Playwriting

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This thesis paper is a reflection on the development of 21 Pieces of This and That, a play that resulted from the yearlong effort to combine the biography and writings of Russian absurdist writer Daniil Kharms and that utilized text and movement to create

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...

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This thesis project explores a year long playmaking process with eleven middle school students. The first half of the paper shares a reflection on the successes and challenges of teaching the class and directing the show. The second half of the paper is c

Overview "This project took traditional devised playmaking elements and brought them to the Internet. A survey was sent out over the Internet with questions revolving around the topic of the Greek life system in American colleges. From the verbatim responses, a script was created. Auditions were held, and six actors presented a staged reading of the script. A talkback with the cast, creator, and audience followed. This project created a safe, anonymous way for people to express thoughts about a given...

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The following thesis is a description of the process that I underwent in writing the play, Darkness," from the point of view of an actor sketching a character study to a playwright forging a theatrical script. There is a brief reflection on seeing the pla

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...

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Discusses the author's journey of learning how to write a play. "The play, entitled 'Lark Resurrected,' is both a launching pad into the craft of playwriting and a symbolic echo of the author's holistic learning process." --Abstract.

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This thesis details a two-month playmaking experience with ninth grade students at Newton South High School in Newton, MA, utilizing educational drama tools such as tableaux, improvisation, sound and movement ensemble work, drop-in dialogue, foldover scri

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Through a semester-long workshop of games and seminars, high school students gained a working understanding of the art of improvisational theatre, both past and present. Improvisational games were then used to create scenarios designed to aid the students

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Life is a theatrical script chronicling the lives of two turn-of-the-century brothers trying to invent the airplane, who cross paths with the Wright brothers at critical junctures. Lift is a reflection on the myth of the American Inventor, the process of

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"This project is about the collaborative work of adapting an ancient Japanese folk tale, "The Moon Princess, Kaguya" into a theatrical production." --Abstract.

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An educator reflects on her six-month journey with 12 high school students to create a play for young audiences. -- abstract.

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Play script and reflection piece on the process of penning the play.

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This paper is a reflection on the development and implementation of a playmaking project at Kennedy Middle School. Included in this documentation you will find an introduction to playmaking, the core values of the importance of playmaking to the classroom

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This paper is a reflection on the development and implementation of a playmaking project at Kennedy Middle School. Included in this documentation you will find an introduction to playmaking, the core values of the importance of playmaking to the classroom

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This paper is a reflection on the development and implementation of a playmaking project at Kennedy Middle School. Included in this documentation you will find an introduction to playmaking, the core values of the importance of playmaking to the classroom

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This curriculum utilizes the work of Augusto Boal for Playmaking with middle and high school students. The process gives students an opportunity to reflect on different aspects of their world, using theatre and playwriting as tools to do so. Within this c

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This paper is a reflection on the process of developing, implementing, and revising a high-school lesson plan. -- abstract.