Ensemble Transcribe-a-Thons: Record Yale's Theatrical History
Ensemble Transcribe-a-Thons: Record Yale's Theatrical History
Help record Yale’s theatrical history by participating in an upcoming Ensemble@Yale Transcribe-a-thon. Back by popular demand, we will also have rounds of Yale Drama Trivia at the conclusion of each event.
Premiering in 2017 with over 12,000 pages of archival theater programs that span 1925-2016, Ensemble@Yale is an experiment that aims to transform historic programs into searchable text through crowdsourced transcription.
With your help, we will be able to answer questions about Yale’s theatrical history, such as: “what is the most-produced play at Yale?” or “which actors have played Hamlet on our stages?” With more transcriptions, we will also be able to create network visualizations that more comprehensively represent the history of Yale theater.
All are invited to participate. Join in person or remotely for some or all of the time.
The transcribe-a-thons are co-sponsored by the Yale Haas Family Arts Library and Yale Digital Humanities Lab.
Trascribe-a-Thon Sessions
March 1 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Franke Family Digital Humanities Laboratory
March 8 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Haas Arts Library, room 119
April 12 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Franke Family Digital Humanities Laboratory
Please bring a laptop with you to all events.
Virtual Sessions
Can’t make it in person? Transcribe with us virtually! We will livestream instructions 10 minutes after each event’s start time on Facebook Live (@YaleHaasArtsLib) and Instagram Story (@HaasArtsLibrary).
Contribute for as long as you can, then check back for updates on our Ensemble@Yale progress.