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Emerson thesis -- Theatre education

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Found in 221 Collections and/or Records:

Theatre of the oppressed pedagogy in antiracism education with white adolescents, 2016

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Identifier: te_2016summer_bachman_lynda.pdf
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"This study aims to examine and describe the experience of educators using Theatre of the Oppressed as a pedagogical methodology in antiracism education with white adolescents. The focus of this study was to understand both how educators use and adapt Theatre of the Oppressed to teach antiracism curricula to white adolescents, and what educators experience using Theatre of the Oppressed to teach antiracism curricula to white adolescents." --Abstract.

Dates: 2016

Through the looking glass : cultural identity and teaching practice by Charles Jabour., 2015

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Identifier: te_2015spring_jabour_charles.pdf
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"Utilizing a combination of literature review, autoethnography, reflective practice, and interviews with practicing educators, the researcher explores the relationship between educators' cultural identity and teaching practice." --Abstract.

Dates: 2015

To devise and execute a drama program for the Girl's Clubs of Boston Inc., 1974

 Item — Item 0113502576334: [Barcode: 0113502576334]
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...
Dates: 1974

Toward a Post-Pandemic Pedagogy: Coming to Grips with the State of Play, 2022

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Identifier: te_2022summer_lecuyer_timothy.pdf
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"This study discusses the devising of an online theatre piece, a totally unique project for the students involved, at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse Education Department in Meredith, New Hampshire. It is a first-person account of the motivations, insecurities, and growth inspired by this project for its director and participants. It looks forward to possible applications for a post-pandemic pedagogy." -- Abstract

Dates: 2022

Toxic Nostalgia, 2021

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Identifier: te_2021spring_burr_patrick.pdf
Overview "In the year since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, drag artists in Boston and across the country have continually adapted their craft to new digital mediums, even as the queer spaces in which they once performed and earned their living close under the economic pressures of the time. 'Toxic Nostalgia' takes place in this liminal space between an idealized pre-pandemic past and an uncertain future. Through elements of documentary, drag, one-woman show and cabaret, the film guides...
Dates: 2021

Trans Embodiments: Examining Casting Practices in Educational Theater Settings, 2022

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Identifier: th_2022fall_taub_han.pdf
Overview "This paper explores how casting practices in educational theater programs, and the resulting experiences, shape gender identity development for transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming adolescents. To examine this question, I interviewed four transgender and non-binary adolescents who participated as actors in educational theater programs. A two-part thematic analysis was conducted on the interview data; themes surrounding identity discovery, identity negotiation, and...
Dates: 2022

Trying to trust my instincts : a high-school theatre teacher's experience with elementary students, 2001

 Item — Item 0113502545792: [Barcode: 0113502545792]
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...
Dates: 2001

Using methods and materials of theatre arts to improve skills in English composition and grammar, 1979

 Item — Item 0113502569750: [Barcode: 0113502569750]
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...
Dates: 1979

Utilizing a production of "Wiley and the Hairy Man" for the implementation of the elementary school art program, 1987

 Item — Item 0113502584627: [Barcode: 0113502584627]
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...
Dates: 1987

Waiting to be seen, 2006

 Item — Item 0113502792543: [Barcode: 0113502792543]
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Waiting to be seen is a one act musical that explores the complicated world of adoption through songs, monologues and scenes." -- abstract.

Dates: 2006

Wellbeing in the Student Actor Experience, 2023

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Identifier: te_2023spring_obrian_kelli.pdf
Overview "This thesis examines the contributing factors to the wellbeing of student actors in undergraduate study. Literature is reviewed in the areas of actor wellbeing, trauma science, and potential areas of harm to the student actor. Qualitative interviews of current graduate students are examined to explore the real-life experience of former student actors. Their testimony speaks to the aspects that contribute and detract from student actor wellbeing inside and outside of the classroom." --...
Dates: 2023

What are the effects of Linklater voice training on teachers' vocal awareness?, 2020

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Identifier: te_2020spring_madden_valerie.pdf
Overview "Research indicates that a student's ability to process spoken language can be hindered by vocal dysfunction in their teacher's voice. However, the importance of vocal hygiene is rarely a component of teacher training, despite a high rate of dysphonia among teachers. Research also demonstrates that a teacher's ability to connect emotionally with students has a direct impact on student learning. But educating teachers in vocal emotional communication is similarly broadly absent from...
Dates: 2020

What is a Family: Using the Addams Family musical as an entry point for exploration., 2020

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Identifier: te_2020spring_howard_james.pdf
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"Using the Addams Family musical to develop and implement a performance assembly that explores the question, What is a family? In this social-emotional learning program students should recognize that all families are made from love and respect, no matter what they look like. This assembly was presented to the five elementary schools in Westwood, Massachusetts on March 3 and 5 of 2020." -- Abstract

Dates: 2020

What is evil in Shakespeare? : an examination of evil in Titus Andronicus and its characters, 2006

 Item — Item 0113502800692: [Barcode: 0113502800692]
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This thesis examines Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus and its problem with a protagonist in its context through social thought of the time. Through a specific lens it looks at morality during the Elizabethan Age and applies those morals to the effects

Dates: 2006

What's in the Heart of a Virtual Actor? Understanding Methods of Intimacy Direction for the Virtual Rehearsal and Performance Space on Spring Awakening, 2021

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Identifier: te_2021spring_hancock_arlen.pdf
Overview "This text is a reflection on the online rehearsal and performance process of 'Spring Awakening,' by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik at Emerson College in the spring of 2021. The goal is to examine how intimacy direction (ID) can be conducted over a virtual format, both for the purposes of implementation in the entertainment industry and for intimacy training. The window of observations in this text spans from pre-production in the Fall of 2020, the beginning of rehearsals in mid-February of...
Dates: 2021

With glittering eyes : a director's process, 2016

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Identifier: te_2016spring_jaffe_sarah.pdf
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"This paper provides an in-depth reflection of the experience of directing a show with a high school theatre company. The paper reflects on the work, summarizes the experience, and includes a discussion of best practices as a director." --Abstract

Dates: 2016

Women's theatre workshop production of "Calm Down Mother", 1975

 Item — Item 0113502578405: [Barcode: 0113502578405]
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...
Dates: 1975

Workshop/practicum in readers theatre, 1978

 Item — Item 0113502574990: [Barcode: 0113502574990]
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...
Dates: 1978

Writing and directing "Why Can't We Be Together?" for production by the Emerson College Strolling Players, 1981

 Item — Item 0113502572861: [Barcode: 0113502572861]
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...
Dates: 1981

You do it for somebody else some day, 2006

 Item — Item 0113502792915: [Barcode: 0113502792915]
Overview

This project is an examination of the behavior of women in concentration camps during World War II as contrasted with the behavior of women in contemporary society. Specifically, it looks at ways in which women helped other women survive the camps, and h

Dates: 2006