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Versus: Theatre Games, Competition, & Collaboration, 2024

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Identifier: te_2024spring_crystal_paxton.pdf

Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.

The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.

Dates

  • 2024

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.

Extent

139 pages

Language of Materials

From the record group: English

From the record group: Chinese

From the record group: Spanish; Castilian

Overview

"Theatre games often contain competative dynamics, pitting players against one another individually or in team formats to focus their playing towards an unsharable. Throughout the last century, it has become a common practice to incorporate playing games into acting training and educational spaces alike. This competitive pressure can elicit strong reactions from players, and can have a significant impact on a player's ability to collaborate with others or feel invested in playing. Using a three- part series of workshops across five sessions, participants in this project engaged in theatre games that purposefully explored several different competitive structures, as well as non-competitive games and reflection activities. Through observations and interviews, the project revealed that competition is not explicitly positive or negative, competition can be experienced through internal and observational ways unrelated to a game's rules, and that the clarity of a game's rules and purpose correlate to engagement and collaboration." -- Abstract

Physical Location

RG 010.01D Performing Arts

Physical Description

139 pages

Repository Details

Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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