Self-executed dramaturgy : a journey with Miss Ida B. Wells.

Ida B. Wells;dramaturgy;acting;historical characters;Alexander technique;devising from a script

Sidney Michelle Edwards

University:University of Louisville

Department:Theatre Arts

关键词: Ida B. Wells;    dramaturgy;    acting;    historical characters;    Alexander technique;    devising from a script;   

Others  :  https://ir.library.louisville.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4080&context=etd

美国|英语

来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

This thesis presents my experience with the production of Miss Ida B. Wells by Endesha Ida Mae Holland. I used self-executed dramaturgy to enrich my process as an actor and create multiple vocally and physically dynamic historical characters. Throughout this document, I explore how my personal acting process and development as an artist are heavily influenced by the practices of the Alexander Technique. I discuss the unique challenges that I faced with scoliosis and vocal trauma and how I used the training I received during my graduate career to address those challenges. My personal account details the specific methods by which I approached the script, the research, the character development, and the rehearsal process of devising from a script.