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Center Stage, Inc. Records (MS-00551)

Abstract

The Center Stage, Inc. Records (1994 to 2008) are comprised of photographs, bylaws, correspondence, meeting minutes, publicity, scripts, programs, cast lists, and video cassettes of a number of the productions. Center Stage Theater Inc. was the first LGBT theater company in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1994-2008

Extent

1.65 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
1.50 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Contributor: Brown, Alana

Scope and Contents Note

The Center Stage, Inc. Records (1994 to 2008) are comprised of photographs, bylaws, correspondence, meeting minutes, publicity, scripts, programs, cast lists, and video cassettes of a number of the productions. Center Stage Theater Inc. was the first LGBT theater company in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain in original order.

Biographical / Historical Note

Center Stage, Inc. was established in 1999 by Lenore Andrea Simon and Alana Brown. Center Stage was the first lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) theater company in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company closed in 2003, due to three factors: the productions did not get the support from the gay community that Brown and Simon expected; consistently poor reviews of productions; and Brown and Simon shifted their focus to other endeavors. Despite its short period of operation, Center Stage was an important creative development in the Las Vegas LGBT community and provided a source of alternative theater in the city.

Preferred Citation

Center Stage, Inc. Records, 1994-2008. MS-00551. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by Alana Brown in 2009 through Dennis McBride; accession number 2009-006. Additional materials were donated by Dennis McBride in 2019; accession number 2019-035.

Processing Note

Material was processed by Dennis McBride in 2009. In 2014 Dallas Reiber enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. In 2017 Joyce Moore revised the inventory. In 2019 Mary Anilao rehoused the 2019 addition and updated the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Records

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00551

Finding Aid Description Rules

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