Contents
Collection Access
400 S. State Street, Chicago IL 60605
Chicago Actors' Ensemble collection
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Chicago Actors' Ensemble collection
- Identifier
- BMRC.HWLC.ACTORS
- Repository
- CPL- Harold Washington Library Center
- Language
- English
- Size
- 9.0 Linear feet
- Dates
- 1982-1988
- Creator
- Chicago Actors' Ensemble.
Historical note
The Company was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in July 1984. In 1986, they moved into the fifth floor of The People's Church (now known as The Preston Bradley Center). Company produced the first Suzan-Lori Parks play in Chicago,""Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World."
Scope and Contents note
Collection includes production and theater history, the foundation and termination of the theater, inclusion of play reviews, poster masters, financial history and grant application material.
Processing Information note
This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 July 14 by Lisa Calahan and Andrew Steadham.