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The Effect Of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds Promotional Card, Providence College

Playbill and Promotions

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Angell Blackfriars Theatre

The Effect of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds by Paul Zindel

January 29-31 & February 5-7, 2010

Director, Kathleen Moore Ambrosini

Scenic Design: Katryne Hecht

Lighting Design: Tim Cryan

Costume Design: Lisa Batt-Parente

Sound Design: Paul Perry '10

Acting For Transformation: An Esl Teacher And Her Adult Immigrant Students Dramatize The Students’ Life Stories, Dana Horstein

MA TESOL Collection

This paper documents the implementation of a year-long drama project that was conducted with adult immigrant English as a Second Language (ESL) students at Asian Human Services, a community-based organization in Chicago. Throughout the year, during the fall, winter, and spring terms, three classes of students dramatized their life stories. This paper provides background for the project by explaining the history and role of drama in language education. It also considers the teacher’s motivations for the project and its design; its ultimate challenges and successes; as well as the insights that it provides about what it means to be a …

Scene Shop, Costume Shop, Marigolds Cast And Crew Poster, Blackfriars Theatre Box Office

Playbill and Promotions

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Memo from the box office to the scene shop, costume shop, and Marigolds cast and crew regarding tickets to the performance.

Dancing Power: Examining Identity Through Native American Powwow, Kresta-Leigh Opperman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study considers how inter-tribal Indian identity formed though historic circumstances and how it is negotiated and maintained by contemporary Native Americans. Specifically, it considers identity formation and negotiation through the inter-tribal dance event, powwow. Further, it considers how and if men and women participate in this identity formation and negotiation differently. Finally, it considers how this identity is useful for urban Indian populations living outside of tribal lands and who, in some cases, have little involvement in more traditional, or tribal, settings.

Using The California Content Standards With Readers Theatre In The Classroom, Arlene Frances Delgado

Theses Digitization Project

The focus of this project is to use readers theatre to enhance the language arts skills of the low socio-economic student population and the Hispanic population in the classroom. The author created some of her own activities and incorporated them with readers theatre to increase the critical thinking skills of her students in order to score proficient and advance in the assessments used in this project.

The Artistry Of Teaching: Commedia Dell'arte's Improvisational Strategies And Its Implications For Classroom Participation, Jean Artemis Vezzalini

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to determine if instructor improvisation affects student participation in the classroom. The participants in this project were professors/instructors at Cal State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) and the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.

Andre De Lorde And The Grand-Guignol: A Comparative Analysis With Application, Drew Virgil Burkholder

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to identify common elements in the writings of three of Andre De Lorde's most famous plays. Through a comparative analysis of these plays, this study seeks to determine a method to de Lorde's writing and will focus on character, setting and structural technique as it applies to his efforts to create fear within his audiences.

Pinch Play Puppet Project, Carolyn Faye Mattson

Theses Digitization Project

The project was designed to investigate issues and ideas of developing a play adapted from a children's book to bring "history to life" for a modern family. The research model was designed to be a tool for the evaluation of the material presented. It was constructed to allow student practitioners to participate in the exploration and discovery of the creative process and improve their understanding of implementing theatre practices to teach required subjects.

Talk Radio Media Release, Susan Werner

Playbill and Promotions

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Talk Radio media release

January 2010

Forum Theatre Empowering Students To Speak, Act, And Know, Kaitlen M. Osburn

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

During the political turmoil of 1960s Brazil, theatre artist Augusto Boal created a new form of theatre to fight back against the oppressive government. Theatre of the Oppressed has now spread to almost every country in the world and has empowered many spect-actors (Boal‘s term for audience-turned-actors) to resist oppression. Boal‘s seminal text Theatre of the Oppressed opened the door to future expansions of Theatre of the Oppressed that combine drama therapy and politics with an already powerful arsenal of techniques. Combining this innovative methodology with education, I facilitated two Forum Theatre workshops at Warren Central High School and Warren …

The Fight Master, Fall/Winter 2010, Vol. 32 Issue 2, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.

"You Hip To Buffalo?" The Hidden Heritage Of Black Theatre In Western New York, Virginia Anderson

Theatre and Dance

No abstract provided.

Horizons, Volume 26, 2010, Sacred Heart University

Vistas (Horizons)

No abstract provided.

Affirmative Acts: The Need For American Black Theatre In The Classroom, Angela Batrice Brooks-Van Niel

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to reveal that racial inequality in American Theatre is still in existence: that while our country has gained some level of integration, several societal and artistic echelons evidence a remaining tendency towards discrimination--a separatist sense of culture that unfortunately informs elementary and secondary classrooms all across the United States as well as still exists in the general arts.

Theatre Of The Uncanny: Lesbian Theatre And The Uncanny Valley Response, Gina Marielynn Hanson

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis contends that the notion of an uncanny valley can be extended to explain the lack of lesbian presence in the traditional dramatic canon. Because mainstream theatre audiences are unfamiliar with lesbian dramatic representation, lesbian theatre often provokes an uncanny valley response in general audiences and this negative response leads to little commercial success for lesbian plays. This project examines how both the reading of lesbian dramatic literature and the performance analysis of lesbian plays can offer insight into those dominant cultural tenets that not only oppress lesbians in everyday society, but also contribute to their erasure from academic …

The Changes In Irish Dance Since Riverdance, Angelika Masero

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

During the past 15 years, traditional Irish step dance experienced dramatic changes. As a traditional dance form, Irish step dance lends itself to and is dependent upon innovation and change; it is a living and flexible art form, and thus, change is expected and necessary to keep it novel, fresh and progressive. However, its “traditional” signature is now a focus of debate as its “modern” signature gets explored and as traditional Irish dance scholars study the impact touring Irish dance shows have caused. The seven-minute interval act Riverdance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest ignited the debate. Moreover, the rate …

Costume Design And Dramaturgical Analysis Of The House Of Bernarda Alba By Frederico Garcia Lorca, Geneva Ged

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

This thesis is a dramaturgical analysis of The House of Bernarda Alba, by Frederico Garcia Lorca, and a reflection upon the costume design, by the designer, in Western Kentucky University's production of the play. By examining the biography of the author and the culture surrounding the play, the themes of The House of Bernarda Alba and the effect of the themes upon the design process are explained. As well, in-depth character analysis is used to show the relation between characters and their costumes. The reflection upon the design process further illuminates how a dramaturgical analysis can be a vital tool …

The Visions Of Lena Younger Created By Lorraine Hansberry In A Raisin In The Sun, Lizandra Gomes

Undergraduate Review

This is one chapter of a full Honors’ Thesis entitled “The Visions of Women Created by Three Major Female African American Playwrights of the Twentieth Century: Georgia Douglas Johnson, Lorraine Hansberry, and Suzan-Lori Parks”. This chapter addresses the vision of Lena Younger created by Lorraine Hansberry in A Raisin in the Sun. It analyses the vision of African American women emerging through the character of Lena Younger, during the Civil Rights Movement by employing traditional dramaturgical methodology, including facets of Literary Structural Analysis, and Stanislavskian Analysis. This study in its whole will, thus, demonstrate how the self-perceived image of African …

Just Before Dawn: Pre-Test Rituals And Preparation For Test Day, T. Fulton Burns

Theatre Faculty Research

In Asian martial arts films there are usually beautiful moments that reveal the fighters in deep meditation before they are to meet on the field of battle. The process appears to center and calm the individual while preparing them for the final moments of their lives. The day of a skills proficiency test (SPT) can feel the same way. The day of the test can be frustrating for the testers as well as those around them. Nerves can run high during this stressful time. I can still recall the excitement and nerves of my first test day at the 2000 …

Ua100/2/2 Training School & College High Departments, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Training School / College High departments which inlude Athletics, Classes, English, Library, Music and Theatre.

A Comparative Study Of Robert Lewis, Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler And Sanford Meisner In The Context Of Current Research About The Stanislavsky System, Ruthel Honey-Ellen Darvas

Wayne State University Dissertations

Decades of interpretation based on incorrect and incomplete information regarding Stanislavsky and his System have erroneously guided the advent of modern acting theory in the United States. This study, using current research about the Stanislavsky System, examines four notable acting teachers--Robert Lewis, Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler and Sanford Meisner--to determine whose philosophy most accurately reflects the Stanislavsky System as it is now understood. The concepts of action, imagination, bits, tasks, emotion memory and active analysis are each explored independently. Each concept is examined as it relates to the System and then compared to the concepts as interpreted and put into …

In The Wake, Lindsey Mantoan

Faculty Publications

Lindsey Mantoan reviews a performance of In the Wake (by Lisa Kron) for Theatre Journal.

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 08, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• House of Atreus by Sean Engard
• Student Spotlight: Sean Engard
• Roanoke Regional Writer's Conference Held at Hollins University
• Kenley Smith to teach playwriting at Randolph College
• Rosalee Was Here by Maura Campbell in Vermont
• From the Director: Why Buying Advance Tickets is Important

Direction Of The Play: Blithe Spirit, Richard Shultz

Graduate Student Projects

This project entailed the selection, background research and documentation, musical analysis, casting, direction, vocal coaching, and post-production analysis of Derby High School's production of Blithe Spirit. Documentation includes research and analysis of the play, its music, and an evaluation of the play as a production vehicle for the Department of Theatre Arts at Derby High School.

Direction Of The Play: Epic Proportions, David Franklin Crutcher Jr.

Graduate Student Projects

This project entailed the selection, background research and documentation, musical analysis, casting, direction, vocal coaching, and post-production analysis of Dobie High School's production of Epic Proportions. Documentation includes research and analysis of the play and an evaluation of the play as a production vehicle for the Department of Theatre Arts at J. Frank Dobie High School. The analysis also includes a discussion as to the directorial vision of this production.

Remixed Practice: Bollywood Dance And The Global Indian, Pallabi Chakravorty

Dance Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

The Commissions: Devoted To Investigating And Research By Members Of Usitt: Computers And Software, Patrick Michael Finelli

Theatre and Dance Faculty Publications

Describes the history of theatre-related computing over the past 50 years including the evolution of computer-controlled lighting and sound. Covers the development of CAD software for set design, data visualization and intelligent lighting fixtures. Mentions a wide variety of technical, design and historical applications.

Designing An Attraction: A Hans On Approach To Themed Entertainment And Attraction Design, Matthew Estevez

Whittier Scholars Program

My senior project is a combination of my skills that I acquired in Art, Literature, Theatre. The Project uses these skills in oder to create a theme park attraction from the beginning for the final floor plans and rendering. A large portion of the project is the renderings. These rednerins will be made with water color as the primary medium. The purpose of this project is to illustrate how the difference disciplines come together to create an attraction for a theme park. It is also intended to be a hands on approach at creating a theme park attraction. Using the …

Dance Matters: Performing India, Pallabi Chakravorty, N. Gupta

Dance Faculty Works

This volume presents a multidisciplinary perspective on dance scholarship and practice as they have evolved in India and its diaspora, outlining how dance histories have been written and re-written, how aesthetic and pedagogical conventions have changed and are changing, and how politico-economic shifts have shaped Indian dance and its negotiation with modernity.. Written by eminent and emergent scholars and practitioners of Indian dance, the articles make dance a foundational socio-cultural and aesthetic phenomena that reflects and impacts upon various cultural intercourses -- from art and architecture to popular culture, and social justice issues. They also highlight the interplay of various …

Ua1b1/1 Rodes-Helm Lecture Series, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

These records were created by and about the Rodes-Helm Lecture Series which invited distinguished, and prominent individuals from the spheres of politics, economics, and the arts, to lecture at the university. The records include programs, and recordings of lectures.