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Dear colleagues: Established in 2009, the American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP) is an initiative of the American Society of Theatre Research (ASTR) 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, Book-It…

A free ATAP training session will be held in Room Essex C at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel on Thursday, November 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to introduce area archivists, dramaturgs, and scholars to the process through which theatre companies establish an archival program — the ATAP Initiation Program. A diverse group of archivists,…

TACOMA, Wash. – In June of 2015 dramaturgs from around North America will gather in New York City to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA)—an international service organization representing these theater arts professionals. University of Puget Sound will play a central role in the year leading…

This newsletter includes highlights of recent developments, team activity, and training events for the American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP). International Association of Libraries and Museums of Performing Arts (SIBMAS)/Theatre Library Association Conference: “Body, Mind, Artifact” – New York City, June 10-14, 2014 ATAP Steering Committee Members Susan Brady and Helice Koffler…

AMERICAN THEATRE ARCHIVE PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS www.americantheatrearchiveproject.org April 10, 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. The ATAP Working Session proposal has been accepted for the 2014 ASTR-TLA Convention November…

Check out this blog post on a theatrical archive project at Illinois State: http://my.ilstu.edu/blogs/aander2/2014/03/17/what-were-working-on-illinois-shakespeare-festival-isu-school-of-theatre-and-dance/%C2%A0

“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…