Collection search - Theatre Passe Muraille [multiple media]

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Theatre Passe Muraille [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

[1960-2016].

Reference:

R15958-2-6-E

Type of material:

Art, Photographs, Moving images, Objects (including medals and pins), Sound recordings, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5029297

Context of this record:

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Paul Thompson fonds

Theatre Passe Muraille
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Series includes:

63 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[1960-2016].

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

0.4 m of textual records.
6 audio reels (4 hr, 19 min.)
50 audio cassettes (25 hrs, 47 min.)
1 optical disc (45 min.)
6 videocassettes (4 hrs., 15 min.) : VHS, U-Matic.
1 trophy.
31 prints : posters.
19 prints : postcards.
202 photographs : 104 b&w and 78 col.; 5 b&w contact sheets (172 images), 15 b&w negatives.

Language of material:

English

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Records in this series relate to files created or maintained by Paul Thompson during and following his tenure as artistic director of the Theatre Passe Muraille from 1971-1982. Files relate also to the collaborative plays written and produced by Thompson in collaboration with members of the T.P.M such as "The Free Ride" -1971, "The Doukhobors" - 1971 , "The Farm Show" - 1972, "1837: The Farmers Revolt" - 1973 (Paul Thompson and Rick Salutin), "The West Show"- 1975, "I Love You Baby Blue" - 1975, "Maggie and Pierre" (Linda Griffiths) - 1979. A certain number of records pertain to Thompson's ongoing directorial work with Theatre Passe Muraille post - 1982 ("The Duchess" - 1998; "The Rediscovery of Sex" - 2000).

Types of records found but are not limited to: production files (containing director's notes, correspondence, promotional material, dramaturgical work, research and background material), History of Theatre Passe Muraille files (lists of productions, press clippings, historical data, memoirs and recollections), promotional records (posters, flyers, programmes), press clippings, graphic material, photographs as well as a certain number of audio-visual recordings.

Files have been classified alphabetically by name of stage production or by name of Theatre Company and/or artistic event.

Sound and video recordings pertain to the creative process, improvisations and rehearsals of collective plays and performances such as "Naked On the North Shore" (by Ted Johns) -1974-1977, "Torontonians" - 1980, "Tango For Two Continents" - 1983-1985 (with Paul Thompson, Ann Anglin, John Jarvis and Graham Greene); "The Spirit of '85" - 1984-1985; "Of Ice and Men" - 1985 ("The Ballard Play", by Leon Rooke and Paul Thompson); of soundtracks for plays, as well as of the adaptations of original texts (notably for CBC Radio).

Also included is a sub-series relating to Theatre Passe Muraille's collaborative creation "The Farm Show" first created and performed in 1972.

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Associated material note:

A Theatre Passe Muraille fonds can be found at the University of Guelph Library.

Source:

Private
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R15958]

[Consultation 90 Open]

4;

[Consultation 90 Open]

17;

[Consultation 90 Open]

20;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R15958]

[Consultation 90 Open]

3--5;

[Consultation 90 Open]

13--14;

[Consultation 90 Open]

17;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Moving images (video)

[Consultation90 Open]

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R15958]

[Consultation 90 Open]

42426AV--42428AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

42445AV--42446AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

42449AV--42451AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Object

[Consultation90 Open]
Non transportable. To be consulted with the aid of a Specialized Media Archivist.

Volume [R15958] 26

[Consultation 90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R15958]

[Consultation 90 Open]

42017AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

42019AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

42035AV--42037AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

42040AV--42042AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

42045AV--42087AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

42089AV--42091AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

42132AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R15958] 42088AV

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R15958]

[Consultation 90 Open]

3--5;

[Consultation 90 Open]

16;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Graphic material (art): Copyright applies.
Sound recordings: Copyright applies.
Graphic material (art): Copyright varies.
Moving images: Copyright applies.

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