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Syracuse Stage Scripts

A description of the collection at the Syracuse University Archives


Finding aid created by: Nicole Wright
Date: March 2020



Historical Note

Syracuse Stage, a nonprofit, professional theatre company in residence, was founded by Arthur Storch in 1974. The company grew out of the pre-existing Syracuse Repertory Theatre, which was founded in the mid-1960s. Each season Syracuse Stage co-produces a show with the Department of Drama of Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts.


Scope and Content Note

The Syracuse Stage Scripts spans from 1967 to 2010. The collection contains different types of scripts including production scripts, director scripts, and prompt scripts. The scripts are from a variety of theater productions including the plays of Shakespeare, musicals, classics of theater cannon, and more modern plays.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact Syracuse University Archives for more information.

School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Related Material

The University Archives holds a clipping file on Syracuse Stage. The Syracuse University Poster Collection includes posters for Syracuse Stage productions and the Syracuse University Photograph Collection includes photographs related to Syracuse Stage. The University Archives also holds the Syracuse University Drama Department Records, the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts Records, the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts Office of the Dean Records, and the Syracuse Stage Records. Recordings of select Syracuse Stage productions can be found in the Archives' Syracuse University Video Production Unit Media. Additional materials related to the Syracuse Repertory Theatre can be found in the University College at Syracuse University Office of the Dean Records.


Selected Search Terms

Names

Syracuse Stage.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Syracuse University. College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Subjects

Acting.
College theater.
Performing arts.
Higher education.

Types of Material

Scripts (documents)

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Syracuse Stage Scripts,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Materials were transferred from the Syracuse University Department of Drama and Syracuse Stage between 1994 and 2014.

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed.


Arrangement

Materials are in original order.


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Inventory

An inventory has not yet been created for this collection. Please contact the Repository listed above for more information.