Scope and arrangement
The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (PRTT) records, dated 1960s to1994 (bulk dates 1980s) document thirty years of theatrical productions at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre through correspondence, flyers, mock-ups, photographs, production books, posters, theater programs, and sound recordings.
The bulk of the collection consists of production books created mostly during the early 1980s. These books hold essential information about the plays' production including budgets, cast information, contact sheets, correspondence, critical reviews of the works, photographs, press releases and theater programs. During the 1980s, the PRTT also recorded audio of several of the live performances.
There are two final reports, dated 1990 to 1991, of the Training Unit for students that hold information about how the PRTT appraised the program. The files includes an assessment of the success of the program; an invitation to students to apply to the training unit; course descriptions; work that students did behind the scenes; photographs of the production; and invitations to performances.
Mockups are preproduction work for theater programs and some posters. The mockups indicate the placement of the the text and images; color; and the placement of advertisements.
Printed matter consists of articles of performance reviews; theater programs; and publicity for PRTT. The remaining material is several black and white photographs of audiences at outdoor summer performances.
Arrangement
The collection arrangement follows: Production Books, Training Unit, Posters, Mockups, Printed Material, and Photographs.