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Emerson thesis -- Applied Theatre

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

The Active Empathy Project, 2021

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Identifier: te_2021spring_byrne_laura.pdf
Overview "Although there is a great deal of research to support the use of an arts-based curriculum as a tool for teaching empathy, there are few peer-reviewed studies that support the specific application of theatre arts practices in teaching social and emotional skills. Therefore, this project attempts to illustrate the ways in which embodied theatre, in rehearsal, performance and training provides valuable techniques when applied to social and emotional learning. The project is grounded in...
Dates: 2021
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Theatre Education and Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) Program / 2021 Spring

The Generation of Isolation: Using Applied Theatre Techniques to Explore Social Emotional Impact of College Aged Students Living Through A Pandemic, 2022

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Identifier: te_2022spring_delgenio_meaghan.pdf
Overview "Since the worldwide shutdown of in-person learning in March of 2020, students have been finding it difficult to navigate their way back to "normal life". As a 2020 college graduate myself, I have been witness to the social emotional detriment caused by isolation. For my Thesis Project, I facilitated a five week workshop with eight college students- four undergraduate students and four graduate students. In this workshop, using an Applied Theatre lens, together we explored the potential...
Dates: 2022
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Theatre Education and Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) Program / 2022 Spring

The Great Gatsby; An Original Adaptation, 2021

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Identifier: te_2021fall_roncone_dena.pdf
Overview "'The Great Gatsby,' F. Scott Fitzgerald's colorful and dramatic novel has a storyline that naturally lends itself to the stage. Theatre artists have long been attracted to dramatizing this hundred-year-old book. 'The Great Gatsby' became public domain on January 1st, 2021. After reading published adaptations of "Gatsby," They did not fully honor the true beauty of the work - Fitzgerald's vivid imagery and use of metaphor. I have created a new one-act dramatic adaptation of 'The Great...
Dates: 2021
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Theatre Education and Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) Program / 2021 Fall

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
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Theatre Education and Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) Program / 2022 Summer

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
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Theatre Education and Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) Program / 2021 Spring

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
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Theatre Education and Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) Program / 2020 Spring

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