Emerson thesis -- Theatre education
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 240 Collections and/or Records:
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
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"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
ÙBÚNTÚ: An applied theatre Workshop for African immigrant students in United States Higher Education., 2024
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Identifier: te_2024spring_owokotomo_kofoworola.pdf
Overview
"African immigrant students in the US Higher Education system frequently encounter various challenges while trying to navigate their studies such as marginalization, cultural adjustment, and lack of community. Recognizing the need for an opportunity to address these concerns, this capstone project outlines the framework and goals of a proposed applied theatre workshop designed to develop community and promote social justice among African immigrant students in Colleges and Universities." --...
Dates:
2024
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
Versus: Theatre Games, Competition, & Collaboration, 2024
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Identifier: te_2024spring_crystal_paxton.pdf
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...
Dates:
2024
Waiting to be seen, 2006
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Overview
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
Overview
"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]
Overview
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
Overview
"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
Youth Unscripted: Forum Theatre Programming and Social Emotional Learning, 2020
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Identifier: te_2020spring_tarnower_holly.pdf
Overview
"This thesis provides evidence of forum theatre programs supporting Social Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies. Specifically, the thesis looks at an after-school program, called Youth Unscripted (YU), for Boston Public High School students. The author served as the facilitator for YU during this thesis. Fourteen students from six different schools participated in the program once a week from October 2019 to March 2020. This thesis looks specifically at three workshops conducted...
Dates:
2020
Zoo to You: Experiential Conservation Education for Performing Arts Undergraduates, 2024
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Identifier: te_2024spring_burgueno_celina.pdf
Overview
"As the Climate Generation faces unprecedented loss of biodiversity and increasing levels of climate anxiety, undergraduate performing arts programs seek to understand how applied theatre can lead to globalized learning. Through qualitative study, this paper explores the experience of six undergraduates in a mixed-disciplinary acting studio course. In partnership with a local zoo, and with zoo community members as classmates, the undergraduates are systemically exposed to conservation...
Dates:
2024