Trinity Repertory Company Oral History Tapes, 1990-1991.

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Creator

Trinity Repertory Company.

Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Extent

• 110 sound cassettes : analog, mono.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public. Users never directly handle sound recordings. Listening selections are transmitted through a playback system.

Scope/Contents Note

The collection contains interviews with many people that were actively part of, or associated with, The Trinity Repertory Company. Recorded in the early 90's it exemplifies an organization during a transitional period; the tapes were recorded during the search for a replacement for long-time Artistic Director Adrian Hall.

Biographical/Historical Note

Since its founding in 1964, Trinity Repertory Company (TRC) of Providence, Rhode Island, has been considered one of the most respected regional theaters in the country. Adrian Hall led the company as Artistic Directoruntil 1989 and transformed it from a small community theater to a nationally prominent resident theater. Now under the leadership of Artistic Director Oskar Eustis andManaging Director Edgar Dobie, TRC presents a balance of world premiere, contemporary, and classic works, includingseven major productions, an annual production of A Christmas Carol, and Trinity Summer Shakespeare, for a total annual audience of over 200,000.

Controlled Access Terms

• Hall, Adrian, 1927-
• Trinity Repertory Company.
• Theater -- History -- 20th century.
• Theater audiences.
• Theater -- United States -- Production and direction.
• Theatre -- Interviews.
• Oral histories -- Rhode Island -- 20th century.
• Actors.

Additional Creator Names

• Hall, Adrian, 1927- ive
• Lee, Eugene. ive
• Cumming, Richard. ive
• Pell, Claiborne, 1918-2009. ive
• Sundlun, Bruce G., 1920- ive
• Biddle, Livingston, 1918- ive
• Stevens, Roger L. ive
• Epstein, Alvin, 1925- ive
• Abraham, F. Murray. ive
• Dallas Theater Center.
• American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.)
• National Endowment for the Arts.