UH School of Theatre and Dance Records

Collection

Identifier: 2024-012

Staff Only

This collection documents the history of the UH School of Theatre and Dance. The Theatre program materials document the 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, budgets, brochures, and correspondence. The materials also include dance programs from 2002-2022, University Dance Theater News 2000-2003, Karen Stokes Distance Teaching Award 2003, photos, negatives, CDs, and VHS dance performances from 2000, 2003, and 2004. This collection includes Tommy Tune correspondence dated 1963-1985.

Dates

1958-2022, undated

Creator

Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts. School of Theatre and Dance (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

This collection is not yet fully processed. For questions about materials in this collection or to request access, contact curator Mary Manning at mmmanning@uh.edu

Extent

6 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-December 2022.

https://uh.edu/kgmca/theatre-and-dance/admissions/

https://uh.edu/kgmca/theatre-and-dance/theatre-undergraduate/dance/

Related Materials

The University of Houston Archives also hold the Sidney Berger Papers, the archives of the longtime UH Theatre director. These records include Houston Shakespeare Festival materials.