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Access Type
Open Access
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Theater
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2011
Month Degree Awarded
May
Keywords
Design, Scenic, Collaboration, Musicals, Thesis, Theater
Abstract
A collaborative process, when implemented for a theatrical production, not only reinforces a design team's ability to tell a story, it supports a artistically unified design that can be communicated easily to all members of a production team regardless of their production role. The information within this thesis is documentation of a collaborative process between the Scenic Designer and the production team for the University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Theater's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Rachel Sheinkin with music and lyrics by William Finn. Preliminary design images, model photographs, Autodesk AutoCAD design plates, and Google Sketchup renderings all serve as steps to communicate scenic design ideas to this collaborative process. The musical was performed on the Rand stage in the Fine Arts Center in December of 2010.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/1941820
First Advisor
Miguel Romero
Second Advisor
Michael Cottom
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CLSection.pdf (675 kB)
D3.pdf (2542 kB)
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Ground Plan.pdf (5227 kB)
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