Utilizing the spectator perspective in the acting process.

Audience;Education;Much Ado About Nothing;Entertainment;Beatrice;Actor

Jocelyn K. Matsuo

University:University of Louisville

Department:Theatre Arts

关键词: Audience;    Education;    Much Ado About Nothing;    Entertainment;    Beatrice;    Actor;   

Others  :  https://ir.library.louisville.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1921&context=etd

美国|英语

来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

This thesis is an examination of my goals and outcomes as a theatrepractitioner in the role of Beatrice in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing atthe University of Louisville, in November, 2012. In Chapter One I will define mygoals in theatre. I will discuss how I have succeeded and failed in pursuit of thesegoals and asses the causes of each. I will also address the challenges ofteaching acting and theatre and how these goals relate to each other. In ChapterTwo I will explain my acting process and its application to my thesis performance.In Chapter Three I will recount previous training (including the University ofLouisville) and performances. In Chapter Four I will autopsy the production,paying close attention to the effects on the audience. In Chapter Five I willconclude with future plans and lessons from this specific situation.