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University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Davey Marlin-Jones: Director, educator, visionary

Abstract

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This is a biographical thesis on Davey Marlin-Jones which includes chapters on the following: (1) His early life and his love of magic. (2) His directing experience in professional and regional theatre. (3) Interviews with many of his collaborators. (4) His directing methodology. (5) His philosophy, his future thoughts, and a summary by the author; An appendix includes 874 directing credits accumulated by Marlin-Jones from his college days to the present, spring of 1992; The research methods used were mostly primary consisting of taped interviews with Marlin-Jones, his many collaborators, and a few of his critics. The methodology chapter compares the directing methods of Marlin-Jones to other well-known directors; The endeavor of this thesis is to present an honest, thoroughly researched work on Davey Marlin-Jones, director, visionary, educator, and person, and in the process his contributions to the American theatre community will be revealed.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts (MA)
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Theatre Arts
Grantor dc:publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year
1992

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Talley, Frances Jane

Rights

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  • IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language dc:language
English

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1218

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2026-07-24
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Talley, Frances Jane. Davey Marlin-Jones: Director, educator, visionary. Thesis thesis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1992. https://doi.org/10.25669/hare-h5xr