Item consists of a working copy typescript manuscript of the humorous skit Pukka Sahib, written for three characters, sometime in the 1940s by David Murray. This copy was used by the character "Reciter", with all Reciter parts underlined in pencil.
Item consists of a later draft manuscript of the humorous skit "Pukka Sahib" written by David Murray sometime in the 1940s. This version of the script corrects earlier spelling mistakes, and slightly alters stage directions and text of the skit from previous versions. Also includes a carbon-copied version of the same script.
Item is a copy of the script Pilk's Madhouse written by Ken Campbell under the pseudonym Henry Pilk. The play is a series of sketches which were first performed at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto and subsequently at the Young Vic in London, England.
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.
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."
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.
Accession consists of miscellaneous records relating to David Renton's acting and directing career, and includes publicity and performance photographs, correspondence, contracts, appointment calendars and diaries. There are also publicity photographs of Karine Renton's father announcing the CHNS radio program Now it Can Be Told.
This collection primarily consists of theatre and film scripts read during the "ScripTease" dramatic reading series or "Playwright's Corner." The fonds also contains some correspondence and administrative records and two catalogues of plays.
File contains programs for the 1978 and 1979 Nova Scotia Theatre Festival, in which Theatre Arts Guild entered with The Homecoming, by Harold Pinter, and Vanities, by Jack Heifner.
File includes programs for the Theatre Arts Guild production of Flo Trillo's "Among his Peers," performed at the National Multicultural Theatre Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 9-10, 1980, and at Theatre Festival 1980, Neptune Theatre, on June 4, 1970.
File contains records related to Noel and Gertie, by Sheridan Morley, with the words and music of Noel Coward, directed and produced by the Gratwick Partnership. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from October 7-23, 1999. Records include copies of newspaper reviews; a program; a small poster; and four photographs of the cast.
Files includes a program for Theatre Arts Guild double bill summer reading of The World of Food (Gustatory Explorations) and The Incomparable Kern (Presenting in words and music the story of the "King of Broadway."). It was performed on August 18, 2001 and produced by C and J Musical Productions (Connie Eaton and John O'Halloran). File also contains an outline and tech crew script for the Variety Night on March 3, 2001.
File contains records related to Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, a stage adaptation by Charles Vance, directed by Nick Jupp and produced by Tom Patillo. The play ran at the Pond Playhouse from February 14 - March 2, 2002. Records include a program and two newspaper reviews.
File contains records related to Bell, Book and Candle, a romantic comedy by John Van Druten, directed by Bill VanGorder and produced by Peter Strain. The play ran at the Pond Playhouse from July 4-20, 2002. Records include a small poster; a program; a newspaper review; three pages of photocopied photographs of the cast and crew; and a letter of appreciation from an audience member.
File includes records related to Plaza Suite, by Neil Simon, directed by Robin Saywood and produced by Cheryl Theriault and Elaine Casey. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from February 20-March 8, 2003. Records include one program and a copy of a newspaper review.
File contains a program for Summer 2002 Double Bill: The World of Creatures, Small & Great, by John and Lyn Gatwick, and Nick Jupp's Choices. The latter was TAG's entry in the Liverpool International Theatre Festival in May 2003. File also contains a program and video recording of the Annual Variety Show held March 22, 2003.
File contains a program, two reviews and a headshot of Corey James from TAG's joint production of W.O. Mitchell's The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon with the Dartmouth Players, performed at the du Maurier Studio, Neptune Theatre, from March 4-9, 2003.
File contains records related to The Wisdom of Eve, by Mary Orr, directed by Rebecca Humphries and produced by Eric Rountree. It was performed at Pond Playhouse from February 19-March 5, 2004. Records include a program and a newspaper article.
File contains records related to Romance with a Twist, directed by Pam Lutz and produced by John Gratwick and Eric Rountree. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from October 2-18, 2003. Records include a producer's report; program; newspaper review; and two photographs of the cast and crew.
File contains records related to I Hate Hamlet, by Paul Rudnick, directed by Bill VanGorden and produced by Louise Renault and Cheryl Theriault. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from April 22 to May 8, 2004. Records include a producer's report; program; two newspaper reviews; and photographs of the cast and crew.
File contains a program and script for the August Double Bill: Stage Costume, devised and presented by Lyn Gratwick, Judy Reade and Val Tyner, and The World of Insects and Other Creepy Crawlies, captured by the Gratwick Partnership. The performances were at the Pond Playhouse on August 7, 2004.
File contains records related to Agatha Christie's The Hollow, directed by Iris Paterson and produced by Joyce MacDonald. It was performed at the Pond Playhouse from July 7-23, 2005. Records include a program and a DVD recording. There is also a program for Our Summer Reading Swan Song, held July 30, 2005, which was the final annual programme of readings called Summer Readings or Radio Nights as devised by John and Lyn Gratwyck in 1994 as a bridge between theatrical seasons.
File contains records related to Lord Arthur Saville's Crime, written by Constance Cox, based on a short story by Oscar Wilde, and directed by Phil Reid. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from April 24-May 10, 2008. Records include a program; newspaper reviews; DVD video recording; and a photograph of the cast and crew.
File contain records related to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, with book and lyrics by Elsa Rael and music by Michael Valenti, directed by Cheryl Theriault and produced by Michele Moore. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from December 4-20, 2008. Records include a producer's report; program; and newspaper review.
File contain records related to Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, directed by Gisela O'Brien and produced by Michele Gaudet. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from February 18-March 7, 2009. Records include a producer's report; program; and newspaper review.
File contains records related to Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh, written by Joel Gross and directed by Nick Jupp. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from June 25-July 5, 2009. Records include a program; newspaper review; and DVD video recording. File also contains a program for Theatre Arts Guild's annual variety night, held May 23, 2009.
File contains records related to Anne-Marie MacDonald's Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), directed by Phil Reid and produced by Michele Moore. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from September 24-October 10, 2009. Records include a program; small poster; and newspaper review.
File contains records related to How it Works, by Daniel MacIvor, directed by Michele Moore and produced by Renée Hartlieb. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from April 22-May 8, 2010. Records include a producer's report; program; and newspaper review.
File contains records related to 12 Angry Men, by Reginald Ross, directed by Angela Butler and produced by René Hartlieb. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from June 17-July 3, 2010. Records include a producer's report; program; small poster; newspaper review; and DVD recording.
File contains records related to The Odd Couple: Female Version, by Neil Simon, directed by Frank MacLean and produced by Sandra Witherbee. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from September 23 - October 9, 2010. Records include a program; producer's report; and DVD recording.
File contains records related Laundry and Bourbon and Lone Star, both written by James McLure, directed by Elaine Casey and Bill VanGorder and Renee Hartlieb. The plays were performed at the Pond Playhouse from June 23-July 9, 2011. Records include a producer's report; program; small poster; newspaper review and two photographs.
File contains records related to Noel Coward's Present Laughter, directed by Rebecca Humphreys and Eric Rountree and produced by Phillip Joy. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from September 22-October 8, 2011. Records include a program and newspaper review.
File contains records related to Richard Coleman's Captain Hook's Revenge (Adapted from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan), directed by Angela Butler and Lorne Abramson. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from December 1-17, 2011. Records include a program; newspaper review; and DVD recording.
File contains records related to Camelot the Panto, by Ben Crocker, directed by Angela Butler with musical direction by Bunny Shore. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from November 29-December 15, 2012. Records include a program; post-production meeting report and recommendations; small poster; and newspaper reviews.
Item is a small poster for the Theatre Arts Guild Fundraiser held in March 2014 and comprised of French as She is Learnt and All Right on the Night, performed by the TAG@ the Library group, and The Department of Common Sense, written by Ryan Van Horne and later TAG's entry at the May 2014 Liverpool International Theatre Festival.
File contains records related to Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer, directed by Jolene Pattison. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse between June 18-July 4, 2015. Records include a program; small poster; and DVD recording.
File contains records related to P.L. McQueen's fairy tale pantomime, The Emperor's New Clothes, directed by Karen Waterfield with musical direction by Bunny Shore, and produced by Shelly Sullivan. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse between November 26-December 12, 2015. Records include a program and small laminated poster.
Item is a program for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams, directed by Angela Butler and produced by Bill VanGorder. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse between March 31-April 23, 2016.
File contains records related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood, music, book and lyrics by Rupert Holmes, directed by Janice Isabel Jackson and produced by Rayna Smith-Camp and EmmaLeigh Rivera. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse between June 2-25, 2016. Records include a program; small poster; and DVD recording.
File contains records related to James M. Cain's Double Indemnity, adapted for the stage by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright, directed by Nick Jupp and Jocelyn LeBlanc. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse between June 1-24, 2017. Records include a program and small poster. File also contains a program for Variety Show 2017, held January 21, 2017.
File contains records related to Girl in the Goldfish Bowl, by Morris Panych, directed by Tamara Smith and produced by Patrick Charron. It was performed at the Pond Playhouse from March 14-30, 2019. Records include a program and small poster.
Item is a program for an evening of music and drama with Bonnie Romley and Ifan Williams, featuring an original script by Nick Jupp, and performed on July 13, 2019 as a fundraiser for the TAG parking lot improvement project.
