Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
Availability
Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Women--Identity--Drama; Women--Identity; Drama;
Abstract
Real Women In An Unreal World is a collection of two plays about the construction of female identity. These plays follow the journey of one woman's soul in Light Slowed Down, and then in Can't Understand Normal Thinking, thirteen vignettes surrounding women's experiences as physical beings. Real Women In An Unreal World is connected by introspection and words that create heroines as active beings, rather than objects for plot development; their voices are the story. Light Slowed Down exists within the reality of a present-day coffee shop, in a state of dreaming, and in the memory of two young girls. The world of Dreamtime is a place of creation, constructed alongside Memory, while being grounded within the physicality of the here and now. In a feminine trinity of spirit, mind and body the text occurs cyclically within the phases of the moon. Can't Understand Normal Thinking, titled after an acronym for "cunt," analyzes the concept of normalcy and identity, placing real women in unreal and absurd situations in order to actively question societal constraints of female sovereignty and sexuality. Real Women In An Unreal World is about envisioning female identity in a way that encompasses changing forms while leaving the soul intact. These "Real Women" are both elemental and ethereal as they construct their own reality.
Year of Submission
2001
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Theatre
First Advisor
Cynthia Goatley
Second Advisor
Vince Gotera
Third Advisor
Tisch Jones
Date Original
2001
Object Description
1 PDF file (8 leaves)
Copyright
©2001 Angela Brommel
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Brommel, Angela, "Real Women in an Unreal World" (2001). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2208.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2208
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