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Volume 45, 2022 Communication And Theatre Association Of Minnesota Journal Jul 2022

Volume 45, 2022 Communication And Theatre Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 45) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Review Of Theatrical Worlds, Lucas Skjaret Jul 2022

Review Of Theatrical Worlds, Lucas Skjaret

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Review of Theatrical Worlds (2014) found at https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00021870/00001.


Fidelity Afire: British Observations & Theatrical Interpretations Of Sati, 1650-1830, Abigail Fer Jan 2022

Fidelity Afire: British Observations & Theatrical Interpretations Of Sati, 1650-1830, Abigail Fer

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

What can the shifting British interpretations of sati in the period between 1650 and 1830 tell us about the changes in how the British saw themselves as colonizers? This is the central question that this thesis seeks to resolve. From 1650 to about 1750, British interests in the Indian subcontinent were similar to other Europeans traveling in the area, characterized by the establishment of trading posts and dependence on the governing Mughals. From the beginning of this time period, European travelers were grappling with making sense of the Hindu practice of widow immolation, or sati. Early accounts by French and …


The Sound Design For H.M.S. Pinafore, Kyle W. Jensen Jan 2022

The Sound Design For H.M.S. Pinafore, Kyle W. Jensen

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Arts: Sound Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. This thesis contains a detailed account of Kyle W. Jensen’s sound design process and research for H.M.S. Pinafore. The thesis gives a chronological overview of the designer’s process in four chapters; a pre-production analysis, a historical and critical perspective, a journal detailing the process, and a post-production analysis. The fifth and final chapter provides the process development of the designer’s career before and during his time in graduate school. Appendices feature the paperwork, a list of …


Technical Direction Of Shakespeare In Love, Jared A. Shofstall Jan 2022

Technical Direction Of Shakespeare In Love, Jared A. Shofstall

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This document is a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre. It is a detailed account of author Jared Shofstall’s technical direction process for Minnesota State University, Mankato’s production of Shakespeare in Love in the fall of 2019. This thesis chronicles the author’s process from pre-production through post production in five chapters: an early production analysis and a process development analysis. Appendices and works cited are included.


Women Dancers Of Color Decolonizing Knowledge Production Through Performance, Mio Yoshizaki Jan 2022

Women Dancers Of Color Decolonizing Knowledge Production Through Performance, Mio Yoshizaki

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This thesis focuses on how women dancers of color (WDoC) decolonize the process of knowledge production through performance. Through a feminist perspective, this research analyzes the ways WDoC use dance and movement to share their voices as women of color. The American concert dance industry was established based on Western perspectives. When WDoC create performances about their own lived experiences, dance plays a role in decolonizing the process of knowledge production by portraying their unique perspectives and culture through movement. Focus group discussions with women of color who perform in a midwestern metro area were selected as a method for …


Creating The Role Of Myra Arundel In Hay Fever, Morgan Benson Jan 2022

Creating The Role Of Myra Arundel In Hay Fever, Morgan Benson

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This document is a thesis project submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre. It is a detailed account of author Morgan Benson’s artistic process in creating the role Myra Arundel in Minnesota State University, Mankato’s production of Hay Fever in Fall of 2021. The thesis project chronicles the actor’s artistic process from pre-production through performance in five chapters: a pre-production analysis, a historical and critical perspective, a rehearsal and performance journal, a post-production analysis and a process development analysis. Appendices and works cited are included.


Volume 19, Summer 1992 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 19, Summer 1992 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 19, Summer 1992) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 18, Summer 1991 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 18, Summer 1991 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 18, Summer 1991) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 20, Summer 1993 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 20, Summer 1993 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 20, Summer 1993) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 21, Summer 1994 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 21, Summer 1994 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 21, Summer 1994) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 22, Summer 1995 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 22, Summer 1995 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 22, Summer 1995) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 24, Summer 1997 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 24, Summer 1997 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 24, Summer 1997) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 23, Summer 1996 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 23, Summer 1996 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 23, Summer 1996) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 25, Summer 1998 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 25, Summer 1998 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 25, Summer 1998) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 27, Summer 2000 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 27, Summer 2000 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 27, Summer 2000) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 26, Summer 1999 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 26, Summer 1999 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 26, Summer 1999) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 29, Summer 2002 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 29, Summer 2002 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 29, Summer 2002) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 28, Summer 2001 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 28, Summer 2001 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 28, Summer 2001) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal


Volume 30, Summer 2003 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 30, Summer 2003 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 30, Summer 2003) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 31, Summer 2004 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 31, Summer 2004 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 31, Summer 2004) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal


Volume 32, Summer 2005 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 32, Summer 2005 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 32, Summer 2005) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Volume 33, Summer 2006 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal Dec 2021

Volume 33, Summer 2006 Communication And Theater Association Of Minnesota Journal

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 33) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


Complete Volume (44) Jul 2021

Complete Volume (44)

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Complete digitized volume (volume 44) of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.


"The Most Beautiful Thing In The World": A Rhetorical Analysis Of Relational Dialectics And Friendship In The Musical Kinky Boots, Adam Clayton Moyer, Valerie Lynn Schrader Jul 2021

"The Most Beautiful Thing In The World": A Rhetorical Analysis Of Relational Dialectics And Friendship In The Musical Kinky Boots, Adam Clayton Moyer, Valerie Lynn Schrader

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

In this article, we examine Kinky Boots, a musical that won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2013 and continues to win over audiences with its positive message about acceptance, as a rhetorical text through William K. Rawlins’ theoretical construct of relational dialectics regarding friendship. Through rhetorical criticism as a research method, we apply Rawlins’ concepts of political and personal friendships, as well as the dialectics of affection and instrumentality, expressiveness and protectiveness, judgment and acceptance, and the ideal and the real to examine notable relationships between characters in the musical. Specifically, we examine the relationships between Charlie and …


Creating The Role Of Crissy In Hair, Yu Miao Jan 2021

Creating The Role Of Crissy In Hair, Yu Miao

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This document is a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre. It is a detailed account of author Yu Miao’s artistic process in creating the role of Crissy in the Minnesota State University, Mankato’s production of Hair in the Fall of 2020. The thesis follows the actor’s process beginning with the early production analysis in chapter one. The actor then researched its historical background followed by a detailed journal of the rehearsal process in chapters two and three. Chapter four is the post-production analysis, and the fifth chapter gives an overall review …


The Power Of Perserverance: Creating The Roles Of Hippodamia And Pythia In Atreus, Lindsey L. Oetken Jan 2021

The Power Of Perserverance: Creating The Roles Of Hippodamia And Pythia In Atreus, Lindsey L. Oetken

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This paper is a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre. It is a comprehensive overview of Lindsey L. Oetken’s process constructing the roles of Hippodamia and Pythia in Atreus, produced by Minnesota State University, Mankato in early 2021. From pre-production to performance, the document covers Oetken’s artistic process through five chapters: an early production analysis, an historical and critical perspective, a journal of rehearsals and performance, a post-production analysis and a process development chapter, which encompasses the entirety of the graduate experience.


Because Wonder Will Always Get Us There: Directing Lauren Gunderson’S Silent Sky, James C. Van Oort Jan 2021

Because Wonder Will Always Get Us There: Directing Lauren Gunderson’S Silent Sky, James C. Van Oort

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This document is a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre. It is a detailed account of author James C. Van Oort’s artistic process in directing Lauren Gunderson’s Silent Sky in a studio production of the play at Minnesota State University, Mankato, in the fall of 2020. The thesis chronicles the director’s artistic process from preproduction through performance in five chapters: a preproduction analysis, an historical and critical analysis, a production journal, a post-production analysis and a process development analysis. Appendices, works cited and works consulted are included.


Directing Atreus: Re-Envisioning Classic Greek Theatre, Yaureybo Jordán Salivia Jan 2021

Directing Atreus: Re-Envisioning Classic Greek Theatre, Yaureybo Jordán Salivia

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Directing Atreus: Re-envisioning Classic Greek Theatre. Mankato: Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2021. This document is a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre. It is detailed account of author's artistic process in directing Minnesota State University, Mankato’s production of Atreus in the Spring of 2021. The thesis chronicles the director’s artistic process from pre-production through performance in five chapters: a preproduction analysis, an historical and critical perspective, a rehearsal and performance journal, a post-production analysis and a process development analysis. Appendices and works referenced are included.


The Creation Of The Role Of Edward Ferrars In Sense And Sensibility, Ty Hudson Jan 2021

The Creation Of The Role Of Edward Ferrars In Sense And Sensibility, Ty Hudson

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This document is a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting. It is a detailed account of author Ty Hudson’s artistic process in creating the role of Edward Ferrars in Sense and Sensibility as a part of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s mainstage theatre season in the winter of 2021. The thesis chronicles the actor’s artistic process from pre-production through performance in five chapters: a preproduction analysis, an historical and critical perspective, a rehearsal and performance journal, a post-production analysis and a process development analysis. Appendices and works cited are included.