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1000 Ways A Black Woman Dies: Stories From The Waiting Room, An Original Play, Britney Lee-Anne Mallebranche Aug 2022

1000 Ways A Black Woman Dies: Stories From The Waiting Room, An Original Play, Britney Lee-Anne Mallebranche

Honors Program Theses and Projects

1000 Ways a Black Woman Dies: Stories from the Waiting Room is an original play written by Britney Lee-Anne Mallebranche. The story surrounds a group of women having an “AA” styled group therapy session. They are in some type of waiting room, waiting for final judgement after death. The women share the stories of their deaths as well as having many side conversations throughout. Mallebranche wrote this 45-minute piece as a apart of Bridgewater State University’s Adrian Tinsley Undergraduate Research Program.


Food Insecurity In Perspective: Writing Food Access Into The Everyday, Colin James Lamusta Aug 2022

Food Insecurity In Perspective: Writing Food Access Into The Everyday, Colin James Lamusta

Honors Program Theses and Projects

The phrase ‘food insecurity’ has taken on a whole new meaning in the social consciousness. All around us the media and research have focused on the issue. In recent years the conditions of the pandemic, inflation, and unemployment have raised attention to the issue of food insecurity to a larger cross-section of American society. In consideration of this, I sought out the current research on food insecurity and the programs serving these food-insecure individuals to serve as a basis for a stage play. The research that proved most valuable in providing a base of inspiration for both the characters as …


I Heard The Tree Scream And I Hated The Sound, Dakota Lopes Aug 2022

I Heard The Tree Scream And I Hated The Sound, Dakota Lopes

Honors Program Theses and Projects

This play is a series of monologues and short scenes, disconnected in their narrative but strung together with a common theme: the experience of being seen. Social media, for all of its effects on the human psyche is particularly peculiar to me in this way; it allows a person to be both the actor and the audience in their own life. Not only does one have to be cognizant of what they are doing but also how they look while they are doing it. It is not enough for one to buy a house or go out for dinner with …


Judged By The Cover, Jay Froio Aug 2022

Judged By The Cover, Jay Froio

Honors Program Theses and Projects

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Staging A Life: An Interview With John J. Winters, Benjamin Carson Nov 2017

Staging A Life: An Interview With John J. Winters, Benjamin Carson

Bridgewater Review

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Play Script: Treed, Thomas Kee May 2016

Play Script: Treed, Thomas Kee

Bridgewater Review

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A Contemporary Poetic Play, Stephen Levine Jun 2009

A Contemporary Poetic Play, Stephen Levine

Bridgewater Review

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