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Del Hamilton oral history interview, July 29, 2013

 Item — othertype: Oral History
Identifier: M219_HamiltonD_20130729

Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Hillary Rink. In this interview, Del Hamilton talks about his childhood, his family, and his experiences growing up. Hamilton received his Masters in Fine Arts at the University of Georgia, and focused on drama and theater. He began teaching theater in schools and universities. From 1975 to 1978 Hamilton formed a performing group called the Theatrical Outfit. The Outfit later split and gave transition to the formation of 7 Stages in 1978 with Faye Allen. Hamilton explains that 7 Stages does plays that have a social, political, or spiritual content. Hamilton enlightens us on the concept of the I Ching approach to theater, and discusses the relevance of this philosophy. He then talks about the issues that are addressed in 7 Stages such as those of racism and the occurrences during the AIDS movement.

Dates

  • Creation: July 29, 2013

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Oral history available for research.

Biographical Note

Del Hamilton was born November 8, 1942 in Youngstown, Ohio. Throughout early stages of his life, Hamilton exhibited great interest in theater. He went to graduate school at the University of Georgia and got his Masters of Fine Arts and began to teach theater and drama. He later started acting, directing, and playwriting. Hamilton helped found 7 stages in 1978 and began presenting to the public iconic shows with powerful messages about social issues.

Extent

2 item(s) (audio (1:46:59 duration) transcript (30 page transcript))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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