Theater programs
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Jackson-Dowd Theater Collection
Collection — Box MSS 009 Box 01: Series MSS 009-1
Identifier: MSS 009
Scope and Contents
The Jackson-Dowd Theater Collection includes journals, theater programs, flyers, and newspaper clippings. The journals list theater productions in US and Canadian cities from 1880-1977, with the bulk of the journals addressing Boston and New York City productions. Programs and flyers document Boston and New York City productions from1926-1993, with a minimal amount of programs for non-Boston area Massachusetts productions. Since Jackson died in 1977, later performances must have been...
Dates:
1880 - 1993
Sarah Moore Field Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 031
Scope and Contents
The Sarah Moore Field Collection includes over 200 programs and playbills from theatres within the New England region of the United States, with the bulk of the materials from Boston. The materials range in date from 1881 to 1963 with the bulk of the collection containing items from 1900 to 1928. Depending on the era, the playbills are formatted either as single sheets or posters (primarily the pre-1900s and World War II era programs) or booklets featuring advertisements, play descriptions,...
Dates:
1881 - 1963
Sigmund A. Lavine Boston Theatre Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 002
Scope and Contents
The Sigmund A. Lavine Boston Theatre Collection is a collection of materials generated by and relating to Boston Theatres of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Included in the collection are photographs of actors and productions, theatre programs and playbills from Boston area theatres, production materials such as scripts and journals, and newspaper and magazine clippings about people, places, and events in the Boston theatre community. The bulk of the material concerns the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1880-1914; 1827-1950
Sigmund A. Lavine Gilbert and Sullivan Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 001
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials dating from 1867 to 1988 related to the works of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. The collection includes programs, scripts, librettos, musical scores and sheet music, photographs, drawings and artwork, advertising materials, souvenirs, magazines, recordings, correspondence and writings about Gilbert and Sullivan, and a large collection of newspaper clippings about Gilbert and Sullivan and their fourteen comic operas. Much of the material is related to...
Dates:
Bulk(1881-1945); 1860 - 1988
Theater Playbills Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 008
Scope and Contents
This collection encompasses theatre programs, playbills, and memorabilia from hundreds of theatres throughout the United States and London, with the bulk of the materials from Boston, New York, and London. The materials range in date from 1855 through 2012 with the bulk of the collection containing playbills from 1950 on. Depending on the era the playbills are formatted either as single sheets or poster (primarily the pre 1900s and World War II era programs) or booklets featuring...
Dates:
1855 - 2012
Trans Embodiments: Examining Casting Practices in Educational Theater Settings, 2022
Item
Identifier: th_2022fall_taub_han.pdf
Overview
"This paper explores how casting practices in educational theater programs, and the resulting experiences, shape gender identity development for transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming adolescents. To examine this question, I interviewed four transgender and non-binary adolescents who participated as actors in educational theater programs. A two-part thematic analysis was conducted on the interview data; themes surrounding identity discovery, identity negotiation, and...
Dates:
2022