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programs are also included in the collection. Currently between 50 – 60 live recordings are produced each year, covering most important productions. As of fall of 2016, the collection included 7,901 titles. Original recordings were made on professional video formats spanning the past 40 years. Early analog recordings are transferred to digital formats as funding allows.
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Productions are recorded during a regular performance with an audience, are edited live, and are intended to represent as closely as possible a typical performance as seen in the theater. In addition to live performances, commercial recordings of theater-related films, documentaries, and television
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The collection is available to those with a professional, educational, or research reason to use the material. Theater professionals account for the largest group of users, including actors, dancers, directors, choreographers, designers, playwrights, producers, and stage managers. Students and
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The collection includes many Tony Award-winning productions. Each production is normally recorded only once, although exceptions are sometimes made for significant cast changes. An attempt is made to collect artistically significant theater. The first play recorded by TOFT was
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