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Performing Tennessee Williams, Augustine Correro Iii

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is dedicated to illustrating the unique challenges of staging works by the playwright Tennessee Williams, and to making suggestions on how to avoid common pitfalls in production, performance, and direction of his plays. It uses evidence from the playwright’s various biographical works as well as insight and conjecture from the author’s experience to illuminate these challenges and help the reader to avoid hackneyed or ineffective staging practices. It touches on the effect of film adaptations on stage performances; the typical portrayal of American Southern characters onstage; the aural ramifications of Williams’s poetry to a now-visually-centered audience; stylistic elements …

The Compromise (2012), Gabriel M. Emeka

Season 2011-2012

No abstract provided.

American Jihad: Understanding The Social Backlash Against Muslim Americans Through The Context Of Ethnotheatre, Sameehan Patel

Honors Projects

I am a brown person. The color of my skin dictates much of how American society has and will interact with me. Whether it is to my advantage or my disadvantage, the cultural fabric of America will isolate who I am because of the color that I am. American culture has racial assumptions embedded within its grain, lending to the alienation and eventual discrimination of certain races. The idea of a marginalized race is no foreign concept in the Anglo American hegemony, but the ever morphing idea of the “other” is my point of inquiry. On September 11^th 2001, …

I Just Knew: Love Stories From Westminster Village, Allison M. Sutton

Honors Projects

My project focuses on the goal of learning to create an ethnodrama (a theatre piece created from qualitative research data) based on stories from a specific community, to be performed for that community. I plan to conduct a focus group and 6-8 interviews at Westminster Village, workshop a staged reading of a new hour-long play based on texts from the interviews and focus group with IWU theatre students, and perform this staged reading at Westminster Village for the participants in my study and invited guests. I hope to learn qualitative research methodologies, including entering the field and conducting focus groups …

The Voice Of Ritual: A Pedagogical Exploration Teaching Body And Breath Using The Principles Of Ritual Poetic Drama Within The African Continuum, Jacquelynn Camden

Theses and Dissertations

THE VOICE OF RITUAL: AN EXPLORATION TEACHING BODY AND BREATH USING THE PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF RITUAL POETIC DRAMA WITHIN THE AFRICAN CONTINUUM By Jacquelynn Rae Camden, MFA Candidate A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts Theatre Pedagogy: Voice and Speech & Ritual Poetic Drama Within the African Continuum at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2012 Major Director: Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Theatre The focus of my undergraduate training and the concentration of my graduate work have been specifically in two areas: Ritual Poetic Drama Within the African Continuum under the …

The Universality Of Laban Movement Analysis, Marie C. Boyette

Theses and Dissertations

Rudolf Laban: Father of Modern dance, revolutionary within the field of movement studies, and inventor of Labanotation. His work is so universal it has been applied to dancing, acting, industrial work, and movement therapy. This thesis will specifically discuss the use of his system as it applies to actor training. However before that it is important for me as a teacher to understand the potential ideologies and historical implications that are associated with a theory or body of work before passing it on, lest we unknowingly propagate a system of thought that is associated with destructive ideologies. This becomes particularly …

The Eliza-Higgins Model: The Ideology, Rapport And Methods Of Dialect Acquisition, Stacey Cabaj

Theses and Dissertations

George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion (1912) and its musical adaptation, My Fair Lady (1956) offer 20th century’s most famous example of dialect acquisition: the transformation of Eliza Doolittle under the tutelage of Professor Henry Higgins. The opportunity to work on Barksdale Theatre’s production of My Fair Lady (2012), both as the actress playing Eliza Doolittle and as a dialect coach for the production, prompted an analysis of the dialect pedagogy of Henry Higgins. The centenary of Pygmalion is also a prime juncture to document, in contrast or complement to Higgins’ model, contemporary theories and techniques of dialect pedagogy. Chapter one of …

Poor Murderer Strike Erase The Maze Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

Poor Murderer strike

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Incite, In Mind, Ashley M. Deran

Honors Theses

I create because I am more fluent in the language of movement than any other dialect. Performing and choreographing serves as an outlet through which I convey my feelings, thoughts and opinions in the most direct and innate way possible. My capstone project illiustrates that movement and language hold equal potential to impact an audience. This comprehensive work serves as a culmination of artistic exploration and includes a video of original choreography entitled Under Ouse for the 2012 Graduating Presentation Concert, Incite, In Mind. Under Ouse explores weight and momentum as well as dependence in relationships while drawing from the …

King's Theatre Queens: Three Successful Women In The Early Classical Era, Ashley Mchugh

2012 Awards for Excellence in Student Research & Creative Activity - Documents

In the early Classical era, three particular women are accredited with encompassing the vocal style and techniques of the timeframe: Madame Gertrud Mara, Brigida Giorgi Banti, and Mrs. Elizabeth Billington. They were of different nationalities, statuses, educational backgrounds, vocal qualities, and performance strengths. However, they were all frequently associated with similar repertoire, critics and audiences, and companies- especially the King's Theatre in London.

Murder By Natural Causes, Parkland College

Parkland Theatre

By Richard Levinson and William Link
Adapted by Tim Kelly

Director: Abigail Manekin
Scenic Designer: Bernard Wolff
Lighting Designer: Kris Kirkwood
Costume Designer: Randi Jennifer Collins Hard
Sound Designer: Evan Forbes
Technical Director: David G. Dillman
Assistant Technical Director: Matt Rowlen

April 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 7:30pm
April 22 at 3pm
2012

To view images from this production, visit Murder By Natural Causes (2012).

Giraudoux At The Gates, Samantha Walker

Undergraduate Research Conference

An in-depth look at the original production of Jean Giraudoux's play Tiger at the Gates, how it had become such a famous performance, and how some of the intents of the playwright were not easily translated from French to English.

Letter From The Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film To The Dominican Fathers And Sisters, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Letter from the Department of Theatre, Dance & Film to the Dominican Fathers and Sisters inviting them to the Spring Dance Concert.

April 10, 2012

Gian Carlo Menotti's The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

A Streetcar Named Desire (April 6-7, 12-14, 2012), Tennessee Williams

Student Theatre Programs

Program for A Streetcar Named Desire (April 6-7, 12-14, 2012).

Review Of "Replaying The Renaissance: Essays On Shakespeare, Jonson, And Others." Arnold Preussner. Kirskville, Mo: Naciketas Press, 2010., Andrew Vorder Bruegge

College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty Publications

Review of a collection of theatre reviews by the author. Reviews cover productions across North America.

Medea, April 26-28, 2012, Theatre Arts Discipline

Theatre Programs

University of Minnesota, Morris production of Medea by Euripides, translated by Frederic Raphael & Kenneth McLeish and directed by Lynn Bixler.

Synopsis: In a continuation of the stories of Jason and the Argonauts, foreign princess and sorceress Medea has murdered her own father to help Jason win the Golden Fleece and the kingdom of Thessaly. They have married and have two sons. Now in ancient Corinth, Medea is told that Jason will be marrying the Corinthian princess. The King of Corinth, anticipating her wrath, sends her into exile. She plans revenge against Jason and negotiates safe haven with the naïve …

Hedda Gabler Program [2012], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2011-2012 Season

By Henrik Ibsen

Directed by William Steele

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

The Music And The Mirror Cast And Crew Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

The Music and the Mirror cast and crew informational poster

Lend Me A Tenor Audition And Actor Agreement Form, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

Lend Me a Tenor audition and actor agreement form

Poor Murderer Audition Form, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

Poor Murderer audition form

Poor Murderer Actor Agreement, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

Poor Murderer actor agreement

The Fight Master, Spring 2012, Vol. 34 Issue 1, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.

Ua68 Arts & Letters :The Magazine Of Potter College At Western Kentucky University, Karen Schneider, Editor-In-Chief, David Lee, Dean

PCAL Publications

No abstract provided.

La Boheme, School Of Music, School Of Theatre And Dance

Programs - Theatre, Dance, and Film

Productions took place March 30-31 at 7:30 pm; April 1 at 2 pm; April 5-7 at 7:30 pm, 2012

Tooth Of Crime, School Of Theatre And Dance

Programs - Theatre, Dance, and Film

By Sam Shepard

Music and Lyrics by T Bone Burnett

Productions took place April 27-30 at 7:30 pm, April 30 at 2:00 pm, 2012

La Boheme, School Of Theatre And Dance, School Of Music

Programs - Theatre, Dance, and Film

By Giacomo Puccini

Productions took place March 30-31 at 7:30 pm; April 1 at 2 pm; April 5-7 at 7:30 pm, 2012

Memory Of Water Scenic Design-- Reinventing Memories On Stage, Xuehui (Kate) Li

Honors Theses and Capstones

My paper describes my process of designing the set for the UNH Theatre and Dance Department production The Memory of Water. Linking dream and reality together, the set design of the show is my attempt and process of putting the non-realistic elements into a more tangible form-- reinventing the memories on the stage.

Theatre, Education And Performance – The Map And The Story (Book Review), Daphnie Sicre

Theatre Arts Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Poor Murderer Playbill, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Angell Blackfriars Theatre

Poor Murderer by Pavel Kohout

March 30 - April 1 & April 13 - 15, 2012

Directed by John Garrity

Scenic Design: Carl Gudenius & Shuxing Fan

Lighting Design: Tim Cryan

Vocal Coach: David Harper

Costume Design: Kathryn Kawecki

Sound Design: Paul Perry

Choreography: Rebecca Sawicki '14

Cast: Patrick Mark Saunders - ANTON IGNATYEVICH KERZHENTSEV; Kelly Smith - NURSE ANYA; Grace Curley - NURSE BERTA; Kevin Lynch - PROFESSOR DRZHEMBITSKY; Jeff DeSisto - FIRST ACTOR; also: Alexy Konstantinovich Savelyov, Polonius & Hamlet II; Aubrey Dion - FIRST ACTRESS; also: …