From Darkness to Light: Examining the Role of Playwright/Director on Obscura

The aim and scope of my thesis is to examine the process of playwrights directing their own work, using the production of my play Obscura as an example of personal research, as well as examples of other dramatists. I will examine the advantages and disadvantages that playwrights face when directing their own work. I will compare several methods to my own production of Obscura. I wrote the play in the Spring of 2005 which culminated in a reading in April, followed by a workshop production in the Fall of 2005 in the Newdick Theater at Shafer Street Playhouse.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Theatre

Year dc:date.available

2006

Author dc:creator

• Schebetta, Dennis Christian

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Noreen C. Barnes

• playwright
• director
• self-directing
• drama
• Shafer Street Playhouse
• production
• Arts and Humanities
• Theatre and Performance Studies

Statement dc:rights

• © The Author

Identifier

https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1428

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarscompass.vcu.edu:etd-2427