Recent TLA News
Theatre Library Association: Working Together Towards an Anti-racist and Anti-oppressive Society
Black Lives Matter, and we have to say the names of those who were senselessly killed by police brutality and anti-blackness: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Freddie Gray, Botham Jean, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, and an almost endless list of others. Our heart goes out to the families, […]
Muriel Sharon Remembered, A News Item by Margaret Gruen
I have created a website to honor and remember Muriel Sharon, who was the seminal person in children’s theatre in America. Muriel was the Chairman of the Children’s Acting Department of the 92nd Street YM-YWHA from 1947 – 1974. She was the Artistic Director of the Junior Program at The Neighborhood Playhouse, taught child drama at […]
TLA Awards Ceremony – 2019 Recap
Unlike the Oscars, the Theatre Library Association’s (TLA) annual night of awards has no red carpet or fancy statues — but it does have lots of appreciation for the tremendous work that happens in libraries, archives, and museums that document live and recorded performing arts in all their glorious variety. Over 100 guests gathered for […]
Call for Submissions: ASTR 2020 – Theatre & Performance After Repetition
New Orleans November 5 – 8, 2020 Repetition Repeats Itself The American Society for Theatre Research submission process is now open for the 2020 Conference: Theatre and Performance After Repetition. How do we examine theatre from different theories, methodologies and practices of repetition? How have new media technologies changed how we think of repetition and […]
TLA Now Accepting 2019 Book Awards Nominations
Nominations are now open for the 2019 Theatre Library Association Book Awards! Presented annually, the Theatre Library Association Book Awards recognize works of performing arts scholarship published during the previous calendar year that demonstrate exemplary use and interpretation of library and archival collections. Collections and anthologies consisting mainly of previously published materials, how-to guides and handbooks, […]
Theatre Library Association 2019 Elections – Cast your Vote!
An online ballot was sent to TLA personal and institutional members in good standing to vote in the 2019 Elections. Voting is open now, and will continue until 5:00 PM ET on Friday, October 18, 2019. If you are a TLA member and have not received a ballot or are experiencing difficulties voting, contact: theatrelibraryassociation@gmail.com. […]
Join Us for the 2018 TLA Book Awards Ceremony
The Theatre Library Association is delighted to invite you to the annual presentation of the TLA Book Awards, honoring English language works of scholarship on theatre, film, and broadcasting, published in 2018. The TLA Book Awards Ceremony will include remarks from some of this year’s winners, a pop-up exhibition of related special collections materials from the holdings of the New York Public […]
Book Review: A Life-Coaching Approach to Screen Acting
A Life-Coaching Approach to Screen Acting Daniel Dresner London: Methuen Drama, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1350039438 Daniel Dresner sets out to offer the student of film acting valuable support both as a fledgling artist and as a person in his book A Life-Coaching Approach to Screen Acting. I can report that he succeeds. A Life-Coaching Approach to […]
TLA in 2018!
2018 has been a promising year for the Theatre Library Association. This year we welcomed board members Matt DiCintio, Suzanne Lipkin, David Nochimson, Rachel Smiley, Dale Stinchcomb, Scott Stone, and Joseph Tally. TLA recognized Kenneth Schlesinger, this year’s recipient of the Louis Rachow Distinguished Service in Performing Arts Librarianship Award. We awarded the Brooks McNamara […]
Join now for 2019!
Since 1937, the Theatre Library Association is the only North American organization devoted to supporting the needs and interests of librarians, archivists, scholars and practitioners affiliated with theatre, dance, performance studies, popular entertainment, motion picture and broadcasting collections. We need your support to continue our work in promoting professional best practices in the acquisition, organization, […]