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The Ladies' Musical Brigade and Performing Troupe, 2016

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Identifier: cw_2016fall_post_sydney.pdf

Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.

The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.

Dates

  • 2016

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.

Extent

141 pages (141 pages)

Language of Materials

From the record group: English

From the record group: Chinese

From the record group: Spanish; Castilian

Overview

"After discovering that the all-female performing troupe founded by her mother is out of money, Sophie Hamilton decides to spearhead one last effort to keep the show alive. They travel to a ramshackle theater in New York City and attempt to build their show from the ground up. Sophie finds herself torn between the troupe that has been her family and her entire world for twenty years and the pull of the outside world, particularly in the form of Samuel Ackermann, the son of one of the upholsterers working on the theater while the ladies prepare their show. ln the end, Sophie chooses to stay with the troupe and help it blossom into something new and wonderful, rather than give up that life for a more "normal" one." -- Abstract

Physical Location

RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing

Physical Description

141 pages

Repository Details

Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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