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Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Theater
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2017
Month Degree Awarded
May
Abstract
This written portion of my thesis is aimed at documenting and synthesizing how I, as director, staged an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler through ongoing collaboration with a creative team comprised of dramaturges, designers, and actors.
I walk the reader through my exploration of Ibsen’s life and work through travel to the International Ibsen Festival in Oslo, Norway, and describe how I endeavored to lead the production’s creative team by applying feminist theories in directing and embracing the possibility of failure as a means of discovery. I discuss the casting process and establishment of an all-women ensemble, explore the major themes I identified in the play, and reflect on how the creative team strove to subvert the societal expectation of a historical production rooted in realism through designs and artistic choices inspired by the western canon’s ongoing grasp on contemporary theater programming.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/10258625
First Advisor
Gilbert McCauley
Second Advisor
Megan Lewis
Third Advisor
Priscilla Page
Fourth Advisor
Harley Erdman
Recommended Citation
Pellegrini, Christina, "On the Contrary: Subverting the Canon with Ibsen's Hedda Gabler" (2017). Masters Theses. 530.
https://doi.org/10.7275/10258625
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/530
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