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Direction Of The Play: A Raisin In The Sun, Jesse S. Montes

Master of Theater Production Graduate Projects

This project entailed the selection, background research, direction, dialect coaching, choreography, design, and post-production analysis of Salesian High School's production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. Documentation includes research and analysis of the play as a production. The analysis also includes a discussion regarding the directorial vision of this production.

Stage Design For A Theater Of Ideas: Staging The Visual World Of Naomi Wallace, Thomas Barrett

Honors Capstones

Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.

Plot Lines, Spring 2006, Columbia College Chicago

Plot Lines

Columbia College Chicago Theater Department Student Newsletter. 5 pages.

Cabaret (March 9-11, 16-18, 2006), Joe Masteroff

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Cabaret (March 9-11, 16-18, 2006).

To view the photos from this production of Cabaret, please click here.

The Assistant Director, Stephanie R. Hanna

Theses and Dissertations

My thesis addresses the role of the assistant director within the realm of today's American theatre. I determine who the assistant director is in today's theatre, what qualities they need to possess, and how a director can use an assistant director most effectively. To come to these conclusions, I analyze my experiences as an assistant director and a director over the last four years, as well as conduct interviews with directors and assistant directors currently working in professional and academic.

Psychology And The Theatre: A Qualitative Experiment In Actor Training, Megan Rebecca Brown

Theses and Dissertations

Psychology and theatre have a remarkable amount in common. In using the basic concepts and theories of psychology, actors can develop more concrete, logical approaches to characters. This thesis is a summation of the course I developed, "Psychology and the Theatre," which was an attempt to teach students introductory psychology and then experiment with translating those concepts to character analysis and stage performance. Students were taught eight units of psychology: Sensation, Perception, and Memory; Learning; Motivation and Emotion; Development; Freud and Psychodynamic Approaches to Personality; Adlerian Individual Psychology; Love and Social Cognition; and Psychological Disorders. Students were given reading quizzes …

L'Habitació Del Nen O La Insuportable Elusivitat De L'Experiència, Sharon G. Feldman

Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Faculty Publications

Les obres teatrals de Josep M. Benet i Jornet estan marcades per un interès en l'experiencia polifacètica de la mirada i el paper del perspectivisme dins el terreny teatral. Un impuls aporètic guia bona part de la seva obra més recent, ja que ens condueix a mons misteriosos i a espais buits en què facilment podem perdre'ns o on ens costarà de trobar el camí. Una atmosfera de misted envolta una ttanscripció poètica de l'espai, ja sigui una realitat psíquica interior o un paisatge exterior. Són espais fràgils en concepció, sovint perillosament al punt d'esvair-se. Els títols epigramàtics d'algnnes de …

The Resurrection Of Everyman, David Knoell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In March of 2005 I was a cast member in Mad Cow Theatre's production of the Morality drama Everyman. This classic tale on the condition of human dying is regarding as one of the greatest dramas of the Medieval period and is one of the first plays in the English language to be put into print. This thesis is an actor's journey into the history of Medieval theatre, the challenges of producing Everyman for a contemporary audience, and the techniques of acting implemented in the creation of allegorical characters. Medieval drama, like Everyman, is still relevant in today's world because …

The Laramie Project: The Search For A Personal Acting Method Via The Principles Of Constantin Stanislavksi, Matthew Hamner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Constantin Stanislavski developed a method for actors in bringing to life characters for the stage. Even though Stanislavski developed his theories in response to the stage climate of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many of his ideas remain relevant today. In this study, parts of his system were applied to the roles performed in Moises Kaufman's The Laramie Project. Those roles were Moises Kaufman, Jonas Slonaker, Doug Laws, Anonymous, Detective Rob Debree, Governor Jim Geringer, Reverend Fred Phelps and Dennis Shepard. The purpose of this exploration was to create unique, believable characters and develop solutions for personal acting …

Black Cats, Berlin, Broadway And Beyond: The Genre Of Cabaret, Deborah Tedrick

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Music and Theatre have always captivated me. As a child, my parents would take me to live performances and cinematic shows and I would sit rapt, watching the theatrical events and emotional moments unfold before my eyes. Movie musicals and live shows that combined music and theatre were my favorite, especially theatrical banter and improvisation or sketch comedy. Some of my favorite youthful memories were my annual family summer trips to Las Vegas to visit my grandparents for six weeks. As a youngster, I got to experience the "old school" Las Vegas, replete with extravaganza, spectacle, cabaret, circus, lounge and …

A Chorus Line: Does It Abide By Rules Established By Actors' Equity Association For The Audition Process?, Mark Hardin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

I have been cast as "Bobby" in A Chorus Line at Orlando Broadway Dinner Theatre in Orlando. I will use this opportunity as my thesis role. As part of my thesis defense, I will combine an analysis of the character of "Bobby" in A Chorus Line with an assessment of Actors' Equity Association's audition policies from 1970 to the present, and investigate whether the audition held in the show abides by the policies established by AEA for Broadway calls. "Bobby" has an interesting arc of development as he actually gives the director what he (the director) does not want, yet …

Black Cats, Berlin, Broadway And Beyond: Cabaret History In The Making, Josephine Leffner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Cabaret as a genre has influenced and is influenced by musical theatre. As cabaret has evolved throughout history, musical theatre has often paralleled its journey. Cabaret thrived before the term "musical theatre" was coined and suffered hard times during the Golden Age of Musical Theatre. The correlation of the two genres cannot be denied, and exploring cabaret history will reveal how deeply the connection lies. My collaborator Debbie Tedrick and I will attempt to define cabaret through a two-woman cabaret show we will write, produce, and perform together. The show, Black Cats, Berlin, Broadway and Beyond, will be a one-act …

A Performance Study And Analysis Of The Role Of Professor Muller In The Visit., Stephanie Harrison

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

I propose to study the role of Professor Muller in The Visit as my thesis role because of the challenge that it presents, not only as a translated work, but also because of the character shift for me - Professor Muller is a 72 year old man and has now been changed to a woman in her thirties. Professor Muller is the only person to stand up to the antagonist, Claire. The confrontation between Claire and Muller takes on a certain tone when it is between a woman and a man, and has a completely different outlook when it becomes …

Performing Citizenship: Tensions In The Creation Of The Citizen Image On Stage And Screen, John William Wright

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

What does it mean to be a “citizen” of the United States? In the simplest of terms, citizenship is a limited position of identity, relegated to a narrow definition of legal and geographical position for an individual. But to be a “citizen” in America means far more than that – it becomes an accepted image of our collective identity which seeks an historical and political supremacy that allows America, and its citizens, to claim ideological status over anyone who is not a part of that nationalistic frame. The citizen has, for us, become a set of understood rights and privileges, …

Consuming Brazil: Afro Brazilian Religion As A Base For Actor Training, Corey Justin Roberts

Theses and Dissertations

Actor training, like the theatre in Brazil, has historically been a middle and upper class pursuit that followed European models, namely Stanislavski's system. Yet within Brazil there is a wealth of diverse cultures that are inherently theatrical and well suited for application in actor training. In this study I explore one such culture, the Afro Brazilian religion Umbanda. First, I examine its formation to illuminate how the religion itself performed (or served as a site for cultural interaction) throughout history. Then, I explore the practice of the religion both apart from and in relation to the theatre and Stanislavski's system. …

Bitterroot Landing: An Adaptation From Novel To Stage, Christy Leake

Theses and Dissertations

My thesis explores the process involved in adapting Sheri Reynolds' novel, Bitterroot Landing, into a stage play. During the adaptation process I faced numerous challenges, including structural issues, expanding or changing dialogue, omitting or melding scenes and characters, and dealing with the serious themes of incest and sexual abuse. This thesis describes these challenges and the steps I took to overcome them.

La Poétique Transgénérique De L’Oeil Et La Nuit D’Abdellatif Laâbi : Du Théâtral Au Filmique Dans Un Roman-Poème, Lucia Trifu

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

The study proposes a re-reading, a new interpretation of the novel-poetry work L’oeil et la nuit by Moroccan writer Abdellatif Laâbi. In this literary text, the borders of writing are dismantled and new affinities are revealed between writing, performance, theatre and film; all of which aim to redefine the postcolonial

The Season Ticket, Spring 2005, Columbia College Chicago

Season Ticket

Columbia College Chicago Theater Department newsletter. 6 pages. Faculty, articles, production, student news.

Beginnings, 2005, Columbia College Chicago

Dialogue

First issue of a Theater department publication later known as Dialogue. Articles include "Building a Character Within an Ensemble Through the Games"; "Can I Wear Your Hat?"; "The Box Theatre Group"; "Trials and Tribe-ulations"; "Kissing Gertrude Stein, or Ionesco Buys a Stein a Beer"; "March 1966"; "The Martinez Manifesto"; "Deranged Inhabitants"; "My Autobiography"; and "Kali Ma". 16 pages.

Thea1010 - Understanding Theatre, Fall 2005, David Sidwell

Theatre Arts - OCW

The goal of this course is to understand the arts of theatre, their application to daily life and to the enjoyment of theatre as an art form.

Blood Wedding (May 5-7, 2005), Federico Garcia Lorca

Student Theatre Programs

Event program for Blood Wedding (May 5-7, 2005), Lindenwood University.

Dance Usm! Flyer [2005], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2004-2005 Season

Directed by Maria Tzianabos

Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"

Postcard included, dimensions 5.5" x 8.5"

The Season Ticket, Fall 2005, Columbia College Chicago

Season Ticket

Columbia College Chicago Theater Department newsletter. 4 pages. Faculty, articles, production, student news.

Lysistrata Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2004-2005 Season

Written by Aristophanes

Directed by Ariel Francoeur '05

Adapted by Edward Einhorn

Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"

Dance Usm! Program [2005], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2004-2005 Season

directed by Maria Tzianabos

The Magic Flute Program [2005], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Music, University Of Southern Maine School Of Music

Programs 2004-2005 Season

Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Directed by Walter Stump

Musical Director Ellen Chickering

Choreographer Annette L. Bourque

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

From the program:

Mozart's masterpiece uses a light touch and beautiful music to retell a simple story borrowed from the popular literature of the day. Watch the magic unfold as opposites attract and collide in this tale of youths' journey toward maturity which, perhaps in the process, reveals the composer's vision of humanity and its progress toward enlightenment.

As the opera opens, the naive Prince Tamino is saved from …

The Magic Flute Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2004-2005 Season

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Directed by Walter Stump

Musical Direction by Ellen Chickering

Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"

Postcard included, dimensions 5.5" x 8.5"

Lysistrata Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2004-2005 Season

Written by Aristophanes

Adapted by Edward Einhorn

Directed by Ariel Francoeur

Musical Composer Angus McFarland

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

Vocation, The Arts, And The Christian Liberal Arts, Robert J. Hubbard

Faculty Tenure Papers

No abstract provided.

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.