Patti Durr collection of scripts and videotapes

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: RITDSA-0139

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The materials donated are comprised of eight scripts and five VHS videotapes. The items were collected and donated by Patti Durr an associate professor at NTID. She directed The Grey and was founder of the Lights On! community theatre, both of which can be found on the VHS tapes. The videotapes contain full productions and rehearsals. Two of the scripts were written by Rico Peterson who is the Assistant Dean and Director of Access Services at NTID.

Dates

Creation: 1978, 1990, 1993, 1998

Creator

Durr, Patricia (Person)
Lights On! Deaf Theatre (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Biographical Information on Patti Durr

Patti Durr is a Deaf artist and activist, as well as an associate professor in the Department of Cultural and Creative Studies at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. She is one of the founders of the Lights On! Deaf Theatre Company and has created multiple educational short films. As an educator since 1990, Patti has impacted the lives of many students at RIT and has contributed to fostering Deaf art for decades. Durr has been instrumental in developing Deaf Studies courses at NTID and is actively involved in the community. In 2004, by rigorous peer review of student nominations, she was awarded the RIT Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Sources:

https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w679793t

https://www.deafpoetssociety.com/patti-durr-art-issue-7

https://www.rit.edu/directory/paddhd-patricia-durr

http://artoncampus.rit.edu/artist/194/

https://usadeafhistory.wordpress.com/2017/02/13/presentation-abstracts-and-bios/

Extent

.5 Linear Feet (1 document box)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

The materials in this collection are comprised of eight scripts of plays performed by the Lights On! theater group and five VHS videotapes. The items were collected and donated by Patricia Durr an associate professor at NTID.

Arrangement

The folders are arranged in alphabetical order according to the titles of the scripts. There are 5 VHS tapes stored in no particular order.

Other Finding Aids

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Patti Durr collection of scripts and videotapes