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Theatre In Prison: How It Is Making A Difference, Mackenzee Donham

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

The United States of America incarcerates more of its citizens than any other country in the world. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics Department, there are over two million people incarcerated in American prisons, and according to the National Institute of Justice, 76% of prisoners reoffend within five years of being released. Historically, one of the primary purposes of prisons is to prepare the inmates for their eventual release, a process known as rehabilitation. In the criminal justice world, rehabilitation is intended to smooth reintegration into society, and provide skills and incentives to prevent future criminal activity. However, looking …

The Authentic Workplace: Theatrical Practices In The Corporate World, Katherine Dumas

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

"We are beginning to bring our whole selves to work… That type of separation probably never existed… Instead of putting on some kind of fake “all-work persona,” I think we benefit from expressing our truth, talking about personal situations, and acknowledging that professional decisions are emotionally driven."(1) In her award-winning 2013 book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, Sheryl Sandberg explains the movement in the corporate world to look for emotional intelligence in potential employees before they are hired. Qualities such as this are nurtured and practiced regularly in the world of theatre, as evidenced by the …

The Business Of Theatre: How Creativity, Collaboration, And Communication Infiltrate 'The Real World', Caroline Hale

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

Too often ridiculed as a “dying art”, theatre endures a ceaseless struggle for validity among educators, employers, and citizens alike. However, the skills garnered by performers, technicians, and designers through theatrical education span far beyond the final curtain, and are significantly more relevant and impactful than we think.

A theatre education means learning about the human condition, communication, gaining self-confidence, expressing creativity, problem solving, and thinking on your feet. In addition, drama techniques have been enormously effective in improving self-esteem and building community. A theatre education is a highly successful catalyst for the development of a “soft skill set.” Because …

Design For Christopher Shinn's The Coming World, Jessica Bertke

Honors Projects

This document is a complete design for The Coming World by Christopher Shinn. This design is not one that has been realized on stage, but is instead every element necessary to make it real. It includes a scenic design, lighting design, costume design, and proposed budget. It also includes all research and inspiration behind the design.

Dance Usm! Poster [2016], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2016-2017 Season

Directed by Maria A. Tzianabos

Dimensions: 8" x 13"

Postcard included, dimensions 4" x 6"

Dance Usm! Program [2016], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2016-2017 Season

Directed by Maria Tzianabos

Staging Famine Irish Memories Of Migration And National Performance In Ireland And Québec, Jason King

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In "Staging Famine Irish Memories of Migration and National Performance in Ireland and Québec" Jason King examines recent community theater productions about the Irish Famine migration to Québec in 1847. King explores community-based and national ideas of performance and the role of remembrance in shaping and transmitting the diasporic identities of Québec's Irish cultural minority. While most of the plays re-enact French-Canadian adoptions of Famine orphans as spectacles of Irish integration in Québec, David Fennario's Joe Beef: (A History of Pointe Saint Charles) (1984, published 1991) rehearses the history of the Canadian/Québec nation in terms of recurrent labor exploitation epitomized …

Rivalry In Toyer: The Impact Of The Male Gaze And The Final Girl On Theatrical Conflict, Sento Ashby

Liberal Arts Capstones

Although much progress has been made in recent years, traditional gender roles still permeate society. This project investigated gender constructs in relation to choreographed violence and found that females are often victims unless they adopt masculine survival styles, while males are usually aggressors – particularly towards females. Analysis of the characters in the play Toyer by Gardner McKay supported this conclusion.

An Ideal Woman: Feminism And Performance, Kristin Nicole Leadbetter

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

An exploration of theatrical history, theory, and technique is a “triumvirate†that can “determine the value of any performance practice for an enlightened theatre†(Gainor 173). My thesis addresses the question of what it means to be a feminist performer, and overall theatre practitioner. Feminist critiques have often attempted to understand a technique best suited for women to practice theatre that is reflective of feminist ideals. My thesis begins by exploring specific examples of female representation in theatre and in society. It covers the patriarchal structure of society, the opinions held about women and their position, and their categorization into …

Ingenio Y Honor: El Papel De La Mujer En El Teatro Del Siglo De Oro Espaã±Ol. | Ingenio Y Honor: El Papel De La Mujer En El Teatro Del Siglo De Oro Español., Xenia Paravalos

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

This thesis examines the role of women in the theatre during the Spanish Golden Age. Special emphasis is made to women in plays written by Lope de Vega, Calderón and Tirso de Molina. An analysis is made on how women as the protagonists, are portrayed in terms of ingenio and honor. The role of women in the comedia is influenced by their adventurous, daring and manipulative personalities. Whereas women in tragic plas (such as those dealing with honor) are viewed as victims of a patriarchal society that imposes a rigorous code of honor. This thesis also includes a short, but …

A Christmas Carol (December 1-3, 2016), Charles Dickens

Student Theatre Programs

Program for A Christmas Carol.

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The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2016-11-11, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2012-Present

The Story of the Week "Student Leaders visit campus for GCLA conference," talks about the Great Lakes Colleges Association's Students of Color Leadership conference being held at Wooster last weekend. In "Car fire ignites excitement on Beall Avenue," a residence's car catches flames. In "Bowling program connects students with Wooster community," talks about how a bowling club gathers at Scot Lanes. "Theatre & dance department presents Fall Dance Concert," talks about how the Fall Dance Concert is ready to be presented to the Wooster community. In "Students interview Wellness counselor candidates," the search for new wellness counselors begin.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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Macbeth (November 3-5, 2016), William Shakespeare

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Macbeth (November 3-5, 2016).

The Language Archive Program [2016], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2016-2017 Season

By Julia Cho

Directed by Sara Valentine

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

The Language Archive Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2016-2017 Season

By Julia Cho

Directed by Sara Valentine

Dimensions: 8" x 13"

Usm Big Band Ballroom Bash Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2016-2017 Season

Live Music by the Portland Jazz Orchestra and the USM Jazz Ensemble, Directed by Chris Oberholtzer

This USO themed event is brought to you by the USM Department of Athletics, School of Music, Department of Theatre and the Department of Campus Life - allies united for the dancing pleasure of the USM community and the general public.

The Girl Who Grew Too Fast, Usu Opera, Dallas Heaton

All Music Department Programs

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Comm 1263 Introduction To Theatre Report, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Assessment Center Reports

General Education Course Assessment report produced by the SWOSU Assessment Center.

Next To Normal (October 5, 8-9, 2016), Brian Yorkey

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Next to Normal (October 5, 8-9, 2016).

How To No Shame: A Self-Starting Manual For Creating And Maintaining A No Shame Theatre, Todd Ristau, Jeff Goode

Theatre Faculty Scholarship

Anywhere there is light enough to read a script and space enough for an audience to gather, No Shame can happen. The first No Shame was done from the back of a pick up truck in a parking lot because no “real” theatre would have us. After weeks of performing in the rain and snow, the University of Iowa theatre department decided not to let us die of exposure and invited us inside, where we’ve been a forum for new work for almost twenty years. No Shame can happen anywhere, but this book is geared toward helping you set up …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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Under Milk Wood Program [2016], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2016-2017 Season

By Dylan Thomas

Directed by Andrew Harris

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

Under Milk Wood Poster [2016], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2016-2017 Season

By Dylan Thomas

Directed by Andrew Harris

Dimensions: 8" x 13"

Imaginative Acts Of Resistance: Dramatic Storytelling In An Elementary School Classroom, Shannon K. Mcmanimon

Spect-actor: A Journal of Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed

This critical ethnographic project draws upon literature on imagination, critical literacy, and theatre to explore a sixth-grade class’s participation in a critical literacy and creative drama program. Through examples from the storytelling practices of the Neighborhood Bridges program, I outline how students and teachers (including a teaching artist) imagined, co-created, and revised storylines in their classroom; this collaboration provides an alternative to the common narrative of the constrained urban public school classroom. The resulting imaginative acts of resistance: 1) encourage and empower urban elementary students to enact relevant, collaborative community in their classrooms; 2) engage meaningful—not just functional—literacies; 3) ask …

Bfs News Online, Georgia Southern University

Art: News & Publications (2008-2023)

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Stage Management: A Survival Guide, Katheryn Patton

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Many elements must come together to create an effective theatre production. The stage manager is responsible for making these elements mesh. What tools does a student stage manager need not only to survive, but to thrive in this critical role?

Doing Spontaneity, Nicolas J. Zaunbrecher

Dissertations

This dissertation considers the rhetorical use of the term “spontaneity” and action affiliated with it from the perspective of ethnomethodology, as a dynamic social practice emergent from concrete interactions among people. I first consider a variety of existing operationalizations of “spontaneity” in academic research from the perspective of what is ethnomethodologically accomplished by these operationalizations, i.e., what questions do they answer or attempt to answer? I then turn to a detailed rhetorical analysis of the term “spontaneity” as an ideograph in improvisational theatre, a social practice in which enactment of spontaneity is treated as criterial to identity and recognition of …

Direction Of The Musical: A Year With Frog And Toad, Sioux L. Stoeckle

Master of Theater Production Graduate Projects

This project entailed the selection, background research and documentation, musical analysis, casting, direction, vocal coaching, and post-production analysis of Palo Verde College's production of Willie and Robert Reale's A Year with Frog and Toad. Documentation includes research and analysis of the play, its music, and an evaluation of the musical as a production vehicle for Palo Verde College at Blythe, CA The analysis also includes a discussion as to the directorial vision of this production.

University Theatres Should Open People's Eyes To New Ideas, Heather Gibson

UCF Forum

Content guides and advisories, which list all of the parts of a production that a viewer might find offensive, are becoming commonplace with theatre companies.