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Catherine Banks fonds

  • MS-2-8
  • Fonds
  • 1973-2023
Fonds contains materials documenting Catherine Banks' professional playwrighting career beginning with her first published play, Eula's Offer. Records include research notes and manuscripts (handwritten and typed), correspondence, contracts, production and publicity materials, a videocassette, a DVD, photographs, sketches, and a small selection of personal papers.

Banks, Catherine

Mary Vingoe fonds

  • MS-2-777
  • Fonds
  • 1980-2019
Fonds includes manuscripts, scripts, and personal papers belonging to Mary Vingoe. Fonds also includes theatre programs, contracts, and photographs.

Vingoe, Mary

Robert Doyle fonds

  • MS-3-18
  • Fonds
  • 1964 - 2019
Fonds consists primarily of papers relating to Robert Doyle’s career as a costume and set designer. There are also research, administrative, and class papers from his office. The fonds consists of correspondence (1964-1997), Dalhousie University papers (1975-1997), Costume Studies program course materials (1974-1997), financial papers (1967-1994), legal documents (1972-1996), research notes and related materials (1970-1996), association related materials (1968-1997), production related materials (1976-2012), and miscellaneous papers and photographs (1968-1996) collected by Robert Doyle.

Doyle, Robert

2b theatre company fonds

  • MS-3-50
  • Fonds
  • 1999 - 2019
Fonds comprises administration, publicity and production records of 2b theatre company since their inception as Bunnies in the Headlights Theatre in 1999. Records types include manuscripts, correspondence, programs, posters, playbills and photographs.

2b theatre company

Jenny Munday fonds

  • MS-2-806
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1980 - 2017]
Fonds contains records pertaining to Jenny Munday's career as a playwright, actor, director, dramaturge and arts administrator. Materials include manuscript drafts; professional contracts; production reviews; grant applications; and correspondence. The fonds also contains records related to Munday's time as a Crake Fellow in Drama at Mount Allison University.

Munday, Janet Stephanie (Jenny)

Neptune Theatre fonds

  • MS-3-1
  • Fonds
  • 1943-2017
Fonds consists of records that document every aspect of Neptune Theatre as an organization, including various textual records and graphic and audio-visual material pertaining to productions, events, personnel, and the administration of the Theatre. Types of records include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports and newsletters, financial records, box office records, applications, licenses, contracts, scripts, posters, newspaper clippings, production notes, programs, press kits, videocassettes, audiocassettes, negatives, contact sheets, slides, photographs, and other materials.

Neptune Theatre

Edward II thank you cards

File contains thank you cards from the cast and crew of a 2016 production of Christopher Marlowe's play "Edward II." Mary Vingoe directed the production, which was presented from September 29 to October 15, 2016 by University of British Columbia Theatre and Film.

Production binder for Edward II, directed by Mary Vingoe

File contains records related to a 2016 production of Christopher Marlowe's play "Edward II." Mary Vingoe directed the production, which was presented from September 29 to October 15, 2016 by University of British Columbia Theatre and Film. File includes an annotated play script, director's notes, costume tracking sheets, cue sheets, and other production records. File also includes a program.

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

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.

Reviews of Glace Bay miner's museum

File contains two reviews of the 2013 Neptune Theatre production of Glace Bay Miner's Museum. The reviews are printed versions of online reviews published by The Chronicle Herald on March 2, 2013 and by The Coast on March 7, 2013.

Director's notebooks

File contains two director's notebooks with handwritten notes by Mary Vingoe. File also includes three thank you cards from the cast and crew of the 2012 National Arts Centre / 2013 Neptune Theatre production, and a ticket to the March 1, 2013 performance at Neptune Theatre.

Costume and prop sketches for Glace Bay miner's museum

File contains costume and prop sketches drawn by Sue LePage for the 2012 National Arts Centre production of Glace Bay Miner's Museum. File also includes accompanying handwritten notes from Sue LePage to Mary Vingoe.

Sketches of Margaret and Ian's costumes

File contains two sketches and two handwritten cards by Sue LePage. The sketches depict the costumes of characters Margaret (played by Francine Deschapper) and Ian (played by Jeff Schwager). The sketches were gifts from Sue to Mary Vingoe and Paul Cram.

Christopher Heide fonds

  • MS-2-838
  • Fonds
  • 1975 - 2010
Fonds contains records created and collected by Christopher Heide in the course of his career as a writer, including his work with arts and cultural associations such as ACTRA and the Dramatists' Co-op of Nova Scotia. Record types include scripts for stage, radio and screen; notes; correspondence; reports; meeting minutes; and photographs.

Heide, Christopher

Bird Cage : [Use of copyrighted material - translation]

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."

Mulgrave Road Theatre fonds

  • MS-3-44
  • Fonds
  • 1972-2006
Fonds primarily consists of documentation related to publicity, personnel, equity, and the Canada Council for the Arts as well as scripts, production-based records, administrative files, correspondence, PACT files, contracts, annual meeting notes, ROADies records, financial statements and information, board meeting notes, brochures, audio tapes, photographs, and production posters.

Mulgrave Road Theatre (MRT)

Personal archives of David Renton

  • MS-3-23
  • Collection
  • 1926-2006
Fonds consists of records relating to Renton's personal life as well as his acting and teaching careers. The personal papers include files on specific actors, athletics, clippings and publications, festivals and workshops, financial records, Portus Theatre Productions (the production company he founded), school-related theatrical education materials, committee work, unions, associations, and a variety of other subjects. Correspondence includes letters to, from, and about Renton and are primarily theatre-related. The scripts were accumulated by Renton throughout his career as an actor, director, and producer. The fonds also includes photographs and slides of numerous theatrical productions.

Renton, David, 1934-2006

Adjudicators

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

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.

Article for Canadian Theatre Review

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.
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