Brenda and Cary Bynum theater collection, 1960-2022

Summary

Creator:
Bynum, R. Cary and Bynum, Brenda Storey
Date:
1960-2022
Extent:
9.5 Linear Feet 17 document boxes, 1 carton, 9 oversized folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Brenda and Cary Bynum theater collection, MS 3258. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of materials mostly relating to theater in Atlanta from 1970s to 1990s. The play and organization material include programs and pamphlets, scripts, budgets, correspondence, clippings, publicity, information about technical aspects, actors' equity information, and photographs. Also included is personal material from both Brenda and Cary Bynum, which includes correspondence, clippings, authored works, speeches, groups, photos, resumes, and outreach to the community.

Biographical / historical:

Richard Cary Bynum (b. 1937), Atlanta playwright, director, and advocate of Southern theater, graduated with a B.F.A. from the University of Georgia (1962) and M.A. from the City University of New York (1973). He served as the founding director of the Georgia State University Business Press (1973-1995) and was the co-director of the Southern Poets Theatre (1974-1987), which produced several notable oral history plays and other regional works until it became inactive in 1987. He is the author of Cabbagetown: 3 women (1984); Six Short Plays (1993); The Chinaberry Tree and other poems (2002); Sea Vigil: poems (2008); Reunion in Thera and other stories (2012); and Woodhall Stories (2014). In 1964 Cary Bynum married Brenda Sue Storey, a noted actress and director who toured both the United States and Europe.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in five series: 1. Brenda Bynum personal papers, 2. R. Cary Bynum personal papers, 3. Plays/Readings, 4. Television projects, and 5. Organizations/Events/Festivals.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Brenda and Cary Bynum theater collection, MS 3258. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.