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Stages Of Evil: Occultism In Western Theater And Drama, Robert Lima

Studies in Romance Languages Series

“The evil that men do” has been chronicled for thousands of years on the European stage, and perhaps nowhere else is human fear of our own evil more detailed than in its personifications in theater. In Stages of Evil, Robert Lima explores the sociohistorical implications of Christian and pagan representations of evil and the theatrical creativity that occultism has engendered. By examining examples of alchemy, astronomy, demonology, exorcism, fairies, vampires, witchcraft, hauntings, and voodoo in prominent plays, Stages of Evil explores American and European perceptions of occultism from medieval times to the modern age.

The Role Of Lady Macbeth In Shakespeare's Macbeth: A Production Thesis In Acting, Taralyn Adele Macmullen

LSU Master's Theses

The role of Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s Macbeth was selected as a thesis project in the fall semester of 2004. The purpose of this thesis is to provide a written record of the actor’s interpretation and creation of the character through the rehearsal process. It contains five parts: an introduction, a character analysis, a daily actor’s journal, a physical score, and a conclusion.

The Body Eclectic: Viewing Bodily Modification In David Nebreda, David Houston Jones

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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David Nebreda's work presents current thinking on body/performance art with a dilemma. In stretching social prescriptions of the (re)presentable body, it exemplifies a pervasive anxiety concerning bodily modification and the politics of looking, and demands a new theorisation of the body in photographic representation. Autoportraits (2000) depicts a series of visibly emaciated bodies on which wounds are inflicted by knives, cords and flames [1]. The photographs document the strict schedules of discipline to which the bodies are subjected, and sometimes represent the very moment at which practices of bodily modification are executed. It is this subject-matter which threatens …

Establishing An Entertainment Engineering Curriculum, Robert F. Boehm, Joe Aldridge, Brackley Frayer

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Research

A new, multidisciplinary program in Entertainment Engineering and Design is being established at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The name of the program could be defined in a number of ways because few programs of this type exist and the field is so broad. Our emphasis is on the application of technology to enhance the entertainment value of live shows and rides. Steps being taken to establish this program are outlined, starting with an undergraduate minor and moving to an undergraduate major. The role of entertainment-based businesses in the development of this new program is also described.

Protestant's Guide To Catholic "Nunsense": A Performance Study And Analysis Of "Sister Mary Hubert", Anita Endsley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Anita Endsley will portray the role of Sister Mary Hubert in the musical Nunsense at Seaside Music Theatre in Daytona Beach, Florida from October 28 through November 14, 2005. This parody of convent life in crisis written by Dan Goggin provides a breadth of material for analysis of the genre as well as character analysis. Dissecting the comedy will be the foundation for characteer development. The popularity of this musical among Catholic and non-Catholic audiences have created a market that inspired the writer to extend this theme through five sequels. The commercial success of these musicals suggest a strong connection …

The Mind Of A Sadomasocist:A Theatrical Role Analysis Of Orin Scrivello D.D.S, Mark Catlett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Mark Catlett will portray the role of Orin Scrivello D.D.S., as well as various other "cameo" roles, at Seaside Music Theater in Daytona Beach, Florida from January 13- February 13 2005. The role of Orin Scrivello will provide me with several acting challenges as well as multiple subjects and themes to research. The most challenging aspect of creating, developing and embodying the character of Orin will be his sadomasochistic nature and his blatant abuse towards Audrey. Sadomasochism is defined as "the deriving of sexual gratification, from being physically or emotionally abused". It is also defined as "a willingness or tendency …

Stephen Sondheim's Gesamtkunstwerk: The Concept Musical As Wagnerian Total Theatre, Diana Louise Calderazzo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Stephen Sondheim, famous for writing such musicals as Company, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and Assassins, is often referred to as the originator of the modern concept musical. Despite varying definitions of the concept musical, it is generally agreed that the form embodies a specific identity or mood, which it communicates to an audience both emotionally and intellectually. As such it offers audience members a complete experience resembling in theory the idea of "total theatre" proposed in the nineteenth century by composer Richard Wagner. My thesis will argue that the similarity between Sondheim's concept musical and Wagner's total theatre is …

Truly An Awesome Spectacle: Gender Performativity And The Alienation Effect In Angels In America, Allen Gorney

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Tony Kushner's two-part play Angels in America uses stereotypical depictions of gay men to deconstruct traditional gender dichotomies. In this thesis, I argue that Kushner has created a continuum of gender performativity to deconstruct these traditional gender dichotomies, thereby empowering the effeminate and disempowering the masculine. I closely examine Kushner's use of Brechtian and Aristotelian tenets in the first Broadway production of the play to demonstrate that Kushner sought to induce social awareness of gay male oppression, contingent on the audience's perception of Kushner's deconstruction of the traditional gender dichotomy. I also scrutinize the role of the closet and its …

The Exodus Experiment: Theatrically Bridging The Cultural Gap, Kari Hatfield

Theses and Dissertations

As a theatre professional and a practicing Christian, I have found it very difficult to bring my two worlds together. Theatre is a tool for education, discussion, and understanding. In my work on this project, I have explored the ways in which theatre can and cannot help us understand each other on the volatile subjects that divide our contemporary culture: homosexuality and religion. Twenty-nine people with various backgrounds and worldviews were interviewed for this project. The words from these interviews were used to create the beginnings of a script for a play that explores the issues of homosexuality, religion, and …

The Civil War: A Collaboration In Direction And Choreography, Cara E. Rawlings

Theses and Dissertations

This text is a partial record of the development of the Virginia Commonwealth University production of The Civil War: A Musical that opened on April 7, 2005 for a three-week run ending April 28, 2005. The greater part of the text is devoted to the evaluation of the underlying principles of direction and choreography applied in the creation of an artistically aid financially successful production of this size. Included in the evaluation of The Civil War: A Musical are analyses of the directors' --Patti D'Beck and David Leong --individual creative processes, aesthetics, and working styles. The result of this evaluation …

Drama In The Docklands, Mary Moynihan

Articles

An article by Mary Moynihan in IN2 Magazine, issue number seven, Winter 2005, on Drama in the Docklands, a project run by Smashing Times Theatre Company that promotes access to creativity in the docklands area of Dublin, bringing drama into two primary schools - St Joseph's Primary School, East Wall and City Quay Primary School, City Quay. The article documents the project and the year-end show by children at Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College, Dublin.

Arabian Nights (The Framing Of Sherazade), Alison Daigle '05

Honors Projects

This script is the result of a three-month devising process that took place between January and March of 2005, directed by Alison Daigle and advised by Sara Freeman. The original performances (with the actresses listed above) took place on April 2 and 3, 2005, at the Phoenix Theatre on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. Activate the player by clicking above.

No Exit Playbill, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre

December 4-5, 2004

Director, Jason O. Davis

Lighting Design, Jesse Cardozo '07

Costume Design, Kerrin Nagle '07

Sound Design, Katie Hughes '06

Scenic Design, Spencer Crockett '04 & Jason O. Davis

Cast: Elizabeth Clark - INEZ; James Frascatore - GARCIN; Amy Hayes - ESTELLE; Halleluyah Walcott - VALET

No Exit Poster, Melissa Bowler

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre

December 4-5, 2004

Director, Jason O. Davis

Poster Design: Melissa Bowler

November / December Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2004-2005 Season

Written by Chris Gyngell

Directed by Thomas Power and William Steele

Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"

Postcard included, dimensions 5.5" x 8.5"

December 2004 - Volume Iv, Number 1, Theatre Arts Department

Sides (Newsletter)

SIDES Volume IV Number 1 includes an article welcoming new faculty Allison Cameron, and a piece on the Liz Marfia and Phil Ash wedding on October 10, 2004, attending by 26 Theatre Arts alumni.

The Cutting Edge, November/December 2004, Vol. 14 Issue 6, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

November / December Program, University Of Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2004-2005 Season

Written by Chris Gyngell

Directed by Thomas Power and William Steele

This production was entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) XXXVII.

Rumors, Parkland College

Parkland Theatre

By Neil Simon

Director: Jessie Hausmann*
Scenic Designer: Brian Morgan*
Lighting Designer: Robert Cole*
Sound Designer: William Atwater

December 1, 2, 3, 4 at 8 p.m.
December 4, 5 at 3 p.m.
Parkland College Theatre 2004

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

To view images from this production, visit Rumors (2004).

Sergi Belbel's Theatre Of Pain, Sharon G. Feldman

Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Faculty Publications

Dins la seva memoria ("Within his Memory"), a Catalan play written by Sergi Bel-bel in 1986, begins in total darkness, an imprecise empty void in which the spectator hears only the deep, rhythmic gasps and sighs of the anonymous protagonist. ' As the stage lights slowly rise during this "preliminary" scene, Ell (or, "He," as the protagonist is generically called) is depicted on his knees, masturbating with his back to the audience. At first glance, his violent, self-inflicted pleasure may be interpreted as an ultimate affirmation of life; yet, his autoerotic gestures are also imbued with memories that carry …

Proof, December 9-11, 2004, Theatre Arts Discipline

Theatre Programs

University of Minnesota, Morris production of Proof by David Auburn and directed by Tiffany Roufs.

Synopsis Catherine has inherited her late father’s mathematical brilliance, but she is haunted by the fear that she might also share his debilitating mental illness. She has spent years caring for her now-deceased father, and upon his death, she feels left alone to pick up the pieces of her life without him. Caught between a new-found connection with Hal, one of her father’s former students, and the reappearance of her sister, Claire, Catherine finds both her world and her mind growing increasingly unstable. Then Hal …

Where In The Hell Is Dorothy Parker?, Thomas J. Fuschetto Jr.

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The famous members of The Algonquin Round Table once got together to write and produce a play called No, Sirree! Since very little is known about the production, questions remain of how the members decided to do such a production, what was the production, and what they later thought about the production. Since such information is missing, then I filled in the gaps with my imagination of writing and producing an original play that represents my research and my imagination of how the members of The Algonquin Round Table decided to do a play production, how they prepared for the …

Email From Susan Werner To Dmitry Slootskin, Susan Werner

Commentary

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Email from Susan Werner to Dmitry Slootskin thanking him for his work on the playbill and poster for Seagull.

November 18, 2004

Seagull Playbill, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Seagull by Anton Chekhov

November 12-14 & 19-21, 2004

Adapted and Directed by Mary G. Farrell

Lighting Design, Katherine Abernathy

Scenic Design, Jeremy Woodward

Sound Design, Chris Warren

Costume Design, Deborah Newhall

Cast: Liz Larsen-Silva - IRNA ARKADINA; Conor Tansey - KONSTANTIN (KOSTYA); Erik Andersen - SORIN (PETRUSHIKA); Betsey Davis - NINA ZARECHNY; Jeffrey Dujardin - SHAMRAYEV; Kerry McCormack - PAULINA; Caitlin Elizabeth Doyle - MASHA; Peter C. Waugh - BORIS TRIGORIN; Matthew J. Hoffman - YEVGENY DORN; Richard Porcelli - SEMYON MEDVEDENKO; Brian McCormack - …

Seagull Poster, Dmitry Slootskin

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Seagull by Anton Chekhov

November 12-14 & 19-21, 2004

Poster by Dmitry Slootskin

The Ugly Duckling +2, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2004-2005 Season

No abstract provided.

Fall 2004 Student Dance Concert Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

'64 Hall Slavin Center

Fall 2004 Student Dance Concert

November 6-7, 2004, 2pm

Fall Dance Concert 2004 Playbill, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

'64 Hall Slavin Center

Fall 2004 Student Dance Concert

November 6-7, 2004

Director, Wendy Oliver

Sound Technician, Jerome Oppenheim

Choreographers: Donald MacKayle, Katie Bousquet, Kimberly Dubuc, Robyn Forcier, Meghan Welsh, Melanie Faust, Jeanette Gentile, Alicia Johnson, Brynn Joyce, Athena Karalekas, Mary Manning, Erin Murphy, Gabrielle Occhiogrosso, Kate Souza, Rafaela Kirloss, Natalie Nucifora

Dancers: Devan Ahern, Robyn Forcier, Jeanette Gentile, Mary Manning, Giselle Routhier, Emily Wood, Katie Bousquet, Melanie Faust, Brynn Joyce, Anna Kukowski, Natalie Nucifora, Linsey Skalamera, Erica Tymeck, Meghan Welsh, Gelsey Azhderian, Meghan Comerford, Kimberly Dubuc, Sue Gyimoty, Alicia …

Assassins, Parkland College

Parkland Theatre

Book by John Weidman
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Set Designer: Adam Rowe
Costume Designer: Jeri Corso
Lighting Designer: Sean M. Murphy
Technical Director: David G. Dillman
Rehearsal Stage Manager: Jessie Hausmann
Production Stage Manager: L. Grace Godwin
Properties Designer: Leila Ramagopal
Musical Director: Tim Schirmer
Director: Randi Jennifer Collins Hard

Assassins is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials supplied by Music Theatre International, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019

To view images from this production, visit Assassins (2004).

Providence College Dance Company Press Release, Wendy Oliver

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Providence College Dance Company press release

November 2004