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91	Myrrha Now: Reimagining Classic Myth and Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses in the #metoo Era Pukszta, Claire A 01 January 2019 (has links) This paper represents the final culmination of a theater senior project. The project consisted of an analytical research paper, performance in a mainstage department production, and supporting process documentation. I portrayed Myrrha, Hunger, Zeus, and others in a production of the play Metamorphoses. Through research on Mary Zimmerman’s 1998 play Metamorphoses, adapted from the works of Roman poet Ovid, this thesis grapples with the historical meaning of the myth of Myrrha. A polarizing figure, Myrrha was cursed to fall in lust with her father. By exploring of portrayals sexual assault onstage, I tackle themes of audience relationships to trauma and taboo subjects. I seek to understand the importance of her story in a modern context, specifically considering the #metoo movement and increasingly public discussions around sexual violence, rape culture, and systematic oppression. I stress our responsibility to understand how codifying stories on stage impacts audiences. This project also contains my conceptualization for the characters I portrayed in Metamorphoses, my rehearsal journal, and post-show reflections. In these sections, I detail the acting theory behind my characters as well as the steps we took to adapt Metamorphoses for our community. Theater Mythology Myrrha Ovid Metamorphoses Classics Acting Classical Literature and Philology Classics Other Classics Other Theatre and Performance Studies Performance Studies Theatre and Performance Studies Theatre History
92	Hamlet #PRINCEOFDENMARK: Exploring Gender and Technology through a Contemporary Feminist Re-Interpretation Of Hamlet Breedlove, Allegra B. 01 January 2015 (has links) Exploring the process of designing, producing, directing and starring in a multimedia feminist re-interpretation of Shakespeare's Hamlet set in a contemporary social media landscape. Theatre Shakespeare Social Media Feminism Hamlet Video Acting Film Production Literature in English, British Isles Literature in English, North America Other Theatre and Performance Studies Women's Studies
93	Spirited Pioneer: The Life of Emma Hardinge Britten Howe, Lisa A 13 November 2015 (has links) Emma Hardinge Britten’s life encompassed and reflected many of the challenges and opportunities afforded to women in the Victorian world. This dissertation explores the multi-layered Victorian landscape through the life of an individual in order not only to tell her individual story, but also to gain a more nuanced understanding of how nineteenth-century norms of gender, class, religion, science and politics combined to create opportunities and obstacles for women in Britten’s generation. Britten was an actor, a musician, a writer, a theologian, a political activist, a magazine publisher, a spirit medium, a lecturer, and a Spiritualist missionary. Taking into account her multiple subjectivities, this dissertation relies on historical biography to contextualize Britten’s life in a number of areas, including Modern Spiritualism and political and civic engagement in the second half of the nineteenth century in Britain, the U.S., and Australia. The dissertation is organized thematically in a quasi-chronological manner. Time frames overlap between chapters, as Britten travels from the realm of politics to that of science and to religion. Each chapter reflects this transformation of Britten’s multiple intellectual and spiritual engagements, including performance, religion, politics and science. Emma Hardinge Britten challenged, whether consciously or not, gendered expectations by attaining a presence in a male-dominated public. Even though her life and accomplishments pre-date the New Woman of the fin de siècle, Britten established a successful career and her life creates a foreshadowing of the larger movements to come. She was an extraordinarily politically active woman whose influence reached three continents in her lifetime and beyond. biography Spiritualism Emma Hardinge Britten Victorian United States Victorian Britain Cultural History History of Gender History of Religion New Religious Movements Other Theatre and Performance Studies United States History Women's History
94	We Are French. Et Anglais Nous Restons. Bowie, Alison Jane 29 August 2014 (has links) French Canadian playwright Joseph Armand Leclaire (1888-1931) was very well known and respected in his time. Although he wrote over thirty plays, lyrics to several songs and an abundance of political poems, most of his work has been lost and Leclaire himself seems to have been forgotten. Several of his plays were produced at the time they were written, including his 1916 play La petite maîtresse de l'école (later published in 1929 as Le petit maître d'école), but none have been presented postumously nor have any been translated. This M. F. A. thesis presents the first ever translation and adpatation of Leclaire's play, titled in English as The Little Schoolmaster. The first half of the thesis provide historical context for the play's significance, as well as information about Armand Leclaire and the changes he made to his own work between the original 1916 version and the 1929 published version. The thesis then analyses the creative acts of translation and adaptation, proposing a new model of translation for a linguistically rich audience. Through this new model of translation-adaptation for a bilingual spectrum, the thesis concludes by demonstrating that dramaturgy can serve as a dynamic instrument for communities to engage in the exploration of bilingual and bicultural identity. theater Canadian dramaturgy post-colonial bilingual bicultural Cultural History Fine Arts French and Francophone Literature Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Other Theatre and Performance Studies Performance Studies Playwriting Theatre History
95	TRANSgressive Acts: Adapting Applied Theatre Techniques For A Transgender Community Lefevre, Theo F 27 October 2017 (has links) This MFA Thesis traces my work as a joker (a la Theatre of the Oppressed) and facilitator through a three-year-long project with a trans applied theatre troupe. The troupe explored several techniques, including Image Theatre, Playback Theatre, storytelling exercises, and somatic movement. In three semester-long workshops, the troupe focused work around three sets of techniques. In the first workshop, the troupe explored the community-based interview process of Undesirable Elements, as designed by Ping Chong in collaboration with Talvin Wilks and Sara Zatz. These techniques were interrogated using queer and trans temporalities. In the second unit, the troupe practiced Augusto Boal’s “Cops in the Head” techniques from The Rainbow of Desire, utilizing a sociological perspective to examine the “ghosts” these techniques produce. In the final semester, I devised techniques specifically for and about transgender people, invoking trans theory and queer theory to explore issues of naming, trauma, and trans possibilities. Through this work I argue that techniques designed for cisgender bodies require adaptation to find success in transgender communities. I argue that the future of this work is not transforming existing techniques to suit our needs, rather it is creating techniques with transgender bodies and identities at the core. applied theatre transgender trans theatre Boal theater trans naming Ping Chong Theatre of the Oppressed Undesirable Elements Rainbow of Desire Gender and Sexuality Other Theatre and Performance Studies Performance Studies
96	A historical study of the theatre of the Mother Lode during the Gold Rush period Trulsson, Berton Everett 01 January 1950 (has links) Many events of the gold rush have been adequately narrated in numerous books and articles. The succeeding pages in this thesis will recall, historically by topic, important incidents of one phase of that period never before treated as a separate study that phase is the theatre of the Mother Lode region. The argonauts of the Mother Lode wanted to be entertained and could pay for it. Many preferred the saloon and gamboling hall, but the theatre did not languish because of this, and in fact, developed in some instances directly out of the saloons and fandango halls. It was the purpose of this study (1) to present the history of the theatre of the Mother Lode during that portion of the gold rush period of the decade 1851-1861; (2) to show who some of the notable thespians were; (3) to describe the modes of transportation used; (4) to give historical accounts of the buildings used for, or built for, theatres; (5) to review some of the plays and performances offered; and (6) to show the influence of the audiences' reactions to the bill of theatrical fare. Theaters California Arts and Humanities Communication Critical and Cultural Studies Cultural History History Other Communication Other Theatre and Performance Studies Performance Studies Public History Social and Behavioral Sciences Social History Speech and Rhetorical Studies Theatre and Performance Studies Theatre History United States History
97	An analysis of production procedures in the stage play Harriet Ulrici, Harold Harvey 01 January 1949 (has links) (PDF) It is the purpose of this thesis to present the research, planning, and actual production procedures of the play entitled Harriet, as written by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements. This is the production which was originally done by Gilbert Miller at Henry Miller's Theatre in 1943 with Miss Helen Hayes in the title role. Florence Harriet Ryerson Colin Clements Harriet Gilbert Miller Henry Miller Helen Hayes Arts and Humanities Communication Other Theatre and Performance Studies Playwriting Social and Behavioral Sciences Speech and Rhetorical Studies Theatre and Performance Studies Theatre History
98	Through the Eyes of the Homeless Soto, Aisha M. 18 December 2014 (has links) When reviewing the entire project from start to completion, I can honestly say, Through the Eyes of the Homeless is a play about ten women and their plight. It illustrates their dealings with everyday issues of hurt, disappointment, abuse, love, and hope. I believe the true impact of this play is the undeniable prayer for help and hope within each monologue. Despite the horrors that are unveiled and released through hidden secrets, the undertone of betterment is truly resonating. My own expectation for this play is simply to strike awareness and understanding in the eyes of the people. It is my objective to have each audience member leave the show with a completely different perspective on homelessness. Homelessness seems to be one of those taboo societal problems the world chooses to turn away from because of lack of awareness. I believe it is fear of the unknown that keeps us blind, deaf, and dumb about certain issues. After all is said and done, I am simply asking anyone who reads this play, watches it, or hears it to listen to each voice carefully and the message it conveys. Homelessness Theatre Drama One Act Poverty Women Acting Civic and Community Engagement Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Educational Sociology Fine Arts Gender and Sexuality Other Theatre and Performance Studies Performance Studies Playwriting Politics and Social Change Race and Ethnicity Social Psychology Social Psychology and Interaction Sociology of Culture Urban Studies and Planning
99	Love On - The Life of a Suicide Survivor: A Performance Autoethnographic Study Wheeler, Patricia R 01 May 2016 (has links) Suicide touches the lives of millions of people each year in this country alone, yet conversations about suicide loss and survival after a loss remain taboo and often do not happen. The story I performed for this performance autoethnographic study centers on my life as a survivor of suicide. It provides a starting point for dialog regarding trauma, grief, and suicide loss. The narrative was constructed directly following the sudden death of my father, which had a direct effect on my ability to produce artistic work. The development, staging and performance of the story were altered to account for the situational depression I experienced during my creative process. I received feedback from the audience on what aspects of my telling were well developed, and what needed further development. I was able to experience the importance of balance in an autoethnographers personal life when writing about trauma and experiencing it directly. storytelling narrative autoethnography performance suicide grief Critical and Cultural Studies Family, Life Course, and Society Gender and Sexuality Other Arts and Humanities Other Communication Other Psychology Other Theatre and Performance Studies Performance Studies Personality and Social Contexts Women's Studies
100	Childhood Development: How the Fine and Performing Arts Enhance Neurological, Social, and Academic Traits Rowe, Katherine 01 May 2018 (has links) Abstract Childhood development has always been a major topic when studying psychology and biology. This makes sense because the brain develops from the time a child is conceived to the time that child has reached around the age of twenty-seven. Doctors, psychologists, and sociologists look at numerous things when studying childhood development. However, how common is it for researchers to study how the fine and performing arts affect childhood development? Sociologists tend to be extremely open and mindful of all aspects of things such as culture, sexuality, religion, and even age. By taking a sociological standpoint when studying the arts and studying childhood development, society is able to make connections between the two that leads to better understanding of a child's development socially, mentally, and academically. Childhood Development Arts Therapy Cognitive Functions Emotion Asperger's Art Education Art Practice Child Psychology Cognition and Perception Cognitive Psychology Dance Developmental Psychology Disability and Equity in Education Early Childhood Education Educational Psychology Experimental Analysis of Behavior Fine Arts Music Music Therapy Other Arts and Humanities Other Theatre and Performance Studies Personality and Social Contexts Social Psychology Sociology Theatre and Performance Studies

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