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Full-Text Articles in Playwriting
The Gilded Finch: An Exploration Of Class Conflict, Mattea Harrison
The Gilded Finch: An Exploration Of Class Conflict, Mattea Harrison
Senior Honors Theses
Research is applied to create a play exploring the conflict between two women in the American upper class at the end of the nineteenth century. Both Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Vanderbilt’s family, wealth, and relationships were researched through studying primary and secondary accounts of their lives and times. A study of the women has produced a comprehensive picture of their motivations in their lives’ actions. The relationships between the women and their daughters has also been examined and applied. These two women are interesting characters in history to examine due to their family history and the families that they married …
The Mixed Reception Of The Hamilton Premiere In Puerto Rico, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
The Mixed Reception Of The Hamilton Premiere In Puerto Rico, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
Faculty Publications
In this article originally published in The Atlantic, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner wonders about the challenges of premiering the famed Broadway musical, Hamilton, during a time of political discord in the aftermath of 2017's Hurricane Maria, in Puerto Rico.
Burch, Kelly Calvert, B. 1964 (Sc 3001), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burch, Kelly Calvert, B. 1964 (Sc 3001), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3001. Script for a one-act play titled “Allen County: A Work in Progress” written by Kelly C. Burch in commemoration of the bicentennial of Allen County’s formation in 1815. Includes script, program, DVD, and news clipping about the play’s performance on 28 June 2015 at Allen County-Scottsville High School.
Browning, Mary Carmel, 1896-1980 (Sc 2895), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Browning, Mary Carmel, 1896-1980 (Sc 2895), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2895. “Abe of the Ages,” a play about Abraham Lincoln by Sister Mary Carmel Browning, Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union (O.S.U.), Brescia College, Owensboro, Kentucky.
Deweese Family Papers (Mss 504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Deweese Family Papers (Mss 504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 504. Materials collected by Ray Paul DeWeese and Carolyn DeWeese, a brother and sister. Most of the collection is photocopied material of writings about the DeWeese family and Butler County, Kentucky history.
Miller, Russell Hale, 1905-1968 (Mss 498), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Miller, Russell Hale, 1905-1968 (Mss 498), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 498 and full text of "Shakertown Revisited" (click on "Additional File" below). Working copies of scripts for two plays, “This Fair Land” and “Shakertown” by Russell Miller, a faculty member of WKU’s Department of Speech and Theater. Also includes working copies of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Herbert Kanzell and “The Boor” by Anton Chekhov, two plays that were staged by Miller.
Chaffin, Cyndi M. (Sc 1290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chaffin, Cyndi M. (Sc 1290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1290. Research paper, written 1981 or later, by WKU student Cyndi Chaffin, titled “Russell Miller and His Contributions to the Theatre in Bowling Green [Kentucky] from 1947-1968.” Miller taught drama and speech and directed theater productions at WKU.
Grundy, Sydney, 1848-1914 (Sc 2434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Grundy, Sydney, 1848-1914 (Sc 2434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2434. Letter, 7 April 1891, of English dramatist Sydney Grundy to Richard M. Field, manager of the Boston Museum Company in Boston, Massachusetts, discussing the royalty payment scale for production of his play "Lady Jess."
Miller, Russell Hale, 1905-1968 (Sc 2360), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Miller, Russell Hale, 1905-1968 (Sc 2360), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2360. "Giants Lie Sleeping," by Russell Hale Miller, a thesis submitted for the Doctor of Education degree from the Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York. The thesis takes the form of a play based on the history of the cave region of western Kentucky's Green River valley.
Johnson, Erleen (Sc 1771), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnson, Erleen (Sc 1771), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1771. Scripts written by Erleen Johnson of programs related to Stephen Collins Foster and the Rowan family presented at Federal Hill, Bardstown, Kentucky. Includes lyrics, to be sung to the tune of "My Old Kentucky Home," which promote the beauties and attractions of the state of Kentucky.
Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 24, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore
Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 24, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore
WKU Archives Records
Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This particular show is a play written using letters owned by Lenora Lindley of Livermore, Kentucky written by a freed slave in Liberia to her former owner in Ohio County, Kentucky.