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“We have just discovered the American Theatre Project and want to thank you — the collective you. For the last five years I, a volunteer, and now 12 volunteers, have been laboring on the San Francisco Opera Archives (budget limitations did not allow for an archivist to be hired). Many of us are former…

AMERICAN THEATRE ARCHIVE PROJECT NEWSLETTER www.americantheatrearchiveproject.org March 3, 2014 This newsletter includes highlights of recent developments, team activity, and training events for the American Theatre Archives Project, an initiative of the American Society for Theatre Research. We are pleased to announce that the Northwest ATAP Team, led by Helice Koffler,…

Follow the link below for a profile article on ATAP in the Strategies section of AMERICAN THEATRE (March 2014): “No File Left Behind” by Nicole Estvanik Taylor http://www.tcg.org/publications/at/issue/strategies.cfm?indexID=42

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…

Austin Theatre Symposium The Brockett Center at the University of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance, the American Theatre Archive Project, and the ZACH Theatre invite you to join us on Friday, September 6, from 7-9pm at ZACH’s Kleberg Stage (1510 Toomey Road, Austin, TX 78704) for a symposium on Austin theatre. The symposium…

ATAP is sponsoring a working session at the American Society for Theatre Research/Theatre Library Association conference at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel this coming November 7-10: Expanding Scholarship Through the American Theatre Archive Project (3 Hour Session) Conveners: Susan Brady, Yale University (susan.brady@yale.edu) and Ken Cerniglia, Disney Theatrical Group (ken.cerniglia@gmail.com) An…

ATAP is seeking volunteers interested in helping theatres across the country establish and preserve their archives. Theatre scholars, archivists, librarians, students, historians, dramaturgs, and anybody with an interest in preserving theatre materials are welcome. A free ATAP training session will take place on Saturday, May 4th, 2013 from 9am-1pm at the Boston…

AMERICAN THEATRE ARCHIVE PROJECT www.americantheatrearchiveproject.org Fall 2012 Progress Report 29 October 2012 This progress report includes information on ATAP team activity, funding pursuits, and training development from the past quarter as well as fall objectives. Please send fall updates to ken.cerniglia@gmail.com by January 15 for inclusion in the Winter 2013 Progress Report.…

Check out the ATAP Member Handbook under RESOURCES — the all-in-one place for theatre scholars, archivists, dramaturgs, and students to get oriented to the work we’re doing.

by Martha Wade Steketee The American Theatre Archive Project New York City (ATAP NYC) team members have been meeting for a year at the New Amsterdam Theatre scheming ways to instill archival instincts in the American theatre world.  Team members are dramaturgs and archivists (and some are both) with a range of job situations. …