Cultural Preservation Award for Creative Sanford, Inc. and Celery Soup
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Title
Cultural Preservation Award for Creative Sanford, Inc. and Celery Soup
Alternative Title
Cultural Preservation Award
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Community theater--United States
Theater--United States
Awards--United States
Historic preservation--Florida
Description
TheCultural Preservation Award presented by the Sanford Historic Trust to Creative Sanford, Inc. in 2011 for the play Touch and Go. The award contains images from the play and the address of the Princess Theater, where the play was performed.
Creative Sanford, Inc. is a non-profit organization created to manage Celery Soup community theater productions. The original idea for the Celery Soup project came from Jeanine Taylor, the owner of a folk-art gallery on First Street in Sanford, Florida. Their first production was Touch and Go, a play focusing on the people of Sanford and their determination to overcome various obstacles, including the Freeze of 1894-1895, the fall of Sanford's celery industry, and the closing of Naval Air Station (NAS) Sanford in the 1960s. Richard Geer and Jules Corriere, partners from Community Performance International, were in charge of assessing oral histories, converting them into scenes for the play, and writing original songs. Director Geer also used an all-volunteer cast from the local community, many of whom were not experienced actors. In the process of producing the show, Creative Sanford decided to rehabilitate an historic building, the Princess Theater, which is located on 115 West First Street and owned by Stephen Tibstra. The Creative Sanford offices are housed in the Historic Sanford Welcome Center, located at 203 East First Street.
Creative Sanford, Inc. is a non-profit organization created to manage Celery Soup community theater productions. The original idea for the Celery Soup project came from Jeanine Taylor, the owner of a folk-art gallery on First Street in Sanford, Florida. Their first production was Touch and Go, a play focusing on the people of Sanford and their determination to overcome various obstacles, including the Freeze of 1894-1895, the fall of Sanford's celery industry, and the closing of Naval Air Station (NAS) Sanford in the 1960s. Richard Geer and Jules Corriere, partners from Community Performance International, were in charge of assessing oral histories, converting them into scenes for the play, and writing original songs. Director Geer also used an all-volunteer cast from the local community, many of whom were not experienced actors. In the process of producing the show, Creative Sanford decided to rehabilitate an historic building, the Princess Theater, which is located on 115 West First Street and owned by Stephen Tibstra. The Creative Sanford offices are housed in the Historic Sanford Welcome Center, located at 203 East First Street.
Creator
Source
Original 8.5 x 11 inch certificate, May 9, 2011: Sanford Historic Trust, Sanford, Florida: Creative Sanford, Inc., Historic Sanford Welcome Center, Sanford, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 2011-05-09
Date Issued
2011-05-09
Contributor
Thompson, Trish
Reisz, Autumn
Miller, Mark
Is Format Of
Color digital image of original 8.5 x 11 inch certificate, May 9, 2011: Sanford Historic Trust, Sanford, Florida.
Is Part Of
Creative Sanford, Inc., Sanford Welcome Center, Sanford Florida.
Celery Soup: Florida’s Folk Life Play Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Referenced By
Thompson, Trish. Interviewed by Autumn Reisz and Mark Miller at the office of Creative Sanford, Inc., Historic Sanford Welcome Center, Sanford, Florida. October 11, 2013. Audio/video record available.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
129 KB
Medium
8.5 x 11 inch certificate
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Creative Sanford, Inc., Sanford, Florida
Princess Theater, Sanford, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Theater Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by the Sanford Historic Trust and owned by Creative Sanford, Inc.
Rights Holder
Copyright to the resource is held by Creative Sanford, Inc. and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Dr. Scot French's "Tools in Digital History Seminar", Fall 2013 at the University of Central Florida
Curator
Reisz, Autumn
Source Repository
External Reference
"WHO IS CREATIVE SANFORD, INC?" Celery Soup. http://www.celerysoupsanford.com//about.
"About: History and Purpose." Celery Soup. http://www.celerysoupsanford.com/about/.
"Sanford, Florida: How do you make Celery Soup? Add stories, then stirr." Community Performance International. http://www.communityperformanceinternational.org/sanford-florida.
"Tales of Sanford's resilience are the stars of 'Touch and Go'." The Orlando Sentinel, October 20, 2010. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-10-20/entertainment/os-celery-soup-sanford-20101020_1_oral-histories-swamp-gravy-celery-soup.
"Young dancer helps put spark in 'Touch and Go'." The Sanford Herald, March 2, 2011. http://mysanfordherald.com/view/full_story/12128828/article-Young-dancer-helps-put-spark-in--Touch-and-Go.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
8.5 x 11 inch certificate
Citation
Sanford Historic Trust, “Cultural Preservation Award for Creative Sanford, Inc. and Celery Soup,” RICHES, accessed April 25, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3048.