Teatro Cometa Oral History Project Collection
Scope and Contents
The Teatro Cometa Oral History Project Collection tells the story of a grassroots Chicano theater group, which was active during 1970s and early 1980s in and around Fullerton, California. The Teatro Cometa project was inspired by a talk given by the father of Chicano theater, Luis Valdez, at California State University, Northridge during the fall of 2006 and by the then emerging efforts of writer Gustavo Arellano to document the history Chicano/Latino communities in Orange County, California.
The collection is divided into two series, Audio Recordings (2006-2007) and Transcripts. All recordings in the collection are available as digital files.
Dates
- Creation: 2007-2008
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Historical Note:
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
Partial Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Partial Extent
568 Megabytes
Abstract
This collection of oral histories tells the story of a grassroots Chicano theater group, Teatro Cometa, which was active during 1970s and early 1980s in and around Fullerton, California. During their approximately dozen year span, Teatro Cometa embodied elements of the rasquache ethic as well as formal theatrical productions with varying levels of municipal and private support. This collection of oral histories gives voice to an otherwise marginalized community, shedding light on how some Chicano/Latino communities responded creatively and critically to drug use, ethnic discrimination and gang violence. Other themes that emerge are: the role of public education in the arts, the role of private funding for the arts (both local and regional), the impact of the Chicano movement in Orange County and the relationship between theater and civic engagement.
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: Audio Recordings, 2006-2007
Series II: Transcripts
Processing Information:
Jessica Geiser, 2014
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Teatro Cometa Oral History Project Collection
- Date
- 2014-01-23
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8326 USA
818-677-4594
asksca@csun.edu