Call Number:

AC295

Repository:

Princeton University Library: University Archives

Extent:

4 boxes

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Princeton Summer Theater Records, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1968-2008 (inclusive)

Creator:

Princeton Summer Theater.

Abstract:

Princeton Summer Theater was founded in 1968 by three members of Theatre Intime who sought to continue acting during the summer offseason. The collection consists of organizational records and promotional materials which document the activities of Princeton Summer Theater dating back to its inception as Summer Intime.

Princeton Summer Theater was founded in 1968 by three members of Theatre Intime who sought to continue acting during the summer offseason. The resulting troupe, called Summer Intime, was successful and inspired successive seasons of summer offerings, as well as the formation of a board of trustees to oversee the group. The name of Summer Intime was eventually changed to Princeton Summer Theater, and the summer performances in the Hamilton-Murray Theater remain among the most popular staged at Princeton.

The collection consists of organizational records and promotional materials which document the activities of Princeton Summer Theater dating back to its inception as Summer Intime. Earlier materials such as the group's charter, board meeting minutes, correspondence and financial records primarily document the development of the organization, while later materials such as playbills, press packets, photographs and posters primarily document the group's theatrical productions.