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Emerson thesis -- Theatre education

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 240 Collections and/or Records:

Culture clash : 30 years of activism, comedy and cultural excavation, 2015

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Identifier: te_2015spring_makara_marybeth.pdf
Overview

"This paper reflects on the performances of Culture Clash as a tool for social change, considering their 2015 Boston tour in celebration of their 30th Anniversary. Their show, Muse & Morros, was performed between March 10th and March 29th at ArtsEmerson in Boston, Massachusetts. Discussion of the artistry and impact of the group includes the content and context of their performances, interviews with the group members and consideration of their creative process." --Abstract

Dates: 2015

Daffodils in the Snow: A devised project with youth to practice and make meaning about resiliency and the role it plays in their lives, 2024

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Identifier: te_2024spring_maitland_erin.pdf
Overview "Theatre can be used for more than just entertainment. By providing a collaborative, supportive, and communal space for students, theatre can promote exploration of challenging topics like resiliency, mental health, or even grief. This space allows students to discover their voice, build lasting connections, and make meaning about the world around them. In order to explore this further, a devised piece was created to understand how students think and feel about resiliency and the role it...
Dates: 2024

Dance : a lecture-demonstration, 1974

 Item — Item 0113502577001: [Barcode: 0113502577001]
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

Delight and Carnage: A Clown's Exploration of Loss in Motherless Daughters, 2024

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Identifier: te_2024spring_bushell_hillary.pdf
Overview "Mind-Body connection has been a long-studied practice, emphasizing the need for integrating the body in exploring traumatic issues and grief. For the purpose of this project, six participants were engaged in a series of interviews and workshops designed to explore our connection to body, loss, and mom through physical theatre techniques, such as clowning and Viewpoints under the framework of applied theatre, leading to the creation of a solo clown show. These workshops aimed to understand...
Dates: 2024

Developing a drama department at an all-girls boarding school: : Wykeham Rise 1977-1980, 1980

 Item — Multiple Containers
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: 1980

Developing an acting workshop for senior citizens, 2016

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Identifier: te_2016spring_kelleher_shiela.pdf
Overview

Examines a five-day acting workshop developed for senior citizens. Discussion includes the planning and implementation of the program, the observed results, as well as responses of the participants. --Abstract.

Dates: 2016

Developing an original play: : a personal perspective on playwriting, 1984

 Item — Item 0113502573703: [Barcode: 0113502573703]
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: 1984

Developing New Plays Around Themes of Social Justice, 2021

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Identifier: te_2021spring_antoun_joseph.pdf
Overview

"This thesis analyzes a project that developed three short new plays which were solicited from local playwrights and centered on themes of social justice. Many processes exist for developing new plays. This project focused on a process which I have used professionally which combines multiple readings followed by moderated discussions. The discussions were based on a set of guidelines for comparing similarities in plays with themes of social justice." -- Abstract

Dates: 2021

Developing the voice : theater for education and social responsibility, 2006

 Item — Item 0113502792964: [Barcode: 0113502792964]
Overview

In the course of my thesis project I worked with three fifteen-year-old girls to create an original drama based on the issues which were most pressing to them. -- abstract.

Dates: 2006

Development of the Little Theatre on Silver Lake : the Wilmington Spotlighters Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1983

 Item — Item 0113502569552: [Barcode: 0113502569552]
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: 1983

Devising a course of study on the basic elements of musical theatre for junior high school students culminating in a production of a full scale musical, 1982

 Item — Item 0113502570337: [Barcode: 0113502570337]
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: 1982

Devising and executing a creative dramatics program for mentally retarded adults, 1972

 Item — Item 0113502569768: [Barcode: 0113502569768]
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: 1972

Devising and executing a creative dramatics project, 1970

 Item — Item 0113502572879: [Barcode: 0113502572879]
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: 1970

Devising and executing a six week creative dramatics program for elementary school, 1969

 Item — Item 0113502575245: [Barcode: 0113502575245]
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: 1969

Devising to Enhance Acting Technique and Vulnerability with Student Actors of Color, 2022

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Identifier: te_2022spring_dones_elena.pdf
Overview "This study aims to determine any connection between devising theatre and experiencing vulnerability while practicing acting craft. Two groups of theatre students over two years, at a visual and performing arts high school in Newark, NJ, participated in devised theatre projects. Interviews with nineteen of those students, all of Black or Latinx backgrounds, was compiled and audio recorded between January and April, 2022. The students talked at length about the community-bonding, the freedom...
Dates: 2022

Directing and designing a community theatre production of "The admirable Crichton", 1972

 Item — Item 0113502583918: [Barcode: 0113502583918]
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: 1972

Directing and designing My Three Angels for the community theatre, 1978

 Item — Item 0113502569578: [Barcode: 0113502569578]
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

Directing and designing "Spoon River Anthology", 1971

 Item — Item 0113502577068: [Barcode: 0113502577068]
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: 1971

(Directing and producing "Company" for Newton Country Players), 1980

 Item — Multiple Containers
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: 1980

Directing community and college actors in the style of the open theatre : Interview, by Jean-Claude Van Itallie, 1981

 Item — Item 0113502570295: [Barcode: 0113502570295]
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