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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Department of Theatre
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Dalhousie Theatre : The Lucky Chance

File contains thirteen watercolour sketches of costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1994 production of the Lucky Chance. Each sketch shows a costume design for one character from the performance. Three of the sketches are covered by a clear plastic sheet which is attached on all four sides with masking tape.

Dalhousie Theatre : The Possibilities

File contains eleven oil pastel sketches of costume and set designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of The Possibilities. Each sketch is for a specific scene in the play and shows several figures wearing costumes.

Dalhousie Theatre : The Rivals

File contains fifteen watercolour sketches of costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1982 production of The Rivals. All sketches are mounted with a plastic cover in a dark red mat.

Dalhousie Theatre : The Sea

File contains photocopies of eleven costume designs from Dalhousie Theatre's 1983 production of The Sea. One of the costume designs has fabric swatches attached to it.

Dalhousie Theatre : The Tempest

File contains 20 pastel and pencil sketches of costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of The Tempest. Each sketch shows a costume design for one character. The sketches are drawn on dark blue heavyweight paper.

Dalhousie Theatre : The Trojan Women

File contains fifteen costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1992 production of The Trojan Women. Twelve of the designs are watercolour sketches and three are pencil sketches.

Design for bench

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch shows a field with a park bench and a house in the distance.

Design for bound woman

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch shows a female figure tied to a chair with a gag in her mouth.

Design for "I'd like to thank..."

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch shows a male figure in a pilot outfit standing on top of a pile of people. There is a speech bubble coming from the male figure that says "I'd like to thank all the little people!!!" There is a caption next to the figures that says "The road to success is paved with well-intentioned people!!!"

Design for "If it's free..."

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch shows a male figure, a female figure, and another female figure holding two children. The male figure is holding several cigarette boxes and smoking several cigarettes. There is a speech bubble coming from the male figure that says "if it's free... then yes... we need it!!!" The group of figures are standing in front a building that says "take and ye shall receive."

Design for "If it's free..."

Item is a sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch is composed of a photocopy of an original sketch which has been cut apart and recoloured in some places. The sketch shows a male figure, a female figure, and another female figure holding two children. The male figure is holding several cigarette boxes and smoking several cigarettes. There is a speech bubble coming from the male figure that says "if it's free... then yes... we need it!!!"

Design for "Mmmm!!!"

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch shows a female figure leaning on a table with a hole in her body while a male figure eats her heart. Another female figure sits at the table and there is a light hanging over them. There is a speech bubble coming from the male figure which says "Mmmm!!! A good heart is a terrible thing to taste!!!"

Design for scene 1 : Tobacco shop

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The design is for scene 1 and the sketch shows the inside of a tobacco shop.

Design for scene 4 : "Balloon for Florida Travel" and scene 7: "The Cheque"

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The left side of the sketch is for scene 7 and shows an empty thought bubble. The right side of the sketch is for scene 4 and also shows an empty thought bubble. The left side of the sketch is folded underneath the rest of the sketch.

Design for scene 4 : Street in front of shop

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The design is for scene 4 and the sketch shows the street in front of the shop. The scenery consists of several small houses with several large advertising signs above them. On the left side of the design, there is also a box with a blank speech bubble in it. This portion of the sketch is folded underneath the rest of it.

Design for scene 4-A : "You are free..."

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The design is for scene 4A and the sketch shows a female figure who is being manipulated like a marionette by a male figure. There is a speech bubble coming from the male figure which says "You are free to do anything you wish... as long as you do what I say!!!" There is also a female figure, probably a prostitute, who is leaning against a lamppost and has the word "Cheap!!!" next to her head.

Design for scene 5: "My Shu Fu's thoughts in front of shop" and scene 6: "Balloon caption"

Item is a marker sketch of a design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The left side of the sketch is for scene 6 and shows an empty thought bubble. The right side of the sketch is for scene 5 and also shows an empty thought bubble. The left side of the sketch is folded underneath the rest of the sketch.

Design for scene 8 : Tobacco factory

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The design is for scene 8 and the sketch shows the inside of a tobacco factory, with a conveyor belt and other machinery.

Design for scene 9 : Office, Shui Ta's

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The design is for scene 9, in Shui Ta's office. The scene is mostly blank except for a framed portrait hanging on a wall.

Design for scene 9 : Office, Yan Sun

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The design is for scene 9, in Yan Sun's office. The scene is mostly blank except for a framed portrait hanging on a wall.

Design for scene with two trees

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch shows a field with two trees and a trash can. Some portions of the sketch are photocopied from an original. There are some portions of the sketch which have been cut out and reattached or covered with other pieces of paper.

Design for sitting person with can

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch shows a figure sitting on a bench in a field with a trees and a trash can. The figure is holding a can.

Design for the courthouse

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. Some sort of rub-on coloured film and dots has also been used. The sketch is of the inside of a courthouse.

Design for the courthouse

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. Some sort of rub-on coloured film and dots have also been used. The sketch is of the inside of a courthouse.

Design for the restaurant

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch is of the inside of a restaurant.

Design for the restaurant

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch is of the inside of a restaurant.

Design for "When love is in the air"

Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch shows a male figure and a female figure sitting back to back in a garbage dump. There is a thought bubble coming frm the female figure which says "When love is in the air - you can't smell the stench of poverty!!!"

Diagram of masks

Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of The Good Woman of Setzuan (also known as The Good Person of Setzuan). The sketch shows show the masks are constructed for secondary characters.

Handwritten notes

Item is a collection of handwritten notes about the costumes for Dalhousie Theatre's production of Moliere. The notes contains some sketches of costume construction and one fabric swatch. Some pages are blank. The notes are contained in a folder made from two pieces of Robert Doyle Designs' letterhead taped together.

Information about the deferral of Doyle's appointment to full professorship and other documents

File contains information about the construction of items for Parks Canada, a paper called "Scenography" by Peter Perina, a short story called "The Annotated Women" by Robert Doyle, "The History of Competitive Sports and the Modern Olympics" by Robert Doyle, rejection letters from various Canadian and America book publishers, and correspondence about the deferral of Doyle's appointment to full professorship. The file also contains documents about Sheila Stivens and her position as Craft Officer with the Nova Scotia Department of Recreation, including letters to Sheila Stiven from various people, correspondence from Robert Doyle about her position, and her curriculum vitae.

Information about retirement and other documents

File contains various documents related to Robert Doyle's activities at Dalhousie University. The documents include information about retirement benefits, correspondence about the Blackmore Award, a character sketch assignment description, reviews of the Costume Studies program, and unit reviews. Correspondence include letters and memorandums to and from Robert Doyle, Peter Perina, Lynn Sorge, Amy Sampson, Ray D. Byham (Assistant Dean, Student Matters), John T. O'Brien, and Tanis Delaney.
The file contains several student letters of endorsement for the Costume Studies program. The file also contains a photocopied map of the Halifax Metro Centre.

Mask diagram

Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of The Good Woman of Setzuan (also known as The Good Person of Setzuan). The sketch is a diagram showing how the mask for Mr. Lin To, a carpenter, is constructed.

Notes with fabric swatches

File contains three pages of notes about costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1990 production of Shakespeare's Women. The notes are written on lined notebook paper. There are several small triangular fabric swatches taped to the notes. The notes are taped inside the cover of a pad of paper which contains all of Doyle's costume sketches from the production.

Only Some Can Take the Strain

Item is a watercolour, pastel, and pencil sketch of a costume and set design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of The Possibilities. The sketch is for a scene (probably scene 2 or 11), "Only Some Can Take the Strain." The sketch shows one figure with a feathered cap and clear visor, another male figure pulling a cart, and a third female figure with spiky hair.

Personal archives of Alan Andrews

  • MS-2-710.2013-064
  • Accession
  • Bulk, 1975-1980
Accession contains a portion of the personal archives of Alan Andrews.

Andrews, Alan Richard

Photocopies

File contains two black and white photocopies of item 15, which is sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1990 production of Shakespeare's Women. The costumes are for Kent and Malvolio.

Photocopies

File contains 41 black and white photocopies of costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's production of The Good Woman of Setzuan.

Photocopy of costue design for Two Officers

Item is a photocopy of a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of Twelfth Night. The costume is for two officers. The photocopy has some of Doyle's notes about the costume written on it.

Photocopy of costume design for Feste

Item is a photocopy of a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of Twelfth Night. The costume is for a character named Feste. The photocopy has Doyle's notes about the costume written on it in red.

Photocopy of costume design for Ilse

Item is a photocopy of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of Spring Awakening. The costume is for a character named Ilse. There are three fabric swatches pinned to the photocopy.
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