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Mirodan, Vladimir. "The way of transformation : the Laban-Malmgren system of dramatic character analysis." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 1997. http://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/7854/.

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The dissertation is a 'critical edition' of a system of actor training based on three main sources: a vocabulary of movement analysis developed by Rudolf Laban in the last years of his life; C. G. Jung's theory of psychological functions and types; and the acting system of C. Stanislavski and his main followers. The three strands were brought together by the dancer and acting teacher Yat Malmgren (1916-2002), who taught his system for over forty years to some of the major figures of world theatre and film: Peter Brook, Pierce Brosnan, Simon Callow, Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Adrian Noble a

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Burkart, Alex P. "The Visual Staging of Audio Plays." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4106.

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The Visual Staging of Audio Plays explores the directing practice of radio dramas that are staged for viewing purposes rather than their typical solo-auditory purposes. The thesis is comprised of three separate parts: a brief history of theatrical sound, an introduction to radio drama theory and practice, and application. The application portion is a detailed first-person account of my personal experience staging It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry for TheatreVCU’s Mainstage winter special event in 2015. It is also in this section where I integrate history, theory, and pr

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Wolfe, Erick L. "Creating a Sense of Relevancy: Directing Lee Blessing’s Two Rooms." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2016. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2204.

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The following thesis is a documentation of the production of Two Rooms, including analysis, research production book, script, documentation, and evaluation. The play was performed in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center Lab Theatre on November 7th, 8th, 12th, 13th, 21st, and 22nd, 2015.

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Skordis, Ranza (Ranza Nora-J). "Improvisation and playmaking : a look at some improvisation techniques and their applications during the directing process." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53461.

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Thesis (MDram)--Stellenbosch University, 2003.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis the author investigates aspects of the use of improvisation and improvisational methods, techniques and exercises by modem practitioners. The study commences with a look at the beginnings of modem improvisation in the nineteenth century, when improvisation was used only tentatively by performers as a preproduction aid to the exploration of character and personal response. In more recent times the process has become one of collaboration and research; as a means of selfdiscovery, as a means of text creation

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Harkins, Michael Ashley. "Steel Magnolias: An Actor Directs." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2006. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/356.

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This thesis is an endeavor to accurately document and define my actor coaching process as a director through Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias. The following chapters contain a record of the development of my actor coaching process in this production, including character & actor analysis, a rehearsal log that provides a daily track of my progress, and an evaluation of the process and resulting performance.

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Lewis, Donzell. "Welcome to the Circus: Finding ways to Artistically Express the Martial Way." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2478.

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This thesis explores various artistic and ritual practices of martial arts in relation to its presentation on stage. As a martial artist and actor I believe there are complementary practices in both crafts interdisciplinary of each other. For a martial artist, the individual’s performance and execution of martial arts techniques can be enhanced through emotional availability and characterization. For the actor, the martial arts can help condition the body physically, mentally and emotionally to create a grounded presence of connectivity to the earth. However, sometimes the martial arts are v

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Taylor, Shanea. "DIRECTING AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL THEATRE." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1935.

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This is an exploration of the director's role in autobiographical theatre. The director is in a unique position when storytelling on a personal level is being executed theatrically. I explored this topic over the course of directing three plays, each of which contained a strong personal storytelling element, which broadened my perspective of the director's role. The three plays were Slashtipher Coleman’s The Neon Man and Me, Birth by Karen Brody, and Will Power to Youth Richmond presents: William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Traditionally, the director’s role includes a myriad of tasks. The

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Cabanilla, Galuszka Shannon Rhae. "REDLANDS THEATRE FESTIVAL: DIRECTING IN REPERTORY -- THE HOT L BALTIMORE." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/114.

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The purpose of this project was to broaden my skill set and responsibilities within a well-established theatre company by transitioning from performer to director. I would accomplish this goal by using my extensive knowledge of the inner-workings of the Redlands Theatre Festival, while applying my own set of techniques, philosophies, and judgments. The project was based around the Redlands Theatre Festival’s (RTF) production of The Hot L Baltimore, written by Lanford Wilson, performed by resident actors and the acting company of RTF. I was given the opportunity to direct the play under the sup

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Hawkins, Barrie James. "Staged directions : the significance of indices for action in the dramatic text." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.283485.

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Herbst, Rone. "Considering rhythms of emotional proximity: an alternative approach to directing theatre in a violent society." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20059.

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This inquiry is concerned with realistic representations of violence on stage within a South African context. Inside this broad frame I focus on why this directorial approach is a problem and I propose a possible solution in a directorial intervention with mise-en-scène, which attempts to regulate the audience's emotional immersion and distance through theatre apparatus. This notion is supported both by Psychological research into the problem of violence in South Africa, and by Theatre and Performance studies, with author Lilie Chouliaraki (2013) arguing for the "in-between" of theatre as a me

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McCoy, Allen. "TYA Methodology Twentieth-Century Philosophy, and Twenty-First Century Practice: An Examination of Acting, Directing, and Dramatic Literature." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3943.

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Throughout the twentieth century, theatre for young audiences (TYA), or children's theatre, has been situated as something "other" or different than adult theatre, a kind of theatre--but not really theatre, a construct which opened the door to numerous "how to" philosophies geared specifically toward the theatre for young audiences practitioner. As a twenty-first century theatre practitioner, I am interested in how these philosophies are situated within or against current professional practices in the TYA field. This interest led me to the main question of this study: What are the predominant

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Mendoza, Mario El Caponi. "The designer: a Brechtian techno drama." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2016. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6208.

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Rokison, Abigail. "Shakespearean verse speaking : modern theatre practice, text and the issue of 'authenticity'." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.612739.

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Winters, James Clayton. "Transformational Directing: An Analysis on How Leadership Affects the Creative Process." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3567.

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Leadership is often ascribed as a quality one either possess or doesn’t. We often hear phrases like “She is born leader” or “All eyes are on you”, these are thrown around without discretion in the classroom, conference rooms, social gatherings, and business meetings. This work contends that leadership and in particular leadership that grows and transforms its participants is less an inherent character trait, than an outlook and set of core principles that lead to transformation. Through the application of current and developing business leadership theory and its effect on creativity and a cros

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Matthews, Laura S. "DIRECTING THROUGH ANCIENT MOVEMENT: An Experiment Exploring Ancient Greek Choral Structures on the Modern Stage." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5731.

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This thesis outlines my research and creative process of how to direct modern theatre under the structure of the Ancient Greek chorus, specifically through movement. I include a brief history of how the chorus functioned in Ancient Greek theatre; how movement shaped the chorus’ role as well as the story for the audience. Using the parameters of the chorus, I directed two theatrical productions, Jason Robert Brown’s Parade, and Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando. Through exploration and analysis I conclude that using Ancient Greek choral movement in modern theatre helps to crea

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Henry, Meghann Elise. "Devising dramaturgy an investigation into the art of dramatic composition when devising theatre for young audiences /." Orlando, Fla. : University of Central Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002157.

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Kintigh, Monica R. "Peer Education: Building Community Through Playback Theatre Action Methods." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2230/.

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The primary purpose of this study was to use some of the action methods of playback theatre to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge through the experience of building community. The impact of action methods on group dynamics and the relationship among methods, individual perceptions, and the acquisition of knowledge were analyzed. The researcher suggested that playback theatre action methods provided a climate in which groups can improve the quality of their interactions. The Hill Interaction Matrix (HIM) formed the basis for the study's analysis of interactions. Since the researcher conclu

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Turri, Maria Grazia. "A psychoanalytic perspective on theories of spectator-character and actor-character identification in the theatre." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/18738.

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From Aristotle’s theory of tragic katharsis to Brecht’s formulation of the Verfremdungseffekt, theorists of the theatre have long engaged with the question of what spectatorship entails. Such question has, directly or indirectly, extended to the investigation of acting. In the wake of Brecht’s critique of conventional theatre, emphasis has been put on the study of spectatorship from the point of view of its cultural determinants and its conscious cognitive aspects, while unconscious processes have been mostly ignored. In this thesis I take a psychoanalytic perspective to analyse theories of th

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Garrett, Yanis. "Offer, Accept, Block, Yield: the poetics of open scene additive improvisation." Faculty of Education and Social Work, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1901.

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Master of Philosophy<br>This single case study examines the way that Johnstone’s (1981) Impro ‘Poetics’ are being used in the contemporary practice of Open Scene Additive Improvisation (OSAI). Johnstone’s Poetics have become a ubiquitous part of contemporary drama improvisation parlance, yet they have never themselves been the subject of any academic examination. This study attempts to fill that void by looking at their use in Open Scene Impro, the purest form of theatre improvisation (since OSAI relies on no structures other than the audience suggestion around which to improvise a ‘Scene’.)

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Galligan, Joshua M. "DE-MASKING THE SILENCE - Drama Therapy: For Children with ASD." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1793.

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This dynamic form of pedagogy attempts to cross the interdisciplinary boundaries between theatre, psychology, and modern medicine. What I attempt to present in this thesis is a systematic developmental framework for the theoretical use of drama therapy with children suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorder. This approach has been based on in-depth interdisciplinary study which makes use of the most current research looking at the neurological makeup of the autistic brain. This systematic approach examines the mirror neuron system which has been labeled as a major defect in children with ASD. Th

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Milne, Christina Lucy, University of Western Sydney, and of Performance Fine Arts and Design Faculty. "Group devised performance: the study of a group devised performance piece as a rehearsal method in a high school environment." THESIS_FPFAD_XXX_Milne_C.xml, 1998. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/264.

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Using the research methods from grounded theory and action research, the study examines a research method used for the development of a Group Devised Performance Piece. It details and analyses the process used in the transactional system of change and action/interaction resulting from the specific conditions that surrounded the Group Devised Performance, and examines the products of that process: the written script and the final performance. The study was conducted with a group of HSC 2 Unit Drama students at a non-government high school in March 1996. The performance formed part of an assessm

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Stodard, Nicole Elizabeth. "Aphra Behn on the Contemporary Stage: Behn's Feminist Legacy and Woman-Directed Revivals of The Rover." Scholar Commons, 2017. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7446.

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This study theorizes the origins and history of the professional female playwright and director from the Restoration period to the present day through the stage history of Behn's most popular play, The Rover. Part one is comprised of two chapters: the first in this section argues the importance of appreciating Behn's proto-directorial function in the Restoration theatre and her significance to the history of feminism and women in professional theatre; the second chapter in this section examines the implications of casting practices and venue changes to eighteenth-century revivals of Behn's can

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Griffith, Mary Peyton. "Power and Relationships in the Plays of Neil LaBute: Directing and Performing in Some Girl(s)." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/112.

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This thesis explores the major works of Neil LaBute's career as a playwright and screenwriter, including the criticism he has received on theatrical and literary levels. The themes most prevalent in the thesis are the use of power and manipulation in the relationships between LaBute's characters and the ongoing maturation of his characters that coincides with the maturation of his work. The second section of the thesis follows the production, directing, and acting in LaBute's play Some Girl(s).

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Smith, Jason. "Unlisted Properties: An Exploration in Solo Performance." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1599.

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This thesis studies the process of creating, producing and performing a solo performance titled UNLISTED PROPERTIES. We intend to intertwine historical text and contemporary narratives to create portraits of women throughout different periods of history/her-story dealing with the theme of women as property or owning others as personal property. The historical text will be taken from the self-written works of Mary Chesnut, Harriet A. Jacobs, and Elizabeth Packard. The contemporary pieces have been pulled from a variety of sources, which include an interview with Mary Ford, an Army bride duri

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White, Lauren. "Unlisted Properties: An Exploration in Solo Performance." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1601.

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This thesis studies the process of creating, producing and performing a solo performance titled UNLISTED PROPERTIES. We intend to intertwine historical text and contemporary narratives to create portraits of women throughout different periods of history/her-story dealing with the theme of women as property or owning others as personal property. The historical text will be taken from the self-written works of Mary Chesnut, Harriet A. Jacobs, and Elizabeth Packard. The contemporary pieces have been pulled from a variety of sources, which include an interview with Mary Ford, an Army bride duri

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Devlin, Daniel F. "Looking For Ways To Ruin A Perfectly Good Day: Masculinity in bash: the latter-day plays by Neil LaBute." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/716.

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Neil LaBute is one of the most prolific and challenging playwrights in America today. My thesis will explore his work bash: the latter-day plays through the frame of the performance and use of masculinity by his characters, and will create a vocabulary through which the remainder of LaBute's works can be studied, both in terms of academic scholarship and the practical application of that scholarship to the process of theatrical creation.

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Correro, Augustine III. "Performing Tennessee Williams." VCU Scholars Compass, 2012. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2713.

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This thesis is dedicated to illustrating the unique challenges of staging works by the playwright Tennessee Williams, and to making suggestions on how to avoid common pitfalls in production, performance, and direction of his plays. It uses evidence from the playwright’s various biographical works as well as insight and conjecture from the author’s experience to illuminate these challenges and help the reader to avoid hackneyed or ineffective staging practices. It touches on the effect of film adaptations on stage performances; the typical portrayal of American Southern characters onstage; the

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Ferreira, de Mendonça Guilherme Abel. "Acting theory as poetic of drama : a study of the emergence of the concept of 'motivated action' in playwriting theory." Thesis, Brunel University, 2012. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7331.

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Playwriting theory has, from its beginning, been concerned with the search for the essential nature of dramatic writing. Early playwriting treatises (poetics) defined the essential aspects of drama as being the plot (creation of sequences of fictional events), the moral character of its heroes, the idea of enactment, or the rhetorical and lyrical qualities of the text. These categories were kept through later treatises with different emphasis being put on each category. An understanding of drama as a sequence of fictional events (plot) has been central in acting theory. Modern theories and tec

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Knoell, David. "THE RESURRECTION OF EVERYMAN." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3850.

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In March of 2005 I was a cast member in Mad Cow Theatre's production of the Morality drama Everyman. This classic tale on the condition of human dying is regarding as one of the greatest dramas of the Medieval period and is one of the first plays in the English language to be put into print. This thesis is an actor's journey into the history of Medieval theatre, the challenges of producing Everyman for a contemporary audience, and the techniques of acting implemented in the creation of allegorical characters. Medieval drama, like Everyman, is still relevant in today's world because it addresse

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Decker, Ryan M. "Story & Style: Pursuing Excellence on the Academic Stage." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2018. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2518.

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The following thesis is a brief view of the 2017-2018 production of Marco Ramirez’s contemporary play The Royale, as produced by Theatre UNO, the theatre production arm of the University of New Orleans’ Department of Film & Theatre. This thesis will include initial responses, analysis, interpretation, production synthesis and communication, and reflection with conclusions on performance, directing, and pedagogy in academic theatre. This thesis is supported by documentation of the production process, including a scored script. The play was performed in New Orleans, Louisiana at the University o

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Nageldinger, James K. "AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE COLLATERAL IMPACT OF SCHOOL THEATRE AND DRAMA ACTIVITIES ON STRUGGLING READERS." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1409923580.

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Cooper, Trevin. "Attention Must Be Paid: A Critical Study of the Non-Traditional Leading Man in Twentieth Century Drama." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5617.

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The role of the non-traditional leading man has painted a strong image which mirrors the cultural development of our identities; we turn to these men/characters to understand who, or why, we are. Their contributions require acknowledgement. This thesis is a study of the vital role the non-traditional leading man has played in the evolution of twentieth-century theatre. It will examine, through the use of ten plays, one from every decade of the twentieth century, and twelve male roles, the theory that some of the greatest leading male characters in modern theatre are not epitomized by the qu

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Feltham, Richard Mark. "Theatre at work : the characteristics, efficacy and impact of participatory actor-based applied theatre in the workplace." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/3573.

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This thesis examines the use of actor-based Applied Theatre methods within the workplace. Typically such methods are employed for behavioural skills training with the intention of enabling staff to effectively perform their work roles in a context of rapid and fundamental change to work practices and structures. This research uses case studies and mixed methods and finds that whilst work-based Applied Theatre may be commissioned for reasons of efficiency, in practice there is also the potential for individual efficacy. Whilst competitive forces drive the imperative for increased efficiency, th

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Onyedike, Adanma. "Onye Mbu: 'My Identity' Pedagogical Applications of the Surreal and Absurd in Adrienne Kennedy's Funnyhouse of a Negro." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1678.

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ONYE MBU: MY IDENTITY PEDAGOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE SURREAL AND ABSURD IN ADRIENNE KENNEDY'S FUNNYHOUSE OF A NEGRO By Adanma N. Onyedike, M.F.A A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009 Major Director: Dr. Noreen Barnes, Director of Graduate Studies Department of Theater This document investigated my personal journey of discovering, developing, and later executing skill in teaching the theatrical arts. The re examination of the steps that led to my current suc

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Day, Fe. ""Patterns in a world in slippage" Playback theatre as professional development in three primary healthcare centres in Aotearoa New Zealand : a thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2007." Click here to access this resource online, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10292/474.

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This thesis is an account of praxis: it examines Playback conceptually, and portrays a programme of practical work exploring the experience of workplace audiences of five Playback Theatre performances, delivered from 2002-2005. The aim of the performances was to assist multi-disciplinary teams of staff in community health centres in Auckland New Zealand to communicate and work together with more understanding of each other. The thesis describes Playback as a way not only to elicit complex narratives which allow for diverse points of view to be expressed, but also as an aesthetic reworking of t

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Grantham, Ashley W. "“The Ground On Which I Stand” Healing Queer Trauma through Performance: Crafting a Solo Performance through the investigation of Ritual Poetic Drama within the African Continuum." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5828.

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“The Ground On Which I Stand” Healing Queer Trauma through Performance: Crafting a Solo Performance through the investigation of Ritual Poetic Drama within the African Continuum. By: Ashley W. Grantham A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Performance Pedagogy at Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University April 16th, 2019 Thesis Adjudicator: Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates Committee: Dr. Keith Byron Kirk, Director of Graduate Studies and Karen Kopryanski, Head of Voice and Speech How does this method of Ritual P

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Brown, Reginald C. "Fire and Cloud: An Adaptation of Richard Wright's Short Story to the Stage." VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd_retro/34.

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This thesis records and details my journey of bringing to the stage Fire and Cloud, a short story by one of America's most respected and controversial writers, Richard Wright. It chronicles what I learned about him as a writer and the value of his work for the stage. In producing Fire and Cloud the director endeavored to assemble of group of actors who were willing to take risks while creating an environment for them in which they could function effectively as an ensemble.

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Impara, Christine Louise. "To Love is Human: Leonid Zorin's A Warsaw Melody Considering Concepts Love and Fate in Russian Culture Reflected in its Theatre Tradition." Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1589579622867398.

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Schebetta, Dennis Christian. "From Darkness to Light: Examining the Role of Playwright/Director on Obscura." VCU Scholars Compass, 2006. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1428.

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The aim and scope of my thesis is to examine the process of playwrights directing their own work, using the production of my play Obscura as an example of personal research, as well as examples of other dramatists. I will examine the advantages and disadvantages that playwrights face when directing their own work. I will compare several methods to my own production of Obscura. I wrote the play in the Spring of 2005 which culminated in a reading in April, followed by a workshop production in the Fall of 2005 in the Newdick Theater at Shafer Street Playhouse.

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Peters, Jens. "Narration and dialogue in contemporary British and German-language drama (texts – Translations – mise-en-scène)." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/14393.

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The aim of this thesis is to undertake a comparative study of contemporary British and German-language playwriting, with an eye specifically towards possible reasons and solutions for the problematic situation of German-language playtexts in Britain. I will first conduct a stylistic analysis of a selection of British and German-language playwrights, focusing on the differences in representation of interiority through dialogue and narration. I will then introduce a phenomenological lens that will expand this literary analysis by looking at specific stagings of these texts, and at the use of ges

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Gupa, Dennis Desuyo. "You know walls, can't contain me : approaches and reflections on directing Charles Mee's the Bacchae 2.1 as a hybrid theatre and the interfacing of Asian performance rituals to the Western spoken drama." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52694.

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My MFA Theatre Directing Thesis Production inquires on intercultural theatre through hybrid pollination of Asian ritual performances to the Western spoken theatre using Charles Mee's The Bacchae 2.1. What attracted me about this text is Mee's rendering of different cultural influences and layering of various artistic traditions into one dramatic expression. In one of the lines of Dionysus, he ascertained, "You know walls, can’t contain me…", the premise that signifies in this line is the process and approaches I employed in crafting this performance. Global issues influence my experiences as

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Garre, Rubio Soledad Pilar. "Shifting paradigms of practice in 'Interpretación Gestual' : integrating bodymind training with Michael Chekhov's acting techniques within the context of training professional actors in Spain." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/8281.

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This thesis examines the implementation of an actor-training programme in the context of Spanish drama schools during 2004-2005. Reflecting through the student's practice as well as my own practice as a teacher, actor and director, I investigate how a bodymind training based on martial arts disciplines and designed by Phillip Zarrilli may contribute to understand the theory and the practice of an actor's use of the imagination as Michael Chekhov proposes it. Core questions arise from the evaluation of what is the professional knowledge that the integration of both systems of training brings to

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Hanemann, Brook Akya. "The Merry Wives of Windsor: A University Actress's Approach to the Role of Mistress Ford." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2004. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4485.

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Art is too ethereal a thing to judge by tangible measure. There is no scale to weigh a performance on, no level to gauge a character's balance, no plumb line to measure its depth. No critic can appoint an allotment of stars to represent the worth of a production, and the audience, though a vital participant within the performance experience, cannot act as Jury and deliberate together to reach an absolute verdict of approval or disapproval. How then can an actor go about working towards giving a successful performance? The Merry Wives of Windsor was written at a time when wives were not permitt

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Daher, Katia. "Sob o olhar da Sobrete: a linguagem do circo-teatro brasileiro na Cia. Os Fofo Encenam." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27155/tde-31052017-102623/.

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Esta pesquisa é o olhar, de uma atriz-sobrete, sobre a linguagem teatral desenvolvida desde 2003 na Cia. Os Fofos Encenam a partir do diálogo com a tradição do circo-teatro brasileiro. O ator e diretor Fernando Neves conduz o trabalho na Cia. e, ao longo dos anos, dedicou-se também ao trabalho pedagógico cujo eixo é a cena convencional que considera a especialização em determinado tipo de papel - como no antigo sistema de emplois; suspendendo, entretanto, a poética do teatro de convenção - para tomá-la como meio de manifestação de um temperamento artístico do ator. Tal procedimento situa o ato

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Soto, Aisha M. "Through the Eyes of the Homeless." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2014. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1946.

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When reviewing the entire project from start to completion, I can honestly say, Through the Eyes of the Homeless is a play about ten women and their plight. It illustrates their dealings with everyday issues of hurt, disappointment, abuse, love, and hope. I believe the true impact of this play is the undeniable prayer for help and hope within each monologue. Despite the horrors that are unveiled and released through hidden secrets, the undertone of betterment is truly resonating. My own expectation for this play is simply to strike awareness and understanding in the eyes of the people. It is m

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Protin, Matthieu. "Pratique et poétique du drame : Beckett auteur-metteur en scène de son premier théâtre." Thesis, Paris 3, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA030171.

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En mettant en scène Warten auf Godot en 1975 au Schiller Theater, Beckett déclare : « Je ne connaissais rien au théâtre quand j’ai écrit cette pièce. » Constat précieux : l’auteur parle au passé. Entre l’écriture et la mise en scène, un savoir a été acquis. Le défaut de savoir constaté concerne la dimension pratique du théâtre. C’est le théâtre tel qu’il se fait auquel Beckett s’est peu à peu confronté, jusqu’à assumer la mise en scène de ses propres pièces. Devenu praticien, l’auteur s’empare de se première œuvres, les reprend : dans cette reprise lui apparaissent les failles et les manques i

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"Mirror mirror on the wall : dramatic characterisation as a means for reflecting on personal values." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/960.

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Based on theories from: Educational or Process Drama. Improvisaiional Theatre. Drama Therapy and Psychology: this thesis is an in depth exploration of a methodology for educational drama that can be used lo examine values. This method proposes a system that will assist participants to discover and assess their own altitudes and bring them into dialogue with other value systems. The theoretical focus of this thesis was drawn from selected theorists: Roai. Iz/.o. Panely, Vogler and Heathcole amongst others: which conlribuled to the establishment of a practical methodology that provides a process

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Jung, Chung Chia, and 鍾佳蓉. "The Action Plan for Incorporating Drama Teaching in Melodrama Appreciation and Acting— Taking Example by the MelodramaFreeze! by Ifkids Theatre." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/02143121070179707054.

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碩士<br>國立臺北教育大學<br>音樂教育學系碩士班<br>96<br>Abstract This Research covers how to incorporate drama into the music appreciation class of first and second grade primary students. This research focuses on the educational value from implementing this technique and the problems and the educational boundaries that arise when actually using it in activities. And then give tactics for resolving the problems and steps to improve the method of using it. The research method includes: documents from other researchers and questionnaire studies. The research was done by gathering all the relevant documents and mat

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De, Abreu Evaristo. "Adaptation of Mapiko elements to educative theatre." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/20803.

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A research report presented to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Masters Degree in Arts, February 2013<br>Mapiko is a dance that is practiced in northern Mozambique. This dance is usually associated with the rites of passage from youth to adulthood. Over time Mapiko has undergone several mutations according to the social, cultural and economic changes in the community. The adaptation described in this paper came out of many years of theatrical practice and research into the traditional values of Mozambiqu

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Babayants, Artem. "Acting and Second Language Pragmatics: Pedagogical Intersections." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/32210.

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The study sheds light on the interrelations between interlanguage pragmatics and the use of a popular acting method, the Stanislavsky System, for second language (L2) acquisition. The theoretical investigation explores various uses of acting in second language education. The empirical enquiry represents an exploratory case-study of two adult EFL learners attending a theatre course in English. Through teacher journals, interviews, and the analysis of the students’ pragmatic performance as captured by a video camera, the researcher hypothesizes that the pragmatic development of the students invo

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