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An Actors Workshop
(2009)In order to gain a holistic approach to the work between Michael and I, and to the script/production that would be receiving the changes and evolution, I tried to develop a four-pronged focus. Divided amongst Physical 1 ... -
Building Bridges: Character Research and Acting Internship in Vampyr: The blood is the Life
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1994)My initial challenge was to connect with a character I found very foreign and outside of myself. As an actor, one is asked to play many roles that are opposing to one's personality or nature, yet there are a few special ... -
The Comedy of Acting: A Journal of an Actor's Attempt to Perform Shakespeare
(1995)The following account is my attempt at analyzing what took place during my SIP quarter. I chose to focus this paper on the training I underwent during my SIP, as well as how it influenced my preparation for acting the ... -
Creating Lua : An Exploration of the Actor's Process for the Production of Travels with Lua at the Turn of the Century
(1994)The author describes her experience preparing and performing the role of the Victorian Era leader of the Bahai faith, Lua Getsinger in the play Travels with Lua at the Turn of the Century. -
Free Pudding: Adventures in Comedy and the Importance of Free Stuff
(2000)My experiences with improvisation led me to believe that sketch comedy was the next step in creating comedy for the stage. When coming to college, I began to explore the theatre and its different aspects. Immediately I ... -
Investigating the Feasibility of a Composite Under Hood Engine Component
(1998)During the summer of 1998, I worked at Siemens Automotive in Auburn Hills, :MI. Siemens Automotive is a smaller division of the Siemens Corporation. Siemens Automotive designs and manufactures automobile parts for the ... -
A Journey Through The Last Five Years: Producing a Musical as a Director I Actor
(2011)As a student of theatre who possesses a strong background in music I have found myself increasingly interested in the intersection of these two art forms. My academic career at Kalamazoo College has fostered in me ... -
The Last Five Years: The Culmination of My Last Four Years
(2011)The Last Five Years, a musical by Jason Robert Brown and my Senior Individualized Project (SIP) , started with one central idea- I wanted to do a project that was the culmination of my entire college experience. My SIP ... -
The Making of "Rosie"
(1981)There was a time when I had thought I would be student teaching for my Senior Individualized Project. People had always told me one could "fall back on" a teaching certificate. Principles of Teaching (Education 161) quickly ... -
Open Mind and Free Body: Studying with Nancy Gabor
(1987)It is hard to comprehend or imagine the work of a person who remains faceless to the masses. Here, I will attempt to give a general idea of who Nancy Gabor is. -
Performing and Understanding Historic Drama: A Journey into the World of August Strindberg
(2005)Upon returning home from my junior year abroad, I was abruptly confronted with the fact that I hadn't the faintest idea what I wanted to do for my Senior Individualized Project. With this in mind I began frantically ... -
Playing the Artist: The Creative Process for Playing the Rapist
(2000)Playing the Rapist is the culmination of years of exploration and growth. While that may sound grandiose, I fully believe that this production was the last line in the first chapter of my story as an artist. Through the ... -
The Role of an Intensive Training Program in the Development of an Actor: My Experience at the American Conservatory Theater's Summer Training Congress
(2010)I applied to the Summer Training Congress (STC) and was accepted into their five week "Core Skills" program. As this program was obviously connected to theater, it was suggested to me that I could use my experience at ... -
Sexual Abuse and the Illusion Theater
(1984)The goal of·the Applied Theater Program of the Illusion Theater is the prevention of sexual abuse, both in children and adolescents. Only recently has the sexual abuse of children received the attention necessary to make ... -
Shadows & Dreams: The Substance of Life
(1997)Shadows and Dreams: The Substance of Life examines the idea that society dictates many choices young adults make. College, career, and sexual preference are only a few of the choices that social standards dictate. The ... -
This Actor Prepares: A Discussion of David Mamet, His Dramatic World, His Acting Theories, and the Play Glengarry Glen Ross
(2001)When I learned of the potential opportunity to act in Glengarry, which is one of my favorite plays, I decided to use the Kalamazoo College SIP requirement as an opportunity to explore new territory in personal acting ... -
The Truth of the Moment: An Exploration into the Application and Validity of Practical Aesthetics as Taught at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School
(2001)After spending six weeks totally immersed in study, rehearsal and exploration, while at the same time living in a city of 15 million people, I find it necessary to seek solitude in order to collect my thoughts. Upon ... -
What Every Actor Does Not Know: Clowning to Expand Theatrical Performance Horizons
(1999)Over the last few years, I have become very interested in clowning and physical theatre. This interest deepened during my study abroad in England, and I have decided that I would like to pursue theatrical clowning as a ...
