• A History and Assessment of Jonathan Larson's Rent 

    Ramet, Geran Weil (2020)
    This project, a graduate research thesis, intends to provide information and analysis of Jonathan Larson’s 1996 musical Rent. It covers the life and works of Jonathan Larson, the production history of Rent, Rent’s 1896 ...
  • Expanding Theatre: Directing Approaches from Contemporary Chilean Women Directors 

    Joseph, Mary Allison (2020)
    This thesis examines the careers, theatrical ideologies, and directing methodologies of three contemporary Chilean women stage directors: Andrea Giadach, Alexandra von Hummel, and Ignacia González. Respective chapters ...
  • Getting to Know Rodgers and Hammerstein: Education and Adaptation in 21st-century performance 

    Livingston, Gabriel J. (2020)
    Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II forever changed the face of American musical theatre when Oklahoma! opened on Broadway in 1943. This collaboration is often cited by historians as the first fully-integrated book ...
  • In Old Kentucky: A Study of American Melodrama 

    Hagar, Dakotta L. (2020)
    This project, a graduate research thesis, means to unearth Charles T. Dazey’s most famous work, In Old Kentucky. This thesis examines the facets of In Old Kentucky which made it a perennial favorite across the entirety of ...
  • The Unicorn Theatre: A Brief History 1974-2020 

    Haynes-Hohne, Sarah Jean (2020)
    The Unicorn Theatre was originally founded under the name Theatre Workshop in 1974. It was a theatre company formed by three UMKC graduates, Jim Cairns, Rohn Dennis, and Liz Gordon who wanted to create an Off-Off-Broadway ...