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The Paper Bag Players are a
New York City
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based
theatre
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troupe for children and was founded in 1958 by Judith Martin, Shirley Kaplin,
Sudie Bond
Sudie Bond (July 13, 1923 – November 10, 1984) was an American actress on film, stage, and television.
Early years
Bond was one of four children of J. Roy Bond, an industrialist, and Carrie Bond. She grew up in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and was a ...
, and
Remy Charlip
Abraham Remy Charlip (January 10, 1929 – August 14, 2012) was an American artist, writer, choreographer, theatre director, theatrical designer, and teacher. He wrote or illustrated more than 40 children's books.
Life and career
Charlip w ...
. Their goal was to create a theater for children that would incorporate the experimental art scene of
Manhattan
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's downtown.
Awards
The company has won many awards, including several
Obies and repeated grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and City of New York.
Members
* Founding: Judith Martin, Shirley Kaplin, Sudie Bond, and Remy Charlip
* Acted or toured with: Betty Osgood, Irving Burton, James Lally,
Jan Maxwell
Janice Elaine Maxwell (November 20, 1956 – February 11, 2018) was an American stage and television actress. She was a five-time Tony Award nominee and two-time Drama Desk Award winner. In a career spanning over thirty years, Maxwell was one ...
, Ted Brackett, Guy Gsell
* Musical director:
Donald Ashwander
* Artists:
Red Grooms
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,
Natalie Westbrook, Jonathan Peck
Music
A distinctive feature of the Paper Bag Players is their modern
ragtime
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music, this is largely the work of Donald Ashwander, who worked closely with Judy Martin until Ashwander's passing in 1994.
References
External links
* {{official website
Paper Bag Players records, 1958-2009 (bulk 1990-2004) held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division,
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, is located at 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, in the Lincoln Center complex on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City. Situated between the Metropolitan O ...
Children's theatre companies in New York City