NYPL’s Betty L. Corwin: Fighting the Odds to Pursue the Dream of Preserving Live Theatre
by Patrick Hoffman, Curator and Director, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
March 8, 2021
Thanks to her dedication, vision, and masterful negotiating skills, Corwin not only became a full-time employee, but she created the world-renowned treasure trove known as the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, revolutionizing theatre history and research.
The Creative Process: Interviews from TOFT
by Patrick Hoffman, Curator and Director, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
July 28, 2020
For nearly 50 years, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has revolutionized theatre research and access by recording and collecting live theatre performances. The brainchild of visionary former theatre professional Betty L. Corwin in the late 1960s, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) is the single largest, most comprehensive collection of live theatre anywhere in the world and includes over 5,000 plays, musicals, experimental, and avant-garde productions and 3,000 videos of interviews, dialogues, film and television adaptations, and other theatre-related programs.
The Only Show on Broadway: 'A Soldier’s Play'
by Patrick Hoffman, Curator and Director, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
July 21, 2020
Patrick Hoffman, curator and director of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, recounts shooting 'A Soldier's Play' after Broadway canceled its scheduled performances in response to the spread of COVID-19.
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