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Graduate Theses and Dissertations

2011

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Forgiven: Creating The Role Of Elizabeth Proctor, Laura Kay Harrell Aug 2011

Forgiven: Creating The Role Of Elizabeth Proctor, Laura Kay Harrell

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The following documents my process of creating the role of Elizabeth Proctor in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. It follows the audition process, table work sessions and my own personal and detailed journal entries I kept in rehearsals while creating this role.


The Development And Production Of Justin Blasdel's Play Your Last Friend, Inc., Justin Morgan Blasdel Aug 2011

The Development And Production Of Justin Blasdel's Play Your Last Friend, Inc., Justin Morgan Blasdel

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis details the process of the creation of the new script, Your Last Friend, Inc., a play about two conmen who realize that selling death isn't nearly as easy as selling life to the hopeless. It follows the many evolutions of the script; from the first version developed in the Graduate Playwriting class all the way to the final production at Boar's Head Players 2010 New Play Showcase at Nadine Baum Studios at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The playwright's choice to add humor to a serious topic is challenged, the characters actions face outside opinions, and …