Box 1 [F09.074.03.02]
Container
Contains 6 Collections and/or Records:
"Life Versus the Paperback Romance" script, circa 1998
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News articles, 1999-03-06 - 2000-08-15
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Scope and Contents
Various articles related to the writing, censorship, and controversial production of
Samantha Gellar's play, "Life Versus the Paperback Romance."
Dates:
Other: 1999-03-06 - 2000-08-15
Mixed printed materials, 1999 - 2000
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Photographs, 1999-03 - 1999-06
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Scope and Contents
17 photographs taken in New York in connection with the reading performatnce of "Life Versus the Paperback Romance," at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre, June 14th 1999. 5 photographs taken in connection with the performance of "Life Versus the Paperback
Romance," at the Great Aunt Stella Center in Charlotte N.C. on March 7th, 1999.
Dates:
Other: 1999-03 - 1999-06
Electronic media, 1999-03-05 - 1999-06-23
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Scope and Contents
Two videos relating to Samantha Gellar's play, "Life Versus the Paperback Romance." One is titled "Samantha Play Day News Coverage," 3-5-1999, and the second video,
produced by UNC TV, is titled "North Carolina Now, 6-23-1999."
Dates:
Other: 1999-03-05 - 1999-06-23
Samantha Gellar "Life Versus the Paperback Romance" papers
Collection — Box: 1 [F09.074.03.02]
Identifier: MS0476
Overview
Samantha Gellar was a sixteen-year-old high school student at Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, North Carolina, when she wrote "Life Versus the Paperback Romance." The play, which dealt with lesbian romance, received a playwright's award from the Charlotte Young Playwright's Festival. Materials relate to the controversial production of Samantha Gellar's 1998 play "Life Versus the Paperback Romance."
Dates:
1998 - 2000