Brigham Young University. Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts
Dates
- Existence: 1975 - 1987
Administrative History
The Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts (1975-1987) was an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.
In 1975 the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts was renamed the Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts. This department offered students a comprehensive education in the art, production, history, and technical elements of theatre, film, and videotape production. In 1987 it was renamed the Department of Theatre, Speech, and Cinema. Charles L. Metten (1976-1980) and Harold R. Oakes (1980-1987) served as department chairs during its existence.
Citation:
Brigham Young University Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog, 1975-76: p. 284 (Dept. previously known as Dept. of Speech and Dramatic Arts)Brigham Young University Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog, 1976-77: p. 268 (Charles L. Metten, Chair)
Brigham Young University Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog, 1980-81: p. 250 (Harold R. Oaks, Chair)
BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, Oct. 22, 2013 (Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts; 1975-1987; offered courses in film and theatre arts; previously the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts; 1987 renamed the Department of Theatre, Speech, and Cinema; Charles L. Metten (1976-1980) and Harold R. Oakes (1980-1987) served as department chairs)
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Brigham Young University theatre productions directed by Harold I. Hansen
Includes a scrapbook of programs and photographs for productions dated 1952-1964. The table of contents to the volume lists plays as late as 1966. Collection also contains a list of Hansen-directed productions, 1952-1956, which includes several names, presumably of cast members. A second list identifies productions dated 1969-1981, with specific performance dates; directors, including Hansen and others; and scene designers.
Collection on Brigham Young University theatre productions
Group images of cast members in plays performed at BYU. Includes photograph of cast from "You Can't Take It with You"; drawing of cast of "Together Again for the First Time"; and watercolor of cast of "A Marriage-Go-Round."
Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts records
Includes the files and records of the department chair and other faculty.
Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts production records
Contains the music scores, script, correspondence, production files, and press for Saturday's Warrior and Dance on a Country Grave.
Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts records
Includes records and correspondence of Lael Woodbury and Morris Clinger.
Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts records
Records including playbills, photographs, programs, and newspaper clippings about past theatrical works performed in the Pardoe Theater and elsewhere in the Harris Fine Arts Center.
Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts records
Contains faculty files of the department, including photographs, department histories, production information, student information, scripts, budget records, correspondence, newspapers, and programs.
Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts theatrical production records
Contains materials used in the production of various plays and operas at Brigham Young University. Materials include costume sketches, slides, cast lists, playbills, and other play notes. Dates range from 1963 to 1980.
Department of Theatre and Film records
Contains materials from the Department of Theatre and Film from 1938 to 1997. The materials focus on theatrical and film productions. It documents the day-to-day functioning of the department, the theatrical productions put on by the department, the student film festival Final Cut, and the activities of various faculty members.
Department of Theatre and Media Arts records
Contains syllabi from various classes within the Department of Theatre and Media Arts. Also included are questionnaires from the Higher Education Arts Data Services, meeting minutes, and forum archives. Materials date from 1986 to 2010.