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.
Item is a photograph of Jackie Richardson and Dutch Robertson dated to October 4, 2016. The photograph was used in a Local Xpress article: "Travelling with the Green Book in Juanita Peters' newest play."
Item is a photograph of director Juanita Peters and the cast of the play, "Settling Africville," in 2014. The play was written by George Elliott Clark.
Photographs feature Novelee Buchan, Drew O'Hara, Jacob Sampson, Naomi-Joy Blackhall, John O'Keefe, and others.
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.
Item is a group photograph of Mrs. Harriette Richardson (translator); Lieutenant Governor Tory; Mrs. Tory, Mrs. Taylor; standing; Mr. L.M. Fortier; Mr. Richardson; Chief Justice Harris; and Colonel Almon.
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.
Item contains two photographs printed on a piece of paper. Photographs feature the cast of Viola: An Original Musical, including Linda Carvery, Natasha Thomas, Minis Stairs, and other cast members.
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.
File contains photographs of Walter Borden printed onto 8.5 x 11 in. pieces of paper. Photographs feature Walter Borden in the productions, The Epistle of Tightrope Time and Driving Miss Daisy.
File contains photographs related to the African Nova Scotian Music Association. Photographs feature the cast of "Elephant's Graveyard," a theatrical production by the Dartmouth Players. Written by George Brant. Directed by Tamara Smith.
File contains photographs of offices, costumes, staff, the building, and other subjects at the Mulgrave Road Co-op Theatre in Guysborough, Nova Scotia.
File consists of ticket No. 001 for the movie of the Pit Pony at Oxford Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia on Sunday, November 30, 1997. The ticket was framed and presented to Joyce Barkhouse.
File contains copies of the authors' original manuscripts for the play produced by Under the Map theatre group, a Port Hawkesbury centennial community project. The group performed plays depicting the town's history on four consecutive nights in August 1989 using Granville Street as the setting.
File includes a poster for an Open Waters festival featuring the Paul Cram Trio; two posters for Paul Cram, Lyle Ellis and Gregg Simpson at the Music Gallery; a poster for Benghazi Sax Redux; and a poster for the Paul Cram Trio.
Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin as adapted by James Maxwell and revised by Alan Stanford, performed from 29 March to 2 April 2005. The item is a recording of act I. The production was directed by Susan Stackhouse and produced by DalTheatre. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.
Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin as adapted by James Maxwell and revised by Alan Stanford, performed from 29 March to 2 April 2005. The item is a recording of act II. The production was directed by Susan Stackhouse and produced by DalTheatre. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.
Item consists of a program created by Dalhousie Theatre Productions for the 2004-2005 season production of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice. The production was directed by Susan Stackhouse and features a cast and crew of Dalhousie University students. The program contains a list of the cast and crew, DTDP patrons, essays on the main themes of the play, and a director's note.
File contains musical and theatrical programs for performances by Florence Glossop-Harris company; The Dumbells; Halifax Choral Union and Conservatory Orchestra, directed by Ifan Williams; Boston English Opera Company; Martin Harvey and N. de Silva; F. James Carroll Players; Boston Symphony Ensemble, directed by Augusto Vannini; Madame Germaine Schnitzer and George M. McDonald, accompanied by Marjorie Payne; and the Halifax Philharmonic Society.
File contains four programs from theatre productions that took place in Halifax. The shows include "The First Year" by the Dalhousie University Players; "Four Short Plays" by the Dalhousie University class in modern drama; "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by the Glossop-Harris English Repertory Company; and "That Girl Patsy"by the F. James Carroll Players.
Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of part 2 of Act II of Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, performed from November to December 1987. The production was directed by Kelly Handerek and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Productions. The production was staged at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.
File contains two cassette tapes with recordings of CBC radio interviews about Mulgrave Road Co-op Theatre's production of "Battle Fatigue" by Jenny Munday. One tape has an interview between Jenny Munday, Mary-Colin, Judith(?), and Peter Gzowski from CBC's Morningside program, recorded on opening night in Halifax. The second tape has a interview between Jenny Munday and Don Connolly from CBC's Information Morning program in Halifax.
This accession consists primarily of meeting minutes and agendas from the Symphony's Board of Directors and its Executive. There are also concert programs, rehearsal schedules, programming records for special events, annual reports and grant applications.
Item consists of a program created by Dalhousie Theatre Productions for the 1994-95 season production of Peter Barnes' Red Noses. The production was directed by Patrick Christopher and features a cast and crew of Dalhousie University students. The program is a bi-fold pamphlet. The program contains a list of the cast and crew, patrons note and a director's note.
Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Red Noses by Peter Barnes, performed from 28 March to 1 April 1995. The item is a recording of act I. The production was directed by Patrick Christopher and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Department Productions. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.
Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Red Noses by Peter Barnes, performed from 28 March to 1 April 1995. The item is a recording of act II. The production was directed by Patrick Christopher and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Department Productions. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.
File contains records primarily documenting the post-event assessment of the 2006 Liverpool International Theatre Festival, including a review of Chris Heide in his role as artistic director.
File contains records primarily documenting the post-event assessment of the 2008 Liverpool International Theatre Festival, including suggestions and questions for future events. Also included is a brochure and participant list for a drama in education workshop in Stadtschlaining, Austria.
The fonds consists of records related to Richard Perkyns' research undertaken in writing The Neptune Story: Twenty-Five Years in the Life of a Leading Canadian Theatre and editing Major Plays of the Canadian Theatre 1934-1984 . The fonds also includes a copy of his doctoral thesis, The Impact of the Expressionists Movements on British and American Drama and Theatre Practice (1968) and records which pertain to his involvement with the Halifax Independent Theatre. Records include correspondence, minutes from meetings, research notes, drafts, newspaper clippings, reviews, manuscripts, photographs, and interviews recorded on audio cassettes. The fonds has been arranged in four series: The Neptune Story, Major Plays of the Canadian Theatre, Doctoral Thesis, and Halifax Independent Theatre.
The fonds contains photographs of singers and musical groups, theatrical paraphernelia, and documents regarding the construction of Ward's home on Beaufort Avenue in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as well as other printed material.
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