Advisor
Schuttler, Mary J.
Committee Member
McNally, Gillian
Department
Theatre Arts and Dance
Institution
University of Northern Colorado
Type of Resources
Text
Place of Publication
Greeley (Colo.)
Publisher
University of Northern Colorado
Date Created
12-1-2010
Genre
thesis
Extent
147 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
Abstract
This thesis is the culmination of the two-year process of researching, lesson planning, rehearsing and producing the Celeste Raspanti play, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, as a staged production with high school students. As the teacher and director, my guiding questions for this process were: Does creating a work of art have a psychological benefit for a child who has or will face a crisis? Does the process of creation help them cope better with the outcome of the crisis? What gave these children the will to survive in such terrible conditions day after day? Will the study of the Holocaust and the children of Terezin have a positive effect on my students in terms of coping with crisis? How can I make this play resonate and relate to my students today? This thesis details the processes used to ascertain the answers to these questions.
Degree type
MA
Degree Name
Master
Place
Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)
People
Raspanti, Celeste Rita
Language
English
Local Identifiers
KaiserThesis2010
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by author.
