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A Night in the Theatre

File contains records related to A Night in the Theatre, written by Lawrence Casler and directed by Nick Jupp. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from February 21-March 8, 2008. Records include a producer's report; program; small poster; newspaper reviews; DVD video recording; and CD-R containing photographs of the cast and crew.

Administrative and publicity records for Pogie, by Christopher Heide and Al MacDonald

File contains a joint copyright agreement between Christopher Heide and Al MacDonald; publishing contract and correspondence with Borealis Press; correspondence, contract and reviews for the 1998 Tantramar Theatre Festival production; notes, reviews and advertisements for the 1994 Lunenburg Dinner Theatre Company production; correspondence, contract and reviews for the 1980 Stages production; correspondence, contract and reviews for the 1984 Kam Theatre (Thunder Bay) production; and an annotated copy of the published script. There is also correspondence between Chris Heide and Rosemary Gilbert about the possibility of converting Pogie and No More Gasoline into television scripts. File also contains a chronology of events documenting the genesis and evolution of the script development and production.

Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

  • MS-13-86
  • Fonds
  • 1837-2020, predominant 1904-2008

Fonds contains records created and collected primarily by Alexander H. Leighton, with some by Jane Leighton Murphy. Documents span from Leighton's studies at Princeton, Cambridge, and Johns Hopkins univerities, through his government employment in World War II, and his teaching career at Cornell, Dalhousie, and Harvard. The majority of records are related to the 1961 Cornell-Aro Mental Health Research Project and the 1963 Study on the Role of Women, both based in Nigeria, and the Stirling County Study, based in Nova Scotia. Record types include correspondence, manuscripts, grant applications, reports, photographs and slides, medical and academic records, method and guidebooks, reviews, offprints and publications, teaching and course materials, and surveys and interview transcripts.

A sous-fonds contains records documenting the migration of Alexander Leighton's parents from Ireland to the United States and their subsequent life in Philadelphia. The sous-fonds contains extensive correspondence between extended family members over the course of a century, as well as photographs, diaries, wills, family trees, memoirs, and Alexander Leighton's personal correspondence.

Murphy, Jane Leighton

Ali Baba and the Seven Thieves

File includes records related to Ali Baba and the Seven Thieves, by Ron Nicol, directed by Rebecca Humphreys, Eric Rountree and Cheryl Theriault. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from November 30-December 16, 2006. Records include a producer's report; program; small poster; and DVD video recording.

All about us

File consists of records related to the All About Us children's art exhibition, held at Dalhousie Art Gallery from December 18 to January 15, 1975.

Records consist of correspondence between Evelyn Holmes(Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Betty Nickerson (Coordinator, All About Us) and other staff as well as photocopies of a newspaper article written by Gretchen Pierce from January 8, 1975 issue of the Halifax Mail Star and a short blurb about the exhibition for radio interviews.

Arsenic and Old Lace

File contains records related to Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesserling, directed by Colette Lambert and produced by Tom Patillo. The play ran at the Pond Playhouse from July 5 - July 21, 2001. Records include a producer's report; program; newspaper review; photographs of the cast, crew and stage; and one videocassette.

Babes in the Wood

File contains records related to Babes in the Wood, by Paul Reakes, directed by Jeff Pocock. The pantomime was performed at Pond Playhouse from December 3-19, 1999. Records include a copy of a newspaper review; a program; a small poster; and a videocassette.

Bell, Book and Candle

File contains records related to Bell, Book and Candle, a romantic comedy by John Van Druten, directed by Bill VanGorder and produced by Peter Strain. The play ran at the Pond Playhouse from July 4-20, 2002. Records include a small poster; a program; a newspaper review; three pages of photocopied photographs of the cast and crew; and a letter of appreciation from an audience member.

Belles

File contains records related to Belles, by Mark Dunn, directed by Angela Butler and produced by Scott Murphy. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from September 27-October 13, 2007. Records include a producer's report; program; small poster; newspaper review; and DVD video recording.

Best of Friends

File contains records related to Best of Friends, by James Elward, directed by Rebecca Humphries and produced by Ann Miller. It was performed at the Pond Playhouse from February 24 to March 12, 2005. Records include a program and two reviews.

Captain Hook's Revenge

File contains records related to Richard Coleman's Captain Hook's Revenge (Adapted from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan), directed by Angela Butler and Lorne Abramson. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from December 1-17, 2011. Records include a program; newspaper review; and DVD recording.

Clippings regarding the LGBT community and the local arts community

File contains clippings collected by Ross Boutilier relating to intersections between the LGBT and arts communities in Halifax. File consists of reviews on the theatre productions of the "Hanging garden"; "Angels among us" and "Lion in the winter". Also included are articles on female impersonator Laura Smith and musician Ashley MacIsaac.

Closed doors and bridge crossing : spatial connections in Catherine Banks' Bone Cage / by Reina Green : [conference presentation]

File contains a copy of the article "Closed Doors and Bridge Crossing : Spatial Connections in Catherine Banks' Bone Cage" presented by Dr. Reina Green (Associate Professor of English, Mount Saint Vincent University) at the 2012 Canadian Association for Theatre Research (CATR/ACRT) conference in Waterloo, ON, 26-29 May 2012.

CODCO

File consists of records related to the CODCO performance held at Dalhousie Art Gallery on March 19, 1975.

Records consist of photocopies of newspaper articles and Walter Learning(Director of Playhouse Theatre) correspondence about Halifax playing dates and invoices. The articles include "It's non-stop comedy with Cod on a stick," written by Urjo Kareda from the December 10, 1973 issue of the Toronto Star, "Newfie joke is on us, folks!" written by Frank Rasky from the November 5, 1975 issue of the Toronto Star, and six other articles regarding reviews of the previous shows.

Corker

File contains records related to Corker, written by Wendy Lill and directed by Lorraine Cantwell. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from February 16-May 3, 2012. Records include a program; newspaper review; two small posters; and a DVD recording.

Culture Shock

File includes records related to Culture Shock, by Chris Lorne Elliott, directed by Frank MacLean and produced by Deb Pollock Post. The play ran at the Pond Playhouse from April 18 - May 4, 2002. Records include a small poster; a program; a newspaper review; and three photographs of the cast.

Dancing at Lughnasa

File contains records related to Dancing at Lughnasa, by Brian Friel, directed by Louise Renault and produced by Bill VanGorder. It was performed at the Pond Playhouse from April 28-May 14, 2005. Records include a program; two newspaper reviews; photocopied cast pictures; images for costume inspiration; and two DVDs containing cast photographs and a video recording.

Dead Guilty

File contains records related to Dead Guilty, by Richard Harris, directed by Frank MacLean and produced by Bill VanGorder. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from July 8-24, 2004. Records include a program; newspaper review; and a DVD video recording.

Dial "M" for Murder

File includes records related to Dial "M" for Murder, written by Frederick Knott, directed by Bill VanGorder and produced by Cathy McAuley. Records include a producer's report; program; newspaper reviews; and DVD video recording. File also includes a program and show order for the 75th anniversary variety night and silent auction held April 1, 2006.

Don't Dress for Dinner

File contains records related to Don't Dress for Dinner, a comedy by Marc Camoletti, adapted by Robin Hawdon and directed by Frank MacLean, with production and stage management by VanGorder Productions. The play ran at the Pond Playhouse from April 19 to May 5, 2001. Records include a producer's report; program; newspaper review; photographs of the cast, crew and stage; and one videocassette.

Dracula: The Bloody Truth

File contains records related to Dracula: The Bloody Truth, by John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete, directed by Nick Jupp and produced by Geraldine McDonald. The play was originally scheduled to run at the Pond Playhouse from March 19-April 4, 2020, but was postponed until May 12-28, 2022 due to Covid-19 public gathering restrictions. Records include a producer's report; program; playbill; published script; newspaper review; small poster; and DVD recording.

Enchanted April

File includes records related to Enchanted April, by Matthew Barber from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, directed by Gisela O'Brien and produced by Ann Miller. Records include a small poster; program; newspaper review; and DVD video recording.

Fatal Attraction

File contains records related to Fatal Attraction, by Bernard Slade, directed by Nick Jupp and produced by Bill VanGorder. The play ran at the Pond Playhouse from February 8-24, 2001. Records include a program; small poster, newspaper review; and videocassette recording.

Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)

File contains records related to Anne-Marie MacDonald's Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), directed by Phil Reid and produced by Michele Moore. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from September 24-October 10, 2009. Records include a program; small poster; and newspaper review.

Halo

File contains records related to Halo, by Josh MacDonald, directed by Frank MacLean and produced by Helen Goodwin. It was performed at the Pond Playhouse from September 30 to October 16, 2004. Records include a call for auditions; producer's report; program; two reviews; and a DVD.

How it Works

File contains records related to How it Works, by Daniel MacIvor, directed by Michele Moore and produced by Renée Hartlieb. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from April 22-May 8, 2010. Records include a producer's report; program; and newspaper review.

I Ain't Dead Yet — Catalyst

File includes correspondence, notes, manuscript, a contract, and program for the play's 1986 production by Catalyst Theatre in Edmonton, AB.

I Ain't Dead Yet — correspondence and contract

File includes press materials, reviews and correspondence for The Lunenburg Playhouse Theatre's 1990 production of "I Ain't Dead Yet!" and correspondence with various theatres and directors about the possibility of mounting the play.

I Ain't Dead Yet — Mermaid Theatre original production

File includes correspondence, notes, manuscripts, a contract, evaluations forms, reviews and a chronology outlining the project from its conception as "Grandmother's Story" through to Christopher Heide's residency at Mermaid Theatre and the company's workshop production of "I Ain't Dead Yet."

I Hate Hamlet

File contains records related to I Hate Hamlet, by Paul Rudnick, directed by Bill VanGorden and produced by Louise Renault and Cheryl Theriault. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from April 22 to May 8, 2004. Records include a producer's report; program; two newspaper reviews; and photographs of the cast and crew.

Jack and the Beans Talk: A Genetically Modified Pantomime

File contains records related to Jack and the Beans Talk, written by Brenda Tyedmers and Cheryl Theriault, directed by Cheryl Theriault and produced by Bill VanGorder. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from September 27-October 13, 2007. Records include a program; small poster; newspaper reviews; and DVD video recording.

Later Life

File contains records related to A.R. Gurney's Later Life, directed by Nick Jupp and produced by Hugh Vincent. The play was performed at Neptune Studio Theatre from June 9-13, 2004. Records include a program and three newspaper reviews.

Laundry and Bourbon/Lone Star

File contains records related Laundry and Bourbon and Lone Star, both written by James McLure, directed by Elaine Casey and Bill VanGorder and Renee Hartlieb. The plays were performed at the Pond Playhouse from June 23-July 9, 2011. Records include a producer's report; program; small poster; newspaper review and two photographs.
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