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The Lost Story Of Frank Jackson, Hayden Jackson

Honors Colloquium

This is the promotional poster for Hayden Jackson's Honors Colloquium, "The Lost Story of Frank Jackson: A One-Act Play," held on November 27, 2023, in Walker Room A.

Echoes: A Short Play, Laura Mae Ward

Scripts Written by Students

Echoes was performed during the All Night Theatre Festival of March 2017. It is an existential dramedy about two astronauts on a malfunctioning spacecraft.

Summons: A Short Play, Laura Mae Ward

Scripts Written by Students

Performed as part of OBU's All Night Theatre Festival in March of 2017, Summons is an absurdist comedy about inept witches trying really hard to summon an ancient evil, but failing miserably.

Not A Clue, Adam Wheat

Theatre Posters and Programs

The Ouachita Baptist University School of Fine Arts Department of Theatre Arts presents Not a Clue, a student-devised Muse Project by Hannah Fender.

Anxiety Café: A One Act Play, Kerri Mckinney

Honors Theses

The playwright is a central figure in any theatrical event. He or she provides the script, which is the beginning of most all productions. However, the playwright then takes a backseat to the director, designer, and actors who will be creating the event from his words. Few playwrights are well known by name; most are recognized by the works they have written. Up to now as an actor the only contact I have had with a playwright is learning a role created by one. My education of the theatre experience has only been in the production aspect of a script--putting …

American Streets, Scott Wozniak

Honors Theses

Musical script and score by Scott Wozniak.

The Depiction Of Good And Evil In Eight Modern Plays, Jason K. Anders

Honors Theses

Since the birth of the written word, and earlier with the inclusion of the history of oral tradition, literature has been greatly preoccupied with the theme of Good & Evil and the consequence of man's rejection of good, his guilt. The playwrights of ancient Greece, Elizabethan England, and Renaissance Europe have been just a few links in the long chain which has kept alive this thematic tradition. Do the modern playwrights continue this tradition, and if so, are the themes presented in a recognizable form? This study seeks to answer these questions in order to discover what has become of …

The Significance Of Characterization In The Preparation And Composition Of "The Marriage Of Figaro", Philip Wayne Hardin

Honors Theses

In the 1770's and 1780's two plays written by a Frenchman named Beaumarchais were creating quite a stir in Europe. They challenged and ridiculed the inherent "superiority" of the aristocrats of French society. Later called "the prelude to the French Revolution," these plays were quite controversial and therefore immensely popular. The Barber of Seville and its sequel, The Marriage of Figaro, became instantly well known and both were adapted for opera, the former by Giovanni Paisiello, the latter by Wolfgang A. Mozart.

Ibsen: Motivation, Method, And Influence, Vicki Hubbs

Honors Theses

Although the Norwegian Dramatist Henrik Ibsen is a century removed from the happenings of the present day, the themes with which he dealt within his plays are relevant to today's situations. This "father of modern drama" might possibly be called "the originator of the women's liberation movement" with the revolutionary ideas he presented to the 19th century in his play A Doll's House. Ibsen was even aware of the generation gap-a fact that is evident in his plays dealing with relations between parents and children.

Arthur Miller summed up the source of Ibsen's success in the following quote: "There …