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The Miser, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1997-1998 Season

The plot concerns the classic conflict of love and money. The miser Harpagon wishes his daughter Elise to marry a wealthy old man, Anselme, who will accept her without a dowry, but she loves the penniless Valère. www.britannica.com

Susan Werner To Theatre Faculty, Susan Werner

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Susan Werner to theatre faculty about ticket forms for Harvey.

January 28, 1998

Letter From The Providence College Theatre Department To The Dominican Fathers And Brothers, Providence College Theatre Department

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Letter from the Providence College Theatre Department to the Dominican Fathers and Brothers inviting them to Harvey.

January 28, 1998

Oberlin Originals (1998), Oberlin College Theater And Dance Program

Season 1997-1998

A culmination of the Winter Term class "The Craft of Playwriting" taught by Rich Orloff '73.

Mixed Media January 27, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The January 27, 1998 issue includes articles on a columnist's quest for cheap beer, the RISD party scene, how RISD funds its operations, Spring courses related to art and nature, scholarship opportunities, Kristen Mahon and the show "Swans Crossing," renovation of the ISB, and political apathy at RISD, along with the comic "Buckshot Bill" by Ron Janson and "A Real American Hero," event notices, and other announcements.

Letter From Blackfriars Theatre Production Office To Theatre Faculty And The Cast And Crew Of Harvey, Blackfriars Theatre Production Office

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Letter from Blackfriars Theatre Production Office to theatre faculty and the cast and crew of Harvey.

January 26, 1998

Providence College Dance Company Audition Flier, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Providence College Dance Company audition.

Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 7:30-9:00 pm

Mixed Media January 13, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The January 13, 1998 issue includes articles on an upcoming lecture by Mary Oliver, another student trip to Wright's Farm, and film reviews, along with the comic "Zoot the Flute," event notices, and other announcements.

Direction Of The Musical: Little Shop Of Horrors, Jon Kerr

Graduate Student Projects

This project entailed the background research and documentation, casting, direction, and post-production analysis of Central Washington University's fall production of Little Shop of Horrors. The production thesis documentation included research and analysis of the play and its literary origins, evaluation of the play as a production vehicle, and a discussion of the directorial vission for the production.

Regarding Kantor, Allen J. Kuharski

Theater Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Taylor Theatre 1998-99 Season, Taylor University

Season Announcements

The 1998-99 Taylor Theatre season announcement.

Iran, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

As the locale for one of the oldest continuing cultural, linguistic, and ethnic entities, Iran provides archaeological evidence for dance portrayed on Mesopotamean pottery dated to 5000 BCE (Zoka', 1978). Evidence for continuing choreographic activity is documented in the historical writings of foreigners, from biblical times to ancient Greece to the Persian and Ottoman empires. Iconographic artworks showing dance also exist, such as silver objects from the Sasanian period (224-650 CE) and Persian miniatures from the twelfth century. Iran is, and most likely has always been, a place of immense ethnic and linguistic diversity, a continental crossroad open to influences …

Afghanistan, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

A very conservative Islamic country, Afghanistan lies on the eastern edge of the Middle East, to the west of Pakistan and India. Afghanistan is at the confluence of Iranian, Central Asian, and Indian cultural currents, and most groups within Afghanistan have ethnic ties across the borders. Indian elements are the least felt, but the rhythmic footwork of some solo dancing is highly reminiscent of classical Indian traditions. A variety of ethnic and linguistic groups, each with its own choreographic tradition, reflects Afghanistan's enormous cultural diversity. Its dance traditions, however, are scarcely documented. As in most Islamic countries, dancers are paid …

Harvey Press Release, Susan Werner

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Harvey press release

January 1998

The Cutting Edge, June/Jule 1998, Vol. 9 Issue 3, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

Danse Du Ventre, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

Danse du ventre (also called belly dance or danse orientale) most probably derived its name from one or both of two sources: (1) a corruption of the Arabic raqs al-baladi, meaning "dance from the countryside," and (2) a reference to the highly developed movement articulations of the torso and abdomen, which are the most characteristic movement practices of this widespread dance genre. Arabs outside Egypt often call it raqs al-sharq ("Oriental dance") or raqs al-misri ("Egyptian dance"), underscoring the widespread notion that this dance tradition originated in ancient Egypt. No historical documentation exists for the origins of …

Arabian Peninsula, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

The regional dances of the vast but sparsely populated peninsula that includes Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and emirates, and Yemen are--due to political, religious, economic, and other reasons of access--among the least studied. Historically, the gulf region is one of the most ancient marketplaces, with traders from India, Mesopotamia, Africa, and the Arabian hinterland meeting here for centuries. Influences from all these groups may be discerned in the dancing.

Kurdish Dance, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

The Kurds are a nomadic people whose homeland (Kurdistan) and population (of some 10 million) are now divided among mountainous rural regions of Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Armenia; small numbers live in Israel and the Republic of Georgia, (and a separatist movement is headquartered in Paris, France). They speak an Iranian (a Persian) language, and some believe them to be the descendants of the ancient Medes. Without a state of their own, the Kurds place great importance on such cultural forms and identity markers as dancing.

A Story, A Story: A Children's Neighborhood Performance Project, Leslie Allison Bryan

Theses Digitization Project

This project entitled A story, a story: a neighborhood performing arts project, focused on transforming a chosen piece of children's literature into a live performance. It was a process driven project which did not solely focus on the final production. Within this project I decided to use the conceptual framework as a basis for teaching drama and movement instead of the rote method of learning.

From Crisis To Catastrophe: Epitaph For E.T. (Egyptian Theater), Mahmoud Ahmed El Lozy

Faculty Book Chapters

The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.

Lebanon, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

In many respects, Lebanon is unique among the Arab states of the Middle East, and this uniqueness is reflected in its dance traditions, particularly in the number of professional performances given. Lebanon is a country more urban than rural, although most residents of Beirut, its capital, have some village relations or associations. Because the nation is small, no village is more than a few miles from Beirut or from such urban centers as Sidon or Tripoli. Lebanon's population is highly educated, and nomads (bedouins) account for only a miniscule percentage. The country's many religious groups and sects--mainly Christian and Islamic--seem …

The Fight Master, Fall/Winter 1998, Vol. 21 Issue 2, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.

Hitler's "Whiff Of Champagne": Curt Goetz And Celebrity In The Third Reich, William Grange

Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film: Faculty Publications and Creative Activity

Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist German Workers' Party were obsessed with keeping the German theatre tradition vital and maintaining Berlin as a "cultural metropolis" after Hitler's appointment as Reich Chancellor on 30 January 1933. Upholding a dynamic and energetic cultural life for the nation was a task for which National Socialism, as a political movement embodying the "will of the people," felt itself eminently well qualified. The Nazis, therefore, began almost as soon as they took over the reins of government in Germany to support theatre as an art form and theatres as institutions to an extent unprecedented in …

The Role Of Sound And Sound Effects In Theatrical Productions, Sheila K. Adams

Theses

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[Introduction To] Allegories Of Dissent: The Theater Of Agustín Gómez-Arcos, Sharon G. Feldman

Bookshelf

This book is a case study of the relationship between art and oppression. It is the first book devoted to Gomez-Arcos, a member of a "lost" generation of Spanish dramatists who were silenced during the Franco era. It addresses three crucial issues that define both his literature and his life: censorship, exile, and bilingualism.

"Why Can't The English" . . . Learn To Get Along?: Musical Reinforcement Of Negative Personal Characteristics In My Fair Lady, Gretchen Hundling

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Although the matter of adaptation is a delicate one, a majority of Shaw's original work is retained in My Fair Lady--over half of the show is the original Pygmalion script (Lerner Street 23). With the exception of the altered ending, almost all of Shaw's poke at English society is intact. But in this case, the songs of the musical serve an even greater function than just relaying what is on the characters' minds when the orchestra starts to play. The characters of this show are sometimes lovable, yet often detestable, for a great deal of their negative issues and …

It’S Always A Quarter ‘Til Three, Brandon Sharkey

Whittier Scholars Program

The movement of the play takes place in the reason, sense, and mental balance of Frank. Consequently there are no confines or physical walls. People emanate and retreat abruptly, as in the memory; but it is not essential that they walk on stage. The exchanges will make evident who is Vital” at any moment and who is in harmony. The result, therefore, will be the rushing, transitory chaos of psyche penetrating its own face and probing its underbelly. The play beings with Frank, Martin and Samuel discussing a girl who is Samuel’s neighbor, named Lauren. Frank and Lauren get along …

An Analysis Of Using Dramatic Activities To Communicate And Stimulate Learning Of Biblical Principles Regarding Drug/Alcohol Abuse Among Teens, Victoria Norton

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ngatish, Dale T. Mosley

Masters Theses

Ngatish is a tragedy involving the lives of Othello's African family. My purpose in writing this play is to explore the shifts in roles between women and men in powerful and subservient positions. Therefore, I have created an historical 16th-century African setting for the play while the story-line explores the lives of Othello, his African family, and his first wife, Ngatish.

Through Ngatish, I want to answer some to the unknowns in Othello: how was such a notorious general so easily and readily duped by an obviously envious man as Iago: what were his secrets; his …

Creating The 'Right' Impression: Towards A Dramaturgy Of Management Consultancy, Timothy Adrian Robert Clark, Graeme Salaman

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This article adopts a novel approach by examining the activities of management consultants in terms of the dramaturgical metaphor. This is a useful framework within which to illuminate their activities since a number of service characteristics combine to create a context within which the key task of management consultants is to convince clients of their quality and value. Impression management is therefore a core feature of consultancy work. In this sense management consultants are viewed as systems of persuasion creating compelling images which persuade clients of their quality and worth. This argument is illustrated with reference to the activities of …