Advisor
Schuttler, Mary J.
Committee Member
McNally, Gillian
Department
Theatre Education
Institution
University of Northern Colorado
Type of Resources
Text
Place of Publication
Greeley (Colo.)
Publisher
University of Northern Colorado
Date Created
11-2018
Extent
213 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
Abstract
The popularity of musical theatre in America is driving more students to seek out performance opportunities while theatre classrooms are facing dwindling attendance rates. The goal of this thesis is to determine whether it is possible to employ the mounting of a full-scale musical production of James and the Giant Peach in a classroom setting to motivate student growth in acting, singing, and dance due to the product-oriented environment. The complex material in the script and score of James and the Giant Peach was adequately challenging to necessitate and promote significant student growth as musical theatre performers. Through working on a production of James and the Giant Peach in a production-based classroom, students were able to further their skills as musical theatre performers while simultaneously practicing the necessary self-assessment of their work to propel them toward continued growth and development both onstage and in the classroom.
Degree type
MA
Degree Name
Master
Local Identifiers
MeiklejohnThesis2018.pdf
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
