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Scare If You Dare: A Look Into Scare Acting, Hana Goss
Scare If You Dare: A Look Into Scare Acting, Hana Goss
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Scare acting has always been the unsung villains of the entertainment industry. For three months of the year, for about five minutes of a haunted house, they get attention. However, the work scare actors do to is way more than just a five second “boo.” Scare actors have been at the beginning of theatre and continue to influence modern entertainment. Even though the patrons may be the ones feeling the danger, scare actors may be even more in danger than them. Each scare actor is unique from their looks to their moves. It might be take a lot of nerve …
“When Making A Left Turn, You Must Downshift While Going Forward:” Reading, Analyzing & Staging Of Paula Vogel’S How I Learned To Drive As A Senior Directorial, Cecilia Rose Funk
“When Making A Left Turn, You Must Downshift While Going Forward:” Reading, Analyzing & Staging Of Paula Vogel’S How I Learned To Drive As A Senior Directorial, Cecilia Rose Funk
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This paper contains a complete look at research and dramaturgical analysis of Paula Vogel's 1997 How I Learned to Drive in preparation for my senior directorial. How I Learned to Drive is a memory play following a woman, Li'l Bit, as she looks back at the relationship she had with her Uncle Peck, who groomed her. Common themes that thread throughout Vogel's work include the sexualization of children, the distortion of truth through the use of memory and fantasy, and the use of humor as a tool to tell difficult and taboo stories. These themes, as well as Vogel's life …
Løvetann/Tvntēli'on/Beàrnan-Brìde/Paardebloem: Decolonization Through Heritage, Brooke Howton
Løvetann/Tvntēli'on/Beàrnan-Brìde/Paardebloem: Decolonization Through Heritage, Brooke Howton
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Through their lifelong passion for genealogy, Brooke “Uisce'' Howton researches a way to dismantle White supremacy and colonization through analyzing and reconnecting to their heritage. This involves learning about the nature of White supremacy, which is ever present in American society, and gaining a better understanding of what the history of racial formations in the United States looked like. Through this new lens, she revisits old traditions that she had been able to experience, mostly through her maternal family; all while learning new traditions that she has been unable to experience due to the adoption of her paternal grandmother, mystery …