Straw Hat Theatre and Festival Theatre records, 1935-2002.

ArchivalResource

Straw Hat Theatre and Festival Theatre records, 1935-2002.

Contains correspondence, financial records, minutes, teaching materials, scripts, posters, musical scores, photographs and slides, documenting the creation and productions of the Straw Hat Theatre and the Festival Theatre.

48 cartons, 6 boxes, 6 oversize folders (53.65 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6814998

UC Berkeley Libraries

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Festival Theatre (San Anselmo, Calif.)

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Berryhill, Elizabeth, 1923-2010

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Straw Hat Theatre, Inc.

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Elizabeth Guest Berryhill and Gordon Connell met at the University of California, Berkeley before World War II and founded the Straw Hat Theatre in Lafayette, Calif. The first show was performed in 1947 and they toured extensively until 1956. Elizabeth Guest Berryhill founded the Festival Theatre in San Anselmo, Calif. and the company performed between 1957 and 1970. From the description of Straw Hat Theatre and Festival Theatre records, 1935-2002. (University of California, Berkeley...

Connell, Gordon

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