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Dorothy Aldrich Papers

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Identifier: MSS-244
Abstract The Dorothy Aldrich Papers, 0.5 linear feet, contain the papers of Dorothy Aldrich, director, university professor, creative drama specialist, author and book editor, from 1964 through 1992. The collection documents her work as a teacher and book editor through correspondence, her thesis on child audience responses to the play Reynard the Fox, teaching materials on creative drama and children's theatre, and co-editorship of Give...
Dates: 1964-1992

Sandra Fenichel Asher Papers

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Identifier: MSS-192
Abstract

The collection contains the papers of Sandra Fenichel Asher from 1976 through the present. The bulk of the collection consists of typescripts of plays written by Asher; production information, such as programs, season flyers, press releases, posters, photographs, study guides and newsletters; and correspondence with publishers and producers. Also included are biographical materials like vitae, awards, biographies and press releases about Asher.

Dates: 1976-2001

Preliminary Inventory of the ASSITEJ/USA Records

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Identifier: 2019-05637
Abstract This collection consists of VHS tapes of sessions at ASSITEJ/USA national conferences recorded by Child Drama Curator Katherine Krzys. The conferences documented are ASSITEJ/USA One Theatre World, Seattle, WA (1995), ASSITEJ/USA One Theatre World, Philadelphia, PA (1997), ASSITEJ/USA Mini-Conference, Denver, CO (1998), and ASSITEJ/USA New Visions/One Theatre World 2000, Washington, D.C. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by...
Dates: 1995-2000

Tom Behm Papers

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Identifier: MSS-265
Abstract The Tom Behm Papers contain the papers of this theatre director, actor, university educator and playwright from 1967 through 2002. The collection documents thirty-three years of his professional career in theatre for youth as director and educator at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It has bulk dates of 1972 through 2000 and is divided into the following series: Professional History, Artistic Director, United States Theatre Companies Reference Files, and Theatre for Youth...
Dates: 1967-2002

Brooks, Laurie Papers

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Identifier: MSS-238
Abstract The Laurie Brooks Papers, 5 linear feet, contain the papers of Laurie Brooks, playwright for young audiences, young adult fiction author, dramaturg, periodical editor and professor, from 1991 through 2005. The majority of the collection consists of drafts of plays written by Laurie Brooks for young audiences and associated production materials, 1996-2005. The remainder of the materials documents her professional life. The papers are divided into the following two series: Professional History...
Dates: 1991-2005

Max Bush Collection

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Identifier: MSS-186
Abstract

The Max Bush Collection contains materials documenting the playwriting career of Max Bush and the production of his plays by other producers.

Dates: 1987-1998

Children's Theatre Company Collection

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Identifier: MSS-232
Scope and Content Note The Children's Theatre Company Collection, 1967-2003, contains programs, season brochures, press releases, periodical and newspaper articles, press kits, study guides, summer theatre institute and internship fliers, and a few photographs and slides. In addition, there is: a company history, 1961-1987; a list of plays, 1961-1990; and directors' vitas. The collection provides a broad overview of the development of this award-winning professional theatre for young audiences. Its bulk dates are...
Dates: 1967-2003

Children's Theatre of Evanston Records

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Identifier: MSS-228
Abstract

The Children's Theatre of Evanston Records, 50 linear feet, contain materials documenting the Children's Theatre of Evanston's youth theatre productions and its involvement with Evanston's intermediate and elementary school creative dramatics programs, from 1925-1976. The majority of the records consist of production materials, an extensive playscripts library and numerous scrapbooks noting the major accomplishments of the youth theatre company.

Dates: 1925-1976

Childsplay Records

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Identifier: MSS-222
Abstract

The Childsplay Records, 256.5 linear feet, contain the organizational records of Childsplay, a professional theatre company for young audiences, from 1976 through 2008. It is divided into the following series: Organizational History, Management, Production, Education, Resource Library, Audiovisual Materials, and Ephemera. The series are divided into sub-series and these frequently are sorted into additional groupings.

Dates: 1976-2008

Charlotte Barrows Chorpenning Collection

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Identifier: MSS-287
Abstract

The Charlotte Barrows Chorpenning Collection, .25 linear feet, contains the collection of this theatre for young audiences playwright, stage director, researcher and educator from 1948 through 1977. This is an artificially created collection. The bulk dates are 1948-1955.

Dates: 1948-1977; Majority of material found within 1948-1955

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Children's plays, American 13
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Drama in education -- Study and teaching 9
Creative drama -- Study and teaching 8
Children's plays 7
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Arts in education 4
Children's theater 4
Children's theater -- Production and direction 4
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Children's theater -- United States 4
Young adult drama, American 4
Drama in education 3
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Youth theatre 3
Arts -- Study and teaching 2
Children's plays -- History and criticism 2
Children's plays, American -- United States 2
Drama -- Therapeutic use 2
Dramatists 2
Dramatists, American -- United States 2
Playwriting -- Juvenile drama 2
Puppet plays 2
Puppet theater 2
Stage adaptations 2
Teachers -- Training of 2
Theater -- Production and direction 2
Touring theater 2
AIDS (Disease) 1
Academic libraries 1
Acting -- Study and teaching 1
Acting -- Study and teaching -- Arizona 1
Acting teachers -- Training of 1
African American theater 1
Archives -- Administration 1
Arts -- Curricula 1
Arts and morals 1
Child actors -- Study and teaching 1
Children with disabilities -- Education 1
Children's plays -- Bibliography 1
Children's plays -- United States 1
Children's plays, American -- History and criticism 1
Children's plays, Canadian 1
Children's theater -- Arizona -- Mesa 1
Children's theater -- Arizona -- Tempe 1
Children's theater -- Hawaii -- Honolulu 1
Children's theater -- History 1
Children's theater -- Illinois -- Evanston 1
Children's theater -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Archives 1
Children's theater -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis 1
Children's theater -- New York (State) -- New York City 1
Children's theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland 1
Children's theater -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster 1
Children's theater -- Pennsylvania -- Malvern 1
Children's theater -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc. 1
Children's theater -- Tennessee -- Nashville 1
Children's theater -- Washington (D.C.) 1
College and school drama, American -- Arizona -- Tempe 1
Drama -- Social aspects -- United States 1
Drama in education -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc. 1
Drama publishing 1
Dramatists, American -- United States -- Archives 1
Dramaturgy 1
Elementary schools -- Curricula -- United States 1
Fulton Opera House 1
Gifted children -- Education -- Illinois -- Evanston 1
High schools -- Drama 1
Intergenerational relations -- Drama 1
Junior League plays 1
Language acquisition 1
Language disorders 1
Makeup artists 1
Middle school education -- Curricula 1
Middle schools -- Curricula 1
Multicultural education -- Curricula -- United States 1
New plays for children 1
New plays for young adults 1
Pantomime -- England 1
Participation theatre 1
Plays-in-progress 1
Playwrights 1
Playwriting 1
Playwriting -- Study and teaching -- United States 1
Playwriting -- Theater and youth 1
Poetry -- Study and teaching (Elementary) 1
Puppet making 1
Puppet theater companies 1
Puppetry -- Study and teaching 1
Stage adaptations -- Alice in Wonderland 1
Study guides 1
Television in higher education 1
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Cain Park Theatre 2
Indiana Repertory Theatre 2
Kornhauser, Barry 2
Krzys, Katherine 2
Akridge, Jennifer 1
Aldrich, Dorothy 1
Alexander, Robert, 1929- 1
Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Arena Stage (Organization : Washington, D.C.) 1
Ball, Nancy Norvell 1
Bradley, David 1
Brockway-Henson, Amie 1
Brosius, Peter C. (Peter Charles), 1952- 1
California State University, Northridge. Department of Theatre 1
Children's Theatre Association (U.S.) 1
Children's Theatre of Evanston 1
Cole, Norma 1
Cooney, Doug 1
Cranney, Jon 1
Creative Expression Acting School 1
Criste, Rita 1
Czajka, Christopher 1
Donahue, John Clark 1
Doyle, Don 1
Easton, Hazel 1
Evans, Dina Rees, 1891- 1
Goldberg, Moses, 1940- 1
Goodman Theatre (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Haaga, Agnes (Agnes Marie), 1916-2006 1
Huston, Jean 1
IUPUI (Campus). School of Liberal Arts. University Theatre Program 1
Idaho Theatre for Youth 1
Irwin, Eleanor C. 1
Karamu House (Cleveland, Ohio) 1
Katherine K. Herberger College of Fine Arts. School of Theatre and Film 1
King-Coit School and Children's Theatre 1
Lutwak, Mark 1
Majestic (Showboat) 1
Martin, Judith 1
McCaslin, Nellie 1
McIntyre, Barbara May 1
Netzky-Jolly, Wendy 1
O, David 1
Open Eye Theater (Margaretville, N.Y.) 1
Paper Bag Players 1
Paterson, Katherine 1
Pearson, Susan, 1948- 1
People's Light & Theatre Company 1
Rain City Projects 1
Rainbow Company (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1
Rapp, Joanne 1
Scott, Rosa Lee 1
Serleth, Laurel 1
Stageworks (Mesa, Ariz.) 1
Surface, Mary Hall 1
Tempe Center for the Arts (Tempe, Ariz.) 1
Texas Woman's University 1
The Muny (St. Louis, Mo.) 1
Tom Thumb Players (Tucson, Ariz.) 1
Triplett, Jane Dinsmoor 1
University of Minnesota. Department of Theatre Arts 1
Webb, J. Edgar (Jesse Edgar), 1929- 1
Winifred Ward Memorial Fund 1
Wright, Lin (Lin Mary), 1933- 1