Livestock Players and Greensboro Children's Theatre Collection
Scope and Contents
Photographs, programs, records, posters and ephemera related to the Livestock Players and the Greensboro Children's Theatre.
Dates
- 1970 - 2005
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Biographical / Historical
The City of Greensboro hired Carole Lindsey (now Lindsey-Potter) to expand the city's arts programs. She recruits Barbara Britton to reinvigorate Greensboro Children's Theatre (serving grades four through nine).
In 1971, Lindsey-Potter and Britton start Greensboro Youth Theatre for ninth-graders through young adults, staging plays at the Greensboro Coliseum complex. Soon after, the pair begin summer productions in the old Guilford County agricultural arena on Burlington Road, also known as "the barn." The Livestock Playhouse begins in this barn in 1971-1972.
Following budget cuts from the city in 2015, Livestock Playhouse/Players eventually ended. Youth Theatre was taken up by the Community Theatre of Greensboro (CTGO).
Extent
15.85 Linear Feet (35 document boxes, 1 record box, and three oversized folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The City of Greensboro hired Carole Lindsey (now Lindsey-Potter) to expand the city's arts programs. She recruits Barbara Britton to reinvigorate Greensboro Children's Theatre (serving grades four through nine).
In 1971, Lindsey-Potter and Britton start Greensboro Youth Theatre for ninth-graders through young adults, staging plays at the Greensboro Coliseum complex. Soon after, the pair begin summer productions in the old Guilford County agricultural arena on Burlington Road, also known as "the barn." The Livestock Playhouse begins in this barn in 1971-1972.
Following budget cuts from the city in 2015, Livestock Playhouse/Players eventually ended. Youth Theatre was taken up by the Community Theatre of Greensboro (CTGO).
The collection contains photographs, programs, records, posters and ephemera related to the Livestock Players and the Greensboro Children's Theatre.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Barbara Britton, 2018.
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Source
- Britton, Barbara (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Livestock Players and Greensboro Children's Theatre Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Joseph Hernandez
- Date
- February 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository