This collection contains records from the Department of Theatre, Film Studies, and Dance at St. Cloud State University. There are 32 boxes and five oversized folders in the collection; the items date from 1956-2007 with the vast majority of the items pertaining to the theatre division. Additions to this series may be ongoing.
The collection is arranged into three series, which are as follows:
Series 1: Administrative Records, 1961-2007
This series includes minutes from staff meetings, building plans, correspondence, and the theatre department’s newsletter, amongst other items.
Series 2: Play Files, 1956-2011
Here is where the bulk of the collection can be found. The play files, which are alphabetical order by play title, include photographs, posters, and programs for productions that were performed at St. Cloud State University. There are also records in this series that pertain to SCSU theatre students and producers who took their performances overseas. The first performances abroad were at military outposts located in Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland, and Baffin Island in 1961. They would go on to perform in Germany for the military in 1964. And in 1987, actors traveled to China to perform in Universities throughout the country. The larger production posters are located in the oversize cabinets, drawer 17, and are in chronological order. In addition, there is a folder of material from the County Stearns Theaterical Company.
Series 3: Publications, 1978-2001
This series includes newsletters and student handbooks.
Series 4: Costume Sketches, 1970s-early 1990s
Theatre faculty member Harvey Jurik created 502 costume sketches for theatre productions sponsored by St. Cloud State University, 500 which are digitized. The sketches illustrate the character costume designs as well as several scenes for various plays performed from the 1970s through the early 1990s.
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