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	Publications
	Alternate ROOTS, New Plays From Southern Theatre Valetta Anderson and Kathie de Nobriga, editors. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational Books, 1994, 450 pages. Seven southern plays including Roadside Theater's nationally acclaimed Red Fox/Second Hangin' -- the true account of the hanging of M.B. 'Doc' Taylor, the Red Fox, and the law-and-order campaign of the Northern speculators for the purpose of establishing their coalmining operations in the last decade of 19th century Appalachia.

	From The Ground Up: Grassroots Theater in Historical and Contemporary Perspective Dudley Cocke, Harry Newman, and Janet Salmons-Rue, editors. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1993, 93 pages. An examination of the history and contemporary practice of grassroots theater as a means for social and political change and cultural understanding. Popular as a college textbook.

	Harvard Case Study N9-692-105 John Bienko and Leonard A. Schlesinger. Boston, MA: Harvard College, 1992, 20 pages. Harvard Business School case study of Appalshop and Roadside Theater including history, structure, organizational policies, et al.

	Help Yourself: A Cultural Handbook Dudley Cocke and Ruby Lerner. Atlanta, GA: Alternate ROOTS, 1989, 20 pages. A workbook to assist those interested in the development of a practical cultural policy for the future of the performing arts.

	Journeys Home: Revealing a Zuni - Appalachia Collaboration by Zuni A:shiwi Publishing, 2002, 112 pages. A bilingual book combining play text, interviews, language essays, photographic images, drawings, and a music and spoken word CD to probe and document the collaboration between Idiwanan An Chawe from Pueblo Zuni and Roadside Theater. Journeys Home is available from: University of New Mexico Press Phone: 1-800-249-7737 Web: www.unmpress.com

	Roadside Theater Community Residency Process Whitesburg, KY: Roadside Theater, 1991, 11 pages. A workbook, guidebook, and evaluation for Roadside Theater's community residencies.

	Roadside Theater Educational Residency Process Whitesburg, KY: Roadside Theater, 1991, 11 pages. A teacher's guide for planning and taking part in Roadside Theater's educational residencies.

	Roadside Theater's Tour of North Dakota: A Prototype Whitesburg, KY: Roadside Theater, 1989, 8 pages. A descriptive history of Roadside Theater's North Dakota Tour, a touring model for rural cultural exchange.

	A Southern Appalachian Reader Appalachian Consortium Press, 1988 A survey of Appalachian literature including Roadside Theater’s South of the Mountain. A Southern Appalachian Reader is available from: Appalachian Consortium Press Phone: (888)557-8163 Website: www.uvawise.edu/appalcon/press.html

	Voices from the Battlefront: Achieving Cultural Equity Marta Moreno Vega and Cheryll Y. Greene, editors. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc., 1993, 191 pages. Essays by 17 diverse artists and cultural activists from the United States, Britain, Ghana, Mexico, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico on the issues of racial equality and cultural equity. Includes "Appalachia, Democracy, and Cultural Equity" by Roadside's Dudley Cocke. Voices from the Battlefront is available from: Africa World Press Phone: (609)844-9583 Email: awprsp@africanworld.com Website: www.africanworld.com

	You and Your Community’s Story Whitesburg, KY: Roadside Theater, 1995, 14 pages. A guide to the concepts and events frequently used in Roadside Theater community cultural residencies.

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	Audio Recordings
	Miners and Millhands University of Virginia's College at Wise, 2006, Compact Disc. A music cd of the score of the musical play Miners and Millhands, recorded live at UVA-Wise during six performances in April-May, 2005. The score was written by Roadside Theater's Ron Short and performed by professional and amateur musicians and singers from the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia. A collaboration between Roadside Theater, UVA-Wise, and Continental Harmony.

	Mountain Tales June Appal Recordings, 1980, Audio Cassette or Album, 36 minutes. A performance of Appalachian folktales and music including "Jim Wolf," "Fat or Lean," "Fat Man," "Cat and Rat," "Little Fish Story," and "Three Gold Nuts" by members of Roadside Theater.

	Singing Roadside Theater, 1996, Audio Cassette, 40 minutes. A music tape that includes songs from Roadside Theater’s original musical plays, South of the Mountain and Leaving Egypt, as well as from two collaborations, Corn Mountain/Pine Mountain with Idiwanan An Chawe from Pueblo Zuni, New Mexico, and New Ground Revival with the Mullins Family Singers from Dickenson County, Virginia.

	Wings to Fly Copper Creek Recordings, 2002, Compact Disc. A music cd featuring family harmony and gospel singing, fiddle jigs and reels, ballads and songs of protest. A collection of original and traditional music from Roadside's original plays, Singing on the Mountain (with the Mullins Family Singers) and Music from Home. Wings to Fly is available from: Copper Creek Recordings phone: 1-888-438-2448 email: info@coppercreekrecords.com web: www.coppercreekrec.com

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	Video Recordings
	The News Hour PBS, 1991, VHS, color, 5 minutes. Excerpt from the news program focusing on Roadside Theater’s work and philosophy, including interviews with company members and scenes from performances.

	Open Windows Appalshop Film & Video, 1991, VHS, color, 28 minutes. The 1988 American Festival Project presentation in eastern Kentucky and southwest Virginia featuring performance excerpts by Junebug Productions, Urban Bush Women, Roadside Theater, Earl Gilmore, Liz Lerner and the Dance Exchange, A Traveling Jewish Theatre, and Francisco Gonzalez. Included are scenes from the school and community workshops that are part of the festival's philosophy of participation and celebration of local culture.		Appalshop videos are available from: Appalshop Marketing and Sales Phone: 1.800.547.7467 or 606.633.0108 Email: appalshopsales@appalshop.org Website: www.appalshop.org/film

	Red Fox/Second Hangin’ Appalshop Film & Video, 1984, VHS, color, 90 minutes. Video of Roadside Theater’s play about he hanging of M.B. "Doc" Taylor (the Red Fox), a medical doctor, preacher, and U.S. marshal, and the law-and-order campaign of Northern speculators intent on establishing their coalmining operations just before the turn of the century on the Cumberland Plateau.

	Three Mountain Tales Appalshop Film & Video, 1982, VHS, color, 12 minutes. Folk tales "Fat and Lean," "Little Fish Story," and "The Big Toe" told by Roadside Theater members — with fiddle, banjo, and guitar accompaniment. Illustrated with pastel drawings by Angelyn DeBord.

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	Ordering Information Resource items are available from: Roadside Theater P.O. Box 771 Norton, VA 24273 Phone & Fax: (276) 679-3116 roadsidetheater@verizon.net Roadside's order form can be printed from your browser.

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