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Bread and Puppet Theater Collection
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. |
| Creator: | Bread and Puppet Theater. |
| Title: | Bread and Puppet Theater Collection. |
| Dates: | undated, 1967-1988. |
| Quantity: | .5 linear feet. |
| Identification: | MSS19970031 |
| Language: | English. |
| Abstract: | The Bread and Puppet Theater was an experiment political theater troupe founded in 1963 in New York City by Peter Schumann. Performances combined dance, sculpture and large-scale puppets and masks. The performances frequently focused on political and social issues including demonstrations against the U.S. war in Vietnam and injustice in Central America. |
History
The Bread and Puppet Theater was an experiment political theater troupe founded in 1963 in New York City by Peter Schumann. Performances combined dance, sculpture and large-scale puppets and masks. The performances frequently focused on political and social issues including demonstrations against the U.S. war in Vietnam and injustice in Central America. In 1970, the troupe moved to Vermont where it was the theater-in-residence at Goddard College in Plainfield, VT. In 1974, the troupe moved to Glover, Vermont. The troupe received numerous awards for its work including the Erasmus Prize of Amsterdam, Obie, President's Award of the Puppeteers of America and Governor's Award of Vermont.
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Scope and Content
The collection includes illustrated story scripts, handbills and performance programs, illustrated calendars and other related ephemera and publications.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
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Related Material
Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of literary and alternative press materials. See also, additional publications of the Bread and Puppet Theater are listed in the Library's online catalog. Materials pertaining to the University's Puppetry Program can be found in the Frank Ballard Papers. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], Bread And Puppet Theater Collection. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Provenance is unknown.
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Bibliography
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Detailed Description
| Series I: Collection, undated, 1967-1988 | |||||||||||||
| Illustrated Performance Scripts and Other Storybooks | |||||||||||||
| 1:1 | La Ballata Dei XIVGiorni di Masaniello, 1977 | ||||||||||||
| 1:2 | Othello, 1978 | ||||||||||||
| 1:3 | St. Francis Preaches to the Birds, 1978 [1982] | ||||||||||||
| 1:4 | Washerwoman Nativity, 1979 | ||||||||||||
| 1:5 | Ah! Or The First Washerwoman Cantata, 1980 | ||||||||||||
| 1:6 | This is, 1980 | ||||||||||||
| 1:7 | La Necessite, [1980] | ||||||||||||
| 1:8 | The Rise of the Washerwoman Grace of New York City, 1981/1982 | ||||||||||||
| 1:9 | The Sumpul River Massacre, 1981 | ||||||||||||
| 1:10 | Diagonal Man, 1982 | ||||||||||||
| 1:11 | L'Homme Diagonal, 1982 | ||||||||||||
| 1:12 | The Story of One Who Set Out to Study Fear, 1982-1983 | ||||||||||||
| 1:13 | Insurrection Opera No. 1: The End Falls Before the Beginning, 1983 | ||||||||||||
| 1:14 | Hallelujah, 1983 | ||||||||||||
| 1:15 | Bread, 1984 | ||||||||||||
| 1:16 | Donkey Ride over Dexter Hill, 1984 | ||||||||||||
| 1:17 | Josephine the Singer, ca. 1984 | ||||||||||||
| 1:18 | The Nativity, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Oscar Romero of El Salvador, 1984 | ||||||||||||
| 1:19 | Snow-Bakery, 1984 | ||||||||||||
| 1:20 | Fisherman's Return, undated | ||||||||||||
| 1:21 | A Simple Farmer's Day, undated | ||||||||||||
| Publications | |||||||||||||
| 1:22 | Handbills—includes “Short History of Bread and Puppet Theater” | ||||||||||||
| 1:23-24 | Bread and Puppet Newspapers, 1967-1970 | ||||||||||||
| 1:25 | Illustrated Calendars, 1985, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| 1:26 | Bread and Puppet Museum Publications, undated | ||||||||||||