The Process of Producing a Peculiar Production
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gates, Kevin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ritch, David Glenn | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Morille, Jordan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-16T13:43:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-09-16T13:43:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis analyses the collaborative process of directing and producing 'The Bald Soprano,' an absurdist play, from start to finish. From casting to the final showing, I document experience the full process of guiding a group toward the ultimate goal of a successful show. This play poses the specific challenge of being written intentionally as an 'anti-play', supposedly devoid of meaning or understanding. The Bald Soprano follows two very English couples in a very English home, and things go amiss when the doorbell rings and a Fire Chief enters to stir up trouble. The whole affair is hard to wrap your head around, and to make this puzzle of a play entertaining for the audience is a feat within itself. In this thesis, I write about my own experiences, and break down the motivations and ideas behind each step in the process. I seek to discover what it means to create an entertaining production, and to find meaning where there is none to be found. | |
| dc.description.department | Honors College | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 31 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ritch, D. G. (2022). The process of producing a peculiar production (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/16143 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | theatre | |
| dc.subject | absurd | |
| dc.subject | absurdism | |
| dc.subject | Lonesco | |
| dc.subject | Bald Soprano | |
| dc.subject | production | |
| dc.subject | play | |
| dc.subject | directing | |
| dc.subject | Honors College | |
| dc.title | The Process of Producing a Peculiar Production | |
| thesis.degree.department | Honors College | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Theatre and Dance | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University | |
| txstate.documenttype | Honors Thesis |