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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 utilizing Forum Theatre...
The theatre lobby experience : the audience's perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
to connect with others, the past, the present and even the potential. It is possible that any of these connections will lead to a significant and memorable theatre-going experience....
The employment value of an undergraduate degree in theatre arts in the U.S.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
to implement cuts. While only a minority of Theatre Arts graduates will find work as artists, most do find employment in a variety of fields. Because current labor statistics fail to capture the complexity of the employment patterns of these graduates, Theatre...
Birds and backs : a scholarly exploration of writing, performance, and body image
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
and performer, I transgressed societal norms by presenting a performance that did not adhere to traditional storytelling structures and presenting a body on stage that does not adhere to societal expectations of the female body. Through these acts, I offered my...
Devising and collective organization in the San Francisco mime troupe's history
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
companies have in the United States' theatrical past and present....
Giving voice : the use of interactive theatre as professional development in higher education to reduce alienation of marginalized groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Theatre presentation, and document analysis. Through data analysis, two themes emerged which showed an awakening to issues associated with diversity and empowerment to address those issues were results of having participated in the Interactive Theatre...
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 ...
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)
on the general agreement that Papp's casting had a significant impact on the American theatre, it is clear that his work functioned as a racial project from the perspective of racial formations. Despite the fact that Papp's work has had an impact as a racial...
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 as "creating life...
The influence of gender on the careers of women theatre faculty in higher education : a qualitative investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
that fall under humanities and fine arts--including theatre, where women have already achieved greater equity in terms of their presence in the field. Assuming gender parity based on numbers, however, is problematic, leaving out the opportunity...
Coriolanus versus the warrior women : a dramaturgical analysis of an adaptation of Shakespeare's play
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
it is presented in the play creates a crucial relationship between the characters in the play and the location of the historical story. There are several analytical tools that may be used to interprete the characters in a play, but Jungian-based literary analysis...
"If the wizard is a wizard who will serve" : the movical and shifting receptions of the St. Louis Municipal Opera and Royal Shakespeare Company's stage adaptations of MGM's "The Wizard of Oz"
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
presented on Broadway and in London increasing with each decade, but little scholarship has been devoted to this. Drawing from scholarship in Adaptation Theory and Reception History, this study uses a Cultural/Historical model to examine the development...
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)
by Arthur Costa and Bena Kallick and an essential element in the development of intellectual character as defined by Ron Ritchhart. The data is presented in the form of dense narrative and descriptive statistics....
Preparing birds to fly : Lloyd Richards and the actor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Lloyd Richards (1919-2006) was one of the preeminent theatre practitioners in the United States from the mid-twentieth century through the beginning of the twenty-first. Through his work as Artistic Director of the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Center...
Painted ceilings in scenic design: reflections of American women in scenic design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Posing the question; Why are there so few women acknowledged with major awards, specifically Tony Awards in scenic design? An immediate answer is revealed in the number of women who are designing at this level which rouses ...
Sarah Ruhl's women : gender, representation and subversion in the Clean house, Eurydice and In the next room, or the vibrator play
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Sarah Ruhl is one of the most promising young playwrights working in the theatre today. While she is still in the early phases of her career, her work has garnered significant critical attention and has been produced by theatres across the nation...
Tempting the miracle : sacred theatre, or exploring Suzuki/Viewpoints and composition in directing John Pielmeier's Agnes of God : an auto/ethnographic memoir
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
, develop a performative manifesto that sought no less than the revitalization of the live theatrical event within the cultural economy. The production asked, and attempted to answer the following: What is the sacred?; What is its relationship to theatre...
The Trickster astride : the lingering nature of African orature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] This dissertation is based on two pieces of my artistic work namely, auto ethnography based personal narrative under the title, The Trickster's Journey back and a play under the title, Recreations. ...
Performing resurrection: upholding the spirit and legacy of El Salvador's Saint Oscar A. Romero through Bread and Puppet's and MECATE's radical theatre activism and liberation theology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
because he believed in resurrection; if killed, he would resurrect in the Salvadoran people. Shortly after, Romero was assassinated by the right-wing military while giving mass. In 1985, the North American protest theatre group Bread and Puppet Theater...
Harmonizing with the cosmos : a critical analysis of cosmic symbolism in musical theatre
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
overlooked in musical theatre scholarship. This analysis contributes the first book-length study investigating cosmic symbolism in selected, representative musicals that span the time period from the American Golden Age through the present. Aided by available...