This collection includes theses and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Theatre and Dance. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
BERTOLT BRECHT AND HIS PLAY - THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN, Min Sun
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Prepare to Pivot: Shifting from the projection surface to the Zoom screen necessitated by global pandemic, David E. Mills-Low
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
DIGITIZING THE CORPOREAL: THE AFFECT OF MEDIATIZED ELEMENTS IN THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE, Kurtis Layne Hassinger
DRAMA APPLIED TO CONTENT-BASED INSTRUCTION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, A. Rocio Muhs
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A 'PARADOX OF EXPRESSION': BERTOLT BRECHT'S VERFREMDUNGSEFFEKT IN PERFORMANCE, Cohen L. Ambrose Mr.
Tennessee Williams' "Plastic Theater" A Formulation of Dramaturgy for "The American Method" Theater, Peter A. Philips
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
WRITING IN DEVISED THEATRE: PRACTICAL APPROACHES WITH COMPARISONS TO INDIVIDUAL PLAYWRITING PROCESSES, Kate Rebecca Morris
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
THEATER AS A MEDIUM OF HEALING: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF COPPER THUNDERBIRD BY MARIE CLEMENTS, Anna Dulba-Barnett
PRAESENTIA EX MACHINA: The Millennial Technoculture, Liveness and Theatre, Reid J. Reimers
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Out under the big blue sky| Creating a new theatrical work by expanding on the documentary theatre form, Laramie Dean Carlsen
Six sixty-minute mystery plays, Peter David Walther
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Past finding out| Learning about theater history through performance, Arika Dumas-Beals
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Theatre in Education| Catalyst for change, Yi-Hsin Lu
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Building low cost work lights and safety lights for theater, Robert Louis Holter
Irony through similarity (and vice versa)| An analysis of Sean O'Casey's "Figuro in the Night", Justin Weat Schluessler
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Boal in the classroom: A technique for developing a teen theatre project, Vicki Clark
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Future plan for the development of the modern theater in Qatar, Saed Burshaid
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Comic potential of "Measure for Measure", Russell John Banham
Following the yellow brick road: A journey into the land of OM, Susan L. McCormick
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Towards a postmodern Macbeth| Directing Shakespeare in contemporary times, Glenn Charles Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Creation and development of the collage production DOC F from Faustian materials, John Barnes
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Dr. Pit show, "One Night Only" and "The balloonman's chair"| Two one act comedies, James J. Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Characteristics of Korean mask-dance drama, Yŏng-gyu Kim
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Model book of Bertolt Brecht's "The Caucasian Chalk Circle", Bonnie Banks
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Thesis production of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, Suzanne Allyn Cook
Pinter's "The Birthday Party"| A director's analysis and production process, Steven A. Schwartz
Historical review and evaluation of Montana Repertory Theatre 1967-1982, H. Stephen Wing
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
Women alone: A creative thesis performance project, Toni Cross
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Scenic and lighting design of Dunlop and Dale's Scapino, Michael Robert Brooks
Response-centered methodology for the teaching of dramatic literature in the secondary school, Dolores Snyder Chadwick
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
Design and technical direction of The Inspector General, Rolf T. Carlson
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
History and development of the Missoula Children's Theatre, 1971-1977, James Andrew Caron
Selective naturalism| A director's approach to Tobacco Road, Kenneth Jay Ott
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
Performance analysis of Shaw's "Heartbreak House", Mary-Kay Harris
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
That championship season or games anyone?, Gordon V. Hayes
Country Wife| A design interpretation, Margaret F. Hayes
That championship season| An actor's study, Randall Keith Pugh
Acting design in "That Championship Season", Paul William Shapiro
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Blocking workbook for the beginning director, John Warren Frick
Survey of the status of theater in Montana high schools during the 1972-1973 school year, William P. Gillespie
Stage movement at the Globe, Everett B. Robertson
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
Directing Luigi Pirandello's Right you are (if you think you are), Thomas Joseph Blair
Directing Brian Friel's Lovers, Jeanette Edna Chastonay
Gestalt therapy: Its potential use in acting, Iraj Sami
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
Non-technical guide to holography and its possible application to theatrical productions, Robert A. Cocetti
Henry Potter Briggs and infinite pleasure machine, David B. Ferguson
Prometheus and Pandora and Macedonian rag, two plays, Gerald D. Giss
Design and technical direction of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie", Clayton W. Horan
Theatre production sourcebook for the drama program in small Montana secondary schools, Margaret Friedl Johnson
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
A prospectus for USO entertainment, David Wayne Haney
Design and technical direction of The Dancing Donkey, Joseph David Weiss
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
Rocky Mountain Theatre Conference| An historical narrative, Bruce Michael Bambach
Design and choreographic approach to an original modern dance work| "Of stars and men", Dana Jeane Bunnell
Buttonnose, a children's play, Richard Norquist
Design and technical direction of Buttonnose, Edward Joseph Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
Study of loneliness as found in four of Tennessee Williams' women; Amanda, Blanche, Alma, and Maggie, Kathleen Anne Duggins
Singing grass, a play, Alan Goddard
Spontaneity in acting| Guidelines for the use of improvisation, Lester Harvey Hankinson
Sterility| A study of theme in three plays by Federico Garcia Lorca, Don Lyle Volk
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
Design and technical direction of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, M. Signe Anderson
Comparative study of the use of the crowd as presented in the works of the Duke of Sachsen-Meiningen, Konstantin Stanislavsky and Max Reinhardt, John Anthony Mazur
Design and technical direction of "One way pendulum", Harry M. Trickey
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
Historical study of eighteenth century European comedy, Joe Edward Ferrell
Problem of continuity in the production of the multi-scenic show| Techniques and devices for achieving continuity, James Joseph Murphy
Design and technical direction of The Barber of Seville, George W. Terhune
Design and technical direction of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Donald Edward Thomson
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
Jim Nation (a drama in two acts), Raymon Rene Bruce
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
Investigation into the dramatic arts programs, theater plants, and production attitudes of Montana high schools for the 1962-1963 school year, Bruce Wallace Cusker
History of theater in Butte Montana 1890-1910, Roger George DeBourg