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The Role Of Ansel In Tracy Letts' Killer Joe: A Production Thesis In Acting, Ronald William Smith

LSU Master's Theses

This thesis will explore my development of the character Ansel Smith in Tracy Letts’ Killer Joe. The thesis is in a journal format and it will chronicle the rehearsal process from preproduction, through the run, and postproduction. It will explore the progression of finding this character and the overall process of developing the show with two casts.

Sexual Slander And Working Women In "The Roaring Girl", Mario Digangi

Publications and Research

Though scholarship of the early modern era focuses on the character of Moll Frith when considering the gender ideology contained in Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's "The Roaring Girl," the play's other female characters are also of interest. The "citizen wives" of the play are women who, though married, work outside the home. Their special status in the emerging capitalist marketplace of the early modern era gave rise to unique anxieties about their economic power and sexual availability. These anxieties in turn made these women especially susceptible to slander against their sexual reputation and thus respectability in the community. An …

Illuminating Theatre / Ariel Davis : Utah Innovator, J. Michael Hunter

Faculty Publications

The general history of stage lighting and of lighting in the Salt Lake Theatre are described. Ariel Davis (1912-1997) was a famous inventor of theatrical lighting equipment. He grew up in Provo and graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU).

Toscanini And The Myth Of Textual Fidelity, Linda B. Fairtile

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

Changes in the public perception of performing artists make for fascinating study. There once was a time when the Three Tenors were considered mere mortals. And there was a time when a conductor, Arturo Toscanini, was considered the living embodiment of the composers whose music he performed. Largely through the efforts of the press and the National Broadcasting Company, Toscanini came to be known as the only musician with the integrity and modesty to perform a composition exactly as it was notated in the musical score. Thanks to the existence of recorded performances, as well as the reminiscences of some …

Art Or Propaganda: A Historical And Critical Analysis Of African-American Approaches To Dramatic Theory, 1900–1965, Henry D. Miller

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation surveys African American approaches to dramatic theory from 1900 to 1965, demonstrating that in the period the issue dominating the field was a great debate that defined black drama as art on the one hand and as propaganda on the other. In an African American cultural history replete with covert and overt struggles for social and political equality, the art or propaganda question necessarily reached a magnitude and importance found in no other area of twentieth-century dramatic theory. The comprehensiveness of the debate that interrogated this question and its historical and cultural depth has largely gone untreated. Moreover, …

Dalí'S Musical Roundabouts, Antoni Pizà

Publications and Research

Those familiar with Salvador Dalí's contradictory nature as well as his propensity to mask his own thoughts will not be surprised to learn that, publicly, he despised music, though obviously that was not the case at all. In fact, many witnesses say – Amanda Lear, for one – he was actually quite musical and, time and again, he could be caught off guard singing or humming Catalan folk songs, sardanas, zarzuelas, and cuplés – all folksy, kitschy, and, by most accounts, tacky popular songs. Dalí, however, went to a great length to conceal this spontaneous love for the simple, uncomplicated …

Producing Play From Page To Stage, Melissa Anne Hurt

Theses and Dissertations

Producing Play from Page to Stage describes my experience producing and directing Samuel Beckett's Play. Chapter One, "Conception," includes my process of preproduction work, arranging rehearsal times and establishing goals. Chapter Two, "The Creative Process," includes all components of the creative process—rehearsal progress, working with a vocal coach, understanding and working with the light, and the incorporation of music. Chapter Three, "Challenges and Obstacles," speaks specifically of the difficulties with the technical elements and the many diverse roles as producer. Chapter Four, "Performances," includes excerpts from my journal for each performance and Chapter Five, "Reflections," includes my actors' reflections of …

Theatre In Pioneer Utah, J. Michael Hunter

Faculty Publications

The performance of theater and drama in Utah and the buildings that housed them are described. Theater was an important community project from the earliest days of Mormon settlement in Utah, beginning with the Social Hall. The Salt Lake Theatre opened in 1862 and until its demolition in 1928 was an important theater in the American West. Theater was a community project by the Mormon settlers of the Salt Lake Valley under the leadership of Brigham Young.

Combat Dance:A Creatively Holistic Approach To Movement Performance Art, Raymont Lee Anderson

Theses and Dissertations

"Combat Dance" is an eclectic blend of combat and dance art forms combined and taught from the Fall 2001 to Spring 2003. As defined here, combat dance is a blend of techniques and principles gleaned from both unarmed and armed aspects of stage combat, martial arts (such as aikido and kung fu), modern dance and other expressive movements used to tell a story of conflict. Its primary purpose is to provide both actors and non-actors greater awareness and control of their bodies and to provide a range of creative avenues of expression. Combat dance gives the performers a unique and …

Searching For The Impossible Dream, Staging The Impossible Script, Timothy A. Brien

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is an exploration of the novella The Malady of Death by Marguerite Duras and my subsequent production of this book. It covers Duras' history and influences in writing this book while at the same time gives an account of all my directorial attempts with this piece. With regards to Duras, the influence of the nouveau roman writers in the mid twentieth century and her relationship at the time of her writing Malady is discussed. For my part, I divulge my initial exposure to the piece, the previous attempts to stage the work, my latest attempt with extensive research, …

"The Tenter-Hooks Of Temptation": The Debate Over Theatre In Post-Revolutionary America, Meredith Bartron

The Gettysburg Historical Journal

In Royall Tyler’s 1787 play The Contrast, the innocent and simple Yankee Jonathan unknowingly attends a playhouse, mistaking it for a hocus pocus show. The historian and eighteenth-century theatre manager, William Dunlap, later criticized Tyler’s play because his hero was a clown who misrepresented the new nation that the Revolutionary War created. Tyler’s satirical portrait of his hero, however, is not an attack on the Yankee, but rather a symbol of the ideological conflicts within America. Jonathan repeats the religious charges against theatre, but he also joins in the fun at the playhouse. He is simple and honest, but he …

Costume Design For Roosters By Milcha Sanchez-Scot, Theatre Uni, Spring Semester, 2003, Carmelita Tyson Guse

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study is to document the process of designing costumes for Theatre UNI's production of Roosters by Milcha Sanchez-Scott. It serves to document the collaboration between director and designers that is necessary to produce a quality theatrical work. This work is a compilation of the research and creative process. Charts, lists, renderings, photographs, and a journal are included to show the progression of the process, in addition to pre-production research.

Roosters was performed in the Bertha Martin Theatre February 27-March 2 and March 6-9, 2003. The play chronicles a special day in the life of the Morales …

Kuo Pao Kun: The Spirit Of The Eagle, Margaret Chan

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Kuo Pao Kun (1939–2002) was the doyen of Singapore theatre and is considered by many as the most important figure in the nation’s cultural history. The author discusses the art of Kuo Pao Kun; his humanist theatre and his rigorous demands of artistic commitment.

Clowns: A Minimalist Multimedia Musical (2002), Channing Joseph

Season 2002-2003

No abstract provided.

Auditions For Waiting For Godot, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre, Harkins Hall

Auditions for Waiting for Godot

Tuesday, December 3, 2002, 7pm

We All Fall Down Poster [2002], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2002-2003 Season

Written by Student Playwright Jennifer Bowdish

Directed by Willam Steele and Thomas Power

Poster Dimensions: 11" x 17"

Also included: We All Fall Down Postcard

Postcard Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"

L'Espace Scriptural Chez Kourouma Ou La Tragicomédie Du Roman, Jean Ouédraogo

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Ahmadou Koruouma's fiction transcends the traditional limits of the novelistic genre. This explains, in part, the irritation of both the French and the African establishments following the appearance of his first novel, Les soleils des independances, in which both writing and language enhance the subversive effect. The banning and subsequent disappearance of Kourouma's play, Tougnatigui ou le Diseur de verite and the dramatic adaptations of his first two novels call for an appreciation of his entire work from a dramaturgical perspective. In this study, we shall analyse the constitutive elements of the intergeneric qualities underlying Kourouma's writing. To this end, …

The Cutting Edge, November/December 2002, Vol. 12 Issue 6, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

La Escena Madrileña De 1900 A 1905, Noelia Silva De Baya

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

No abstract provided.

Mixed Media November 24, 2002, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The November 24, 2002 issue includes articles on a student's experience creating digital art, interviews with RISD and Brown students, a volunteering experience at a preschool in Brooklyn, community service opportunities, the lack of scary villains in contemporary children's films, film and music reviews, along with the comic "Juan Two Three" by Juan Diaz, "Speed Limit 666" by Paolo Rivera, "Idle/" by R. Kikuo Johnson, "Atlas and the Beast from Time Forgotten," "Cottontail" by Jen Rolfsema, "Bass Turds" by Adam Sacks, "Stuff of Dreams" by Andrew Kaiko, advice columns, event …

Fall Dance Concert 2002 Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

'64 Hall, Slavin Center

Fall Dance Concert 2002

Saturday, November 23, 2002, 8pm

Sunday, November 24, 2002, 2pm

Fall Dance Concert 2002 Playbill, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

'64 Hall, Slavin Center

Fall Dance Concert 2002

Saturday & Sunday, November 23-24, 2002

Director, Dr. Wendy Oliver

Choreographers: Wendy Oliver, Lindsey Ahern, Courtney Bozigian, Diana Montalbano, Staci DiNegris, Natalie Nucifora, Sarah Firetto, Allison Charron, Mabel Botelho, Marisa Lolicata, Michelle Boucher, Autumne Montague, Kaitlyn Callery, Kate Souza

Dancers: Rebecca Askey, Rafaela Kirloss, Lisa Munroe, Natalie Nucifora, Caitlyn Tsuchiya, Meghan Welsh, Lindsey Ahern, Katie Bousquet, Kaitlyn Callery, Sarah Firetto, Robyn Forcier, Diana Montalbano, Kate Souza, Devan Ahern, Courtney Bozigian, Lauren Tellier, Michelle Boucher, Sarah Brooks, Staci DiNegris, Autumne Montague, Allison Charron, Mary …

The Friars' Cell (The Student Laboratory Theatre Of Providence College) Presents Two One-Act Plays Playbill, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

The Friars' Cell (The Student Laboratory Theatre of Providence College) Presents Two One-Act Plays

November 22-24, 2002

Thank You, Doctor, by Gilbert Emery

Director, Sarah Orr '03

Cast: Elizabeth Larsen-Silva - Mrs. Lester; Laura Cheely - Nurse Gray; Erik Andersen - Dr. Gurney; Brett Rowan - A Patient; Jason O. Davis - Cort

The Real Inspector Hound, by Tom Stoppard

Director, Michael Propster '03

Cast: Katie Cheely - Moon; Daniel Janiero - Birdboot; Melissa Bowler - Mrs. Drudge; James Frascatore - Simon; Betsey Jensen - Felicity; Lauren Keyes …

Real Inspector Hound And Thank You Doctor Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Real Inspector Hound, by Tom Stoppard

Thank You Doctor, by Gilbert Emery

Friday & Saturday, November 22 & 23, 2002, 8pm

Sunday, November 24, 2002, 2pm

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Parkland College

Parkland Theatre

By William Shakespeare

Director: L. Grace Godwin
Lighting Designer: Sean Murphy
Costume Designer: Elisha Adelman
Scenic Coordinator/Technical Director: David G. Dillman

November 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 at 8pm
November 24 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
2002

The Miracle Worker

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 2002 performance of The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.

The Miracle Worker is based on the autobiography of Helen Keller.

Ticket Information For The Cast And Crew Of Friars' Cell, Box Office

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Memo from the Box Office regarding ticket information for the cast and crew of Friars' Cell

November 8, 2002

Friars' Cell One Act Plays Press Release, Susan Werner

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Friars' Cell One Act Plays press release

November 2002

Providence College Dance Company Press Release, Wendy Oliver

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Providence College Dance Company (Fall Dance Concert) press release

November 2002

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

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Letter from the Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film to the Dominican Sisters

November 1, 2002