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Rexy!

This subseries contains production records for Neptune Theatre's production of Rexy! written by Allan Stratton and directed by Marti Maraden. This production is about Canada's 10th Prime Minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King. King is played by Michael Hanrahan.

Breakdown

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's book "Breakdown" for its first edition in 1988 by Scholastic Publishing, and then for its 2015 reissue by Northwest Publishing.

A Year with Frog and Toad

This subseries contains material from Neptune Theatre's production of A Year with Frog and Toad; based on the classic children's books by Arnold Lobel and transformed into a musical by Robert and Willie Reale. The cast includes Shane Carty (Toad); Justin Goodhand (Frog); Mark Allan, Laura Caswell and Heather McGuigan as Friends. The creative team includes George Pothitos (director); Crystal MacDonell (stage manager); Chuck Homewood (musical director); Laura Caswell (choreographer); Geofrey Dinwiddie (set design); Bonnie Deakin (costume design); Siobhan Sleath (lighting design); Andy Allen (sound design); Johnny Cann (video design).

Faculty of Graduate Studies calendars

Subseries contains of the academic calendars for the 1949/1950-2014/2015. sessions of Dalhousie University Faculty of Graduate Studies. The course of instruction, degree requirements, fees, awards, and scholarship opportunities are outlined. Some issues are missing.

The Addams Family

This subseries contains the production records for Neptune Theatre's production of The Addams Family created by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice; music and lyrics by Andrew Lippy. The cast includes: Steffi DiDomenicantonio (Wednesday); Daniel Greenburg (Lucas Bieneke); Rob Torr (Gomez); Dayna Tietzen (Morticia); Ben McIntyre-Ridd (Pugsley) Christopher Wilson (Lurch); Jacob MacInnis (Fester); Kristin Galer (Beineke Mother, Alice); Marty Burt (Beineke Dad, Mal). Creative team included: George Pothitos (Director); Stephanie Graham (Choreographer); Sean Mulcahy (Costume Design); Siobhan Sleath (Lights).

Pottersfield Press grant and funding records

Subseries contains primarily grant applications to both federal and provincial government publication programs. Records include unaudited financial statements, financial summaries (operating revenues and expenses, sales costs etc.), business plans, marketing strategies and annual publishing reports, which together provide a valuable summary of the company's activities over a given year.

Ron O'Dor's research on cephalopods

Subseries includes Ron O'Dor's research on cephalopods in the South Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Mediterranean, predating the Census of Marine Life research. Subseries includes field notes, correspondence, articles, and data sets.

O'Dor, Ronald

Relatively harmless

Subseries contains documents related to the writing and production of "Relatively Harmless," a play written by Jenny Munday.

Theory and practice in planning the suburbs

Subseries contains records produced as a result of Jill Grant's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant to examine how participants in the local planning and development process explain the choices and decisions they make in shaping suburban development. Also includes are records related to her follow-up SSHRC standard research grant project, Trends in residential environments : Planning and inhabiting the suburbs.

Records include grant applications and reports, research ethics applications and reports, correspondence, notebooks, working papers — including reports by graduate students — research data (interviews and surveys), images and participant consent forms. Records related to research output (publications and presentations) are primarily found in the publications series.

The Messenger

Subseries contains drafts of Wendy Lill's play, Messenger, which was inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People. Set in Canada in 1990 and 2015, this "memory play" addresses issues of climate change and politics. Lill developed the concept during her three weeks as the resident playwright at the National Arts Centre Company's retreat, The Ark, on Fogo Island, Newfoundland.

OBIS: Ocean Biogeographic Information System

Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life affiliate program, the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). The Ocean Biogeographic Information System project, compiled alongside the Census of Marine Life, serves as the world's largest online repository of spatially referenced marine life data, containing millions of records created from hundreds of CoML datasets. The project, led by American scientists Edward Vanden Berghe and J. Frederick Grassle (previously by New Zealander Mark J. Costello), locates all oceanic species in a permanent, evolving repository, identifying oceanic points of high diversity, tracking species dispersion, and integrating species locales with variables such as temperature, salinity, and depth.

Having Hope At Home

This sub-series contains production records for Having Hope at Home written by Daniel Craig and directed by Marcia Kash.

The 39 Steps

This subseries contains production records for "The 39 Steps" which is a spoof of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 film version of John Buchan’s 1915 spy novel and adapted by Patrick Barlow. This production is directed by Dayna Tekatch and the cast includes Rhys Bevan-John, Christian Murray, Jacob James and Marisa McIntyre.

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story, by Jean Shepherd, adapted by Philip Grecian is directed by George Pothitos. The cast includes Jamie Williams; Stacy Smith; Jayden Greig; Sheldon Davis; Connor Chisholm; Noel Fougere; Katie Goddard; Gracyn MacDonald; Gabriel Varga-Watt and Thamela Mpumlwana. Chrystal MacDonell is the stage manager.

Optimizing investments in the built environment to reduce youth obesity

Subseries contains records produced as a result of ENACT (Environment, Nutrition and Activity) project, for which Renée Lyons and Jill Grant were the principle co-investigators. Records include proposals, grant and ethics applications and reports, activity reports, notes, research data, correspondence and research outputs.

PLAN 1001 : Introduction to community design

Subseries comprises teaching records for PLAN 1001, which was taught by Jill Grant through the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at Dalhousie University. Materials include course outlines and syllabi, a tutorial binder, instructional assessments, lecture notes, class readings, and slides.

Mending Fences

This subseries contains the production records for Neptune Theatre's production of "Mending Fences"; written by Norm Foster. The cast includes J.D. Nicholsen, Jane Spidell, Iain Stewart and was directed by Miles Potter.

Legally Blonde

This subseries contains the production records for the Legally Blonde - the Musical, music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Neil Benjamin, book by Heather Hach. This production is based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture. Lindsey Frazier stars as the main character Elle Woods and George Pothitos was the artistic director. Legally Blonde ran from April 2 to May 26, 2013.

The Comedy of Errors

This series contains production records for the 2013 production of The Comedy of Errors. It was directed by George Pothitas and the stage manager was Heather Lewis. The production ran from September 17 to October 13 with a total of 32 shows.

A Christmas Carol - the Musical

This sub-series contains the records for the production of "A Christmas Carol - the Musical" based on the novella by Charles Dickens; with the music and lyrics by Eric Hughes. The stage manager for this production was Crystal MacDonell.

Mary Poppins

This sub-series contains the production records for the classic play Mary Poppins written by Julian Fellowes adapted from the P.L. Travers' 1930s novels and the 1964 Disney film. This production was directed by George Pothitos and Lisa MacDougall (music).

Reviews and publisher correspondence

Subseries contains Brian Hall's reviews and publisher correspondence for his publications. Materials include reviews that may not have been published and promotional materials for books such as questionnaires.

Have you ever been to Bombay?

Subseries contains documents related to the writing and production of "Have You Ever Been to Bombay," a dinner theatre play written by Jenny Munday, Ilkay Silk, and Elizabeth Goodyear.

Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad

This series consists of production records from the Canadian comedy classic Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad by acclaimed Nova Scotia playwright Michael Melski.

The Importance of Being Earnest

This subseries contains the records for Neptune Theatre's production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Cast included: Chilina Kennedy (Cecily Cardew); David Leyshon (John Worthing, J.P.); John Dartt (Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.); Elizabeth Richardson (Miss Prism, Governess); Marla McClean (Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax); Michael Therriault (Algernon Moncrieff); Vanessa Walton-Bone (Lady Bracknell); Jack Wynters (Lane, Manservant); and Robbie O'Neill (Merriman, Butler). Production crew included: George Pothitos as the artistic director; Jane Butler Creaser, the stage manager; Sean Mulcahy, set and costume design and Kevin Fraser, lighting design. Sweeney Todd ran from January to February 17, 2013.

Red

This sub-series contains production records for John Logan's play Red. This production was directed by Eda Holmes.

Advocacy for transgender Nova Scotians

Subseries contains materials related to NSRAP's advocacy efforts for members of the transgender community in Nova Scotia, including lobbying and research related to gender confirming treatments and procedures, and planning and promotional materials for Transgender Day of Remembrance events. Series also includes workshop materials, educational resources, clippings, and correspondence.

Attracting and retaining immigrants in the arts and culture sector : Policy challenges and opportunities

Subseries contains records produced as a result of Jill Grant's strategic research grant from Atlantic Metropolis Centre regarding immigration and the creative city. The first project was an evaluation of the immigration plans and policies developed by Halifax Regional Municipality, followed by a study with immigrant cultural workers.

Records include grant applications and reports, research ethics applications and reports, correspondence, notebooks, working papers, research data (interviews and surveys) and participant consent forms. Records related to research output (publications and presentations) are primarily found in the publications series, and some working papers are available on the Atlantic Metropolis Centre website. http://community.smu.ca/atlantic/working_papers_e.html

Sweeney Todd

This subseries contains the records for Neptune Theatre's production of Sweeney Todd, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler. Shane Carty and Shelley Simester, star as the main characters Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett. George Pothitos was the artistic director, Crystall Macdonnell, the stage manager and Chuck Homewood, the music director. Sweeney Todd ran from September 14 to October 7, 2012.

PLAN 6505 : Theories, ideas and debates in planning

Subseries comprises teaching records for PLAN 6505, which was taught by Jill Grant through the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at Dalhousie University, "a final capstone course that provides a venue for debate and discussion about theory, ethics, ideas and contemporary issues in planning." Materials include course outlines and syllabi, instructional assessments, lecture notes, class readings, and slides.
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