DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/CV78-D428
Defense Date
2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Theatre
First Advisor
Dr. Keith Byron Kirk
Second Advisor
Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates
Third Advisor
Shaun McCracken
Abstract
The Trumpery is a play script inspired by Euripides’ The Bacchae, and is an exploration of contemporary American society in the wake of the presidential election of Donald J. Trump. The performance text features the iconic Ancient Greek blind prophet Tiresias as well as Dionysus, the Greek god of theatre, and how they might navigate 2016 America. The script includes contemporary characters living in New York City as well as in rural Kentucky, and features choral interludes that reflect twenty-first century aesthetic qualities and popular entertainment. The themes that the script attempts to examine are those of division and humanity. This document details the author’s writing process, the research and dramaturgical material to support it, an analysis of the script, and the performance text itself.
Rights
© The Author
Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
4-26-2018