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Title: Anthony (Tony) Curiel papers
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 157
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
8.84 Linear Feet
(6 cartons, 1 oversize flat box, 9 VHS tapes, and 32 audiocassettes)
Creator:
Curiel, Tony
Date (inclusive): 1943-2002
Abstract: This collection contains original scripts by various playwrights including Anthony (Tony) Curiel, Luis Valdez, Josefina Lopez,
Carlos Morton, and others. There are records and production files produced by El Teatro Campesino. Also within the collection
are Curiel's personal research notes and files, production files, photographs, and audiocassettes of music used for Curiel's
productions.
Physical Location: A portion of the collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
Language of Material: Materials in this collection are in Spanish and English.
The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
[Identification of Item], Anthony (Tony) Curiel papers, CEMA 157. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara
Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Gift of Tony Curiel, 2014.
Anthony Curiel (1954-2013) was an accomplished Chicano theater director and scholar. From 1989-2005, he served on the faculty
at the University of California, San Diego's department of theatre and dance. From 1983-1992, he was Associate Artistic Director
for the iconic El Teatro Campesino (ETC). Among the plays he directed for ETC are
La Pastorela,
Corridos,
la Virgen del Tepeyac,
Dark Root of a Scream, and
Bernabe.
Some of the more recent plays he directed have included Steve Martin's
Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Arthur Miller's
Death of a Salesman, and Octavio Solis'
Prospect, all of which were performed at the North Coast Repertory Theatre. Curiel directed plays at the Japan America Theatre, the
La Jolla Playhouse, the GeVa Theatre, the Public Theatre, and Opera Pacific.
Curiel received his B.A. in drama from UC San Diego and an M.A. in drama from Stanford University. In 1985, he was awarded
a Princess Grace Theatre fellowship. His work also was recognized with awards from the
San Diego Theatre Critics Circle and the
San Francisco Chronicle.
This collection contains unpublished drafts and published play scripts, correspondence, notes, and documents related to El
Teatro Campesino, North Coast Repertory Theatre, and other organizations. Other records include screenplays, production files,
research notes, video and audio recordings, and Curiel's academic lecture notes, course curricula, transcripts, and theatrical
award certificates. Some of the scripts by well-known Latino playwrights found in this collection are
Real Women Have Curves and
If My Mother Knew by Josefina Lopez,
The Many Deaths of Danny Rosales by Carlos Morton, and
I Don't Have to Show You No Stinking Badges by Luis Valdez. The collection was established in 2014.
The collection is arranged into five series, and each series is arranged either aplhabetically by play title or chronologically.
Series 1, Scripts and production files; Series 2, El Teatro Campesino files; Series 3, Personal files; Series 4, Oversize;
and Series 5, Audiovisual.
El Teatro Campesino archives, CEMA 5, Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of
California, Santa Barbara.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mexican American dramatists -- California
Mexican American theater -- California
Theatrical producers and directors -- California
Audiocassettes
Correspondence
Lecture notes
Photographs
Research notes
Screenplays
Scripts (documents)
Videocassettes
Curiel, Tony -- Archives
Teatro Campesino (Organization) -- Archives
Valdez, Luis
López, Josefina, 1969-