Ted Maloof photographs of Academy Theater productions

Descriptive Summary
Title: Ted Maloof photographs of Academy Theater productions
Creator: Maloof, Maurice Theodore (Ted)
Inclusive Dates: 1960-1991
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Collection Number: ms3806
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The Academy Theatre, one of the oldest professional theaters in Georgia, and Southeastern Academy of Theatre and Music were created by Frank Wittow in 1956. The Southeastern Academy offered acting classes, labs, children's programs, and a film series. Wittow served as the artistic director of the Academy Theatre until his death in 2006.The Theatre premiered the first Southeastern Shakespeare Festival in the summer of 1961.

Ted and Gloria Maloof met at the Academy Theatre in 1956 and married in 1959. Gloria Maloof attended the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia and was an active member of the Atlanta Radio Theatre and Atlanta Civic Theatre. After joining the Academy Theatre, Gloria Maloof became a member of the Academy's four-person acting ensemble.

Scope and Content

This collection includes 200 photographs, taken by Ted Maloof, of twenty-two plays performed in Atlanta primarily between 1960 and 1962. Nineteen of the plays were produced by the Academy Theatre (1960-1962), "The Boyfriend" at Spelman College (1962), "Oh Dad, Poor Dad" at the Pocket Theater (1964), and a production of "Seascape" by the Rocket Theater (1986).

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Ted Maloof photographs of Academy Theater productions, ms 3806, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related collections in this repository: Brenda and Cary Bynum theater collection, ms 3258 and Judith Winograd costume design collection, ms 3839.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Academy Theatre general clippings and reviews

 

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Academy Theatre clippings and reviews

 

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Clerambard , 1960

 

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Waiting for Godot, 1960

 

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The Flowering Peach, 1960

 

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Exiles, 1961

 

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Misalliance, 1961

 

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The Rebel Queen, 1961

 

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Moon for the Misbegotten, 1961

 

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Richard II, 1961

 

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As You Like It, 1961

 

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King Lear, 1961

 

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The Marriage, 1961

 

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Endgame, 1962

 

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The Lady's Not for Burning, 1962

 

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Chronicles of Hell, 1962

 

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Juno and the Paycock, 1962

 

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Henry IV, 1962

 

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Othello, 1962

 

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Mandragola, 1962

 

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Twelfth Night, 1962

 

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Oh Dad, Poor Dad, 1964

 

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Seascape, 1986

 

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The Boyfriend, 1962

 

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Photographs - Plays by Pinter - 7 Stages Backdoor Theater, 1989

 

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Slides - Pinter program

 

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Slides - Blithe Spirit - Onstage Atlanta, 1991

 

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Photographs - As You Like It - Callanwolde Theater

 

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Slides - Clerambard; Waiting for Godot; Flowering Peach, 1960

 

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Slides - Misalliance; Richard II; Moon for the Misbegotten; As You Like It, 1961

 

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Slides - Twelfth Night; Boyfriend; Juno & the Paycock; End Game; King Lear; Mandragola; Henry IV; Chronicles of Hell; The Lady is Not for Burning, 1962

 

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Slides - Oh Dad, Poor Dad; Exile, 1964, undated

 

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Slides - Seascape, 1986