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New Heritage Theatre Group records

Title
New Heritage Theatre Group records, 1940s-2015
Author
New Heritage Theatre Group (New York, N.Y.)

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Box 1Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 912 Box 1Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Box 2Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 912 Box 2Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Box 3Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 912 Box 3Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Box 4Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 912 Box 4Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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Additional Authors
Furman, Roger, 1924-1983.
Description
1.6 linear feet (4 archival boxes)
Summary
The New Heritage Theatre Group records consists of playbills, broadsides, flyers, playscripts, correspondence, and printed matter relating to the organization's productions and events from 1965-2015. Of particular note are original playscripts and production materials for the South African musical "Sarafina!" (1988-1991) and flyers and announcements for a play reading series entitled "Voices of Griots" (1991-1996). There is also a biographical file for Roger Furman.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Scripts.
  • Theater programs.
  • Plays.
Note
  • Photographs transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division.
  • DVDs and CDs transferred to the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
Source (note)
  • Voza Rivers
Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
  • American Negro Theatre records; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Biography (note)
  • Under the leadership of Roger Furman, the New Heritage Repertory Theatre (NHRT) was established in 1964. Furman, a playwright, director, actor, and lecturer, began his career in the 1940s at the American Negro Theatre (ANT) in the 135th Street Branch Library. NHRT produced over 35 plays including "Strivers' Row," written by Abram Hill, co-founder of ANT.
  • In 1983, Voza Rivers, a co-founding member of NHRT, music and theatre producer, took the helm and reorganized the organization and expanded the Theatre's scope and reach internationally. Currently, the newly named New Heritage Theatre Group is comprised of three program divisions: the Furman Theatre Repertory, a workshop for budding playwrights; the New Heritage Films and Harlem Wood Film Festival; and IMPACT Repertory Theatre, established by Jamal Joseph in 1997, focusing on youth performance and activism.
Call Number
Sc MG 912
OCLC
948321182
Author
New Heritage Theatre Group (New York, N.Y.)
Title
New Heritage Theatre Group records, 1940s-2015
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
volume
Biography
Under the leadership of Roger Furman, the New Heritage Repertory Theatre (NHRT) was established in 1964. Furman, a playwright, director, actor, and lecturer, began his career in the 1940s at the American Negro Theatre (ANT) in the 135th Street Branch Library. NHRT produced over 35 plays including "Strivers' Row," written by Abram Hill, co-founder of ANT.
In 1983, Voza Rivers, a co-founding member of NHRT, music and theatre producer, took the helm and reorganized the organization and expanded the Theatre's scope and reach internationally. Currently, the newly named New Heritage Theatre Group is comprised of three program divisions: the Furman Theatre Repertory, a workshop for budding playwrights; the New Heritage Films and Harlem Wood Film Festival; and IMPACT Repertory Theatre, established by Jamal Joseph in 1997, focusing on youth performance and activism.
Location of Other Archival Materials
American Negro Theatre records; Also located at; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
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Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Furman, Roger, 1924-1983.
Research Call Number
Sc MG 912
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