Fonds contains production, publicity, and administrative files of CentreStage, CentreStage Music, and the Theatre Hour Company. Included are artwork, photographs, posters, published and unpublished materials, and technical drawings.
CentreStageFonds includes oversize poster for "Enrico IV" by Luigi Pirandello, adapted by Kurt Reis, Jan. [1980] (Theatre Plus). Also includes programs for theatres in Great Britain, Canadian Theatre Associations festivals, local Toronto school and amateur play productions; framed costume sketch "Pyramus", signed "Day 6/77"; 3 empty blending powder tins. Finding aid available.
Charles Palmer and Lillian GrahamThe fonds consists of house programs, photographs, slides, scripts, posters, postcards, reviews, correspondence, administrative files and notes relating to Christopher Newton's association with Theatre Calgary (1968-1971), the Playhouse Theatre Centre of British Columbia (1972-1977) and the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre (1977-1980). There are technical drawings from Drill Hall Potential (1975) and Odd Couple (1968) and one poster from the Vancouver Playhouse. Slides depict Theatre Calgary productions, costumes, etc.
Newton, ChristopherFonds includes scripts, book manuscripts, notes and research, reviews and articles, correspondence, and photographs.
Curran, ColleenFonds contains house programs and reviews and articles.
Crest TheatreFonds consists of handmade patterns, notebooks, posters, set models, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
MacLennan, CynthiaThe Dan H. Laurence Collection was compiled by George Bernard Shaw (GBS) bibliographer and scholar, Dan H. Laurence. The collection includes material gathered over 35 years while researching and writing on Shaw - which includes a two-volume bibliography. Materials in this collection consist of published works by and about Shaw including audio-visual items, cassette audiotapes of various radio and television interviews with Shavians, correspondence, portraits, production photos, costume drawings, stereotyped postcards, Shaw programs, Shaw reviews and articles, reviews and criticisms, Shaw ephemera, as well as 90th birthday, centenary, and obituary material relating to Shaw.
Laurence, Dan H.Fonds consists of performance files, correspondence, reviews and articles, production and personal photos, administration and personal records, multimedia material relating to the playwright, director and filmmaker's career of Daniel MacIvor.
MacIvor, DanielFonds consists of photographic negatives, slides, and prints related to David Lee's freelance work predominantly for Theatre Plus, during the company's final years under Artistic Director, Duncan McIntosh and its move from the St Lawrence Centre to the Premiere Dance Theatre at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto. During this time, the company name was changed to Theatre Plus Toronto.
Fonds also contains Lee's freelance photography of productions at other Canadian theatres including Canadian Stage, George Brown College, Limelight Dinner Theatre, and the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre. It also consists of photographic materials related to industry events, as well as headshots and portraits of a number of individual actors, directors, and playwrights, and some textual materials related to various productions, such as programs and reviews.
Fonds is comprised of the following series: Series 1: Theatre Plus; Series 2: Canadian Stage; Series 3: Other Theatres; Series 4: Individual Actors, Directors, and Playwrights; Series 5: Industry Events.
Fonds includes digital image files stored on data compact disc of various set models photographed by Palmer in 2005.
Palmer, Dean