Magic Hat: Actor and Production Crew Contracts, 1968 November 5-19

The Honolulu Theatre for Youth Collection contains the records of the Honolulu Theatre for Youth from 1955 through 2001. The largest part of the collection is the production materials, which includes production schedules, newspaper articles and reviews, correspondence, photographs, study guides and production budget reports. Also included are promotional correspondence, newsletters, educational workshop and class brochures and flyers, and press releases. This collection has been divided into seven series reflecting the different departments of the theatre. These series include: Historical/Administrative Materails, Promotional Correspondence, Newsletters, Actor and Crew Contracts, Production Records, Education and Outreach Materials, and Oversize Materials.

The Historical/Administrative series includes: press releases and newspaper articles about Honolulu Theatre for Youth's personnel, Board of Directors, and special productions that toured outside of the state of Hawaii; annual reports; season and anniversary brochures; and resumes.

The Promotional Correspondence series includes: correspondence, contracts and press releases regarding the underwriting of productions, grants, donations for student admission and other sponsorship of productions.

The Newsletters series contains Centerstage, the monthly newsletter for Honolulu Theatre for Youth from 1979 to 1990. Each newsletter contains information on productions, the artistic staff, local news, theatre events and a ticket order form for the upcoming production.

The Actor and Crew Contracts series contains the contracts of actors, guest directors, production crew members and apprentices from 1966-1990.

The Production Records series includes production materials which are filed chronologically using the following titles when applicable for each show:

Pre-Production includes applications for facility usage, blueprints of stage settings, itineraries, schedules, and budget estimates.

Press Releases includes press releases and may include information about funding or underwriting for the productions

Public Performances includes playbills, brochures, newspaper articles and reviews, box office staff schedules, flyers and posters

In School Performances includes schedules, correspondence with principals, volunteer lists, invoices and receipts for student admission

Notebook includes the pages from a scrapbook of newspaper clippings that relate to the production

Correspondence with the playwright and publisher includes correspondence regarding royalties and the development of plays

Correspondence with the audience includes letters from and to students, principals, volunteers, teachers and other viewers and invitations to attend performances

Photographs includes publicity and production photographs, slides and negatives of the production

Study Guide includes an educational guide to be used by school teachers before and/or after students see the production to expand the learning experience

Production Budget Report includes the final budgets

The Education and Outreach series includes materials such as budget reports, workshop schedules, contracts, curricula and lesson plans for playwrights, actors, and interns

The Oversize Materials series includes oversize materials such as design renderings and posters that were too large to be housed in the Production Records series.