Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre records

Collection — Box: Oversize

Identifier: S6151

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains 11 items including posters and promotional materials, a program for the production of Alice in Tundraland, and a piece of letterhead stationery. All but one of the pieces are from the early 1980s.

Dates

Creation: 1984-1990
Creation: Majority of material found in 1984

Creator

Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre company was founded in Duluth by writer and director Margi Preus in 1983. Preus stepped down as artistic director in 2002, and Jean Sramek, her longtime collaborator and one of the original cast members, became the new artistic director at that time.

The theater’s tongue-in-cheek website explains their full name “Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre …… you know it’s real theater when it’s spelled ‘theatre’” and gives a short history: “Since 1983, Colder by the Lake has worked with original and adapted material for the stage and for broadcast. In the future, we hope to transfer our material directly to the brains of our audience members via as-yet unpatented technology.” http://www.colderbythelake.com/

Extent

11.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains 11 items including posters and promotional materials, a program for the production of Alice in Tundraland, and a piece of letterhead stationery.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.