Undergraduate Research in Theatre: A Guide for Students

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Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Contents List of figures Series foreword About the author Acknowledgments 1 Overview: the necessity of framing theatre as undergraduate research Summary The necessity of framing theatre as undergraduate research Preparing the next generation of theatre artists: equity, diversity, and inclusion Holistic undergraduate education in theatre: “the show must go on” versus self-care and work/life balance How to use this book Questions for discussion 2 Literature reviews Summary Purpose and format of a literature review Finding appropriate sources Analyzing existing research Organizing the content of a literature review Organizing in a table or spreadsheet Organizing in narrative form or bullet points or annotation websites Moving from notes to draft Questions for discussion 3 Performance studies, paratextual sources, and research topics Summary Performance studies and paratextual sources Brainstorming topic areas Refining the topic Designing a research study or project goal Additional mentors Will success be measurable? The dramaturgy of ill-doing: paratextual materials for performance research Questions for discussion 4 Human participant research in theatre Summary Considerations for human participant research in theatre: oral history guidelines and performance and civic practice in creative inquiry Human participants research subject to IRB review IRB review process Women, genocide, and healing through the arts Questions for discussion 5 Research methods and assessment practices in theatre Summary Conquergood’s dialogic performance framework and performance assessment tools Importance of sound research methods Establishing credibility as a researcher Triangulated, intentional, and impartial data collection Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research Arts and humanities methods Social science methods Organizing the method section of a social science research paper Results and discussion Analyzing research data Analyzing quantitative data Analyzing qualitative data Using survey data to prove the efficacy of decentering whiteness Questions for discussion 6 Copyright, collaborative work, and citing sources Summary The ethics of crediting creative work and citing sources Citation guidelines Questions for discussion 7 Dissemination of research in theatre Summary Why share your work? What you will gain from presenting and publishing your scholarly work Where and how can you share your work? Questions for discussion 8 Scripted theatre performance and production Summary What does it take to produce a show? Research, skills, and methods Rehearsal strategies in the time of COVID-19 Biraciality in Origin Story by Nathan Alan Davis Embodied dramaturgy in practice: The Wolves A capstone experience in stage management Stage blood safety through rehearsal reports and blood rehearsals The ethics of undergraduate stage management: Anna Ziegler’s BOY Dramaturging power and gender in Playing with Fire Questions for discussion 9 Playwriting and devising Summary Creating works for the stage Research, skills, and methods Imaginative collaboration: the student stage manager and new work In the Blink of an Eye Symbolism as language in A Torre de Babel Yo Soy Una Mujer, Yo Soy Latina. Now You See My Life in the U.S.: Testimonies of Undocumented Latina Women “Last in a long line of literary kleptomaniacs”: On Feast The A.B. Project: a theatrical response to violence Questions for discussion 10 Applied theatre Summary Diverse applied theatre practices Research, skills, and methods University of Virginia Acts in the Center for Teaching Excellence Applied theatre and community gatherings Practicing dialogic pedagogy Cultivating empathy through embodied verbatim performance Building participatory theatre in a time of COVID-19 Rules of engagement: Trinity Repertory Company’s 2018 America Too: The Housing Crisis in Providence, RI Questions for discussion 11 Scenic design Summary Considerations for all theatre design areas Research, skills, and methods Designing for a foreign language: can scenography substitute for words? Automation design and scenic transitions in Die Fledermaus Projection design, collaboration, and storytelling to solve the problem with Chapter Seven Questions for discussion 12 Costume design Summary The costume designer as artist and advocate for equity Research, skills, and methods Mask designs for The Rover: creative research that reframed pandemic “Ideal” designing in an unideal world Questions for discussion 13 Sound design Summary The impact of sound design Research, skills, and methods Sound design for And a Child Shall Lead Questions for discussion 14 Lighting design Summary How lighting design illuminates Research, skills, and methods Lumagination—site-specific design and community engagement A capstone lighting design for dance Questions for discussion 15 Research in theatre history, theory, and interdisciplinary studies Summary Everything is theatre and theatre is about everything Hamilton: race, rap, and representation Experimentation in adapting the Theatre of the Absurd; Samuel Beckett’s Embers In action: addressing the climate crisis through community-focused performance Playing the field: an interdisciplinary approach to immersive theatre Arts for all—soft skills development in music and drama education Imbalance: representation of psychoactive disorders in musical theatre Questions for discussion 16 Online resources Summary Theatre organizations and communities Tools for theatre students Diversity, equity, and inclusion resources Devising theatre resources Applied theatre resources Index