Company Theatre records
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Content Description
The Company Theatre records document the activities and history of the Company Theatre, an experimental, groundbreaking theater company founded in Los Angeles in 1967. Several USC students and graduates were among the Company Theatre's founding members, including Steven Kent and Gar Campbell. The Company Theatre remained active until around 1972, at which time its descendent, the ProVisional Theatre, commenced its decade-long run involving many of the same artists. The collection includes production stills and other photographs, production files, original posters, reviews of shows, press coverage in major newspapers, costumes, internal correspondence and governance records, administrative records, and correspondence with donors and arts foundations.
Dates
- Creation: 1967 - 1982
Creator
- Company Theatre (Organization)
- ProVisional Theatre (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Extent
22.27 Linear Feet (19 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Company Theatre records document the activities and history of the Company Theatre, an experimental, groundbreaking theater company founded in Los Angeles in 1967. Several USC students and graduates were among the Company Theatre's founding members, including Steven Kent and Gar Campbell. The Company Theatre remained active until around 1972, at which time its descendent, the ProVisional Theatre, commenced its decade-long run involving many of the same artists. The collection includes production stills and other photographs, production files, original posters, reviews of shows, press coverage in major newspapers, costumes, internal correspondence and governance records, administrative records, and correspondence with donors and arts foundations.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dennis Rhoton, February 17, 2020.
Processing Information
The collection is minimally processed. The descriptions for most of this finding aid's box-level records were transcribed from sticky note inventories affixed to each box. In cases where the inventories included longer lists of contents, the corresponding record title uses an abridged version of the note with the full transcription in the record's scope and contents note. Boxes that were not labeled have record titles in brackets.
Subject
- Campbell, Gar, 1943-2007 -- Archives (Person)
- Company Theatre -- Archives (Organization)
- Kent, Steven -- Archives (Person)
- ProVisional Theatre -- Archives (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Administrative records
- Bylaws (administrative records)
- Correspondence
- Costumes (character dress)
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Photographs
- Press releases
- Reviews (documents)
- Theater poster
Topical
- Experimental theater -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Performing Arts -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Theater -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Theater -- Production and direction -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Theater -- Reviews
- Theatrical companies -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Theatrical producers and directors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Title
- Company Theatre records
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Bo Doub
- Date
- 2020 February
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu