Rachel Lynett Papers
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Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of a script of Rachel Lynett's play, Abortion Road Trip, including a brief production history of the play, which debuted in 2017 at the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, D.C., where it was awarded Best Comedy.
It also includes first drafts of two of her works, Well Intentioned White People and Good Bad People, along with a note from the author introducing the drafts.
Dates
- 2017-2018
Creator
- Lynett, Rachel (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Rachel Lynett Spurgers is a playwright and the managing director of the Arkansas Theatre Collective.
Her works include Abortion Road Trip, Well-Intentioned White People, Choosing You, black kitchen sink, Refuge, Give Me Shelter, Tambien, and Breathe Me. She earned an M.F.A. in Playwriting from the University of Arkansas and a B.A. in Theatre and Gender Studies from the University of Notre Dame.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (7 folders)
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection is arranged into two series, based on the stage of the work: Final Scripts and First Drafts. Materials are stored in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.
Acquisition Information
The Rachel Lynett Papers were donated to the Special Collections Department by the creator, Rachel Lynett Spurgers, on October 11, 2017. Materials in series II were donated by Spurgers on February 6, 2018.
Processing Information
Processed by Katrina Windon; completed in October 2017. Collection updated by Windon in March 2018 to incorporate an additional donation, which now forms Series II.
- Title
- Rachel Lynett Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katrina Windon
- Date
- October 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu