Browsing by Thesis Department "Theatre (MU)"
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The American musical stage as a site of utopian possibilities : subversive representations of race and gender in Violet and Caroline, or change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)When considering American musicals as social barometers that both reflect and shape the national zeitgeist, two major traditions have been identified: the mid-twentieth-century Golden Age model, which champions the mainstream ... -
Becoming a feminist director in the academy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)In this dissertation, I investigate the creation of my performance of a feminist director. I examine how I became a feminist, what led me to directing, and what choices I made when I intentionally attempted to embody ... -
Birds and backs : a scholarly exploration of writing, performance, and body image
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Diet culture is an intricate part of the current society in the United States, affecting countless women and girls, and men and boys. The health problems associated with dieting are major concerns, especially given the ... -
Bodily difference, interdependence, and toxic half-lives : representations of disability in D.W. Gregorys Dirty Pictures, The Good Daughter, and Radium Girls
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)People with disabilities have been a part of theatre for thousands of years. But typically they are represented as metaphors, where blindness or a limp symbolizes something about their character and has nothing to do with ... -
The changing face of American theatre : colorblind and uni-racial casting at the New York Shakespeare Festival under the direction of Joseph Papp
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)It is widely acknowledged that Joseph Papp started colorblind casting in the United States in a sustained and visible way. In addition, he utilized uni-racial casting at various times in the history of the New York Shakespeare ... -
Conducting a pedagogy : the influence of Maria Irene Fornes's teaching and the Padua Hills Playwright Workshop and Festival on three contemporary women playwrights
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)In some circles, Maria Irene Fornes is as hallowed for her playwriting pedagogy as she is for her plays. Over the years, she developed a series of exercises and a method of presentation to guide students in what she described ... -
Connections and confluences : the personal and artistic journeys in the writing of Survival dance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Ways in which plays are written are simultaneously known and unknown, similar and different. The writing, in general, is guided by traditions of story and theatre. Specifically, the writing is guided by the life of the ... -
Coriolanus versus the warrior women : a dramaturgical analysis of an adaptation of Shakespeare's play
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Coriolanus by William Shakespeare has a respectable performance history, although it has never been as popular as Hamlet, Macbeth or Romeo and Juliet. ... -
Cover (a play about trafficking) the power of creating performative auto/ethnographies in a theatre community
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. This idea that the devil (or depravity) is sly enough to make us believe it doesn't exist comes rushing forward up to this moment. I connect ... -
Developing a sustainable business model for theatres : a case study of Kansas City's Starlight Theatre
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)The business of theatre is a profitable yet volatile industry. Typically, organizations are considered successful or unsuccessful, with the latter organizations theatres frequently going out of business. This study adapts ... -
Devising and collective organization in the San Francisco mime troupe's history
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)The evolution of the collective structure and use of devising in the San Francisco Mime Troupe's history are intertwined with one another. In order to understand this relationship, and discover what it might contribute to ... -
Do my eyes deceive me?: “Acts of Sight” in Naomi Iizuka's Polaroid Stories, Concerning Strange Devices From the Distant West, War of the Worlds, and Good Kids
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Do My Eyes Deceive Me?: Acts of Sight in Naomi Iizuka's Polaroid Stories, Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West, War of the Worlds, and Good ... -
Dramatic conflict : exploring interactive theatre as a pedagogical tool for addressing issues of heterosexism in the educational system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)The purpose of this grounded theory study was to determine the impact of interactive theatre on college students in regard to heterosexism and/or homonegativity. Students experienced the presentation of an interactive scene ... -
An exploratory and descriptive inquiry into the relationship between the goals of general education and disciplinary content in acting for non-majors courses in colleges and universities in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)A foundational requirement of undergraduate education in the United States is the completion of a general education curriculum. One goal of general education is to introduce students to habits of mind leading to the ... -
Figure of fun : gender, performance, and popular entertainment in the theatrical career of Trixie Friganza, 1889-1940 /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examines Friganza's many performances of gender over the course of her career, from her first appearance as a young, nubile chorus girl in ... -
The first year : an autoethnography of the Troubling Violence Performance Project
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] I am a writer, ethnographer (participant-observer of context), actor, and member of The Troubling Violence Performance Project under the direction of ... -
From Hattie to Halle : an autoethnographic exploration of a black actress performing weight loss
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation uses autoethnography to explore the performance of weight loss both on the stage and off, identifying three levels of metaphysical ... -
From Stonewall to millennium : Lesbian representation in three representative Late 20th-century plays by American women.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)From Stonewall to Millennium: Lesbian Representation in Three Late 20th-Century Plays by American Women explores the relationship between the lived experiences of LGBT people (especially lesbians and bisexual women) and ... -
Harmonizing with the cosmos : a critical analysis of cosmic symbolism in musical theatre
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Humankind has long possessed a fascination with the cosmos and the cosmic bodies they can see from their earthly home. Overtime humans began to associate deities with the cosmic bodies, and religions developed to explain ... -
The Harold : a revolutionary form that changed improvisational theatre & American comedy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The Harold is widely regarded as the foundation of long form scenic style improv. First developed in the late 1960's by the San Francisco group The Committee, work-shopped by Del Close in the 1970's, and transformed into ...