2019 Research in the Capitol
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Keywords
Acting--Psychological aspects; Impersonation--Psychological aspects; Self-perception;
Abstract
The art of acting requires the authentic embodiment of another being; what happens in this process when a performance requires taking on a stigmatized sexuality? In summer 2018, an emerging theatre company in Cedar Falls, Iowa, produced Stop Kiss by Diana Son: a show that required its two female leads to embody same-sex sexuality. Guided by scholarship from Judith Butler, Jill Dolan, and Jerzy Grotowski — and following principles of practice-as-research — interviews and observation were used to explore and interpret how the actors in Stop Kiss experienced similarities and differences between their characters’ experiences and their own. Findings led to further questions about what positions an actor to be strongly affected by their work and the transformative power of publicly performing stigmatized sexualities in theatre spaces.
Start Date
1-4-2019 11:00 AM
End Date
1-4-2019 2:30 PM
Event Host
University Honors Programs, Iowa Regent Universities
Faculty Advisor
Amy Osatinski
Department
Department of Theatre
Department
Department of General Studies
Copyright
©2019 Orion Lee Risk
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Risk, Orion Lee, "She's Not Allowed to Do That: Two Actors Embody Female Same-Sex Sexuality [Poster]" (2019). Research in the Capitol. 9.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/rcapitol/2019/all/9
She's Not Allowed to Do That: Two Actors Embody Female Same-Sex Sexuality [Poster]
The art of acting requires the authentic embodiment of another being; what happens in this process when a performance requires taking on a stigmatized sexuality? In summer 2018, an emerging theatre company in Cedar Falls, Iowa, produced Stop Kiss by Diana Son: a show that required its two female leads to embody same-sex sexuality. Guided by scholarship from Judith Butler, Jill Dolan, and Jerzy Grotowski — and following principles of practice-as-research — interviews and observation were used to explore and interpret how the actors in Stop Kiss experienced similarities and differences between their characters’ experiences and their own. Findings led to further questions about what positions an actor to be strongly affected by their work and the transformative power of publicly performing stigmatized sexualities in theatre spaces.
