Emerson thesis -- Performing arts
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Crisis is opportunity : directing The Music Man at an English High School, 2005
This project dealt with the challenges of directing an American musical with English middle school-aged students. -- abstract.
Culture clash : 30 years of activism, comedy and cultural excavation, 2015
"This paper reflects on the performances of Culture Clash as a tool for social change, considering their 2015 Boston tour in celebration of their 30th Anniversary. Their show, Muse & Morros, was performed between March 10th and March 29th at ArtsEmerson in Boston, Massachusetts. Discussion of the artistry and impact of the group includes the content and context of their performances, interviews with the group members and consideration of their creative process." --Abstract
Dance composition and improvisation, 1994
Dance theatre : multiculturalism, divergent thinking and new theatre works, 2002
Dancing before Herod : learning the rhythm of self-scripting, 2004
This paper reveals a few of the activities that aid in the self-scripting process, describes the education gained, and depicts the personal challenges that emerged from this process.
Darkness : intimacy & espionage in the life of Robert Hanssen, 2009
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
Debrief and reorientation post-study abroad, 2013
This paper discusses a study investigating the role of American colleges in facilitating students' reentry from study abroad experiences. Through interviews with 14 students from three colleges, this thesis discusses the need for in increased focus on sup
Description of Furman University Summer Drama Institute : an intensive short term training program for secondary school instructors in drama, 1969
Developing a new play : rum & lemonade, 1992
Developing a theater outreach program for youth through collective collaboration, 2001
Developing a theatre education curriculum by assessing multiple significant influences, 2003
Developing an acting workshop for senior citizens, 2016
Examines a five-day acting workshop developed for senior citizens. Discussion includes the planning and implementation of the program, the observed results, as well as responses of the participants. --Abstract.
Developing New Plays Around Themes of Social Justice, 2021
"This thesis analyzes a project that developed three short new plays which were solicited from local playwrights and centered on themes of social justice. Many processes exist for developing new plays. This project focused on a process which I have used professionally which combines multiple readings followed by moderated discussions. The discussions were based on a set of guidelines for comparing similarities in plays with themes of social justice." -- Abstract
Development of the role of Kate in Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew, 1984
Development through drama/theatre in education : lessons from the front, 1998
Devising to Enhance Acting Technique and Vulnerability with Student Actors of Color, 2022
Dido and Aeneas a dance-theatre piece based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid, 2003
Different shades of black, 2005
An original play created by seven METCO students at Lexington High School under the direction of Nicole Arena. -- abstract.
Directing a production of Into the woods for community theatre, 1991
Video is of a production of Sondheim's Into the woods by the Chelsea Community Theatre.