspondenceScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 3
Signature Series; general informationScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 4
Congressional Hispanic Caucus eventsScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 5
Signature Series programScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 6
Signature Series programScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 7
Signature Series programScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 8
Signature Series programScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 9
Ring Round the Moon, opening night response listScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 10
African American, Signature SeriesScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 11
Black History, 1989Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 12
Signature Series - The Caucasian Chalk CircleScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 13
Signature Series - Jar the FloorScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 14
Signature Series - On the TownScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 15
Signature Series - ShakespeareScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 16
Signature Series - Merrily We Roll AlongScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 17
Signature Series - The Glass MenagerieScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 18
Signature Series - YermaScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 19
Signature Series - Revolutionary PoliticsScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 1
Signature Series - Brothers Under the SkinScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 2
Signature Series - What Mama WishedScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 3
Signature SeriesScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 4
Community Outreach CommitteeScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 5
Arena 2-Nite; 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 6
Latino outreachScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 7
student matinee series; 1987-1988Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 8
volunteer - general infoScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 9
arts in edu: 1992-1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 10
volunteer time sheetsScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 11
Waterfront - correspondenceScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 12
Arena Stage handsScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 13
Jamaican ReliefScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 14
student matinee extra's; 1988-1989Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 15
The Arena Arrow, Fall 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 16
LRP retreatScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 17
LRP stuff - sent to full BDScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 18
Staff retreatScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 1
artistic plan for Arena StageScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 2
artistic statement and financial information for the Living StageScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 3
Arena Stage long range plan draft statementScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 4
long range plan committee meeting, Feb. 13th 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 5
long range plan memo, 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 6
long range plan, senior staff meeting minutes, 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 7
long range planning notes, 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 8
Doug Wager speeches, 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 9
National Theatre Artist ResidencyScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 10
subscription surveys, 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 11
staff retreat 1993Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 12
correspondence: Stephen Richard, 1990-1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 1
long range plan; December draftScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 2
long range plan sent to board, 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 3
long range plan sent to board, 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 4
Long Range Plan, draft 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 5
Long Range Plan draft, Oct. 1991Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 6
Long Range Plan, draftScope and Contents note