The Archives of Gargoyle Puppet Theatre: A Guide
Collection Number: MS-3-22Fonds-level description created and electronic version prepared by Laurena Fredette, August 2006
Collection Level Description
Title: Gargoyle Puppet Theatre fonds
Dates: 1974-1988
Extent: 43 cm of textual records. - ca. 147 photographs. - 3 video cassettes. - 98 slides (col.).
The Gargoyle Puppet Theatre was founded in Halifax in 1974 by James McSwain, Linda Moore, Sandy Moore, Karen Schleck and Robert Zeighler, who left the company after the first year. They performed extensively in Halifax and the surrounding areas in schools, festivals, daycares, and a variety of open venues. Their productions were taped and shown on ATV in thirteen, ten minute long, episodes and in 1974 the Atlantic Film Co-op worked on a twenty minute film of their play The Philosopher Stone. Three exhibits of their puppets were held in Halifax; one at Eye Level Gallery, one at Pier One Theatre; and one at the Mount Saint Vincent Art Gallery. They also presented a range of workshops on puppet theatre. Their productions used primarily hand, rod, and shadow puppets, while the scripts were usually written by members of the company.
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Fonds was donated by James MacSwain in 1988.
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This fonds consists of scripts, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings of reviews, programs, posters, slides, videocassettes, a scrapbook, and some miscellaneous papers.
[Identification of item], Gargoyle Puppet Theatre fonds, MS-3-22, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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