No Sleep 'til Minsky's: A One-Man Tribute to Burlesque and Vaudeville.

<p><em>No Sleep '˜Til Minsky's</em> is a one-man show paying tribute to early 20th century variety entertainment. The writing process began with research into the forms of vaudeville and burlesque, including films of period acts, study of autobiographies and biographies of burlesque performers, and study of historical scripts performed in the time period and stored at the Library of Congress.</p><p>The format of the show consists of a one-hour core script in which Lou Drake speaks of his life and career in burlesque. In addition to the core script, the structure is designed to allow more actors to participate in staging sketches described by Drake, as well as allowing external acts to splice their material into a performance.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA (Master of Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication, Professional

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Williams, Carl Glenwood

• burlesque
• theatre
• performance
• vaudeville
• variety
• comedy
• Arts and Humanities
• Performance Studies
• Theatre and Performance Studies
• Theatre History

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2099

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-3460