Date of Award
2019
Type
Thesis
Major
Theatre - Performance Track
Degree Type
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance
Department
Theatre Department
First Advisor
Lawrence McDonald
Second Advisor
Susan Tomkiewicz
Third Advisor
Ryan Lynch
Abstract
My thesis was intended to inform readers about the one-woman show I performed, A Mother. In addition, my thesis described job positions within my field and the research I conducted for my production. Essentially, this may allow readers without any experience in the theatre to understand the process an actor undergoes during a production. Typically there are many people on a production team performing various roles. Instead, my tremendous challenge was acting as producer, director, actor, event coordinator, part designer, and marketing director. This paper includes acting advice from classmates, my instructor, Larry McDonald, and details of my use of the acting methods of Sanford Meisner. The most significant resources I used for assistance with character work and directorial decisions are included. The script of A Mother was written by the late Franca Rame and, Dario Fo who won the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Recommended Citation
Ellenburg, Amanda L., "A Mother Honors College Alternative to the Thesis" (2019). Theses and Dissertations. 347.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/347
