UH School of Theatre & Dance Records
This collection documents the history of the UH School of Theatre and Dance. The Theatre program materials document programming and productions from 1958-2018. These materials include programs and slides of professional production photographs from the Houston Shakespeare Festival and the Children’s Theatre Festival from the late 1970s through the early 2000s. The collection also contains Paige Willson's compiled production documentation, clippings, photos, and correspondence from the early 2000s, and a theatrical scrapbook created by Patrick Harrison, which contains clippings, programs, and other production materials, the bulk of which date from the late 1950s to the 1960s, with some materials from the 1970s-1990s.
The Dance program materials document the program's history from 1980-2022. These materials include class offerings, schedules, curricula, course development, strategic plans, vision statements, faculty and board meeting agendas, external reviews, emails, publications, budgets, brochures, performance programs, and correspondence, including correspondence from Tommy Tune to his family from the 1960s to the 1980s. The Dance program materials also include photographs, negatives, CDs, and VHS tapes of dance performances.
Dates
- 1958-2022, undated
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
7 linear feet
Additional Description
Historical Note
The School of Theatre & Dance boasts a faculty of internationally-recognized artists, choreographers, and educators. The Theatre Program offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, Playwriting, Production, Stage Management and Theatre Education. UH also offers a Master of Fine Arts in Acting, Costume Design, Costume Technology, Lighting Design, Scenic Design, Technical Direction, and a summer M.A. for educators. The School of Theatre and Dance stages student theatrical productions and dance performances on campus, including an annual 10-Minute Play Festival. The School also produces professional projects, including the Houston Shakespeare Festival and the now-defunct Children’s Theatre Festival. The Houston Shakespeare Festival was founded by the former director of the UH School of Theatre, Dr. Sidney Berger, in the summer of 1975, who also co-founded the Children’s Theatre Festival, an annual summer theatre festival for children from 1980-2008. UH Dance is committed to providing a center for dance in metropolitan Houston through workshops, collaboration, performances, and through projects by the Center for Choreography. The Dance Program at the University of Houston offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, a Bachelor of Arts in Dance, a Dance Minor, and an approved curriculum for Teaching Certification in Secondary Education in Dance. Dance collection provided by Karen Stokes, Director of the UH Dance Programs from September 1998 to December 2022.
https://uh.edu/kgmca/theatre-and-dance/admissions/
https://uh.edu/kgmca/theatre-and-dance/theatre-undergraduate/dance/
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Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katy Allred and Stephanie Matthews
- Date
- 2025-10-15
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750