A Guide to the Bread and Puppet Theater Collection

Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries

Summary Information

Repository:
Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries
Creator:
Bread and Puppet Theater.
Title:
A Guide to the Bread and Puppet Theater Collection
ID:
1997.0031
Date:
undated, 1967-1988.
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
Language of the Material:
English
Abstract:
The Bread and Puppet Theater was an experiment political theater troupe founded in 1963 in New York City by Peter Schumann. Performances combined dance, sculpture and large-scale puppets and masks. The performances frequently focused on political and social issues including demonstrations against the U.S. war in Vietnam and injustice in Central America.

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], Bread And Puppet Theater Collection. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

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History

The Bread and Puppet Theater was an experiment political theater troupe founded in 1963 in New York City by Peter Schumann. Performances combined dance, sculpture and large-scale puppets and masks. The performances frequently focused on political and social issues including demonstrations against the U.S. war in Vietnam and injustice in Central America. In 1970, the troupe moved to Vermont where it was the theater-in-residence at Goddard College in Plainfield, VT. In 1974, the troupe moved to Glover, Vermont. The troupe received numerous awards for its work including the Erasmus Prize of Amsterdam, Obie, President's Award of the Puppeteers of America and Governor's Award of Vermont.

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Scope and Content

The collection includes illustrated story scripts, handbills and performance programs, illustrated calendars and other related ephemera and publications.

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Administrative Information

Publication Statement

Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries February 2000

University of Connecticut Libraries405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-1205860.486.2524archives@uconn.edu

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

Acquisition Information

Provenance is unknown.

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

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Controlled Access Headings

  • Bread and Puppet Theater.
  • Publications
  • Puppet plays
  • Puppets

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Bibliography

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Collection Inventory

Series I: Collection,, undated, 1967-1988

Title/DescriptionInstances
Illustrated Performance Scripts and Other Storybooks
Box
La Ballata Dei XIVGiorni di Masaniello,, 1977
Box 1: Folder 1
Othello,, 1978
Box 1: Folder 2
St. Francis Preaches to the Birds,, 1978 [1982]
Box 1: Folder 3
Washerwoman Nativity,, 1979
Box 1: Folder 4
Ah! Or The First Washerwoman Cantata,, 1980
Box 1: Folder 5
This is,, 1980
Box 1: Folder 6
La Necessite,, [1980]
Box 1: Folder 7
The Rise of the Washerwoman Grace of New York City,, 1981/1982
Box 1: Folder 8
The Sumpul River Massacre,, 1981
Box 1: Folder 9
Diagonal Man,, 1982
Box 1: Folder 10
L'Homme Diagonal,, 1982
Box 1: Folder 11
The Story of One Who Set Out to Study Fear,, 1982-1983
Box 1: Folder 12
Insurrection Opera No. 1: The End Falls Before the Beginning,, 1983
Box 1: Folder 13
Hallelujah,, 1983
Box 1: Folder 14
Bread,, 1984
Box 1: Folder 15
Donkey Ride over Dexter Hill,, 1984
Box 1: Folder 16
Josephine the Singer,, ca. 1984
Box 1: Folder 17
The Nativity, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Oscar Romero of El Salvador,, 1984
Box 1: Folder 18
Snow-Bakery,, 1984
Box 1: Folder 19
Fisherman's Return,, undated
Box 1: Folder 20
A Simple Farmer's Day,, undated
Box 1: Folder 21

Publications

Title/DescriptionInstances
Handbills—includes “Short History of Bread and Puppet Theater”
Box 1: Folder 22
Bread and Puppet Newspapers,, 1967-1970
Box 1: Folder 23-24
Illustrated Calendars,, 1985, 1988
Box 1: Folder 25
Bread and Puppet Museum Publications,, undated
Box 1: Folder 26

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