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A Process Of Design: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dennis R. Berfield Mr.
A Process Of Design: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dennis R. Berfield Mr.
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
A collaborative process, when implemented for a theatrical production, not only reinforces a design team's ability to tell a story, it supports a artistically unified design that can be communicated easily to all members of a production team regardless of their production role. The information within this thesis is documentation of a collaborative process between the Scenic Designer and the production team for the University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Theater's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Rachel Sheinkin with music and lyrics by William Finn. Preliminary design images, model photographs, Autodesk AutoCAD design plates, …
Staging Through Rituals: Directorial Exploration Of The Imaginary Invalid, Dora A. Arreola
Staging Through Rituals: Directorial Exploration Of The Imaginary Invalid, Dora A. Arreola
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
This thesis describes how the experimental process of exploring ritual as a foundation for creating contemporary theater can be applied to staging a classical European play, in this case, Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid, adapted by Constance Congdon. Based on research into the influences of Commedia Dell’ Arte in Molière’s plays, the directorial concept of “Mask and Duplicity” influenced all the artistic areas of the production and design (costume, sound, lighting and set). The process described includes the development of a physical vocabulary with the actors, exploring animal movements based on “The Dance of the Deer” (a hunting ritual from the …