Metadata for Performance Archives

Clara Fernández Vara, 30th May, 2003

Theatrical Performance

• Title of Production
• Playwright
• Company
• Theatre Name
• City
• Opening Date
• Closing Date
• Director
• Designer
• Light Designer
• Choreographer
• Audio Designer
• Composer
• Cast
• Location of File

Performance Recordings

• Title of Production
• Company
• Theatre Name
• City
• Date of Performance /Rehearsal
• Editor of Recording / Cameraman
• Location of Recording / Library of Congress Reference

Excerpts from Performances

• Title of Production
• Company
• Theatre Name
• City
• Date of Performance / Rehearsal
• Description
  • Where in the play
    • Context
      • Previous events
      • Following events
  • Summary of Action
• Characters/Actors
• Location of Recording

Interviews with production team and cast

• Title of Production
• Company
• Opening Date
• Name of Interviewee
• Name of Interviewer
• Position within the Company
  • Actor: Role they play
• Date of interview
• Location of interview
• Format of the interivew (written/audio/video)
• (For excerpts): Summary of the topic of the clip
• Location of the material

Photography Stills

• Title of Production
• Company
• Theatre Name
• City
• Date of Performance
  • Photo Session / Rehearsal / Performance with Photographers / Performance
• Description
  • Where in the play
    • Context
      • Previous events
      • Following events
  • Summary of Action
• Characters/Actors
• Photographer
• Location of Photography (If published, reference to publication following MLA standards)

Documents (Promptbooks, Designs, Plans, Contracts...)

• Type of Document
• Production it refers to
  • Title
  • Company
  • Theatre
  • Date
• Author
• Date
• Description

Reviews, Newspaper Articles

• Production the Article refers to
  • Title
  • Company
  • Theatre
  • Date
• Author
• Title of the Review
• Newspaper/Publication
• Date
• Edition
• Page

Artwork

• Description
• Artist (Original Work)
• Artist (Reproduction)
• Date (Original Work)
• Date (Reproduction)
• Type of Artwork
• Size
• Actor
• Production
• Location of the Artwork