Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2022.234.001 |
Collection |
Oral History |
Narrator's Name |
Sears, Joe |
Object Name |
Recording |
Date |
10/07/2022 |
Digital Link |
Click here to listen to recording. |
Scope & Content |
Recording of an oral history interview featuring Joe Sears conducted at the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum by museum volunteer Lorretta Bertalot on October 7, 2022. The audio track is 57:20 in length. Sears speaks concerning his career as an actor and the writer of the "Greater Tuna" comedy series. 00:01 family background in Indian Territory 03:12 university work at Northeastern State University 05:00 career as a theater actor 08:40 childhood memories of Tulsa 11:05 "Boys in the Band," theater production concerning gay culture 14:15 views on patriotism 18:20 writing "Greater Tuna" satire comedy 30:35 Sears performs "Aunt Pearl" monologue from "Greater Tuna" 33:15 performing for President Bush & White House performances 38:55 directing Tulsa Spotlight Theatre in Tulsa 43:18 COVID-19 & theater performances 46:46 current & future work 48:55 Trail of Tears Drama & history of the Cherokee removal 53:00 series of "Tuna" theater productions 54:50 second career as a painter |
Search Terms |
actors & actresses American Theatre Company Cherokee Indians Cherokee Nation COVID-19 pandemic KOTV Northeastern State University oral history interviews patriotism presidents theater productions Trail of Tears Drama Tulsa Spotlight Theatre |
People |
Bush, George Herbert Walker Carter, Eleanor Rosalynn Howard, Ed Rogers, Will Sears, Joe Thompson, Billie Sue Williams, Jaston Williams, Robin |