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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Santa Cruz County Theatre collection
Creator:
Sheaffer, David L.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.108
Physical Description:
21 Linear Feet
18 half cartons, 1 oversize flat
Date (inclusive): 1955-2003
Abstract: Actor and writer David Sheaffer's
collection of documents and memorabilia related to theater in Santa Cruz County, California,
especially the Bear Republic Theater.
Physical Location: Stored offsite at NRLF: Advance notice
is required for access to the papers.
Language of Material:
English
Collection open for research.
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Santa Cruz County Theatre Collection. MS 108. Special Collections and Archives, University
Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Gift of David Sheaffer, 1985, and Bertha Kennedy, 2002.
David Shaeffer was an actor and writer. He started in local theater as soon as he arrived
in Santa Cruz, in 1954. He was a charter member of the Santa Cruz Community
Players, the seminal theater group in Santa Cruz. As the Community Players
splintered and other companies started up, Sheaffer moved from production to production,
company to company. He worked building sets, designing programs, writing reviews and as an
actor on stage and later in movies filmed in Santa Cruz.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains actor and writer David Sheaffer's collection of documents and
memorabilia related to theater in Santa Cruz County, California.
Series 1 contains albums documenting Shaeffer's acting career, as well as local reviews
about his acting and reviews written by Sheaffer about performances for the local
newspapers.
Series 2 contains material on the Bear Republic Theater [BRT], especially the
performances, photographs and oversize material.
Series 3 contains performance materials, programs, photographs and posters from other
theater companies mostly in Santa Cruz County.
Processed by M. Carey, May 2014. Encoded by M. Carey.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Theater -- California -- Santa Cruz
County
Bear Republic Theater