King Lear: A Gilded Age Tragedy

Kostner, Nicholas Gene

dc.contributor.advisor	Unruh, Delbert
dc.contributor.author	Kostner, Nicholas Gene
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-07T14:22:12Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-07T14:22:12Z
dc.date.issued	2009-06-02
dc.date.submitted	2009
dc.identifier.other	http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10267
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1808/5360
dc.description.abstract	KING LEAR A GILDED AGE TRAGEDY Master of Fine Arts in Scenography Thesis under the direction of Delbert Unruh, M.A., Professor of Theatre and Film This theatre design for Shakespeare's King Lear sets the play in late Victorian America. The character of Lear is a wealthy industrialist. The other characters make up the remainder of his corporation. This premise reveals the play's themes of greed, ambition and family ties while exploring the extreme nature of this time in American history. Using a neutral, yet evocative, scenic design allows for the numerous locations and recalls the simple aesthetic of industrial architecture of the time. The period details of the costume design grounds the show in reality and provides distinction between social classes and character loyalties. The production uses contemporary stage technology and design to bring to mind the 1880s through a thought-provoking and relevant theatre experience.
dc.format.extent	57 pages
dc.language.iso	EN
dc.publisher	University of Kansas
dc.rights	This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
dc.subject	Theater
dc.subject	Design and decorative arts
dc.subject	Costume design
dc.subject	Lighting design
dc.subject	Scenic design
dc.subject	Scenography
dc.subject	Stage design
dc.subject	Theatre design
dc.title	King Lear: A Gilded Age Tragedy
dc.type	Thesis
dc.contributor.cmtemember	Reaney, Mark
dc.contributor.cmtemember	Bial, Henry
dc.contributor.cmtemember	Jordan, Luke
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline	Design
dc.thesis.degreeLevel	M.A.
kusw.oastatus	na
kusw.oapolicy	This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid	6857563
dc.rights.accessrights	openAccess

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