Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Researchers
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Robert Cohen papers
Date: 1966-2004
Collection Number: MS-P069
Creator:
Cohen, Robert, 1938 -
Extent:
7.1 linear feet
(16 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
Languages: The collection is in English.
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection comprises papers of Robert Cohen, a professor of drama and founding faculty member at the University of California,
Irvine. Forty-six production books, which include scripts, reviews, photographs and stage directions, document Cohen's work
as director for theater productions at UCI and the Utah and Colorado Shakespeare Festivals. The collection also includes
reviews, correspondence, and information about UCI Drama Department alumni.
Important Information for Researchers
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Robert Cohen Papers. MS-P069. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Robert Cohen, 2005. Additions are expected.
Processing History
Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2007.
Biography
Robert Cohen is the founding chair of the University of California, Irvine Drama Department and a renowned professor, director,
translator, playwright, essayist, and drama critic. In 2001 he was named Claire Trevor Professor of Drama at UCI.
Cohen was born in Washington, D.C. in 1938. As an undergraduate he studied at Dartmouth College and UC Berkeley. After earning
his Doctor of Fine Arts at Yale University in 1965, he joined the faculty at UCI.
Over the course of his career, Cohen has directed over 70 stage productions at UCI. He is also the author of many books
on theatre, including
Acting One/Acting Two,
Acting Professionally,
Acting Power,
Acting in Shakespeare,
Theatre,
More Power To You,
Creative Play Direction,
Giraudoux: Three Faces of Destiny, two dramatic anthologies, and many plays, translations, scholarly articles, and reviews. He has frequently directed productions
for the Utah and Colorado Shakespeare Festivals. In 1993 he was awarded the UCI Medal, UCI's highest honor, and in 1999 he
received the Career Achievement Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.
Biography/Organization History
Chronology
| 1938 |
Born in Washington, D.C. |
| 1965 |
Received Doctor of Fine Arts from Yale School of Drama. |
| 1965 |
Appointed founding chair of UCI's Drama Department. |
| 1967 |
Founded the Student Repertory Theatre at UCI. |
| 1990 |
Stepped down as Chair of the Drama Department. |
| 1993 |
Awarded the UCI Medal. |
| 1999 |
Received the Career Achievement Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. |
| 2001 |
Named Claire Trevor Professor of Drama. |
| 2005 |
Re-appointed Chair of the Drama Department. |
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises papers of Robert Cohen, a drama professor at the University of California, Irvine. The collection
spans his career at UCI, beginning with the opening of the campus in 1965. Forty-six production books, which include scripts,
reviews, photographs and stage directions, document Cohen's work as director for theater productions at UCI and the Utah and
Colorado Shakespeare Festivals. The collection also includes reviews, correspondence, information about UCI Drama Department
alumni, and an unpublished manuscript titled
Edwin Booth in Performance.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series.
- Series 1. Production books, 1966-1999. 5.6 linear feet
- Series 2. Subject files, 1966-2004. 1.5 linear feet
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Cohen, Robert, 1938- -- Archives.
University of California, Irvine -- Faculty -- Archives.
University of California, Irvine. Dept. of Drama -- Archives.
Drama -- 20th century -- Study and Teaching -- College and school drama -- Archives.
Genres and Formats of Materials
Theater programs -- 20th century.
Acting editions -- 20th century.
Acting editions -- 21st century.
Costume design drawings -- 20th century.
Photographic prints -- 20th century.
Scripts (documents) -- 20th century.
Occupations
Actors.
Directors.
Professors.
