The File on Ryan Carter , 2005-2007
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Series Scope and Content
The Original Works Series consists of works for stage and/or screen written by Gaard, alone or in collaboration with his partner, M. Sanford Kaplan. The series consists of proposals, treatments, and production and promotional materials, including scripts, set designs, schedules, flyers, postcards, programs, and reviews. The plays are organized alphabetically title. Gaard's first completed play, Lee Foster was performed as The Acme Novelty Company; another early Gaard play, Swing to the Right was performed as The Day They Gave Babies Away.
Dates
- Creation: 2005-2007
Creator
- From the Collection: Gaard, David (Person)
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 10 Linear Feet (6 archives cartons, 1 archives box, 1 archives half-box, 2 archives flat boxes.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Plot summary
The Dramatic comedy follows the paths of two unlikely friends, a conservative college jock and a radical political activist, from their meeting at a small Midwestern liberal Arts college during the last years of the Great Depression, through World War II. Their friendship matures and deepens as they find it increasingly difficult to deal with what is clearly their mutual physical attraction. It is in postwar Hollywood, where their personal lives and feelings struggle under the constraints of a rigid moral double standard, that they reluctantly begin to face up to the emotional depths of their relationship. With their professional lives on the cusp of major success comes the courage to accept their feelings for each other, only to have their idyll interrupted when the House Un-American activities Committee subpoenas one with the implication he must point a finger at the other. - press release
Repository Details
Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository
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