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Purdue University Theatre

 Organization

Historical Information

Theatre at Purdue began very early in the school's history with the Harlequin Club, the Little Theatre Players, and the English Department Players. It wasn't until 1929, with the inception of the Purdue Playshop, that theatre became an official extracurricular activity at Purdue. In 1956, theatre was recognized as a curricular activity under the Speech Department and, a few years later, was renamed Purdue University Theatre. Experimental Theatre began in 1939 to preview prospective Playshop performances to a select audience. Purdue Summer Theatre began in 1960 and was later renamed the Purdue Professional Theatre Company. An MFA in Theatre was developed in 1976.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Purdue University Theatre records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 102
Scope and Contents

The Purdue University Theatre records contains playbills, posters, and photos from the Purdue Theatre and other student theatre productions. The collection also contains programs from Convocations.

Dates: 1895 - 2013
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Theatre records, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 71
Identifier: 2024-024
Dates: 1913 - 1997
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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  • Subject: Color slides X

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Unprocessed Material 1
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16mm (photographic film size) 1
Black-and-white slides 1
Playbills 1
Posters 1