The Experience of Place in Performance: A Survey of Site-Specific Theatre

dc.contributor.advisorMay, Theresaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRorem, Jacoben_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-29T17:43:50Z
dc.date.available2014-09-29T17:43:50Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-29
dc.description.abstractFor practitioners and scholars of site-specific theatre, attempts to understand the relationship between a site and performance have often focused on performance. The many ways a site can inform and enhance the audience's experience of performance has been thoroughly explored, but what about the reverse? How can performance facilitate an experience of place and inform audiences about the value and potential of the places around us? I contend that site-specific performance which privileges place--including its varied histories and meanings--can foster a more thorough consideration of the places we inhabit and equip us to make better decisions about them. This thesis uses three case studies to explore the experience of place in performance and its potential implications. My case studies are Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh's production of Macbeth at the 2013 Manchester International Festival, We Players of San Francisco, and PlaceBase Productions of Minneapolis.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/18346
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.en_US
dc.subjectPerformanceen_US
dc.subjectPlaceen_US
dc.subjectSite-specificen_US
dc.subjectTheateren_US
dc.titleThe Experience of Place in Performance: A Survey of Site-Specific Theatreen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Theater Artsen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregonen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.A.en_US

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