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Michael Lupu Dramaturgical papers

 Collection
Identifier: PA003c

Scope and Contents

Michael Lupu's dramaturgical papers including: notes, notebooks, correspondence, financials production files, screenplays, photos, pottery, playbills, and documents related to his work at the Guthrie theater.

Dates

  • 1930-2019, undated

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

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

Michael Lupu was born in 1930 in Romania and served as a senior dramaturg for over three decades at the Guthrie Theater. Back home in Romania, he became a film critic and theater artist before immigrating to the United States in 1972. He had worked with Liviu Ciulei as a dramaturg at the Bulandra Theatre in Bucharest before coming to the United States, and then with such artistic directors as Ciulei, Garland Wright, Joe Dowling, and Joseph Haj at the Guthrie. Lupu arrived in the Twin Cities in 1981 first working in community outreach for the Guthrie and then joined the theater’s literary department, which used research to contextualize and support plays. In 2006, Lupu won the Lessing Award, dramaturgy's highest honor. Lupu spoke at least seven languages, including Russian and Yiddish.

Extent

6 Linear Feet (6 Paige boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Michael Lupu's dramaturgical papers including: notes, notebooks, correspondence, financials production files, screenplays, photos, pottery, playbills, and documents related to his work at the Guthrie theater.

Title
Michael Lupu Dramaturgical Papers
Author
K Pearl McClintock
Date
March 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Collecting Area Details

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