- Collection:
- 7 Stages
- Title:
- Del Hamilton oral history interview, 2013-07-29
- Creator:
- Hamilton, Del (Delbert Warren), 1942-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Rink, Hillery
- Publisher:
- Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2013-07-29
- Subject:
- Theater
7 Stages Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Hamilton, Del (Delbert Warren), 1942-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- 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.
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. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/SevenStages/id/6708
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/SevenStages:6708/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright to this item is owned by Georgia State University Library. Georgia State University Library has made this item available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. For more information see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Hamilton, Del, interviewed by Hillery Rink, July 29, 2013, 7 Stages Theatre Records, Popular Music and Culture Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 01:46:59
- Original Collection:
- Popular Music and Culture Collection
7 Stages Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) Records (M219) - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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