Patricia Donohue papers, 1983 -- 2001

Collection context

Creator:
Donohue, Patricia, 1926-2018
Abstract:
Patricia Donohue was a singer-actor in Binghamton, New York, who was involved in numerous community opera and theater productions. The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, reviews, and other publicity material related to Patricia Donohue Day [1999] and Donohue's performances of three one-woman plays (The Belle of Amherst, Dorothy Day, and Solo Flight), as well as videotaped performances of these plays and an oral history.
Extent:
0.40 linear feet (0.40 linear feet; 1 box) and 4 videocassettes (VHS) (4 video cassettes)
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, reviews, and other publicity material related to Patricia Donohue Day [1999] and Donohue's three plays: The Belle of Amherst, Dorothy Day, and Solo Flight, as well as videotaped performances of these plays and an oral history of Donohue conducted by Letitia Campbell.

Biographical / historical:

Patricia Donohue was a singer-actor in Binghamton, New York, who was involved in numerous community opera and theater productions. In her early years, she performed as an alto in roles for the Tri-Cities Opera and as an actor in productions of the Valley Players of the Southern Tier, Binghamton Civic Theater, Susquehanna Players, and other companies. She performed three one-woman shows: William Luce's The Belle of Amherst, a play based on the life of Emily Dickinson; Phyllis Paulette's Solo Flight, the story of Rev. Jeannette Piccard, the first woman in space and one of the first women ordained to the Episcopal priesthood; and A Celebration of Dorothy Day (co-founder of The Catholic Worker). Donohue was honored in 1999 with a star in the downtown Binghamton Hall of Fame in Binghamton, New York.

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Preferred citation:

Item description, AWTS: Patricia Donohue papers, 1983-2001, box #, folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.

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