Al Hamacher papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Al Hamacher papers
Creator: Hamacher, Al
Inclusive Dates: 1973-2022
Language(s): English
Extent: 5 Linear Feet 5 boxes, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: ms4520
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Al Hamacher is an actor who has appeared in theater, film, television, and radio commercials. His most memorable acting experience was playing the role of Boolie in Driving Miss Daisy for 630 performances in the Alliance Studio Theatre, and the touring production which visited Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia and Shanghai, China. He created and administered the Alliance Professional Actor Intern Program which developed many actors and arts administrators for the community of Atlanta theaters.

Scope and Content

This collection contains Al Hamacher's professional files including reviews, photographs, and programs from the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, as well as photo albums of his 1990 international tour to China.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Al Hamacher papers, ms4520, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Memorabilia

 

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Atlanta Children's Theater, 1973

 

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1976

 

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Promises, Promises, 1976 November

 

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Promises, Promises - articles, reviews, 1976

 

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Harlequin Dinner Theatre, 1976

 

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Resume - Alliance productions, 1977

 

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Hello Dolly - Harlequin - Judge Waites, 1977 January-February

 

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Fiddler on the Roof - Harlequin - Lazar Wolf, 1977 March-April

 

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Twelfth Night Feste - Harlequin, 1977 March

 

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Anything Goes - Harlequin - Moonface Martin, 1977 April

 

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1977 January-June

 

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South Pacific - Theater of Stars, 1977 July

 

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1977 July-December

 

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Theater of the Stars - Summer Season - 25th Anniversary, 1977 July-August

 

1

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Bus Stop - Barn Dinner Theater - Dr. Lyman, 1977 September

 

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Alliance Theatre, 1977

 

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Beauty and the Beast - Alliance, Atlanta Children's Theater, 1977 September

 

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A Cactus Flower - Harlequin - Harvey Greenfield, 1977 November

 

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New Faces, 1977 December

 

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Alliance Theatre, 1978-1979

 

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Tiger Tale - Policeman, 1978 January

 

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Masterpiece, 1978 February

 

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Diary of Anne Frank, 1978 February-March

 

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Al returns to SEMO - Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, 1978 April

 

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Peter Pan - Atlanta, 1978 December

 

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Jack and the Beanstalk, 1978 December

 

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1978

 

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Atlanta Theater articles, 1979

 

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The Little Foxes - Alliance Theatre, 1979 January

 

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Jack and the Beanstalk - Director, 1979 March 26

 

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Othello, 1979 April-May

 

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Othello, 1979

 

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Othello - Emory lecture, 1979

 

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In the Name of the Father, 1979 June

 

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New Play Project, 1979

 

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Harlequin, 1979 July-August

 

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Hans Christian Andersen - ATC/ACT, 1979 September

 

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Oliver, 1979 November

 

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Fiddler on the Roof - House Manager - Harlequin - Final show, 1979 September-October

 

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Harlequin Bankruptcy - Harlequin closes, becomes disco, 1979 October

 

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Oliver, 1979 November-December

 

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Alliance, 1979

 

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Waiter or House Manager, 1979

 

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Alliance Theatre play programs, 1980-1989

 

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Acting program, 1980

 

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Alliance season, 1980

 

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Linda Stephens - Atlanta actress, 1980

 

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The Popcorn Man - ATC/ACT, 1980 January

 

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Intern photo - Marian Bolton, Karen Howell - Finding Doris Ann, 1980

 

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In the Name of the Father, 1980 January-March

 

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WANT - New play reading - Imaginary Theatre - Avery, 1980 January

 

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Teacher, stage manager, 1980

 

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MacBeth - Doctor, 1980 April

 

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Skeletons - Alliance Theatre - Buddy Riley, 1980 May

 

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Li'l Abner, Skeletons, 1980 May-July

 

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Li'l Abner - Dr. Finsdale, 1980 July

 

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1980 July

 

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New play project, 1980 May-June

 

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Letter of Agreement addendum - First hired as director of Acting Program, 1980 July

 

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P.R. Alliance Acting Program, 1980 July

 

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Mel Glass dies, 1980 September 5

 

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The Amen Corner - Alliance Theatre, 1980 October-November

 

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Named new director of acting program, 1980 October

 

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On Golden Pond - Charlie Martin, 1980 December

 

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Alliance articles, 1981

 

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Alliance School - Director Al Hamacher, 1981-1982

 

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Chappell, Wally, 1981 January

 

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Alliance Acting School - Articles, reviews, 1981

 

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Alliance , 1981 January

 

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The Forgotten Door, 1981 January

 

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Havard, Lezley, 1981

 

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Sly Fox, 1981 February

 

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Antony and Cleopatra - Alliance Theatre, 1981 April-May

 

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Antony and Cleopatra - Alliance Theatre - Lepidus, 1981 April-May

 

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Scott Cain Theatre Awards (Scotties), 1981 July

 

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Playreading #4 - The Awakening, 1981

 

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Late Fall program, 1981

 

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Brigadoon, 1981 December

 

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Alliance Theatre Acting Program, 1981 December

 

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Play read, 1982 January

 

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Midtown Connection - Simon to hakes, 1982 February

 

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Midsummer Night's Dream - Peter Quince, 1982 March

 

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Diviners - Alliance Theatre - Basil Bennet, 1982

 

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Intern Co. productions - The Bell, Joe Egg, 1982 May

 

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Another Part of the Forest, 1982

 

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Watergated, 1982 July-August

 

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Howard resigns, 1982 September

 

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Another Part of the Forest, 1981-1982

 

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Chekhov in Yalta, 1982 November

 

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Acting classes, 1982

 

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Newsletters - ATC, 1983 September

 

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Streecar Named Desire, 1983 October

 

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Twelfth Night, 1983 May

 

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Streetcar - ATC - Steve, 1983-1984

 

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In the Sweet Bye and Bye, 1983 October

 

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Alliance Theatre season, 1983-1984

 

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Allianace season , 1984-1985

 

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Bio info, 1984 January 10

 

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The Dining Room, 1984 January

 

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High Standards - New play project, 1984

 

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Julius Caesar, 1984 March

 

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Cohen, Robert - An Appraisal of His Acting One - Review by Al Hamacher, 1984

 

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Robert Cohen, 1984 May

 

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New Play Project, 1984 June

 

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Madison Theatre Festival - Alliance Intern Company, 1984 July

 

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"All the stage is Al's World' - Atlanta Journal Constitution, 1984 July 8

 

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Foxfire - Alliance - Doctor, 1984

 

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Cyrano - Alliance Theatre - Musketeer, 1984 September

 

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Flint and Roses - Alliance - Sheriff Walter Moss, 1984 October

 

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High Standards, 1985 February

 

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Alliance - Fred Chappell - The Doorman - Various, 1984

 

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Woodruff Arts Center, 1985

 

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High Standards - Carmine, 1985 February

 

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The Tempest - Gonzalo, 1985 April

 

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Fred Chappell retires, roast, 1985 June 3

 

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Pinocchio, 1985 September

 

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Pinocchio - Coachman/Gepetto, 1985 September-December

 

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Flint and Roses - Alliance Theatre - Sheriff Walter Moss, 1986 January

 

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Great Expectations - Pumblechook/Aged parent, 1986 March

 

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So Long on Lonely Street - "Not" Al, 1986

 

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Research: Shue, Larry, 1986

 

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Public Service campaign - Alliance Theatre, 1986 August

 

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Intern Co. in Madison, Georgia, 1986

 

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Don Quixote - Sanch Panza, 1986 December

 

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The Foreigner - Alliance - Owen Musser, 1987 January

 

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Orphans - Acting script analysis, 1987 January-February

 

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Charlotte's Web, 1987 February-March

 

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Passion of Dracula, 1987 April

 

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LA trip - Intern program research, 1987 July

 

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Wrinkle in Time, 1987 December

 

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1988 January

 

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Daisy publicity, 1988, 1990

 

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Daisy, 1988-1999

 

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Driving Miss Daisy, 1989-1990

 

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Driving Miss Daisy, 1988-1989

 

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Soviets at Alliance - Russian Theatre Mossoviet , 1989 May

 

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Driving Miss Daisy, 1990

 

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Daisy - Performance process - Boolie, 1988

 

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Daisy - ATC, 1989-1990

 

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Daisy - China - Boolie, 1990 October

 

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Hairdressing flyer, 1990

 

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Resume, 1990

 

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Resume - Board of Directors handbook, 1990

 

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Curriculum & Vitae, 1990 January

 

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Hamacher, Mary Margaret - Resume, 1990

 

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Farley resignation speech, 1990 February

 

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1990s Play prgrams, 1990-1999

 

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Milwaukee Rep - Daisy, 1991

 

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ATS - Anti-Defamation League of B'nai Brith - Abe Goldstein Human Relation Award to "Driving Miss Daisy", 1991 October 9

 

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ATC Subscription Series - A Man for All Seasons - Chapuys, 1991 October

 

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ATC - Ghosts - Alliance Theatre - Jacob Engstrand, 1992

 

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Article - 50th production - "Bit King", 1991

 

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Daisy publicity - Milwaukee, 1991

 

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Rosemary Newcott, 1991

 

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Personal - Skip Foster, 1992

 

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A Man for All Seasons, 1991 August

 

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Much Ado - Dogberry, 1992 August-October

 

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Phone directories - Teaching Artist photos, 1993-2012

 

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Alliance 25th Anniversary season, 1983-1984

 

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Hamacher article, 1993 September 19

 

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Atlanta history, 1994

 

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Spech - Edith-Kenny - 25th Anniversary, 1994-1995

 

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Raisin in the Sun - Karl Linder, 1994 October

 

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Hamacher info, 1993-1994

 

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Dreams From a Summer House - Grayson, 1995 January

 

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Drive Miss Daisy - Al's final Daisy production, 1994 February 20

 

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A-Z 94 - WAC history, 1994

 

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Speech - Barb Gates

 

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Dreams From a Summer House - Grayson, 1995 January

 

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A-Z 96 - Dark at the Top of the Stairs, 1996 January-February

 

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Dark at Top of Stairs - Morris Lacey, 1996 January

 

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The Music Man - Theater of the Stars - Charlie Cowell, 1997 July

 

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From the Page to the Stage - Speech, 1997 November

 

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Medea - Tutor, 1998 May-June

 

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Elton John's Aida, history - Alliance , 1998-1999

 

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Intern Program article - The end, 1998 April

 

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Alliance Theatre Acting Program, Direcor Al Hamacher, 1999 January

 

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Remembering Mary Nell Santacroce, 1999 February 18

 

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He Looks Great in a Hat, 1999

 

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A Christmas Carol - Al's first Christmas Carol, only Bob Cratchit, 1990

 

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Christmas Carol, 1991

 

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Christmas Carol, 1992

 

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Christmas Carol, 1993

 

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Christmas Carol, 1994

 

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Christmas Carol, 1995

 

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Christmas Cards - Teacher, intern names, 1996

 

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A Christmas Carol - ATC, 1997

 

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A Christmas Carol, 1998

 

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A Christmas Carol - Al's last, 1999

 

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A Christmas Carol - Before play and afterwards, 2004-2005

 

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Afterwards - A Christmas Carol, Bluish

 

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A Christmas Carol - Afterwards, programs, 2006-2008

 

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A Christmas Carol, 2009

 

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Heartbreak House - Alliance - The burglar, 2000 February-March

 

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Aida - Alliance, 2000

 

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Alliance - Season, 2001-2002

 

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Light Up the Sky, 2001

 

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2002

 

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2002-2003

 

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Telephone [directories], 2003-2005

 

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2004

 

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2005, 2008

 

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2009

 

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ATAI Phone directory, 2012

 

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2012

 

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Al's retirement party, 2013 August

 

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2013 August

 

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2013-2014

 

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Happy Ending, 2013-2014

 

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General Alliance info, 2002-2020

 

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2022

 

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Condolence letters - Al's father's death, 1998 November

 

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Travel - Moscow

 

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Moscow gifts

 

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Ephemera - USSR tour

 

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Driving Miss Daisy - Shanghai

 

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Scrapbooks - Driving Miss Daisy - China tour, 1990

 

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Russian guidebooks

 

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Russian postcard books

 

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Slides - Scenes of USSR

 

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Signed copy of "My Life With Bing" - Kathryn Crosby

 

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Posters - Alliance Theatre, 1983-1986

includes Foxfire, In the Sweet Bye & Bye, Twelfth Night, Cyrano de Bergerac, Great Expectations