Theater Three Collaborative records, 1970-2014
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Summary
- Creator:
- Malpede, Karen, Human Rights Archive (Duke University), and Theater Three Collaborative
- Abstract:
- Theater Three Collaborative is a live theater production company creating plays about pressing social issues.
- Extent:
- 7 Linear Feet (Five boxes; 18 GB of video)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.10145
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists largely of materials from plays written or directed by Theater Three Collaborative co-founder Karen Malpede, including The Beekeeper's Daughter, I Will Bear Witness, Prophecy, Iraq: Speaking of War, Another Life, and Extreme Whether. Each play addressed a social or human rights issue, such as Bosnian refugees, genetic engineering, torture and the Iraq War, global warming, and the Holocaust. Each play's materials usually include drafts and variations of scripts, production notes, publicity, photographs, and press reviews. A small amount of audiovisual material, primarily video of or related to performances, is included and is noted in the finding aid. Also includes some scripts and materials from George Bartenieff's roles in various productions, as well as some of Malpede's writings and essays, including her book The People's Theatre in Amerika.
Additional digital video files have been received but are not yet available for patron access. Contact Research Services with questions about accessing this collection's digital contents.
- Biographical / historical:
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Theater Three Collaborative is a live theater production company creating plays about pressing social issues. It was founded in 1995 by Lee Nagrin, George Bartenieff, and Karen Malpede and is based in Brooklyn, New York.
- Acquisition information:
- The Theater Three Collaborative Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2014.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Meghan Lyon, July 2014.
Accessions described in this finding aid: 2014-0062
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Theater Three Collaborative Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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- https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/m1pq13