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Living and acting in Kansas City versus Southern California
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-31)
, but not limited to, undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Missouri -Kansas City and Chapman University, completed a survey that has been summarized in my findings. Conclusions are made based on the surveys, interviews and research conducted...
The technical director: the history, the legacy, and a glimpse behind the curtain
(2013)
The central purpose of this thesis is to explore and document the position of the
technical director within the American theatre during the 20th century and into the present
day. The research focuses more heavily on the ...
Nashville Community Theatre: from the Little Theatre Guild to the Nashville Community Playhouse
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-04-26)
In the early 20th century the Little Theatre Movement swept through the United
States. Theatre enthusiasts in cities and towns across the country sought to raise the
standards of theatrical productions by creating quality ...
Staging The Merchant of Venice in the 21ˢᵗ Century: A Dramaturgical Case Study
(2015-08-12)
“Staging The Merchant of Venice in the 21ˢᵗ Century: A Dramaturgical Case Study”
aims to document the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s 2015 production of The
Merchant of Venice by framing it within the historical ...
The Coterie Theatre’s Transition from Children’s Theatre to Multigenerational Theatre: 1991-2014
(2015)
The programming of The Coterie Theatre of Kansas City, Missouri, under Artistic
Director Jeff Church, was studied from September 1990 to August 2014. The works
researched included world, commissioned and American premieres ...
Mamet On Mamet: Politics and Poetics in Oleanna, Race, The Anarchist, and China Doll
(2016)
Mamet on Mamet: Politics and Poetics in Oleanna, Race, The Anarchist, and
China Doll” aims to illuminate Mamet’s mature aesthetic through a close examination of
four of his later plays. The thesis blends textual ...
Theatre for Young America: A History
(2015-05-19)
In the spring of 1974, a family of actors has recently landed in Kansas City,
Missouri. Father, Gene Mackey, is working for one of the areas four professional dinner
theatres and has been authorized by his employer to ...
The application of Jungian archetypes to the analysis of character in three early plays by W. B. Yeats
(2014-07-16)
The purpose of the following study is to explore and examine three early plays authored by the iconic late-19th and 20th-century Irish poet-playwright W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) through the identification and conscious ...
Redating Pericles: A Re-examination of Shakespeare’s Pericles as an Elizabethan Play
(2015)
Pericles's apparent inferiority to Shakespeare’s mature works raises many questions for
scholars. Was Shakespeare collaborating with an inferior playwright or playwrights? Did he
allow so many corrupt printed versions ...
We are our Heroes: Understanding Western Culture through Faust, Don Juan, and Joan of Arc
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
The purpose of this work is to identify and analyze patterns in three of the most
popular characters in Western (Europe and the Americas) theatre history. Faust/Faustus, Don
Juan, and Joan of Arc are the subjects of ...
The legacy behind Literature to Life: a history and narrative of Wynn Handman, The American Place Theatre and Literature to Life
(2013)
Literature to Life is a performance-based literacy program developed under the
auspices of The American Place Theatre in New York City (1994). The American Place
Theatre was founded in 1964 and stewarded by the artistic ...
Hello, Cruel World: Antonin Artaud’s Pursuit of Primal Theatre
(2016)
This thesis delves into the most volatile years of the notoriously volatile life of French
poet and theatrical theorist Antonin Artaud (1896–1948). At the heart of the research is an
examination of his voyages to Mexico ...
The changing face of Joan of Arc: the appropriation of Joan of Arc in twentieth-century American theatre
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-08-24)
The Changing Face of Joan of Arc: The Appropriation of Joan of Arc in Twentieth-century American Theatre shows that the evolution of Joan of Arc's image reflected the culture of each era, and illustrated the changing social ...
Battles of the sexes onstage: explorations of changing Gender roles by four American women playwrights of the 1910s-1930s
(2014-07-30)
Battle of the Sexes Onstage: Explorations of Changing Gender Roles by Four American Women Playwrights of the 1910s-1930s analyzes plays by Rachel Crothers, Susan Glaspell, Sophie Treadwell, and Dawn Powell in order to ...
A Gathering of Voices: Storytelling with Nilo Cruz and Students in the Urban Core
(2016)
“A Gathering of Voices: Storytelling with Nilo Cruz and Students in the Urban Core”
examines the importance of storytelling and the impact it can have in our lives through
theatre, literature, and our own context and ...
We Happy Few: An Exploration of the Feast of Crispian and Military Stories in Shakespeare
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
This thesis examines the theatre group Feast of Crispian, a non-profit organization which
brings together professional actors with post-deployment service veterans. The group
formed in 2012 and is in the process of ...
Joanna Baillie: The Theory in Her Plays on the Passions and an Analysis of Four Dramas Within that Series
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
This thesis examines the theatre theory as outlined by Joanna Baillie in the Introductory Discourse to her Series of Plays in Which it is Attempted to Delineate the Stronger Passions of the Mind: Each Passion Being the ...
Picasso : theatre artist
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-09-27)
Picasso: Theatre Artist is centered upon Pablo Picasso‟s work in the theatrical field. Pablo Picasso is internationally known as a Spanish painter who championed the Cubist perspective in graphic art. However, his extensive ...
Bloodlines
(2015-08-12)
A drama in two acts, Bloodlines centers upon a traditional farm family in Iowa,
several years in the future. The climate has changed, and though they struggle to
maintain the centuries-old family home and traditions ...
Setting the Stage for Kansas City talent and Diversity The KC Meltingpot Theatre
(2015)
This thesis aims to chronicle the origins of The KC MeltingPot Theatre Company, owned and operated by Kansas City area couple Harvey and Linda Williams. The primary focus will be on the works produced by The KC MeltingPot ...