Archives Catalogue

Christopher Heide's research notes for Bring Back Don Messer

MS-2-838, Box 5, Folder 1
File
[ca. 1980]

File contains published articles about Don Messer, Heide's notes on interviews with and about Don Messer, and early outlines of scene breakdowns.

Christopher Heide's notes regarding various Mulgrave Theatre Co-op issues

MS-2-838, Box 4, Folder 4
File
1988 - 1989

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

Chris Heide's working copies of scripts for the Port Hawkesbury centennial project

MS-2-838, Box 3, Folder 5
File
1988

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

Certificate of Registration for Sming Productions

MS-5-21, Box 6, Folder 6
File
1984 - 2001

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File also contains a 2001 certificate of reinstatement and a 1984 letter of declaration that the name "The Kings of Sming" was the sole creative property of Paul Cram.

Canadian Actors' Equity Association letter form of contract between Nightwood Theatre and Mary Vingoe for her participation in The True Story of Ida Johnson

MS-2-777, Box 13, Folder 14
File
August 1979

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File includes a letter and information from the Canadian Actors' Equity Association regarding the engagement of equity members by amateur companies.

Canada Council for the Arts Theatre Production Project Grants Established Artists program application and correspondence

MS-2-777.2021-022, Box 27, Folder 8
File
2015

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File contains records relating to an unsuccessful grant application in support of a development workshop of Putmore Island Tempest.

Canada Council for the Arts Grants to Theatre Artists program application and correspondence

MS-2-777.2021-022, Box 27, Folder 5
File
2014

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File contains records relating to Mary Vingoe's unsuccessful grant application in support of writing the first draft of Partridge Island Tempest (renamed The Panmure Island Tempest).

Canada Council for the Arts Grants to Theatre Artists Individual Creation program application and correspondence

MS-2-777.2021-022, Box 27, Folder 7
File
2015

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File contains records relating to an unsuccessful grant application in support of writing the second and third drafts of The Putmore Island Tempest.

Bring back Don Messer : [manuscript]

MS-2-838, Box 4, Folder 3
File
1980

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains two copies of the manuscript: one with cut-and-pasted text and the other a photocopy.

Bird Cage : [Use of copyrighted material - translation]

MS-2-8, Box 33, Folder 28
File
2004 - 2007

Part of Catherine Banks fonds

File contains a letter from Catherine Banks to William Toye (Literary Executor) in 2004 asking permission to use a poem titled "Bird Cage" in the stage presentations of Catherine Banks' play, "Bone Cage" and a follow-up letter regarding the contract with Playwrights Canada Press for an April 2008 release. File also includes handwritten notes regarding "Bird Cage."

Beckett : [program]

MS-2-777, Box 12, Folder 6
File
[197-?]

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File contains a program and two playbills for a pair of Samuel Beckett plays performed at Toronto's The Theatre Centre as part of a nuclear disarmament benefit. Happy Days was directed by Mary Vingoe.

Battle fatigue : [fourth draft]

MS-2-806, Box 2, Folder 10
File
March 1990

Part of Jenny Munday fonds

File contains two copies of the fourth draft of "Battle Fatigue" by Jenny Munday. The draft was written in Guysborough and Montreal from August to October 1989, with re-writes in March 1990.

Autographed print of Florence Marryat

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 4
File
1885

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed print of the British author and actress Florence Marryat from a performance at the Halifax Academy of Music.

Autographed photographs of Sir John Martin-Harvey

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 5
File
May 1921

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two autographed photographs of the English actor John Martin-Harvey, signed for John Daniel Logan following a performance in Halifax on May 19, 1921. One of the photographs shows him in costume for a role.

Atlantic Public Art Funders creative residency (Prince Edward Island) program application

MS-2-777.2021-022, Box 27, Folder 3
File
2014 - 2015

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File includes correspondence from the granting agency and a copy of Mary Vingo's final report on her residency project for her play The Panmure Island Tempest (renamed The Putmore Island Tempest).

Arts Nova Scotia Grants to Individuals program application, correspondence and reports

MS-2-777.2021-022, Box 27, Folder 4
File
2014 - 2015

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File contains records relating to a successful grant application in support of writing the second draft of The Putmore Island Tempest.

Arts Nova Scotia Grant to Organizations and Small Groups Production & Presentation program application and correspondence

MS-2-777.2021-022, Box 27, Folder 6
File
2015

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File contains a Homefirst Theatre Society application in support of a workshop of The Putmore Island Tempest.

Article for Canadian Theatre Review

MS-2-777.2021-022, Box 26, Folder 12
File
1995-1996

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File contains a draft submission to Canadian Theatre Review and correspondence between Mary Vingoe and Deborah Cottreau, guest editor. The publication solicited a 1,500 word article on the Eastern Front Theatre's recent and past work in the areas of dramaturgy in the Maritimes. Vingoe wrote an article that describes her personal approach to dramaturgy. File also includes a b&w promotional photograph of Mary Vingoe.

Another Story / written by Mulgrave Road Company : [program]

MS-2-777, Box 12, Folder 10
File
[ca. 1982]

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File contains a program for a production in which Mary Vingoe played five characters.

Annotated manuscript draft of The Promised Land with song lyrics and a list of important dates

MS-2-838, Box 1, Folder 10
File
[ca. 1988]

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains a manuscript draft with cast list: Jo-Anne Rolls as Sarah, Jenny Munday as Anna/Ev/Ethel; and Sheldon Davis as Michael/Sumner/Freeman.

Annotated manuscript copies from the Port Hawkesbury centennial project

MS-2-838, Box 3, Folder 3
File
1989

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains annotated copies of scripts largely written or co-written by Christopher Heide for Under the Map theatre group's Port Hawkesbury centennial project.

Annotated actors' scripts for On the Lee Shore

MS-2-838, Box 11, Folders 8 & 9
File
1977

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains four heavily annotated spiral-bound workshop playscripts marked with the actors' names: Helen Hughes, Richard Farrow, Katia de Pena and James Kirchner.

Anna's Pet: A Puppet Play

MS-2-646, Box 4, Folder 2
File
1982-1988

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File contains the script for the play by Frederick H. Thury, adapted from the children's book of the same name by Joyce Barkhouse and Margaret Atwood. The file also contains newspaper clippings and correspondence related to the play.

Alive Theatre presents the Stratford stories : a comedy of terrors : [program]

MS-2-777, Box 12, Folder 12
File
[198-?]

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

Alex Waterhouse-Hayward's blog review of Underneath the Lintel, performed at Vancouver East Cultural Centre

MS-2-777.2015-017, Box 19, Folder 14
File
2010

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

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

MS-2-838, Box 5, Folder 16 and Box 7, Folder 4
File
1980 - 1997

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

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.

Adjudicators

MS-2-838, Box 6, Folder 10
File
2005 - 2006

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains applicant correspondence and biographies and a shortlist of adjudicators for the May 2006 Liverpool International Theatre Festival.

A photograph of the "Anna" puppet from the Mermaid Theatre production of Anna's Pet

MS-2-646, Box 4, Folder 3
File
[198-?]

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

A midsummer night's dream

MS-3-1, OS Folder 197
File
July 25, 1988 - August 31, 1988

Part of Neptune Theatre fonds

File contains set designs for Neptune Theatre's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," directed by Ouzounian and designed by Chesney. The file includes Chesney's original drawings and some annotated copies.

A journey to the centre of the universe : [drafts]

MS-2-806, Box 8, Folder 9
File
1986-1990

Part of Jenny Munday fonds

File contains drafts of a series of monologues or one woman shows called "A Journey to the Centre of the Universe," written and performed by Jenny Munday. The drafts include two drafts of "A Journey to the Centre of the Universe" by Jenny Munday, completed in November 1986 in Fredericton, New Brunswick and performed for the 40th Anniversary of Credit Union; "A Journey to the Centre of the Universe - Part Two" by Jenny Munday, completed on December 31, 1987 and originally performed as part of First Night Celebrations in Fredericton, New Brunswick; a draft and photocopy of "A Journey to the Centre of the Universe Part II" by Jenny Munday, performed for the York Sunbury Queens Medical Society on February 12, 1988; "A Journey to the Centre of the University Part 3" or "I'm a Victim of Fashion and Accessories" by Jenny Munday, performed at the Annual Fur Dinner on February 8, 1988 in Fredericton, New Brunswick; "A Journey to the Centre of the Universe - Part 5?" by Jenny Munday, performed on December 31, 1989 at First Night in Fredericton, New Brunswick; "A Journey to the Centre of the Universe" by Jenny Munday, completed in February 1987; and an unidentified monologue about life in the Maritimes.

2006 Magnetic North Theatre Festival : [program]

MS-2-777, Box 11, Folder 14
File
2006

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

2006 Liverpool International Theatre Festival workshop and school events

MS-2-838, Box 6, Folder 16
File
2006

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

2006 Liverpool International Theatre Festival technical schedules, correspondence and staging

MS-2-838, Box 7, Folder 2
File
2004 - 2006

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains tech schedules; production correspondence; an annotated job description for a production manager; a projected budget; and two copies of the stage plan (Scène du Liverpool Astor).

2006 Liverpool International Theatre Festival rejected applicants' correspondence