Strollers Historical Preservation Project
It is our great pleasure to announce the start of a project which will help to mark the beginning of a new chapter in the story of Strollers Theatre. A formal announcement of the project, including many more photographs and opportunities for YOU to get involved, will be presented at the Spring Membership Meeting on May 3 at the Bartell Theater, at 12 Noon.
As many of you are aware, Strollers has seen drastic changes in recent years. A number of long-standing members of the executive board and others who have been integral to the operation of our community theatre group have stepped down from their previous roles. While the newly elected executive board (including those whom you will elect at the upcoming Spring Membership Meeting) will continue to uphold the fine tradition of quality theatre that has been Strollers’ hallmark for decades, we also wish to recognize the history of our company and the giants upon whose shoulders we stand.
With that in mind, we are proud to announce the creation of the Strollers Theatre Historical Archive. Lucas Sevedge has taken on the role of Producer for this new and exciting initiative, and will introduce the project in full at the Membership Meeting. We have outlined our hopes for this project below, but before we go into detail:
To get involved, email Lucas directly at lsevedge@gmail.com to get involved right away!The goal of this project is to digitally and physically preserve the literally tens of thousands of photographs, documents, letters, news clippings, reviews, drawings, and notes that have been created by and for our company since Strollers Theatre first began in 1958, and to make them publicly available online. We have already created over a thousand high-quality scans of some of our oldest documents, including a copy of Strollers’ (at the time, The St. James Players’) very first show program, for the 1958 production of Stardust. We also have special plans to use some of our most interesting and historically significant artifacts for future projects - attend the Spring Membership Meeting on May 3 to find out more!
In closing, we have included just a few of the fascinating documents from Strollers Theatre’s history that have already been rediscovered and preserved. We sincerely hope you will consider donating your time or resources to help Strollers protect its past and move together into the future!
