Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Me and My Baby: Directing & Designing "Chicago" at the High School Level, Leo Arteche Arencibia
Trauma In the Acting Process: My Role as Camae In the Mountaintop and the Implementation of Practical Techniques for Empowerment, Anita Bennett
Transforming Costuming Design: Costuming for the Actor's Comfort, Lisa Evenson
Music Direction and Piano Accompaniment in Musical Theatre: A Practical Guide, Danielle Hayes
Flow Theory in the Actor's Process: Can the Pursuit of Optimal Experience Alleviate Anxiety?, Kimberly (Kimber) King
The Process Is A Journey, Victoria Micaletti
Creative Collaborations: An Arts Integrated Educational Business, Michele Perkins
Keeping the Ball Alive: The Marriage Between Sports and Acting, Giuseppe Pipicella
Theatrical Intimacy: Navigating a New Normal, Elizabeth Smith-Cortelyou
Creating Living Characters Through Stanislavski's System and Michael Chekhov's Psychological Gesture, Robert Stark
Play as a Means of Connection, Charles Street
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Choreographing Closeness: The Effects of Intimacy Choreography Best Practices in Educational Theatre, Morgan Cobb
¿Dónde están? Latin American Representation in Theatre for Young Audiences, Ximena Gonzalez Toledo
For the Very First Time: A Process of Rehearsal and Performance in the Beginnings of COVID-19., Andrew Hansen
Bridging a Need: Audience Participatory Theatre for Non-Profit Fundraising, Ralph Krumins
Sensory Overload: Creating Autism-Friendly Areas In Theme Parks Through Universal Design Principles, Lindsey Leffel
A Theoretical Prototype for Narrative and Interactive Development within a Theme Park Parade, Carson Luter
Integration of Video Game Play and Storytelling in Theme Park Environmental Design, Alexandria Marcello
Journey To The Dragon's Gate: A Study Of Hybrid Ride Systems And How They Enhance Attraction Storytelling, Matthew Moore
Utilizing Dramaturgy to Activate Creativity in Young Audiences, Joni Newman
Musicals, Murders, and Motivation: A View on the Audience and Their Support Towards Musical Murderers through Maslow, Lesly Nuñez
Exploring Best Practices of Teaching Theatre for Social Change to Youth, Samantha Reser
Eco-TYA: An Exploration of Youth Agency and the Role of Environment in Creating Balanced Theatrical Collaborations, Sage Tokach
Creating Themed Accessible Spaces Through Hospitality Design, Sidney Wolf
Theme Park Queues as Diegetic Worlds: Using Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance as a Case Study for Core Design Elements, Jordan Zauha
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Actor and the Iceberg, Christopher Creane
Artistic Science: An Exploration of Dramaturgy through Inquiry-Based Learning for Youth Artists, Sam DiRosa
Combating Performance Anxiety: Reflections of A Personal Anti-anxiety Plan for Onstage and Filmed Media, Megan Friend
Braving the Discomfort: An Examination of Hate Speech and Racially-Motivated Violence Onstage, and How We Should Approach It, Sarah Hubert
An Actor Auditions, Jessica T. Johnson
Past, Present, and How to Proceed: Creating My Actor Tool Kit, Joshua Kimball
Sympathy for the Devil: A Compassionate Approach to Morally Reprehensible Characters in Drama, Amy Livingston
Emotional Availability: A Practice-as-Research Exploration on Acting in Film and Theatre, Janice Munk
The Death of Beowulf: Exploring the Conception, Process, and Lessons of an Original Solo Performance Based on a Classic, Jeffrey Sneed
Performing Belvile: Developing a Transformative Method, Brian Wiegand
Towards a Postdramatic Jazz Aesthetic: Per(form)ance and Its Discontents, Johann Robert Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Who Am I, and Why Does it Matter? Reflections of Identity and the Need for Culturally Sustaining Theatre, Bianca Alamo
Just A Number: A Cabaret Exploring the Roles My Age Prevents Me From Playing, Monica Andrews
The Process of Composing FROM HERE: A Contemporary Musical, Jason Bailey
Evita: A Practical Approach to Creating and Implementing Choreography for Professional Theater, Kimberly Ball
The Field of TYA on the Soccer Field: Using Drama Strategies to Enhance Youth Soccer Coaching Practices, Brittany Caine
Production Development: A Practical Approach to Directing for Educational Theatre, Jill Cicciarelli
Metatheatre and Critical Race Theory: A Combination for Compelling Storytelling and Effective Changemaking, Andrew Coleburn
Adaptation of the Novel "Silas Marner" into a One-Act Play and Performance, Melaney Douglass
The Art of Reflection: A Personal Account of Reflexive Teaching Artistry and Personal Praxis, Kate Kilpatrick
Director Methods for High School and Amateur Theatre Implementation, Tyler Leeps
His Voice: The Portrayals of LGBTQ+ Issues in Musical Theatre seen through Terrence McNally's A Man of No Importance, Alex Mendez
Everybody Says Don't: An Examination of Works by Stephen Sondheim in High School Theatre Programs, Matthew Nash-Brown
Stages of Color: An Exploration of Drama Through a Chromatic Lens, John Norton
Initiating Change, Connection, and Community, Janine Papin
Stage Fright: An Examination of Horror-based Theatre Through Theory and Practice, Ramon Paradoa
How Artists Can Capture Us: Educating About the Works of Stephen Sondheim Through Parody, Jarrett Poore
Playing Disability, Daniel Romano
Casting as a Pedagogical Practice in Educational Theatre Spaces, Scott Savage
Dolly'll Never Go Away Again: Producing the Classic Musical at the High School Level, Jason Whitehead
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Living Hashtag Play: A Modernized Living Newspaper with Theatre of the Oppressed Approaches to Play Development, Elizabeth Corsi
Performing Feminism: Boy Gets Girl During the #MeToo Movement, Amanda Dayton
Gender Performance in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Amanda Lee
Mindful Acting, Terence Lee
Performing Bernarda: Activating Power and Identity, Ana Martinez Medina
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Gee, Officer Krupke: An Actor's Casebook, Eric Eichenlaub
The Power of Play: Creating A Theatre for the Very Young Experience, Maria Katsadouros
When Coquis Sing: Introducing Young Audiences to Death and Bereavement Through An Original Play, Michelle LoRicco
Exploration of Teaching EL Students Using the Arts with the Focus on Theatre Arts, Carinita Quintero
Structural Inclusion Tools for Theatre Teaching Artists, Leah Thomas
Audience Engagement in Theatre for Young Audiences: Teaching Artistry to Cultivate Tomorrow's Theatre-Goers, Julie Woods-Robinson
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Rebirth of the Renaissance Man: Creating Actor Agency through Ensemble Theatre, Kody Grassett
Living with Marie: Dramatherapy in the Creation of Performable Theatre, Madelyn James
Planting Seeds: Life Stories of Awakening Self-Awareness, Aixa Mendez
From Dude to Dad: A Study on Prenatal Fatherhood and its Representation in Theatre, Michael Nilsson
Women in White: My Journey into Color, Madison Tarbox
Synaesthetics, Samantha Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Actor Process: Playing Multiple Characters, Danielle Brown
Christ on the Postmodern Stage: Debunking Christian Metanarrative Through Contemporary Passion Plays, Joseph Dambrosi
Giving Theatrical Life, Quentin Darrington
Playing Back Spirituality: Using Applied Theatre Practice for Spiritual Exploration an Meaningful Community Building in College, Ann Kinnebrew
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Artistry of Accessibility: Creating Theatre with and for Students on the Autism Spectrum, Sara Brunow
When Oppressed Women Attack: Female-Enacted Violence Through Minority American Female Playwrights' Works, Kate Busselle
Directing Stop Kiss by Diana Son within a Nontraditional Training Model, Rebecca Dilks
Stefano Landi's Arie a una voce and Early Seventeenth-century Italian Guitar Music with Alfabeto Notation, Nicholas Galfond
Writes of Spring 2014: Fostering Creativity in Theatre, Education, and Leadership, Alexandra Hodson
Seeking a Vision, Finding a Voice: Exploring the Musicality of Theatre Through Multidisciplinary Practice, Tara Kromer
The Branding, Creation, and Promotion of a Solo Comedienne, Anna McCorison
Almost Mirror Image: Exploring The Similarities And Dissimilarities Of Identical Twins In Theatrical Solo Performance, Elizabeth Mignacca
A Jew from Nebraska: An Actors Attempt at Stand-up Comedy, Jeffrey Nathan
Providing Cultural Balance for Young Americans, Mark Nichols
Connections Between Voice and Design in Puppetry: A Case-Study, Ryan Skiles
The forging of modern Broadway Sound Design Techniques amid the Fires of the Rock Musicals in the Late 1960s and 1970s., Timothy Tracey
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Halloween Horror Nights And/Or Visceral Theatre, Patrick Braillard
The Art of the Technical Director, Victoria Oakes
Digesting Modern Acting Theory for Young Performers, Brandon Yagel
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
August Wilson's Gem Of The Ocean A Dramaturgical Case Study, Rebecca Barringhaus
Developing New Works For The Stage: An Actor's Perspective, Lauren Butler
Attention Must Be Paid: A Critical Study Of The Non-traditional Leading Man In Twentieth Century Drama, Trevin Cooper
Boy Meets Boy: Envisioning Queer Youth Novels For Translation To The Stage, Daniel Davis