Puppet theater

Scope and Contents

Incest Package (Hawkins); Abuser Package, Dr. Mary Rimsza, Michele Keal (Palacio); Babes Package (Hawkins); Becky Ruffner Commentary. Segments on Childhood Arizona: an interview with an incest survivor, child abuse by a parent who was also abused, a Babes Program with puppets teaching children about sexual assault, and Becky Ruffner's guest commentary (what we can do to end the horrors of child abuse). There is a pre-show take for the first 1:05.

Abstract The Joanne Rapp Collection, 0.5 linear feet, contains materials dealing with puppetry and puppet theatre from 1954 through 1972. The collection includes: how-to newspaper and periodical articles; puppetry book and film bibliographies and reviews; creative drama and puppetry lesson plans and articles; ideas for puppet construction; puppet plays; brochures of puppet makers and toy theatres; puppet company performance programs; puppet patterns; and children's books and a phonograph record used...

Abstract

The Graham Whitehead Papers document the theatre career of this artistic director, university professor, actor, stage director, dramaturge, theatre consultant, and playwright from 1969 through 2009. The majority of the collection contains production and development materials for plays that Whitehead wrote, directed, acted in, or consulted on as a dramaturge. Bulk dates are 1938, 1949, and 1963-2009.