The Soul and Latin Theater group. Bottom row from left: Jose Colon, Gwendolyn Braddock, Maria Gonzales, Norma Acevedo, Jose Mojica; Middle row: Maryat Lee, Maggie Camacho, Lucky Figueroa; Top row: Esteban Seaton.The Soul and Latin Theater was a street theater group in Harlem that performed plays dealing with cultural issues of the 1960s that were also related to the lives of the actors.Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre. She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!” While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975. Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community. Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion. With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.
Soul and Latin Theater actor, Tony Vasquez operating the sound or (as Sound Technician) in N.Y.C.
Date:
1969
Description:
The Soul and Latin Theater was a street theater group in Harlem that performed plays dealing with cultural issues of the 1960s that were also related to the lives of the actors. The participants of SALT performed all duties associated with the theater including the set up of the stage, lights, sound, etc... Tony Vasquez eventually played the character of a drug addict in Maryat Lee's play "DOPE!"Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre. She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!” While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975. Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community. Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion. With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.
Mortar Board, Senior Women's Honorary, West Virginia University
Date:
1969
Description:
Front Row, left to right: Unknown, Unknown, Theresa Lineratore, Karla Kappel, and Carolyn Peluso. Back Row, left to right: Sally Cox, Judy Marra, Unknown, Bev Wilson, Unknown, and Nancy Evans.
In the front row, beginning third from left: Xanyla Schwartz, Graduate and Law; Greg Evers, Majority Leader; Sandra Buckley, Minority Leader. Second row, far right: Bill Campbell, Arts and Sciences and Journalism.
In the front row, left to right: Cheryl Backus, Graduate and Law; Wayne Armstrong, Engineering; Al Martine, Minority Leader. Second row, visibly identified, left to right: Terry Hertznell, Arts and Sciences and Journalism; Terri Smith, Arts and Sciences and Journalism.
Members of Scabbard and Blade pose in front of Wise Library in flower gardens. First row: Scottie Riffle, Warren Ives, Richard Armstron, Jimmie Holt, Vincent Jones, Robert Ball, Wayne Dunn; Second row: David Spencer, William Piper, John Dolan, Wallace Welliver, John Scott, Frank Korowa, Michale Putnam; Third row: Ralph Moreland, Charles Stasko, David Beaver, Warren Wilcox, Daniel Proch, Donald Ornick, Brentz Thompson.
Members of Army ROTC rifle team pose with an officer in front of Woodburn Hall: Bottom Row--Brent Jones, William Schetzel, SSG Robert Mcnickle, Richard Jones, James Dunn, Top Row--Burke Pinnell, William Truxal, Alexander Fischer, William Lobb, Gary Lund.