Guide to the Robey Theatre Company production files CEMA 192
Finding aid prepared by Salvador Güereña and Zachary Liebhaber, 2020.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2020 January 16
Title: Robey Theatre Company production files
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 192
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4 linear feet
(4 cartons)
Creator:
Robey Theatre Company
Date (inclusive): 1999-2011
Abstract: Production files of the Robey Theatre Company of Los Angeles, California, from the period 1999-2011.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. Portions of this collection are unprocessed and may contain restricted materials. Please
contact the Department of Special Research Collections in advance to request access.
Use Restrictions
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Robey Theatre Company production files, CEMA 192. Department of Special Research Collections, UC
Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Ben Guillory, 2019.
Historical Note
The Robey Theatre Company is led by Co-founder and Producing Artistic Director, Ben Guillory. The organization was founded
in 1994 to offer theater training along with playwriting workshops and readings in order to create opportunities for Black
theater artists. Artists of color and audiences alike have had insufficient opportunities to hear these voices and to experience
their unique expression of culture. Robey was founded to help fill that gap.
For the past 12 years, Robey has operated out of the Los Angeles Theatre Center in downtown Los Angeles. A non-equity house,
the organization offers limited-run productions and the occasional equity production with theater partners. This model allows
the organization to offer classical theater as well as serve as an incubator for new and experimental original works. In addition
to theatrical productions, the organization offers workshops and labs using Robey's intensive creative process that is designed
to support the work of artists.
Programs created by and available through the organization – Playwrights Lab, Advanced Scene Study Workshop, Staged Readings,
and The Paul Robeson Theatre Festival – are the heart and soul of The Robey Theatre Company and represent what the organization
is about.
Scope and Content
Production files (listed by title) of the Robey Theatre Company of Los Angeles, California, from the period 1999-2011. Files
include contracts, cue scripts, cast/crew sheets, financial and marketing materials, reviews, set and prop lists, and press
items.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Performing arts -- California -- Los Angeles
Theater -- California -- Los Angeles
Theater -- Production and direction
Administrative records
Contracts
Financial records
Promotional materials
Reviews (documents)
Scripts (documents)
Robey Theatre Company -- Archives
Production files
1999-2011
box 1
Permanent Collection
2006
box 1
A House with No Walls
2006
box 2
A Medley of One Act Plays
2007
box 2
The Emperor's Last Performance
2010
box 4
For the Love of Freedom
2001
box 4
For the Love of Freedom
2002
