Marriage -- Drama

Overview

The story is about a couple in their mid-forties going through life together after all three of their children have moved out. -- abstract.

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...

Overview "This project is a devised theatre play structured in the tradition of documentary theatre—a form of theatre based on real-life materials. The play is inspired by a Chinese novel, 'Fortress Besieged' (1947) written by Qian Zhongshu, in which the protagonist, a bumbling young man, pursues a number of dalliances with women without understanding the essence of marriage, and finally loses the meaning of his life. This project, 'Fortress Besieged?,' shifts the perspective to that of women and...

Overview "This feature-length dark comedy uses the tropes of the thriller genre to both satirize and honor the institution of marriage. The script also uses elements of melodrama and camp to speak directly to a queer audience, providing catharsis for emotional trauma specific to the LGBT community. This project is the culmination of a larger body of work aimed at transforming my episodic, autobiographical writing style into marketable, highly structured screenwriting—without losing my voice or...