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Sterling Houston Papers
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[Aaron Douglas Biography]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Typed biography page of Aaron Douglas by the ProArts Collective of Austin. An illustrator and muralist born in Kansas, Douglas actively participated in the Harlem Renaissance and was noted for having an artistic style infused with Afrocentric expression. The ProArts Collective, it seems, has provided the biography page because one of Douglas' illustrations was used in a wall projection during a stage production.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291049/
[Arts & Entertainment Article in The Ranger Newspaper by Marshall Gause]
Date: March 13, 1992
Creator: Gause, Marshall
Description: Photocopied article from The Ranger, the student-run newspaper at San Antonio college. Written by student Marshall Gause, the article discusses an upcoming festival coordinated by the school's art department which focuses on the work of Jean Cocteau, a celebrated French artist. Among the events is a multimedia performance by Steven Bailey and Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright and director of the Jump-Start Performance Company.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291013/
[Award to John N. Igo]
Date: August 2000
Creator: unknown
Description: Photocopied award presented to John Igo for his contributions in local community theatre. The document was presented by S.T.A.G.E. and the American Association of Community Theatre. The award copy was then sent to Sterling Houston according to an accompanying envelope.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291111/
Black & Blue: Four Hundred Years of Struggle and Transcendence
Date: 2003~
Creator: Houston, Sterling
Description: This manuscript by Sterling Houston is a short play about the struggles and triumphs of African-Americans in the United States and, in particular, Texas over a period of four hundred years. The play features writing by Sterling Houston interwoven with both live and and recorded musical performances, poetic excerpts, and direct quotations from legal documents and decrees.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291119/
Cameoland: A memory play with music
Date: 2002
Creator: Houston, Sterling
Description: This manuscript by Sterling Houston is a short musical play about the history of the African-American community in San Antonio, Texas prior to integration.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291120/
[Cameoland Flyer]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Flyer put out by the Jump-Start Performance Company and the Carver Community Cultural Center advertising the premier of Cameoland, a musical by Sterling Houston. Text below an image of a theatre gives a short description of the musical. Dates, times, and phone numbers are provided below that.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291121/
[Card from Elizabeth and Ficre Ghebreyesus to Sterling Houston - April 1998]
Date: April 1998
Creator: Ghebreyesus, Elizabeth Alexander
Description: Card from Elizabeth Alexander and Ficre Ghebreyesus to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They write to announce the birth of their son, Solomon Kebede Ghebreyesus. It includes his birth date, weight, and length.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290955/
[Card from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - July 17, 1989]
Date: July 17, 1989
Creator: Angelou, Maya
Description: Card from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The hand-written message is written fondly towards Houston, his talent, and his family.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290979/
[Card Invitation from San Antonio Museum of Art - 1998]
Date: 1998
Creator: San Antonio Museum of Art
Description: Card invitation from the San Antonio Museum of Art for Beyond Margins: Contemporary Art in the Community. The event, spread across different days and months, appears to have been a gathering of arts professionals to discuss and address various issues in the community. This particular invitation was sent out for an event moderated by Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright and director of the Jump-Start Performance Company.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290982/
[Cathy Crimmins Book Review by Katie Grinch]
Date: 2004
Creator: Grinch, Katie
Description: Review of the Cathy Crimmins book - How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization: The True and Heroic Story of How Gay Men Shaped the Modern World - by Katie Grinch. She gives several bullet points on how gay culture has influenced mainstream culture, as pointed out in the book. The last page is an excerpt from Crimmins' book.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291079/