1st Edition

Undergraduate Research in Theatre A Guide for Students

By Michelle Hayford Copyright 2021
210 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Undergraduate Research in Theatre: A Guide for Students supplies tools for scaffolding research skills alongside examples of undergraduate research in theatre and performance scholarship. The book begins with an overview of the necessity of framing theatre as undergraduate research and responding to calls for revolutionizing the discipline toward greater equity, diversity, and inclusion.... Read more

1 Overview: the necessity of framing theatre as undergraduate research; 2 Literature reviews; 3 Performance studies, paratextual sources, and research topics; 4 Human participant research in theatre; 5 Research methods and assessment practices in theatre; 6 Copyright, collaborative work, and citing sources; 7 Dissemination of research in theatre; 8 Scripted theatre performance and production; 9 Playwriting and devising; 10 Applied theatre; 11 Scenic design; 12 Costume design; 13 Sound design; 14 Lighting design; 15 Research in theatre history, theory, and interdisciplinary studies; 16 Online resources

Biography

Michelle Hayford, PhD, is Director and Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Dayton. She is coauthor and coeditor of Performing Arts as High-Impact Practice, published by Palgrave MacMillan (2018), and Arts and Humanities Division editor of the journal SPUR: Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research.