Theater Emory records, 1947-2008

Author/Creator:

Emory University. Theater Emory

Publication/Creation:

1947-2008

Format:

Archival Material or Manuscripts

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Theater Emory records, 1947-2008

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Emory Players (Atlanta, Ga.)
Emory University--Students
College and school drama, American--Georgia
College theater--Georgia
College students--Georgia

Description/Summary

Finding Aid:

Finding aid available electronically

Summary:

The collection consists of the records of Theater Emory from 1947-2017 including administrative and season planning documents as well as materials documenting the planning and performances of individual programs. A scrapbook of the Emory Players and a small collection of documents about the Emory Players make up the materials prior to 1972. The majority of the collection is production files (1972-2017) including files on individual performances including programs, promotional material, box office reports, and other planning documents about the performance. In addition, production files include photographs of performances and production books created and used to plan the performance. Administrative records include documentation on Theater Emory's work within the university, annual reports, facilities planning, Friends of Theater Emory records, professional development, and season planning. Theater Emory records also contains the captured and preserved website of Theater Emory (http://theater.emory.edu/) available to browse via Archive-It, a subscription service of the Internet Archive.

Language:

English

Language Note:

Materials entirely in English.

Physical Type/Description:

234.01 linear feet ((116 boxes), 56 extra oversized papers folders (XOP), AV Masters: .25 linear feet (1 box), and websites)

Restrictions on Access:

Special restrictions apply: Boxes 45-46, 107-109 are closed to research in accordance with Emory University Archives access policy for unprocessed materials.

Use and Reproduction:

All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

General Note:

Related collections in this repository: Student performing groups collection (Series 125).

Organization and Arrangement:

Organized into 3 series: (1) Production files records, (2) Administrative records, and (3) Restricted files.

Biographical/Historical Note:

Theater at Emory originated with the independent formation of the Emory Players performing group in 1928. While the group originally performed at off-campus venues, in 1952, the group's director, George Neeley, moved the Emory Players' performances to the Alumni Memorial building. In 1972, then-director Fergus Currie reorganized and renamed the group Theater Emory. Currie established a summer theater program and a regular annual schedule. In 1982, Theater Emory officially reorganized under the College of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with a theater studies major and other student performing groups to become the producing affiliate of Theater Studies within the Department of Theater and Dance at Emory University showcasing student actors as well as professional actors. Under the direction of Vincent Murphy, Theater Emory expanded, creating programs like the Playwriting Center as well as the Brave New Works series, as well as supporting student groups Ad Hoc, Ahana, and Starving Artists Productions.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990031607700302486

OCLC Number:

803473011

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