Reston Players collection
Scope and Content
The Reston Players Records is a small collection in two boxes. The information in the collection relates to the production "The Greatest Game in Town" a show put on at the theater in the late 1960s. The collection has production and financial information as well. There are also three scrapbooks from the Reston Players with newspaper clippings about the company.
Series 1 is titled "The Greatest Game in Town" and is dated from 1966 to 1969. Within the box there are six folders in the series. The information included is an audio tape of the production, a copy of the script, poster from the production signed by cast and crew, production photographs, financial report and an inventory of collage items.
Series 2 is titled Scrapbooks and is dated from 1979 to 1983. The series has three scrapbooks with newspaper clippings about different shows the Reston Players performed.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1983
Creator
- Matthews, Frank E. (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Historical Information
Founded in 1966 as a for-profit organization, the group renamed itself the Reston Community Players (RCP) in 1972, a non-profit organization. As of 2008, the RCP continued to perform and bring high quality productions to the area every year. The RCP performs a variety of genres including classics and original plays as well as popular Broadway musicals, dramas, mysteries, and comedies.
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet ( (2 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Reston Players Records is a small collection in two boxes. The information in the collection relates to the production "The Greatest Game in Town" a show put on at the theater in the late 1960s. The collection has production and financial information as well. There are also three scrapbooks from the Reston Players with newspaper clippings about the company.
Arrangement
Organized into one series.
Missing Title
- Series 1: "The Greatest Game in Town", 1966-1969 (Box 1)
- Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1979-1983 (Box 2)
Acquisition Information
Donated by Nina and Frank Matthews on February 17, 1989.
General Physical Description note
(2 boxes)
Processing Information
The Reston Players collection was originally attached to the larger Planned Community Collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2008 the papers from Reston Players were removed and organized into a separate collection. The old box and folder numbers for each folder are also included as part of the new arrangement.
Processed in December 2008 by Emily Martin. EAD markup completed in December 2008 by Emily Martin.
Subject
- Reston Players (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Reston Players collection, 1966-1983
- Subtitle
- Reston Players
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Emily Martin
- Date
- 2006 By George Mason University Libraries. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center Repository
Fenwick Library, MS2FL
4400 University Dr.
Fairfax Virginia 22030 United States
703-993-2220
703-993-8911 (Fax)
speccoll@gmu.edu
