Samantha Gellar "Life Versus the Paperback Romance" papers
Scope and Contents
Materials relate to the production of Samantha Gellar's 1998 play "Life Versus the Paperback Romance." The play, which was censored, generated significant local and national media coverage. Materials include a playscript (photocopy), photographs, VHS cassettes, clippings, and programs.
Dates
- Creation: 1998 - 2000
Creator
- Gellar, Samantha, 1980- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Samantha Gellar "Life Versus the Paperback Romance" papers are the physical property of J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections. Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical Note
Samantha Gellar was a sixteen-year-old high school student at Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, North Carolina, when she wrote "Life Versus the Paperback Romance." The play, which dealt with lesbian romance, received a playwright's award from the Charlotte Young Playwright's Festival. Despite the play's avoidance of nudity, sex, and lewd language, the Children's Theater of Charlotte declined to stage the play. At the age of 17, Gellar found herself the subject of a censorship debate that attracted international attention. The play was performed locally at the Great Aunt Stella Center and later at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in New York.
Extent
.425 Linear Feet (1 document box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Samantha Gellar was a sixteen-year-old high school student at Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, North Carolina, when she wrote "Life Versus the Paperback Romance." The play, which dealt with lesbian romance, received a playwright's award from the Charlotte Young Playwright's Festival. Materials relate to the controversial production of Samantha Gellar's 1998 play "Life Versus the Paperback Romance."
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order in a single folder title series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Samantha Gellar, 2014 August.
General
Forms part of the King-Henry-Brockington LGBTQ+ Archive.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Tina Wright in 2014.
Subject
- Gellar, Samantha, 1980- (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Drama -- Censorship -- North Carolina -- Charlotte
- Gay and lesbian perspectives
- Homosexuality and theater -- North Carolina -- Charlotte
- Lesbian authors -- North Carolina -- Charlotte
- Teenagers' writings, American -- Censorship -- North Carolina -- Charlotte
- Women dramatists -- North Carolina -- Charlotte
- Title
- Samantha Gellar "Life Versus the Paperback Romance" papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Tina Wright, 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte NC 28223 United States
spec-coll@uncc.edu
