Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1972-1986 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
28 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Douglas Riske, 1945-, studied theatre at the University of Alberta and the Banff School of Fine Arts. His English-born wife, Paddy Campbell, 1945- , was an actress who started writing plays when her children were young. In 1970 they moved to Calgary and created the Arts Centre Theatre Company which produced Paddy's children's plays in the Allied Arts Centre. In 1972 the couple formed Alberta Theatre Projects with Lucille Wagner. Doug was artistic director and Paddy wrote many of the company's original works. In 1983 Doug resigned from ATP, and in 1987 he and Paddy joined Sunshine Theatre in Kelowna, British Columbia. For further information see Joyce Doolittle's entry, "P. L. (Paddy) Campbell", and Zina Barnieh's entry, "Douglas Riske", in The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre / Eugene Benson and L. W. Conolly, eds. -- Toronto : Oxford University Press, 1989, p. 74, 469-470.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Paddy Campbell and Douglas Riske, 1987.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of personal and business files related to ATP, including scripts, sketches, rehearsal schedules, contracts and financial statements.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
3 boxes of material removed due to mould contamination and severe water damage. Files include minutes, reports, financial records, as well as various ATP production materials.
Accruals
Received: 6 medium greys (14 cm)
Current: 2 medium greys (14 cm)
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Alberta Theatre Projects fonds is also held by Glenbow.
Notes area
Note
Title based on provenance of records.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Riske, Douglas (Subject)
- Alberta Theatre Projects (Subject)