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Fall 2016
Canadian theatre has always been an exercise in inter-cultural negotiation, yet in the past few decades, the official multicultural legislation has provided opportunities for more artists belonging to ethnic minorities to consciously diversify our country’s theatre practice. Montreal based...
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Fall 2015
Marius von Mayenburg’s Der Stein:(Un)Covering Memory undertakes an in-depth examination of contemporary German playwright Marius von Mayenburg’s 2008 play Der Stein. The play explores how Germany’s National Socialist past continues to play a foundational role within the construction of German...
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Performance of Identities in Post- Apartheid South Africa: Reza De Wet’s 'Diepe Grond' and 'African Gothic'
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The subject matter of this thesis all boils down to how identity is performed in South Africa: Diepe Grond focuses on identity in the Apartheid period and African Gothic in the Post-Apartheid period. Both these plays are written by South African playwright, Reza De Wet. I aim to examine the work...
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“Putting Fear and Prejudice on Trial”: New Narratives for Queer Documentary Theatre in Dustin Lance Black’s 8
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This thesis explores contemporary documentary theatre within the context of queer studies. While there are many plays that fall into the category of queer documentary theatre including The Laramie Project, Another American, and Execution of Justice, this research examines Dustin Lance Black’s new...
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Fall 2013
This paper explores the theatrical staging of genocide using Julia Kristeva’s theory of abjection to highlight the impossibility of understanding and fully comprehending genocide. Traditional staging methods typically use a cohesive narrative structure which limits and edits the event to provide...
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Fall 2013
This thesis has been created for novice or experienced teachers and directors of clown and physical comedy who are seeking practical techniques and new or reliable exercises to unlock the comedic potential in their students or actors.
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Fall 2013
Canada possesses a culture of many interconnected voices, but this diversity is not represented in the major commercial enterprises of Canadian theatre. This thesis will question the existence of a national Canadian identity and through the framework of rural Canadian theatre posit an alternative...
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Fall 2013
Canadian designer Michael Levine has become one of the most in-demand artists of the international theatre, and opera scenes. His collaborations with renowned directors such as Robert Carsen, and Robert Lepage have launched him to the forefront of design today. This thesis explores the many...
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Literacy in ACTion: Using Theatre to Read the Word and the World Through Critical Pedagogy, Image Theatre and Comic Creation with Youth
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This thesis examines Literacy in ACTion, a drama-based participatory project developed and implemented by the author. The project took place in 2009 at an alternative high school in San Diego, California, that provides continued schooling to expelled students considered “at risk.” The project...
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Spring 2012
This thesis examines Anna Deavere Smith's contribution to American theatre with regard to her life and artistic practice. The first chapter examines Smith's development of her theatrical project, On The Road: The Search for American Character with its approach to acting that emphasizes empathetic...