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Suspend Your Disbelief, Graham Kurtz

Honors Theses

In an ideal world, every theatre patron would recognize the important concept referred to as "suspension of disbelief." It is a proverbial contract "signed" by the audience member in which he or she agrees to subscribe to the ideas, characters, and circumstances portrayed by the actors they are about to watch. In many cases, these aspects of the production are highly out of the ordinary and require the audience to play along, otherwise any message or theme being communicated will be lost on the theatre-goers. The title of this cabaret performance is a demand that the audience allow the performers …

Agitated States: Performance In The American Theater Of Cruelty, Jodi Kanter

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Workflow 2004, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Workflow was a student publication on photography. This 2004 issue was the first and possibly only issue, and featured online photography resources, news from the RISD Photography department, responses to the First International Photography and Video Triennial, graduate and undergraduate work, alumni profiles, and a brief interview with Gary Metz.

Muffin February-March 2004, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Muffin was a newsletter produced in the early aughts by RISD’s Queer Student Union as a student guide to queer culture. The February/March 2004 issue was the first and features highlights from a lecture on 17th century "romantic friends" the Ladies of Langollen, Brown Queer Student Alliance updates, gay bar reviews, queer social groups and websites, and a short story by Nikki Ripple "Portrait of Lover #27."

Beyond Therapy Playbill, Providence College

Promotion Materials

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Siena 212

Beyond Therapy, written by Christopher Durang

February 28 & 29, 2004, 8pm

Directors, Betsey Jensen '05 & Rich Porcelli '05

Cast: Betsey Jensen - Prudence; Rich Porcelli - Bruce; Conor "Crash" Tansey - Stuart; Liz Larsen-Silva - Charlotte; Himself - Snoopy; Dan Janeiro - Bob; Jimmy James Foley - Andrew

Letter From The Providence College Department Of Theatre, Dance, And Film To The Dominican Sisters, The Providence College Department Of Theatre, Dance, And Film

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film

Letter from The Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film to the Dominican Sisters inviting them to a production of Dancing at Lughnasa.

February 20, 2004

Three Sisters (2004), Anton Chekhov

Season 2003-2004

No abstract provided.

Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre, Harkins Hall

Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Fridays & Saturdays, February 6-7 and 13-14, 2004, 8pm

Sundays, February 8 & 15, 2004, 2pm

Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Playbill, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre, Harkins Hall

Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) by Ann-Marie MacDonald

February 6-8 & 13-15, 2004

Director, Peter Sampieri

Scenic Design, Michael McGarty

Costume Design, David Costa-Cabral

Sound Design, Chris Warren

Vocal Coach, Thom Jones

Lighting Design, Deb Sullivan

Dramaturg, John Hennedy

Fight Choreography, Craig Handel

Cast: Julia Barrett - Constance Ledbelly; Richard Porcelli - Professor Claude Night / Iago / Romeo; Kerry McCormack - Ramona / Desdemona / Nurse; Daniel Janeiro - Othello / Tybalt; Elizabeth Larsen-Silva - Student / Juliet; …

Oberlin Shorts: A Festival Of One Act Plays (2004), Oberlin College Theater And Dance Program

Season 2003-2004

No abstract provided.

Sylvia, Parkland College

Parkland Theatre

By A.R. Gurney

Director: Betsy Peterson
Scenic/Lighting Designer: Thomas V. Korder
Costume Designer: Jeri Corso
Properties Designer: Julie Rundell
Audio Designer: Neal Ryan Shaw*
Technical Director: David G. Dillman

February 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 8 p.m.
February 15 at 3 p.m.
Post Show Talk Friday, February 6
Parkland College Theatre
2004

Produced by special permission from Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

To view images from this production, visit Sylvia (2004).

Memo From John Garrity To Cast And Crew, Tdf Faculty And Staff, John Garrity

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Memo from John Garrity to cast and crew, TDF faculty and staff regarding Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).

February 3, 2004

End Of The World, Missouri Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2003-2004 Season

by Chris Gyngell

Director Lindsey Higgins

Dancing At Lughnasa Press Release, Susan Werner

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Dancing at Lughnasa press release

February 2004

The Glass Menagerie Program [2004], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2003-2004 Season

by Tennessee Williams

A staged reading directed by William Steele & Thomas Power

The Cutting Edge, January/February 2004, Vol. 14 Issue 1, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

The Shadow Box, February 5-7, 2004, Theatre Arts Discipline

Theatre Programs

University of Minnesota, Morris production of The Shadow Box by Michael Cristofer and directed by Christopher Anderson.

Synopsis: n this compelling dramatic triptych, three terminal cancer patients dwell in separate cottages on a hospital's grounds. The three are attended and visited by family and close friends: Agnes and her mother Felicity, estranged further by the latter's dementia; Brian and Beverly, whose marital complications are exacerbated by Brian's new lover, Mark; and Joe and Maggie, unready for the strain of Joe's impending death and its effect on their teenage son.

A View From The Bridge, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2003-2004 Season

A View from the Bridge tells the story of Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman, whose incestuous love for his niece drives him to his own destruction. Playwright Arthur Miller first heard the story while doing research in Red Hook, Brooklyn for a totally different project. https://www.shmoop.com/view-from-the-bridge/

Memo From The Blackfriars Theatre Box Office To Cast And Crew, Blackfriars Theatre Box Office

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Memo from the Blackfriars Theatre Box Office to Cast and Crew regarding tickets to Dancing at Lughnasa.

February 26, 2004

Six Characters In Search Of An Author, Luigi Pirandello

SFA School of Theatre

No abstract provided.

The Two Maples, Eugene Schwartz

SFA School of Theatre

No abstract provided.

Direction Of The Play: Maricela De La Luz Lights The World, Susan Bethany Stratton

Graduate Student Projects

This project entailed the selection, background research and documentation, casting, direction, and post-production analysis of Castle Park High School's production of Jose Rivera's Maricela de la Luz Lights the World. Documentation includes research and analysis of the play, and an evaluation of the play as a production vehicle for the drama department of Castle Park High School. The analysis also includes a discussion as to the non-traditional directorial vision of this production.

Direction Of The Play: Catacombs, Aimee Hostetler

Graduate Student Projects

This project includes the selection, background, research and documentation, casting, direction, and post-production analysis of West Side Baptist Church's production of Catacombs. Documentation includes research of the Biblical setting, characters, past productions, and the structure of the play. A discussion as to the directorial vision and analysis in accordance with the Graduate Theatre Arts Program at Central Washington University is also included.

American Standard & The Princess Of Rome, Ohio: Two Plays, Jonathan Joy

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

From the back roads of Eastern Kentucky to the front porch of a southern Ohio home comes this collection of full length comedic plays by Jonathan Joy. Join two rural State Senate candidates (one Republican and one Democrat) forced to travel the campaign trail together in the political farce American Standard. Or see the world of dysfunctional family politics through the eyes of a fourteen year old girl in The Princess of Rome, Ohio. Also, trace the development of both works, from inception to production, in commentary that focuses on the process of writing for the stage.

Laughing Together : Community Based Theatre's Vital Sense Of Humour, Mary Moynihan, Paul Kennedy

Books/Book Chapters

No abstract provided.

Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Press Release, Susan Werner

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) press release

January 2004

Moulinet: An Action Quarterly, Volume 5, Issue 2, Moulinet Staff

Moulinet: An Action Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Directing And Designing Shakespeare's The Tempest, Lorney Roland O'Connor

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to assess the production level one person can achieve when directing, designing, and managing all aspects of a major theatrical production. It will identify strategies and techniques which are crucial for success in the areas of theatrical design and management.

Moulinet: An Action Quarterly, Volume 5, Issue 1, Moulinet Staff

Moulinet: An Action Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Moulinet: An Action Quarterly, Volume 5, Issue 3, Moulinet Staff

Moulinet: An Action Quarterly

No abstract provided.