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Orlando Program [2013], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2012-2013 Season

By Virginia Woolf

Adapted by Sarah Ruhl

Directed by Meghan Brodie

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

The Art Of Adaptation, Katharine E. Jordan

Honors Theses and Capstones

My honors thesis The Art of Adaptation discusses the process of adapting old stories and theatrical pieces for modern audiences through the exploration of various adaptations (theatrical, operatic, dance and film) of Euripides' Medea. It also touches on my own short, modern, adaptation; FURY: A Rock Musical Inspired by Medea. All of this research was important in making the performance aspect of my capstone the best it could be.

Die Fledermaus Program [2013], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2012-2013 Season

Operetta by Johann Strauss

Directed by Assunta Kent

Musical Direction by Ellen Chickering

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

The Zoo Story And The American Dream Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2012-2013 Season

By Edward Albee

Directed by William Steele

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

Sheridan's Promising Tale Is Half Told, Ian Kilroy

Articles

Review of 'Break a Leg', the memoir by Irish theatre artist Peter Sheridan. First published in the Sunday Business Post Magazine.

The Glass Menagerie Program [2012], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2012-2013 Season

By Tennessee Williams

Directed by Thomas Power

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

You Can't Take It With You Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2012-2013 Season

By George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart

Directed by Wil Kilroy

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

8 Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2012-2013 Season

A New Play by Dustin Lance Black

Directed by Wil Kilroy

Barefoot In The Park, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2012 Summer Theatre

What happens when two very different people fall in love? Paul likes to wear his gloves in the winter and Corie wants to walk barefoot in the park. Mix in the crazy neighbors upstairs, Victor Velasco, who "wears Japanese kimonos and sleeps on rugs" and Corie's mother who "wears a hairnet and sleeps on a board" and expect some complications. Set in 1963, Barefoot in the Park captures the tension between the freedom of the burgeoning 60's and the conventions of the waning 50's. Corie and Victor are pre-hippies, attuned to their libidos and their desire for freedom and adventure. …

Noises Off

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2012 performance of Noises Off by Michael Frayn.

Noises Off is a farce involving the small cast of a play and how their offstage drama impacts their onstage drama.

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).

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 Drowsy Chaperone Program [2012], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2011-2012 Season

Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison

Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

Directed by Assunta Kent

Musical Direction by Edward Reichert

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

Eurydice Program [2012], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2011-2012 Season

By Sarah Ruhl

Directed by Meghan Brodie

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

The Masks Of Commedia Del’Arte, Noh Theater And Classical Greece: The Cultural Meanings, Influences And Similarities, Makena Bennett

A with Honors Projects

This essay examines the use and meanings of masks in Noh, commedia dell'art, and classical Greek theatre.

Dance Usm! Program [2011], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2011-2012 Season

Directed by Maria Tzianabos

Associate Director: Janette Hough-Fertig

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Program [2011], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2011-2012 Season

Written and Directed by Wil Kilroy

Devised with the Cast

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

A View From The Bridge Program [2011], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2011-2012 Season

Written by Arthur Miller

Directed by Thomas Power

Diary Of A Dream, Donnell Walsh

Faculty Scholarship

LIndenwood University academic dean's description of the process of building a new performing arts center.

Harvey Program [2011], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2010-2011 Season

By Mary Chase

Directed by William Steele

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

Triumph Of Love Program [2011], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2010-2011 Season

Book by James Magruder

Music by Jeffrey Stock

Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead

Based on the play by Marivaux

Directed by Assunta Kent

Musical Direction by Edward Reichert

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

Airswimming Program [2011], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2010-2011 Season

Written by Charlotte Jones

Director Meghan Brodie

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

The Salt Lake Theatre: Brigham's Playhouse, Kenneth L. Alford Ph.D., Robert C. Freeman Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

A history of the Salt Lake Theatre (dedicated in 1862).

Betrayal Program [2010], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2010-2011 Season

Written by Harold Pinter

Directed by Thomas Power

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

Lend Me A Tenor Program [2010], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2010-2011 Season

By Ken Ludwig

Directed by Wil Kilroy

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

Inook And The Sun Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2009-2010 Season

By Henry Beissel

Directed by Assunta Kent

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

Pajama Game Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2009-2010 Season

Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell

Score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross

Directed by Wil Kilroy

Musical Direction by Edward Reichert

Choreography by Vanessa Beyland

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

0776: Elaine Novak Papers, 1956-1995, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection is composed of the papers of Elaine Novak, theatre professor at Marshall University. Included are class notes, shows notes, and personal ephemera.

Le Théâtre Amateur Marocain. Trajectoire D’Un Théâtre Alternatif, Omar Fertat

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Modern Moroccan theatre was born with non-professional artists and has remained intimately linked to this milieu. Unlike professional playwrights, non-professional artists have never bowed to the demands of political authorities, whether it be the French administration or the local Makhzen. They used this artistic medium as a forum for debate and resistance against the oppressor. This freedom of expression operated not just at the political level but also at the aesthetic level. Since non-professionals were not constrained by the need to please an audience fond of social comedies and melodramas, they could explore more risky avant-garde paths. In spite of …

Dance Usm! Program [2009], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2009-2010 Season

Directed by Maria Tzianabos