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Emerson thesis -- Performing arts

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Subject Source: Local sources

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Paper bags and preschoolers : an experimental puppet play group, 2008

 Item — Item 0113502969786: [Barcode: 0113502969786]
Overview

This project details the process of researching, planning and teaching two days of experimental children's puppet play workshops at the Puppet Showplace Theatre in Brookline, MA. Children between the ages of four and seven were selected from regular theat

Dates: 2008

¡Pa'rriba Esa Bandera!: An Exploration of Puerto Rican Representation in West Side Story and In the Heights, 2023

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Identifier: te_2023spring_jacuzzi_hannah.pdf
Overview "This thesis examines the relationship between the history of Puerto Rico and the stories told about the Puerto Rican experience on stage. Specifically, the thesis unpacks the 1961 and 2021 movie musical adaptations of West Side Story and the 2021 movie musical adaption of In the Heights. These two blockbuster Broadway musicals have received international acclaim for their artistry, as well as criticism for their presentation of Hispanic and Latin culture. To facilitate a robust conversation...
Dates: 2023

Participatory theatre programs for schools : a philosophy, the history of Looking Glass Theatre and a plan for an original program, 1998

 Item — Item 0113501917026: [Barcode: 0113501917026]
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: 1998

Pataphysical fools : comic roles in Alfred Jarry's grotesque world, 2009

 Item — Item 0113502966808: [Barcode: 0113502966808]
Overview

This thesis examines the ways in which Alfred Jarry recreated the traditional comic roles of the jester, the clown and the trickster through his unique invented pseudoscience of 'Pataphysics. -- abstract.

Dates: 2009

Pauses : a critical retrospective of directing Endgame, 1998

 Item — Item 0113501926407: [Barcode: 0113501926407]
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: 1998

Penny candy, 1996

 Item — Item 0113501602396: [Barcode: 0113501602396]
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: 1996

Performance as pedagogy : those who do, teach, 2013

 Item — Item 0113503120843: [Barcode: 0113503120843]
Overview

This thesis examines the role of the production director within an undergraduate program with an emphasis on director as educator. -- abstract.

Dates: 2013

Performing as Miss Margarida in Miss Margarida's way, 1991

 Item — Item 0113502155527: [Barcode: 0113502155527]
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: 1991

Performing their words : the creation of "No More Tangles", 2005

 Item — Item 0113502741953: [Barcode: 0113502741953]
Overview

No More Tangles is a play created from original writing by middle school and high school girls. -- abstract.

Dates: 2005

Personal reflection on a public tragedy, 2007

 Item — Item 0113502899488: [Barcode: 0113502899488]
Overview

The events of 9/11 served as a national and personal tragedy for this writer. In order to make sense of the events, I turned to theatre and in particular, Thornton Wilder's play 'The Skin of Our Teeth'. Wilder wrote the play at the beginning of WWII whi

Dates: 2007

Playing Antigone in at least three keys, 2004

 Item — Item 0113502728968: [Barcode: 0113502728968]
Overview

I directed Mac Wellman's poetic, post-modern, movement-theatre adaptation of Antigone.

Dates: 2004

Playing the role of Jennet in Christopher Fry's The lady's not for burning, 1979

 Item — Item 0113502145221: [Barcode: 0113502145221]
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: 1979

Playmaking : an educational tool, 2004

 Item — Item 0113502726665: [Barcode: 0113502726665]
Overview

This project is a reflection on the creation of an original play based on Language Arts curriculum with a group of fifth grade students.

Dates: 2004

Playmaking and Devising: A Post-COVID-19 Workshop Adjustment, 2020

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Identifier: te_2020spring_tidball_kelsey_maureen.pdf
Overview "In recent years, playmaking and devising have become more widely used theatrical processes in schools and professional theatre settings. The chance to create an original piece of theatre is one that many young theatre makers are given at some point in their theatrical careers; however, the playmaking process is still widely shrouded in mystery and widely reserved for college-aged students. With this playmaking workshop, which was intended to be offered to a group of ensemble members of the...
Dates: 2020

Playmaking and social issues in a suburban middle school, 2002

 Item — Item 0113502635312: [Barcode: 0113502635312]
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: 2002

Playmaking : exploring the inner-voice, 2007

 Item — Item 0113502853303: [Barcode: 0113502853303]
Overview

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

Dates: 2007

Playmaking : exploring the inner-voice, 2007

 Item — Item 0113502853261: [Barcode: 0113502853261]
Overview

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

Dates: 2007

Playmaking : exploring the inner-voice, 2007

 Item — Item 0113502850036: [Barcode: 0113502850036]
Overview

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

Dates: 2007

Playmaking through Boal, 2007

 Item — Item 0113502851695: [Barcode: 0113502851695]
Overview

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

Dates: 2007

Playmaking with teens : a process of discovery, 2002

 Item — Item 0113502655849: [Barcode: 0113502655849]
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: 2002