Resource List

Recorded by Michael Fields, January 2001

Notes by Michael Fields: Roadside Theater has comprehensive and extensive resources. They have been meticulous in the documentation of their work and methodology. Documentation is particular focus of the group at this present time.

All of the list resources are available and accessible in the Roadside Theater office. In addition, books and CDs can be obtained through a variety of publishing outlets.

I would also identify three extremely valuable components of the resources of this company as related to this project.

1. The most effective methodologies and practices that this company has developed and used are documented in a very accessible and useable pamphlet form. This includes story-circle methodology, community-residency practices, how to set up a rural/community tour, and a comprehensive press packet and promotional schedule for community-based sponsors to use to most effectively get out the "whole" audience. I think this is unusual and enormously valuable in the grassroots theater field.
   
   
2. The residency goal sheet effectively tracks and documents the work of this company through the past years of residency work from conception to intention, practice, follow-up and evaluation. If I were starting a company in this model or seeking to work in this manner, this history would be where I would start, as it captures the "living" work of the company and compares and contrasts method with real practice. One can also follow the evolution of the work through these often simple and revealing reports.
   
   
3. Roadside has an extensive library of video and music. Because they are a part of Appalshop, they also have access to an extraordinary collection of film and tape that sets a very important context for the work they do. Some of this video is pure rehearsal documentation. For those seeking to learn how work is developed, this would be essential viewing.

Videos

Residency Goal forms, 1994 — present

Alabama

• Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center, Scottsboro
• University of Alabama, Huntsville

Arizona

• Arizona State University, Phoenix
• Scottsdale Ctr. For the Arts, Scottsdale

California

• Humboldt State University, Arcata

Colorado

• Western State College, Gunnison

Florida

• Broward Ctr, for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale
• Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg

Georgia

• Babcock Foundation, Atlanta
• Madison-Morgan Cultural Ctr., Madena
• Emanuel College, Franklin Springs

Indiana

• Bill Graham for Mayor Committee, Scottsburg

Iowa

• University of Iowa, Iowa City

Kentucky

• Blackey Project, Blackey
• Wolfe County Arts, Campton/Hazel Green
• Fine Arts Assn. of Southeast KY, Corbin
• Southeast Community College, Cumberland
• J.A. Duff Elementary School, Eastern
• Leslie Co. Family Resource Center, Hyden
• Lees College, Jackson
• Letcher Elem. School, Letcher
• Laurel Co. high school, London
• Lookout Elem. School, Lookout
• Lawrence Co. High School, Louisa
• Midway College, Midway
• Fleming-Neon Elem., Neon
• Paducah Comm. College, Paducah
• Paintsville Elem. School, Paintsville
• LKLP Head Start, Red Fox
• Beckham Combs Elem., Vest
• Winchester Arts Cncl., Winchester
• Pregones-Junebug-Roadside Exchange, Whitesburg
• West Whitesburg Elem., Whitesburg

Louisiana

• City Park Players, Alexandria
• Environmental Justice Festival, New Orleans
• North Central Louisiana Arts Cncl., Ruston
• Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Slidell

Maine

• L/A Arts, Lewiston

Maryland

• St. James Episcopal Church, Baltimore
• Columbia Festival of the Arts, Columbia
• Friends of Patapsco, Ellicott City
• Public Playhouse, Hyattsville

Massachusetts

• New World Theatre, Amherst

Minnesota

• University of MN, Morris
• Macalester College, St. Paul
• St. Mary’s College, Winona

Mississippi

• Afro American Cultural Society of the Golden Triangle, Starksville

Montana

• Alberta Bair Theater, Billings
• Performing Arts League, Choteau
• Fort Peck Fine Arts Cncl., Glasgow
• Helena Presents, Helena
• Fort Peck Fine Arts Cncl., Malta
• University of MT, Missoula
• Fort Peck Fine Arts Cncl., Wolf Point

Nebraska

• University of NE, Lincoln

Nevada

• Clark Co. Cultural Affairs, Las Vegas
• Moapa Valley Arts Cncl., Overton
• Wells Presenters, Wells

New Hampshire

• The Music Hall, Portsmouth

New Mexico

• Rural Economic Development Forum, Santa Fe
• Pueblo of Zuni, Zuni

New York

• Pregones, Bronx
• Ujima Theater, Buffalo
• APAP, NYC
• Lincoln Ctr., NYC
• Manhattan Community College, NYC

North Carolina

• The Gallery Theatre, Ahoski
• Appalachian State University, Boone
• High Point Theater, High Point
• Carolina Civic Ctr., Lumberton
• Pine Cone, Raleigh
• Richmond County Arts Cncl., Rockingham
• United Arts Cncl. Of Rowan Co., Salisbury
• Cleveland Community College, Shelby
• CS Brown Regional Cultural Arts Ctr., Winton

Ohio

• Clermont College, Batavia
• Urban Appalachian Cncl., Cincinnati
• CityFolk, Dayton
• Miami University, Middletown

Pennsylvania

• Mayfair Festival, Allentown
• West Moreland Arts & Heritage Festival, Latrobe
• Penn State, University Park

South Carolina

• Clemson University, Clemson
• Georgetown Co. Arts Commission, Georgetown

South Dakota

• Matthews Opera House, Spearfish/Deadwood/Lead

Tennessee

• Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City
• Johnson Co. Area Arts Cncl., Johnson City

Texas

• Carver Ctr., San Antonio

Vermont

• Flynn Theater, Burlington

Virginia

• Appalachia High School, Appalachia
• Mtn. Empire Comm. College, Big Stone Gap
• Mtn. Empire Older Citizens, Big Stone Gap
• Powell Valley High School, Big Stone Gap
• VA Tech, Blacksburg
• Breaks Interstate Park, Breaks
• VA Dept. for the Visually Handicapped, Bristol
• VA Highlands Festival, Bristol
• Cultural Alliance of Charles City County, Charles City
• Rye Cove High School, Clinchport
• Clintwood Elem. School, Clintwood
• Damascus Middle School, Damascus
• Dryden Old Fashioned Days, Dryden
• Duffield Primary School, Duffield
• Grundy Health Dept., Grundy
• Harman Elem. School, Harman
• Haysi High School, Haysi
• Honaker Elem. School, Honaker
• Honaker High School, Honaker
• Hope House/Family Crisis Support Services, Norton
• CHALIC, Norton
• App. African Amer. Cultural Ctr., Pennington Gap
• Pound Heritage Days, Pound
• Reston Community Ctr., Reston
• Hope House/VA Dept. of Juvenile Justice, Richmond
• Garden Elem. School, Rosedale
• College of William and Mary, Williamsburg
• Univ. of VA–Wise, Wise
• Wise Primary, Wise

West Virginia

• WV Wesleyan Univ., Buckhannon
• WV Univ., Parkersburg
• Shepherd College, Shepherdstown

Wisconsin

• Univ. of WI, Marshfield

Other

• Czech Exchange
• South Bank Ctr., London, GB

Curricula

• College of William & Mary
• Cornell
• Arizona State University (Dudley’s work)
• Harman Elementary School

Photographs & Slides

• Publicity
• Performance
• Residency/exchange

Audio Recordings

• Story circles, not cataloged
• Wings to Fly
• Singing
• Going Home

Publicity Materials

• Press kits
• Press releases (on computer)
• Audience development
• Posters/flyers
• Brochures
• Newsletters

Press Books

• General
• Publications
• Residencies
• Local
• Cornell
• Red Fox/Second Hangin’
• Mountain Tales
• Pretty Polly
• South of the Mountain
• Leaving Egypt
• Pine Mountain Trilogy
• Junebug/Jack
• Cumberland Mountain Memories
• Borderline
• New Ground Revival
• Corn Mountain/Pine Mountain
• Promise of a Love Song

Scripts

• Singing on the Mountain
• New Ground Revival
• Voices from the Battlefront
• Red Fox/Second Hangin’
• Mountain Tales
• Pretty Polly
• South of the Mountain
• Leaving Egypt
• Junebug/Jack
• RoadBug
• Cumberland Mountain Memories
• Borderline
• Corn Mountain/Pine Mountain
• Promise of a Love Song
• Brother Jack
• Collection of Tales (Traditional, Jack, Munce Meg, & Haint) & Songs

Annual Statistics

• 1984 — 1989 (Hard Copy)
• 1990 — Present (Computer Files & Hard Copy)

Misc.

• Fundraising Files
• Professional Publications (a variety of publications, no complete collections)
• American Theatre
• The Drama Review
• Theatre Profiles
• Southern Exposure
• Southern Changes
• Dudley’s Speeches & Writing*
• Donna’s Writing*

  *In VA office

Publications

From The Ground Up: Grassroots Theater in Historical and Contemporary Perspective
Dudley Cocke, Harry Newman, and Janet Salmons-Rue, editors. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1993, 93 pages. An examination of the history and contemporary practice of grassroots theater as a means for social and political change and cultural understanding. Popular as a college textbook.

Harvard Case Study N9-692-105
John Bienko and Leonard A. Schlesinger. Boston, MA: Harvard College, 1992, 20 pages.
Harvard Business School case study of Appalshop and Roadside Theater including history, structure, organizational policies, et al.

Roadside Theater Community Residency Process
Whitesburg, KY: Roadside Theater, 1991, 11 pages.
A workbook, guidebook, and evaluation for Roadside Theater's community residencies.

Roadside Theater Educational Residency Process
Whitesburg, KY: Roadside Theater, 1991, 11 pages.
A teacher's guide for planning and taking part in Roadside Theater's educational residencies.

Roadside Theater's Tour of North Dakota: A Prototype
Whitesburg, KY: Roadside Theater, 1989, 8 pages.
A descriptive history of Roadside Theater's North Dakota Tour, a touring model for rural cultural exchange.

You and Your Community’s Story
Whitesburg, KY: Roadside Theater, 1995, 14 pages.
A guide to the concepts and events frequently used in Roadside Theater community cultural residencies.

Video Recordings

The News Hour
PBS, 1991, VHS, color, 5 minutes, preview copies only.
Excerpt from the news program focusing on Roadside Theater’s work and philosophy, including interviews with company members and scenes from performances.

Audio Recordings

Mountain Tales
June Appal Recordings, 1980, Audio Cassette or Album, 36 minutes.
A performance of Appalachian folktales and music including "Jim Wolf," "Fat or Lean," "Fat Man," "Cat and Rat," "Little Fish Story," and "Three Gold Nuts" by members of Roadside Theater.

Singing
Roadside Theater, 1996, Audio Cassette, 40 minutes.
A music tape that includes songs from Roadside Theater’s original musical plays, South of the Mountain and Leaving Egypt, as well as from two collaborations, Corn Mountain/Pine Mountain with Idiwanan An Chawe from Pueblo Zuni, New Mexico, and New Ground Revival with the Mullins Family Singers from Dickenson County, Virginia.

Wings to Fly
Release date Summer 2001, Compact Disc.
Roadside Theater's newest audio recording will feature performances of traditional and original music from New Ground Revival and Singing on the Mountain, including wonderful mountain harmonies with the Mullins Family Singers from Dickenson County, Virginia.

To order any of the Roadside Theater resources listed above click here [LINK TO ORDER FORM]

Resources Available from Other Sources

Publications

Alternate ROOTS New Plays From Southern Theatre
Valetta Anderson and Kathie de Nobriga, editors. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational Books, 1994, 450 pages.
Seven southern plays including Roadside Theater's nationally acclaimed Red Fox/Second Hangin' — the true account of the hanging of M.B. 'Doc' Taylor, the Red Fox, and the law-and-order campaign of the Northern speculators for the purpose of establishing their coalmining operations in the last decade of 19th century Appalachia.
Available from Heinemann Educational Books
361 Hanover St., Portsmouth, NH 03801-3912
Phone: (603) 431-7894 / Fax: (603) 431-7840
Orders/Customer Service: (800) 793-2154
Website: www.heinemann.com

Help Yourself: A Cultural Handbook
Dudley Cocke and Ruby Lerner. Atlanta, GA: Alternate ROOTS, 1989, 20 pages.
A workbook to assist those interested in the development of a practical cultural policy for the future of the performing arts.
Available from Alternate ROOTS
1083 Austin Ave., Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: (404) 577-1079 / E-mail: altroots1@earthlink.net

Journeys Home: Revealing a Zuni/Appalachia Collaboration
Estimated publication in 2001 by Zuni A:shiwi Publishing, 128 pages.
A bilingual book combining play text, interviews, language essays, photographic images, drawings, and a music and spoken word CD to probe and document the collaboration between Idiwanan An Chawe from Pueblo Zuni and Roadside Theater. For the bilingual Zuni community, and especially its youth who are the first generation to write the Zuni language, "Journeys Home" will be a landmark publication. Nationally, the book and accompanying CD will be compelling to anyone wishing to learn about two of our unique U.S. cultures, and how some of their artists collaborated with each other over a 16-year period.
For information contact Zuni A:shiwi Publishing. (not yet available)

A Southern Appalachian Reader
Appalachian Consortium Press, 1988
A survey of Appalachian literature including Roadside Theater’s South of the Mountain.
(out of print)

Voices from the Battlefront: Achieving Cultural Equity
Marta Moreno Vega and Cheryll Y. Greene, editors. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc., 1993, 191 pages.
Essays by 17 diverse artists and cultural activists from the United States, Britain, Ghana, Mexico, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico on the issues of racial equality and cultural equity. Includes "Appalachia, Democracy, and Cultural Equity" by Roadside's Dudley Cocke.
Available from Africa World Press
Phone: (609)844-9583
E-mail: awprsp@africanworld.com
Website: www.africanworld.com

Video Recordings

Open Windows
Appalshop Films, 1991, VHS, color, 28 minutes.
The 1988 American Festival Project presentation in eastern Kentucky and southwest Virginia featuring performance excerpts by Junebug Productions, Urban Bush Women, Roadside Theater, Earl Gilmore, Liz Lerner and the Dance Exchange, A Traveling Jewish Theatre, and Francisco Gonzalez. Included are scenes from the school and community workshops that are part of the festival's philosophy of participation and celebration of local culture.

Red Fox/Second Hangin’
Appalshop Films, 1984, VHS, color, 90 minutes.
Video of Roadside Theater’s play about he hanging of M.B. "Doc" Taylor (the Red Fox), a medical doctor, preacher, and U.S. marshal, and the law-and-order campaign of Northern speculators intent on establishing their coalmining operations just before the turn of the century on the Cumberland Plateau.

Three Mountain Tales
Appalshop Films, 1982, VHS, color, 12 minutes.
Folk tales "Fat and Lean," "Little Fish Story," and "The Big Toe" told by Roadside Theater members — with fiddle, banjo, and guitar accompaniment. Illustrated with pastel drawings by Angelyn DeBord.

The above three resources are available from Appalshop Marketing and Sales
91 Madison Ave., Whitesburg, KY 41858
Phone: (800) 547 7467 or (606) 633-0108
Fax: (606) 633-1009
E-mail: appalshopsales@appalshop.org
Website: www.appalshop.org

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