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Playing Devil's Advocate: The Attractive Shakespearean Villain, Jonathan Montgomery Green

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The characters of William Shakespeare have spawned countless words of critical interpretation inspired by the playwright's aptitude for fashioning intricate and conflicted figures. As a master character craftsman, Shakespeare is consistent in creating fascinatingly deep characters, and many of them have even gone so far as to generate entire literary archetypes. From the contemplative Prince Hamlet to the despicable yet charming John Falstaff, Shakespeare's characters remain eternal representatives of what any good character should be: interesting, provocative, and complicated.

However, among the playwright's most hypnotic figures are his villains, those characters whom audiences should by all counts detest but cannot …

Jealousy, Manipulation And Murder: Designing The Costumes For William Shakespeare's Othello, Latricia Ann Reichman

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The following thesis explains the process utilized to create and implement the costume design for the production of Othello produced at the University of Arkansas University Theatre in the Spring of 2011. Throughout this thesis I will illustrate how the costumes went from initial research ideas to sketches and colored renderings and finally to finished three-dimensional costumes. The design process detailed here includes an analysis of the play, production history, research, renderings, and an evaluation of the overall process.

"If I Didn't Ever Have To Come Down, I Wouldn't": My Process In Preparing And Playing Walter Griffin In Bridget Carpenter's Up, Jared Taylor Hanlin

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is an examination of my actor's process for creating and performing the lead role of Walter Griffin in Bridget Carpenter's contemporary drama Up. It is composed entirely of journal entries detailing my preparation and observations from the beginning of the audition process (August 22, 2011) through the closing of the show (October 9, 2011) and ending with reflective evaluations after closing. Up was produced by the University of Arkansas Department of Drama at the University Theatre and directed by Amy Herzberg.

Leyendo Al Incoherente Jules Lévy, Victor Lope Salvador

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

El presente trabajo es un estudio de un texto que puede ser considerado como un manifiesto de la incoherencia publicado por Jules Lévy en 1885. El método empleado es el del análisis textual promovido por Jesús González Requena consistente en el detallado deletreamiento del escrito. A partir del análisis podemos considerar la incoherencia como un movimiento con rasgos tanto del romanticismo como de la vanguardia.

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Designing Non-Traditional Costumes For Shakespeare, Wes Jenkins

Theses

Designing the costumes for a Shakespearean play is a daunting task. Herein, I explain the challenges I faced in designing the costumes for A Midsummer Night~· Dream when it was taken out of the Elizabethan world of Shakespeare and set in World War l. Through careful attention to textual clues and period research, I was able to make unique, non-traditional design choices that reinforced the narrative. l describe techniques used in the construction of the costumes, as well as explain the difficulties associated with creating many costumes with limited staff.

Vanguardias Históricas Y Lenguajes Artísticos En El Mundo Occidental Contemporáneo: Aspectos Teóricos, Ángel Berenguer

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

La propuesta de este trabajo se sitúa en el plano de los estudios culturales, dado el enfoque plural desde el que estudiamos la génesis de los lenguajes artísticos. El modelo teórico que utilizo aquí está en varios trabajos anteriores en los que el acercamiento filológico había dejado ya de ser eficaz, y lo sustituí por el modelo Motivos y estrategias. Precisamente, en mi opinión, fueron los lenguajes vanguardistas que estudié en mis primeros años de investigador, los que me dieron la posibilidad de intentar integrar lo que Lucien Goldman llamó la “creación cultural”, y que yo he procurado aclarar en …

Disyuntivas De La Vanguardia Hispanoamericana En Las Revistas De Vicente Huidobro, Antonio Guijarro-Donadíos

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

El objetivo principal de este trabajo es ahondar en el proyecto de contribución al proceso y desarrollo internacional del programa de la vanguardia de Vicente Huidobro (1893-1948) proponiendo un modo de estudio centrado en un corpus de obvio interés y, sin embargo, descuidado por la crítica: sus revistas.

El Discurso De La Vanguardias En El Teatro Venezolano (1900-1930), Luis Chesney-Lawrence

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

En este ensayo se presentan los principales actores de la vanguardia teatral venezolanos entre los años 1900 y 1930, período difícil para la cultura nacional, pero que sin embargo produjo insospechados documentos nuevos sobre la creación teatral. Siguiendo una metodología de A. Berenguer (2007), se examinan el novedoso movimiento del modernismo teatral así como las principales revistas y dramaturgias renovadoras de este período.

Motivos Y Estrategias Del Impresionismo, El Expresionismo Y El Cubismo, José Alberto Conderana Cerrillo

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

Estudio de las primeras vanguardias centrado en un motivo común, la inestabilidad de lo real, generador de estrategias artísticas diferenciadas desarrolladas a través del Impresionismo –“visión original”-, el Expresionismo –“lógica de la sensación”- y el Cubismo –“visión simultánea”, “conquista de la ubicuidad”-.

The Conditions Of Production Surrounding “Crawling With Monsters”: A Way To Create Social Consciousness Through Theatre In South Texas, Jorge Augusto Contreras

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Evaluating theatre's actual contribution to social development is subjective. There is a specific field of study that has been born from the need to incorporate all theatre outside the mainstream that seeks to do more than entertain an audience: “Applied Drama” or “Applied Theatre.” This study argues that through the process of creating the play Crawling with Monsters a group of UTPA students were empowered to make social change and ended up doing a critically acclaimed applied drama project regarding Mexico's drug war. After an introduction to the formation of the group and the situation to which it was responding, …

The Imagineknights: An Experiment In Imagination, Rachel Saldana

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

I planned to write an experimental children’s play that would entertain an audience of children and promote the importance of imagination. The final draft starts out immersed in imaginative design elements to grab the audience’s attention from the start. The Witch sets the mood, entering in an elaborate costume, casting a spell that will carry throughout the play. As far as whether my play will entertain, I did not produce this play to get concrete results. Instead, I utilized some techniques that have been consistently successful in other children’s plays. I have done much research and shown my play to …

Developing Actor Expertise : The Presentation And Representation Of Man In Will Eno's The Flu Season., Conrad Harding Newman 1984-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines my work on the role of Man in the University of Louisville's 2011 production of Will Eno's The Flu Season directed by James Tompkins. It is composed of three primary chapters: rehearsal process, character development, and performance. The rehearsal chapter compares and contrasts my experiences working with Dr. Amy Steiger on Charles Mee's A Perfect Wedding and Professor James Tompkins on The Flu Season, highlighting the value of both collaborative and individual aspects in rehearsal. The styles of the directors are observed and discussed concerning their effect upon my acting process and development. In character development I …

La Educación Cultural A Través De La Danza Folklórica Mexicana, Karla Y. Uvalle-Castro

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

El presente proyecto pretende abordar la educación cultural a través de la danza folklórica mexicana, incluyendo otros aspectos fundamentales como la historia, música, vestuarios, costumbres etc. Se muestra una programación curricular alineada a los Conocimientos y Destrezas Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS). Dicho programa ofrece a los estudiantes la posibilidad de aprender y experimentar diversos ritmos, música, bailes, trajes típicos de varios estados de la República Mexicana, a través de danzas sencillas (de pareja o grupo), acercándolos al conocimiento de la cultura, entendiendo la danza, y utilizándola como modo de expresión, motivador y generador de enriquecimiento cultural.

Exploring The Morality Of Arthur Miller And Elia Kazan To Show How It Affected Their Work, Friendship And Society, Dale D. Parry

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The purpose of this study is to explore the moral convictions, or the lack of same, in the personal character of Arthur Miller and Elia Kazan and to show how those convictions affected not only their work and personal friendship but society as well. They first met in 1946 when Harold Clurman of the Group Theater passed to Kazan a Miller play that he had read entitled All My Sons. With the success of the play, the two became fast friends and collaborators in profession and ideology. Each had in common the Great Depression, problem fathers, marital instability and Communism. …

Starting A Standardized Patient Program Using A Theatre Model, Richard Edward Carter

Theses and Dissertations

The methods used to train actors can be modified to train standardized patients to simulate patient encounters with medical students. With some background in standardized patients and simulation, a member of Theatre Department can start a standardized patient program at their own institution. This is based on the pilot year of the VCU Standardized Patient Program which began in June, 2011.

A Pedagogical Perspective On Storytelling Through Movement And Dance, Penny Maas

Theses and Dissertations

Dance in most musical theatre is an assumed visual element and something that is often taken for granted in production. What is its purpose is the question being pondered in this paper. Since Agnes de Mille first presented her legendary dream ballet in Oklahoma! in 1943, theatrical dance has never been the same. She revolutionized the function of dance in theatre forever. No longer would dance merely be used as interludes or divertissements. Though a seemingly simple theatrical concept, to use movement and choreography to either further the plot or to communicate a character’s journey, it is not only much …

Understanding Experience: Reflections On The Empowering Nature Of Story, Sarah Provencal

Theses and Dissertations

Technological growth has changed our relationships and interactions within society and theatre artists are calling into question the future of our art form. Are we still essential? And if so, how do we renovate our form in order to relate to our changing society? In my experience, I’ve found that all renovations of our art have one thing in common: the empowering nature of story. Story helps us to understand our experiences in life. It is not the self, the cause, or the goal that is behind the wheel, but the story itself. This thesis explores three instances of the …

Spring Dance Concert 2012 Playbill, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Angell Blackfriars Theatre

Providence College Dance Company

Spring Dance Concert 2012

Student Choreography Showcase

April 27th & 28th

Director: Wendy Oliver

Lighting Designer: Ted Boyce-Smith

Choreographers: Casey Caliendo, Kaitlin Elliott, Jenna Macone, Jaclyn Longo, Lauren Spagnuolo, Kate Piquette, Erica Tuccero, Kaitlin Elliott, Meaghan Lambert, Taylor Briggs, Alexa Kiffel, Moira Power, Olivia Romano, Callie Kovack

Dancers: Alexandra Bartholomew, Kathryn Jancsy, Alexa Kiffel, Jenna Macone, Moira Power, Kaitlin Elliott, Jaclyn Longo, Amy McCormack, Kaitlyn Order, Olivia Romano, Ellie Wallace, Taylor Briggs, Megan Chisholm, Jillian Gentile, Callie Kovack, Lauren Spagnuolo, Sarah Buller, Kathryn Graf, Kate …

Spring Dance Concert 2012 Poster, Providence College, Claire Chambers

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Angell Blackfriars Theatre

Providence College Dance Company

Spring Dance Concert 2012

Student Choreography Showcase

April 27th & 28th

Poster Design: Claire Chambers

The Unraveling Of Shakespeare's Othello, Corey M. Jay

Scripps Senior Theses

This thesis analyzes one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies from the perspective of its costumes, and chronicles the start-to-finish process of the costume design for the April 2012 production of Othello held at Pomona College. Incorporating the Pre-Raphaelite art movement with high fashion’s late Alexander McQueen, this thesis brings to light Othello’s predominant themes of race and honesty by means of luxurious textiles and distinct silhouettes.

Power And Relationships In The Plays Of Neil Labute: Directing And Performing In Some Girl(S), Mary Peyton Griffith

Scripps Senior Theses

This thesis explores the major works of Neil LaBute's career as a playwright and screenwriter, including the criticism he has received on theatrical and literary levels. The themes most prevalent in the thesis are the use of power and manipulation in the relationships between LaBute's characters and the ongoing maturation of his characters that coincides with the maturation of his work. The second section of the thesis follows the production, directing, and acting in LaBute's play Some Girl(s).

Pc News Spring Dance Concert Showcase Student Choreography Promotional Web Page, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

PC news webpage printout from the Providence College website highlighting the Spring Dance Concert.

April 24, 2012

Heels And Gumption: Tap Dance Empowered By Women, Rachel Benzing

Dance Department Best Student Papers

No abstract provided.

A Pilgrim, An Outlaw: Features Of Dramatic Adaptation And Theodore Dreiser’S Sister Carrie, Matt Dicintio

Theses and Dissertations

Although there are countless manuals devoted to playwriting, very few take up the craft of dramatic adaptation in a practical context. My rendering of Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie is an exploration of fundamental elements that require consideration when adapting for the stage. My approach to the characters’ inarticulateness reveals an inherent theatricality in the novel, which both respects Dreiser’s themes and makes them accessible through the conventions of the stage. I suggest the craft of dramatic adaptation should strike a delicate balance between being a “pilgrim” toward the intentions of the source and an “outlaw” in its innovative theatrical representation …

Marshall University Music Department Presents The College Of Fine Arts 17th Annual Awards Convocation, April 20, 2012, Marshall University

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Oleanna (2012), David Mamet

Season 2011-2012

No abstract provided.

Spring Dance Concert (April 20-21, 2012), Lindenwood University

Student Dance Programs & Brochures

Event program for Spring Dance Concert (April 20-21, 2012), Lindenwood University.

Body Language: Representations Of Dis/Ability In Life Writing And Improvisational Dance, Jenna N. Tico

Scripps Senior Theses

This thesis looks into autobiographical representations of disability and illness in life writing, a flexible form of creative nonfiction, and Contact Improvisation, a postmodern dance form, to argue how the structure of representation must incorporate the physical and emotional/intellectual in order to convey the necessary overlap between the mind and body.

Chapter One looks at Plaintext, by Nancy Mairs, to analyze the way her sporadic writing style mirrors the unpredictability of her multiple sclerosis. Chapter Two focuses on Autobiography of a Face, by Lucy Grealy, and examines how the irregularity of the author's face--and the various roles that she takes …

The Theatricality Of Tea Party Protests: Applying Theatrical Theory To The Modern American Political Scene, Sam Weiner

Human Communication and Theatre Theses

No abstract provided.

Method In Motion: Grounding A Movement Pedagogy In The Lessons Of Stanislavski, Kevin Inouye

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is an exploration of movement pedagogy as a continuation of basic acting lessons from Stanislavski. Using the example of an introductory semester of movement instruction, physical acting and movement concepts are explained in terms of their connection to and derivation from universally accepted acting terminology and ideas. This is put forth as a way to facilitate the synthesis of movement instruction with other acting curriculum, as well as providing a new way to view some familiar acting concepts. Several specific examples are explored in more depth as case studies in physical equivalents to the intellectual, visual, or emotional …