Browsing 2012 MU dissertations - Freely available online 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 ... -
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 ... -
The labor of action for the operation of truth : the phenomenology and dramatic Platonism of Meisner technique as refined and extended by William Esper
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This dissertation deals with the application of philosophical thought and methods to school of actor training known as Meisner technique. The initial goal is to illuminate and improve the theory, practice, and pedagogy of ...