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  • Preserving the Past at the Civic Theatre, Allentown

    Many thanks to Beth Massa of the Civic Theatre, Allentown, Pennsylvania for this guest post about their efforts to preserve their theatre’s history. Do you have a story to tell about your theatre? We’d love to hear from you! The Civic Theatre was founded in 1927 by two local newspaper…

  • ATAP Graduate Student Administrator

    The American Theater Archive Project (ATAP) is currently seeking a graduate student with a strong interest in performance archives to serve as a paid graduate administrator for the organization. ATAP is an initiative of the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) that assists theatre companies and artists in preserving the records of…

  • ATAP Training Session in Portland a Success

    Portland: On Thursday, November 5, the American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP) Northwest Regional Team co-leader Natalia Fernández, along with Steering Committee Co-Chairs Colleen Reilly and Christa Williford, led a training workshop as part of the pre-conference program for Debating the Stakes in Theatre Performance and Scholarship, the annual conference of…

  • ATAP Second Annual Appeal

    Dear Colleagues, Established in 2009, the American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP) is an ASTR initiative that supports theatre makers in archiving records of their work for the benefit of artists, scholars, patrons, and the public. To date, ATAP-assisted companies include ArtsWest, Atlantic Theater Company, the Baltimore Theatre Project, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Cherry…

  • ATAP Newsletter, September 2015

    *ATAP NEWSLETTER* www.americantheatrearchiveproject.org *September 2015* This newsletter includes highlights of training events, recent developments, and team activity for the American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP). Next Team Training Session *Portland, OR* Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront 1401 SW Naito Pkwy Portland, OR 97201 November 5, 2015 9am-1pm Details here: http://americantheatrearchiveproject.org/news/atap-coming-portland-november-5   ATAP…

  • ATAP Initiation Program Grant for a Portland (OR) Area Theatre Company

    The American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) is pleased to announce its second annual ATAP Initiation Program Grant, a grant-in-kind to be awarded to a Portland-area theatre company during the organization’s annual conference at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront November 5-8, 2015. The American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP) is an ASTR initiative that…

  • The American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP) is coming to Portland, OR, November 5!

    A free workshop for the American Theatre Archive Project will be held at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront on Thursday, November 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to introduce area archivists, dramaturgs, and scholars to the ATAP Initiation Program, a process through which theatre companies can establish company archives. The workshop is being…

  • The American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP) is coming to Cleveland on August 18!

    A free workshop for the American Theatre Archive Project will be held at the Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, 11055 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, on August 18, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to introduce archivists to the ATAP Initiation Program, a process through which theatre companies establish an…

  • ATAP Is Now on Twitter: @TheatreArchives

    In conjunction with Thursday’s kickoff of ATAP’s Baltimore team with a training session and local theatre panel at the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) conference, we are pleased to announce that we have launched an ATAP Twitter feed. We’ve been tweeting about ASTR throughout the week and will continue…

  • Diverse Group Attends Baltimore ATAP Training Workshop

    BALTIMORE: On Thursday, November 20, Steering Committee Members Susan Brady, Ken Cerniglia, and Colleen Reilly led a training workshop introducing ATAP to a diverse group of students, scholars, librarians, archivists, and theatre artists. Thanks to ATAP’s parent organization, the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR), which is currently holding its annual…