DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/RFE3-GQ92
Defense Date
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Theatre
First Advisor
David Emerson Toney
Second Advisor
Dr. Noreen Barnes
Third Advisor
Thomas Cunningham
Abstract
The Visual Staging of Audio Plays explores the directing practice of radio dramas that are staged for viewing purposes rather than their typical solo-auditory purposes. The thesis is comprised of three separate parts: a brief history of theatrical sound, an introduction to radio drama theory and practice, and application. The application portion is a detailed first-person account of my personal experience staging It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry for TheatreVCU’s Mainstage winter special event in 2015. It is also in this section where I integrate history, theory, and practice to formulate technique for directing the genre for stage.
Rights
© The Author
Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
5-2-2016