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.
The records in this series comprise rehearsal scripts, research notes, production notebooks, costume and set sketches, performance programs, media reviews, and related correspondence for theatrical productions directed by Linda Moore between 2000-2010.
Item is a program (ink-dated February 17, 1966) for a Dalhousie Glee Club performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado," directed by Genevieve Archibald. Cast members include: Dianne Alexander, Walter Borden, Dianne Byers, Henry Endres, Bill Freeland, Rita Leitch, Hammy McClymont, Robert Waind, and Nancy White.
Item is a 1965-66 season program for the Dalhousie Gell & Dramatics Society's "Li'l Abner," featuring Walter Borden, Ian Chambers, John Chatterton, Ewan Clark, Jamie Craig, D'Arcy Delemere, Doug Dunbar, Norm Hall, Ann Hicks, Cheryl Hirschfield, Zack Jacobson, Sandra Little, Charles Longley, Alexis McSweeny, Dave Moore, John Morrison, Jim Parr, Jim Richards, Peter Roberts, Robin Robertson, Roslyn Rogers, Peter Roy, Stephen Samuels, Velma Smith, and Alastair Watt.
This folder consists 2 programmes; Finian's Rainbow, February 27-March 1,1958 and Paint your wagon, February 25-28, 1959. This are musical that were performed the the Dalhousie Glee and Dramatic Society.
File contains correspondence with Tarragon Theatre and other theatre directors, a chronology of events documenting the evolution of the script, and a program from the Tarragon workshop performance.