Theatre Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Stages of Whiteness: Marking Power and Privilege in U.S. and German Popular Performance
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Stages of Whiteness: Marking Power and Privilege in U.S. and German Popular Performance examines white, male playwrights, television evangelists, and game show hosts and producers on what I am defining as three “performance ... -
The Realization of Terrence McNally's Ragtime
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The story of Ragtime is testament to the heartbreaking truth that the America of the early 1900’s has far too many similarities to the America we live in today. The book was written in 1975, and in 1990, a Lynn Ahrens, ... -
An analysis of the physiological assumptions in vocal instructional systems for actors
(University of Kansas, 1997-12-31)Vocal instruction for actors is a growing specialization within college theatre programs in the United States. Theatre voice has typically been taught by master teachers, some of whom eventually publish texts which outline ... -
A History of Theatre Activities at the University of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1959-05-31)The purpose of this study has been to trace the growth and progress of theatre and drama activities at the University of Kansas. It will not be a survey of the progress of the academic work in these fields, although mention ... -
The Performance of Intersectionality on the 21st Century Stand-Up Comedy Stage
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)In 2014, Black feminist scholar bell hooks called for humor to be utilized as political weaponry in the current, post-1990s wave of intersectional activism at the National Women’s Studies Association conference in San Juan, ... -
Otherwise, The Gap: Performing Identities in Iranian Contemporary Art and Performance
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Otherwise, the Gap: Performing Identities in Iranian Contemporary Art and Performance explores the intersections between race, performance, and politics within and without the so-called Middle Eastern region. I use theories ... -
Time is of the Essence: The Centrality of Time in Science Plays and the Cultural Implications
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Time is of the Essence: The Centrality of Time in Science Plays and the Cultural Implications examines how time operates within the narrative and structure of science plays. Combining analysis of play texts and production ... -
Performing National Identity, Civic Resistance and Cultural Memory in Costa Rica's Masked Traditions
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)“Performing National Identity, Civic Resistance and Cultural Memory in Costa Rica’s Masked Traditions” studies two performance traditions that date to the 17th century: Las mascaradas del Valle Central and El juego de los ... -
RABINAL ACHI. Scenographic Design of a traditional Mayan Play
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The Mayan dance-drama Rabinal Achí is one of the most important remaining pre-Columbian artistic expressions today. The script of the play is written in the Mayan language of K’iche’ and is performed every year at the end ... -
Titus Andronicus: The Material Effects of Sexual Assault and Trauma as Represented Through Design
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus was written between 1588 and 1596. The revenge play focuses on the cycle of retaliation between Titus Andronicus and Tamora, Queen of the Goths. While the themes of Roman Militaristic ... -
Signaling Through the Flames: Theatre Fires and Disaster Sociology
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)“Signaling Through the Flames: Theatre Fires and Disaster Sociology” re-examines archival evidence relevant to three of the most destructive and deadly fires in American theatre history: Richmond, Virginia in 1811, Brooklyn, ... -
Do These Jeans Make Me Look Fat? Adolescent Eating Disordered Behaviors and Body Image Dissatisfaction as Examined in Linda Daugherty's Eat (It's Not About Food)
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Western culture maintains an intense obsession with body image. The sheer volume of diet and performance-enhancing products, as well as weight loss and exercise plans; prove dizzying in an intensely mediated culture. ... -
Embracing the "Foggy Place" of Theatre History: The Chautauqua/Colloquia Model of Public Scholarship as Performance
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015-09)In her December 2013 Slate polemic “The End of the College Essay: An Essay,” Rebecca Schuman calls for the end of assigning and grading papers in required courses. Since “the baccalaureate is the new high-school diploma” ... -
Toward Revising Undergraduate Theatre Education
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The Bucket Brigade: ATHE President’s Address, 2013
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An Experiment with Digital Lighting in Adding Machine: A Musical
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Good and evil as represented in Massinger’s plays
(University of Kansas, 1915) -
Interviewing Children after Performances
(Trentham, 2012-03)Klein charts the ways in which she has used interviews to engage with children's responses to TYA performances, thus providing a methodology for researchers in reception studies. -
The Semiotics of Action Design
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An Application of Medieval Rhetorical Intervention to Dramatic Composition
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980-05)