Past Programs

Julie Boyd and Mana Allen brought their students from the Fordham University summer term Musical Theater Workshop to The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts for an orientation workshop and a chance to look at manuscript lead sheets and piano-vocal scores by Broadway songwriters held 

The 5th grade Music classes at PS 11, Chelsea, visited for a program in Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles, paired with small group tours of the circulating music material. They learned to locate songs in the Song Index, circulating scores and CDs.  

A group of 20 volunteers from the Senior Companion Program at the Henry Street Settlement visited The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and the Beatles exhibition.  Discussion in the collections tour focused on the Henry Street Settlement, and the importance of its components 

10 dance students from Franklyn and Marshall College in Pennsylvania came to LPA to learn and practice research.  They focused  on individual topics in 20th century dance and practiced both computer catalogue and card catalogue techniques.  At the request of the teacher, Jennifer Conley, they 

For the 5th year, the teacher has brought Theater Seniors for gallery talks and tour between the school's Fall play and Spring musical.   The play was The Man who Came to Dinner, so the students looked for references to it, authors George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and the individuals who were 

A group of Pace University theater program first year students paired a Theatre on Film and Tape Archive introduction with a "how to research" and exhibition program, as part of their course Acting for Film.  Students are counted as Young Adults for stats, but may have been 18- 

Annual research workshop and exhibition tour for Senior Theater Production students of Frank Trezza, SUNY at New Paltz.  The program was arranged through AskNYPL and erferred by the Billy Rose Theatre Division.  Attendence estimated for students aged 17 - 20.

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This is a signup sheet for non-participating audience members interested in observing the Across A Crowded Room meetup described in this blog.

This is a signup sheet for lyricists interested in participating in the Across A Crowded Room meetup described in this blog.