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Pygmalion, Department Of Theatre, Florida International University

Department of Theatre Production Programs

November 11-14 and 18-21, 1999. Written by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Bruce Lecure. Costume Design by Marilyn Skow and Marina Pareja. Lighting Design by Steve Welsh. Scenic Design by Douglas Molash.

Summer Theaterfest 1999, Department Of Theatre, Florida International University

Department of Theatre Production Programs

July 25 - August 1, 1999. Sunday on the Rocks by Teresa Rebeck. Directed by Heather Sligar. Moon Over Malaleucaville by Senator Howard Forman. Performed on the North Campus of Florida International University on July 25, 1999. Directed by Phillip M. Church. Mouth of the River by Patricia Dolan. Performed at the Wetheim Performing Arts Center, Main Theatre, July 29, 30, 31, 1999. Directed by Patricia Dolan. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Performed at the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Studio Theater on July 29, 30, 31, 1999. Directed by Phillip M. Church. The End of Magic …

Children In Science Fiction Utopias: Feminism's Blueprint For Change, Jessica J. Brodie

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis was to examine the treatment and portrayal of children in science fiction utopian literature and determine whether this effectively indicated the writers’ feminist visions for social change. A feminist theoretical perspective and critical interpretation of several of the genre’s canon, Sheri Tepper’s The Gate to Women’s Country, Suzy McKee Chamas’s Motherlines, Sally Miller Gearhart’s The Wanderground, Ursula Le Guin’s The Dispossessed and Octavia Butler’s Xenogenesis series, were used as research methodologies.

The findings revealed that children communicate feminist prescriptions for change in three ways: children as the literal, biological future, the link …

5th Of July, Department Of Theatre, Florida International University

Department of Theatre Production Programs

April 8-11 and 15-18, 1999. Written by Lanford Wilson. Directed by Wayne E. Robinson, Jr. Vocal Coach Lesley-Ann Timlick. Costume Design by Marina Pareja. Set and Lighting Design by Douglas Molash.

Jazz Band Arranging : Original Big Band Arrangements, Jay M. Byron

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper examines five big band arrangements written during a period of two semesters from 1998-1999. I will provide an overview and performance considerations for each arrangement. Each arrangement uses common conventions such as unison lines, octave doubling, four and five part voicings, found in closed, semi-open, and open position. Approach techniques include diatonic, dominant, diminished, chromatic, and parallel. Choice was based primarily on two considerations: desired texture and the best voice leading options identified to provide each part with a swinging line and maintain melodic integrity. Other conventions applied include chord substitution, upper structure triads, and altered and diminished …

The House Of Bernarda Alba, Department Of Theatre, Florida International University

Department of Theatre Production Programs

March 4-7 and 11-14, 1999. Written by Federico Garcia Lorca. Directed by Phillip M. Church and John Augenblick. Costume Design by Marilyn Skow. Set and Lighting Design by Douglas Molash.

Regional Aspects Of Miami Crime Fiction, Heidi Lee Alvarez

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis argues that forces of literary regionalism and postmodern culture are behind the explosion of crime fiction being written in and about South Florida by a growing number of resident authors.

Research included four methods of investigation: 1. A critical reading of many of the novels that make up the sub-genre. 2. A study of the theories of regionalism, postmodernism and the genre of the crime fiction. 3. Interviews with a number of the authors and a prominent Miami book seller. 4. Sociological studies of Miami in terms of historical events and their cultural significance.

Today's South Florida crime …