Emerson thesis -- Performing arts

The benefits of playmaking are evident as the educator/director reflects on her experience directing and co-creating a play with four sophomore suburban girls -- abstract.

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

The purpose of this paper is to make a case for the use of drama in English as a second language, or DIESL. It does so by giving a statement of the current challenges resulting from an ESL population increase combined with the disproportionate school fail

Show choir is a choral phenomenon that can be found in high schools and some colleges, predominantly in the Midwest, though it gradually is emerging on both coasts. Show choir is a choral group that incorporates dance and movement into the performance. --

This project looks at high school theatre festivals, both competitive and non-competitive, and the advantages and disadvantages of each -- abstract.

This thesis paper is a reflection on the development of my work as a director through the experience of directing an original play with heightened text using physical acting methods such as Viewpoints, Action Theater, Laban and Character Mask. -- abstract

Examines gaps in the American healthcare system and explores a diverse approach to improve the current structure of medical training and practice. -- abstract.

This is a reflection on a production of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice at Brookline High School, performed in November of 2003 -- abstract.

The purpose of this thesis was to successfully adapt the Brothers Grimm's The Three Snake Leaves into a children's theatre piece that would be equally entertaining to the children, the adults, and the exhausted actors who schlep around in a van to bring t

This project is an eight-week lesson plan designed for fifth grade that dramatically explores American immigration during the nineteenth and twentieth century. The lesson allows students to connect a larger history to their own personal understanding and

This project is a lesson plan that seeks to look at the ways that theatre is beneficial to teaching and dialoguing about stereotypes, race, and culture issues in the classroom. Through the use of popular theatre games and the practices of Augusto Boal, a

This is a production of Midsummer's Night Dream with forty secondary school student cast members in the fall of 2003 at Boston Trinity Academy -- abstract.

This paper...explored the ways multiculturalism can be used in readers theatre. Through lesson planning, discussion, and a final script, participants discovered that self discovery and identity, rather than multiculturalism, were critical areas of explora

This project was an interactive theatrical exploration of the parallels and dichotomies of church and theatre. The play was, in fact, a church service (Episcopalian in structure) and the audience entered into it as the congregation, being invited to read

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

By interviewing current university voice professors and high school theatre teachers, the following questions will be answered: is speaking voice being taught in high school acting classes? If so, how is it being taught, what are the goals in lessons, and