Craig Clinton taught theatre at Reed College from 1978 until his retirement as emeritus professor in 2010. While at Reed, Clinton directed more than two dozen plays and had several Portland productions of his own dramas, including Slide and Swap. He continued to write scripts for plays through 2015 with Fleaz. The Papers consist of play scripts written by Clinton from 1970 through 2015, along with some supplementary material for Holy Madness and Clinton’s biographical information.