This new exhibit at the Indiana University Archives features visual highlights from the Department of Speech and Theatre records. Materials on display illustrate the cultivation of a diverse performance repertoire during a pivotal period in the department’s development and expansion from the 1930s-1970s. Photographs, programs, news pieces, and various original designs give visitors a documentary tour of Indiana University theatre’s evolution over the course of a fifty year tradition in stage craft as well as bring to light the depth of student involvement both on and off the stage.

Curated by Amy Jankowski and Angela Kilsdonk, graduate students in the Archives Specialization in the School of Library and Information Science.