On Friday, November 8, ATAP will be represented at the annual conference of the American Society for Theatre Research and the Theatre Library Association with a working session entitled, “Expanding Scholarship Through the American Theatre Archive Project.” The following eight papers will be discussed:
Claudia Case, City University of New York, Lehman College: “Teaching the Archive: A Graduate Seminar on Reconstructing Performance”
Patrick Finelli, University of South Florida: “Broadway Visions: Digital Exhibit of American Scenographers—Boris Aronson”
Shannon Fitzsimons, Northwestern University: “Work in Progress: Editorial Communities and New Play Development in Chicago Regional Theatre”
Kristin Leahey, Northlight Theatre Company: “The Erased Legacy of Charlotte Chorpenning”
Michael Kaufman, Temple University: “Teaching Drama Through Collaborations”
Lillian Manzor, University of Miami: “Integrating Archival and New Media Work in the Undergraduate Classroom”
Michelle Salerno, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign: “Archiving Inner Voices: Making Space for What Students Have to Say”
Cynthia SoRelle, McClennan Community College: “ATAP and LMDA: Surveying the Landscape”
Ken Cerniglia (Disney Theatrical Group) and Susan Brady (Yale University) will facilitate the session. The conference will take place at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel, November 7-10. You can find the complete conference program here: http://www.astr.org/?page=Conference_Program