Archives Catalogue

MS-2-838, Box 5, Folder 2
File
1980

File contains annotated and cut-and-pasted manuscript pages of Bring Back Don Messer! written in Banff.

First rough assemblage of script + notes leading up to same

MS-2-838, Box 3, Folder 12
File
1982

File contains a heavily annotated draft of Road Reviews, written by Christopher Heide for the Mulgrave Road Co-Op Theatre Company, plus several pages of handwritten notes.

First rough draft of script for the Coady Co-op show

MS-2-838, Box 4, Folder 7
File
1979

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

Gargoyle Puppet Troupe, performance held April 23 and 30, 1976

MS-3-35, Box 40, Folder 35
File
1976

Part of Eyelevel Gallery fonds

File includes posters

Goodnight Desdemona (Good morning, Juliet)

MS-3-1, OS Folder 232
File
January 6, 1992 - January 22, 1992

Part of Neptune Theatre fonds

File contains set and lighting designs for Neptune Theatre's 1992 production of "Goodnight Desdemona," directed by Mary Vingoe and designed by Stephen Osler (set) and Leslie Wilkinson (lights).

Osler, Stephen

Hank Williams : the show he never gave / music and lyrics by Hank Williams ; book by Maynard Collins : [programs]

MS-2-777, Box 12, Folder 1
File
1987

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

Holiday inn

MS-3-1, OS Folder 315
File
May 4, 1973

Part of Neptune Theatre fonds

File contains original and annotated copies of stage diagrams for the Holiday Inn in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the Inn at Willow Tree. The Holiday Inn drawings were drawn by Trevor Parsons.

Parsons, Trevor

I Ain't Dead Yet — Lunenburg production

MS-2-838, Box 17, Folder 6
File
2005

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File includes press materials, notes, correspondence and music for the 2005 production in Lunenburg.

I Ain't Dead Yet — Mermaid Theatre original production

MS-2-838, Box 17, Folder 4
File
1982 - 1985

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

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."

Independent artists projects policy engagement contracts

MS-2-777, Box 13, Folder 15
File
February 2010

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File contains six contracts related to Home First Production's 2010 production of the play Home by Colleen Wagner. Contracts are between Home First Productions and Mary Vingoe (director), Karren Bassett, John Beale Jr., Mary-Colin Chisholm, David Hughes, and Sarah English (performers). File also includes a letter from the Canadian Actors' Equity Association and a copy of the association's independent artists projects policy.

Joseph Svoboda exhibition

UA-36, Box 12, Folder 37
File
1974

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

File consists of records related to the Joseph Svoboda exhibition, held at Dalhousie Art Gallery from October 4-24, 1974.

Records consist of a list of artworks, press release drafts, newspaper clippings, photographs (photocopies), correspondence between Mern O'Brien (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Gerry Grace (Archives, National Arts Centre), condition report, invitation cards, and insurance documents.

Letter of Appointment as part-time academic staff in the Department of Theatre

MS-2-8, Box 33, Folder 23
File
2011

Part of Catherine Banks fonds

File contains unsigned letter of appointment to Catherine Banks from Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Dalhouise University to teach THEA 3600.06 "The Playwright in the Theatre" for the period September 1-30, 2011.

Letter to David Fountain, chair of the Neptune Theatre search committee

MS-2-777.2021-022, Box 26, Folder 16
File
August 2, 1999

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File contains a letter from Mary Vingoe to David Fountain, chair of the Neptune Theatre search committee. The letter includes a sample program for a season at Neptune Theatre.

Letters from Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture, and Heritage informing Catherine Banks of her successful grant applications

MS-2-8, Box 33, Folder 25
File
2010 - 2011

Part of Catherine Banks fonds

File contains successful grants received by Catherine Banks from the Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture, and Heritage to assist with the play "Downed Hearts."

Letters from students and teachers at St. George's School

MS-2-650.2000-033, Box 30, Folder 22
File
June 1993 - November 1993

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File includes a picture of students and teachers at St. George's School in Paradise River, Newfoundland and the script for a play "To be or not to be," performed at the school.

Love us more! / by Roselynn Akulukjuk: [manuscript]

MS-2-838, Box 18, Folder 2
File
2007

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains three copies of a manuscript—one marked "Director's Notes"— for a play put on by the students of Attagoyuk High School, in Pangnirtung, where Chris Heide was living and working. There is also a list of northern youth drama contacts, a 6-page story script and a photocopy of two notecards containing Inuktitut script.

Marketing plan, meeting minutes, correspondence, budget, publicity materials, budgets and technical schedule for the 2010 Liverpool International Theatre Festival

MS-2-838, Box 8, Folder 1
File
2009 - 2010

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains primarily planning records documenting the 2010 Liverpool International Theatre Festival. There are also programs and schedules and a manuscript for a speech celebrating the 18th anniversary of the festival.

Mary Vingoe's notebooks regarding Ship's Company Theatre productions

MS-2-777.2015-017, Box 17, Folders 11 and 12
File
[ca. 1987]

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

Mary Vingoe's speaking notes for a talk about theatre in Nova Scotia

MS-2-777.2015-017, Box 20, Folder 4
File
[20--?]

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

Match Love : [VHS cassettee tape]

MS-2-8, Box 30, Folder 18
File
1999

Part of Catherine Banks fonds

VHS tape consist of a video recording of "Match Love."; Tape label reads "Match Love, Jest in Time 1999: First one."

Mermaid Theatre general files

MS-2-838, Box 20, Folder 14
File
2008 - 2009

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains meeting notes, contact lists and directories, reports and an Autumn 2008 newsletter.

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia teacher evaluation forms for My Place or Yours?

MS-2-838, Box 20, Folder 13
File
1995

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains completed teacher evaluation forms as well as student reviews.

Mermaid Theatre's In-School ADHD Assessment and Treatment Services Pilot Project records

MS-2-838, Box 20, Folder 15
File
2008 - 2009

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains notes, meeting minutes, letter of agreement, contract and a script.

Mermaid Youtheatre's Growing Up in Nova Scotia writing competition records

MS-2-838, Box 20, Folder 16
File
2006 - 2008

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains press releases, posters, list of high schools, list of rules and regulations, and a budget page.

Mulgrave Road Co-op Artistic Director's letters

MS-2-838, Box 3, Folder 18
File
1984 - 1989

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File also contains a list of co-op members dated 24/8/99.

Mulgrave Road Co-op Theatre : variety benefit performance

MS-2-806, Box 10, Folder 20
File
1990

Part of Jenny Munday fonds

File contains documents related to a variety benefit performance in support of the Canso Community Survival Task Force by Mulgrave Road Co-op Theatre. Jenny Munday performed a monologue about smoking. The documents include programs; a greeting card; a newspaper review; and a script for Munday's monologue.

Mulgrave Road Co-op Theatre – Port Hawkesbury Centennial Celebrations Committee joint performance project surveys

MS-2-838, Box 3, Folder 1
File
[1987?]

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains completed surveys gathered from Port Hawkesbury community members to assist in shaping the content of the centennial celebration production. File also contains a survey analysis.

Mulgrave Road Theatre Co-op application to Canada Council Development fund

MS-2-838, Box 4, Folder 5
File
September 1987

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

Multiple annotated manuscript pages of Bring Back Don Messer!

MS-2-838, Box 5, Folder 8
File
1980

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains multiple copies of annotated manuscript drafts and pages of Bring Back Don Messer!

Newspaper articles about the Kipawo and Ship's Company Theatre

MS-2-777, Box 11, Folder 28
File
1985

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

Notes and changes made during run of play (15/6 - 24/6)

MS-2-838, Box 4, Folder 8
File
1979

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains notes regarding the Coady Co-op Show staged in Guysborough.

Notes during research-rehearse period with the company 3/5/79 - 14/6/79

MS-2-838, Box 4, Folder 6
File
1979

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains notes from the Coady Co-op Show staged in Guysborough.

Notes regarding the Mulgrave Road Co-op – Canso Benefit

MS-2-838, Box 3, Folder 21
File
1990

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

Notes, minutes and historical newspaper clippings regarding the Port Hawkesbury centennial project

MS-2-838, Box 3, Folder 4
File
1988

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

Nova Scotia tourism, culture and heritage grants to individuals application and related materials

MS-2-8, Box 33, Folder 21
File
2011-2015

Part of Catherine Banks fonds

File contains an application for Nova Scotia tourism, culture and heritage grants for Banks to travel to Barcelona in November 2012 to attend Connexio Canadenca and participate in rehearsals of Catherine Bank's play "It is Solved by Walking." The document includes project descriptions (adaptation of The Mountain and the Valley for the stage), budgets, support materials, reports, and a grant acceptance letter from Arts Nova Scotia.

On the Waterfront poster

MS-2-777, OS Box 6, Folder 3
File
N.D.; 2004

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

One journey back : [synopsis, outline, and manuscript]

MS-2-8, Box 33, Folder 32
File
[200-?]

Part of Catherine Banks fonds

Pages deleted during rehearsals

MS-2-838, Box 2, Folder 6
File
1988

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains manuscript pages of The Promised Land deleted during rehearsals.

Pages introduced during rehearsals — originals

MS-2-838, Box 2, Folder 7
File
1988

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains manuscript pages of The Promised Land introduced during rehearsals.

Pages replaced during work towards second (presentable) draft

MS-2-838, Box 3, Folder 13
File
1982

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains a lightly annotated pages from Road Reviews, written by Christopher Heide for the Mulgrave Road Co-Op Theatre Company, plus several pages of handwritten notes.

Pages replaced during workshop

MS-2-838, Box 2, Folder 2
File
January 1988

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains manuscript pages from The Promised Land annotated during a January 1988 workshop.

Photograph of the cast and crew of The Summer of the Handley-Page

MS-2-777, Box 12, Folder 32
File
1988

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File also includes a postcard of the Hadly-Page Bomber after its 1919 crash landing.

Photograph of the cast of 'The President's Daughter'

PC1, Box 29, Folder 35
File
[between 1908 and 1909]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains a photograph of the cast of the Dalhousie Drama Club's production of "The President's Daughter" in 1908-1909. The photograph shows Jack Reid; Archie Sutherland; Helen Crichton; Grace Tupper; Marguerite H. L. Silver; Dorothy Constance Gorham; W. C. Ross; Frank Archibald; Jamie MacLeod; Stewart Mavor; Evan MacKenzie Forbes; and J. P. MacIntosh sitting or standing in several rows.

Gauvin & Gentzel

Photographs of Jeremiah Sparks and cast members of Riot

MS-5-22, Box 24, Folder 17
File
December 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Jeremiah Sparks and cast members of the play, "Riot," including Karen Robinson and Troy Adams.

Photographs of Jeremiah Sparks in The Satchmo Suite

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 93
File
2008

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Jeremiah Sparks performing as Louis Armstrong in Eastern Front Theatre's production of "The Satchmo Suite" in 2008. The play was written by Hans Böggild and Doug Innis.

Photographs of Shauntay Grant at her play Steal Away Home

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 42
File
September 2011

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Shauntay Grant at the showing of her play, "Steal Away Home," at the Atlantic Fringe Festival in 2011.

Photographs of the cast and crew of The Color Purple

MS-5-22, Box 24, Folder 15
File
June 2019

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains printed images of Jeremiah Sparks and the cast and crew of Neptune Theatre's production of "The Color Purple."

Photographs of the play Whylah Falls

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 106
File
2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs related to Eastern Front Theatre and the National Arts Centre's theatrical production, "Whylah Falls," in 2000. The play was written by George Elliot Clark.

Photographs feature Linda Carvery, Novelee Buchan, and others.

Photographs of the Williams sisters