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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
2018
Month Degree Awarded
May
Abstract
This written portion of my thesis documents my process as a director in staging Taylor Mac’s play The Lily’s Revenge in collaboration with a creative team of designers, dramaturgs, and performers.
I share with the reader my processes toward fostering cohesion and collaboration among a team while working on a complex play that departs from many theatrical conventions. I discuss significant learnings from several areas of dramaturgical and performance research that dovetail within the play: queer performance practice, Theater of the Ridiculous, and Noh theater, and how I used this research to support the communication with my design collaborators to design a show crossing several theatrical genres. I invite readers into the challenges and discoveries of a rehearsal process that required heightened performances from actors and creative solutions for sustaining audience engagement. This thesis includes dramaturgical research, documentation of the rehearsal process, and documentation of audience and performer experiences.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/12271630
First Advisor
Gina Kaufmann
Second Advisor
Gilbert McCauley
Third Advisor
Chris Baker
Recommended Citation
Onopa, Jennifer, "The Lily's Revenge: Staging Love and Community in the Style of the Ridiculous" (2018). Masters Theses. 682.
https://doi.org/10.7275/12271630
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/682