Playbill for In Real Life: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for In Real Life. White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicting a woman looking up and smiling; the background of the photograph is out of focus. [PLAYBILL/MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB/CITY CENTER STAGE II/IN REAL/LIFE] white circular sticker on back, handwritten 2002.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2002
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Created by: Charlayne Woodard, American, born 1953
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Theatre
• Object number: 2011.45.45
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.