Records of the Piven Theatre Workshop

Collection

Identifier: 55/53

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The records include the Piven Theatre Company’s production and events files, photographs, teaching materials, public relations material, Joyce Piven’s subject files, audiovisual recordings, project grant files, and posters.

Dates

1977-2013

Creator

Piven Theatre Workshop (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

102.00 Boxes (102 boxes; 1 framed oil painting)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Piven Theatre Workshop, a theatre educational center and professional theatre company in Evanston, Illinois, was founded by Joyce and Byrne Piven. The Records include the Piven Theatre Company’s production and events files, photographs, teaching materials, public relations material, Joyce Piven’s subject files, audiovisual recordings, project grant files, and posters.

Source of Acquisition

The Piven Theatre Workshop donated the collection to the Northwestern University Archives on June 25, 2013 (Accession #13-137), with additional accessions numbered 13-174, 13-241, 14-136, 15-104, 16-168, 17-183, 17-271.