Student Work
This collection contains works by undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Theatre at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Events from 2023
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Influence of Indigenous and Latin Theatre, Julie Matta Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2022
It's possible: Creating an ability inclusive production approach for the musical Cinderella, Danielle Jean Schmaltz, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Racial Justice & Mindfulness, Serenity Kollasch
Submissions from 2021
Impacts of theatre on the mental health of high school students, Madeline Ludwig, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Events from 2020
Poisons in Romeo and Juliet, Jenna Bauch Open Access Poster Presentation
You Can't Take it With You Dramaturgical Website, Hannah Smith, Zoella Sneed, Cheyenne Kay, Jenna Bauch, Savanna Burkle, Abigail Chagolla, Kennedy Keil, Thayne Lamb, Megan Lenstra, Collin Ridgley, and Hannah Twitchell
Submissions from 2019
She's not allowed to do that: performing stigmatized same-sex sexuality, Orion Lee Risk, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2019 Award
She's Not Allowed to Do That: Two Actors Embody Female Same-Sex Sexuality [Poster], Orion Lee Risk Open Access Poster Presentation
Events from 2018
Much Ado About Gender: How Artists Express Feelings about Gender Discrimination through their Art, Anna Larson Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2014
Next to normal: a costume design based in psychological research, Grace R. Kinser, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2012
"From Research to Realized Garments": A Costume Design Process for Dying City, Tori Rezek, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Teen Theatre: Exploring the Role of the Young Adult in Art and Life, Jessica J. Vaught, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2011
Goose Neck: A New Play About Acting, Magic Choppers, And the Sunny Side of Suicide, Elizabeth Cook, Department of Theatre, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Lighting Design and Development Process For the Strayer-Wood Theatre's Production of On the Verge, Michael Franklin Brown, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
Dramatic Literacy Lessons: Meeting the Speaking Standard of the Iowa Core Curriculum, Ashley Brandt, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Playing the Part: An Actress Prepares the Role of Cathy in The Last Five Years, Katy Slaven, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Show and Tell: A Unique Approach to the Professional Educator's Portfolio, Elizabeth Hubler Cameron, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Impact Drama Has on Enabling International University Students to Assimilate Into the American Culture, Julie Baldwin, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2007
Lights Up! On Teaching Hints for Novice Theatre Educators, Chelsea Cunningham, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Direction of Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen: Theatre UNI, Spring Semester 2004, Megan E. Schumacher, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 2004
Competition and Success in Secondary School Drama Programs: A Comparative Study, Lisa Lenstra-Norman, Department of Theatre, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Costume design for Roosters by Milcha Sanchez-Scot, Theatre UNI, Spring Semester, 2003, Carmelita Tyson Guse, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 2002
Theatre as a Change Agent: An Analysis of High School Theatre Education and Its Benefits in Communication and Problem Solving, Cory Losenicky, Department of Theatre, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2001
Dino Hayz at the Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science: Introducing Creative Drama, Theatre for Youth and Participation Theatre as Educational Tools in the Museum Setting, Tess Marlene Lassen, Department of Theatre, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
McNally's Men: The Homosocial Gaze in Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Gary L. Green, Department of Theatre, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
A Structure-Model for the Hamlet-Tradition, Christopher Scott Chiron, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
The Putdown: Intergenerational Communicative Dynamics of Male Characteristics in the Plays of August Wilson, Bryan C. Moore, Department of Theatre, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Sex, Violence, and Hand Puppets: History and Structure of Punch and Judy Performance Tradition, James Robert Davis, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
The Process of Set Design: Desdemona- a Play About a Handkerchief by Paula Vogel, Jesook Lee, Department of Theatre, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 1998
An Analysis of Hanay Geiogamah's Contributions to Native American Ritual Drama, Monica L. Franzen, Department of Theatre, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creating a textual performance piece, Karen Pitcher Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1996
Hand In Hand: The Story of Clinton, Iowa and the Rise of the Davis Opera House, Susan D. Sharp, Department of Theatre, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Honor among thieves? Socio-economic theories of Thorstein Veblen in the plays of David Mamet, Steven Allan Halverson, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Women Characters in the Plays by Tennessee Williams, Marina V. Zakharova, Department of Theatre, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1991
The Importance of theatre in secondary education, Monica L. Franzen Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Public Relations for the Not-For-Profit Professional Resident Theatre: An Examination of Four Models, Lauren Green-Caldwell, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Survey of Public Profiles, Attendance, and Preferences for Cedar Falls/Waterloo Community Leisure and Arts Activities, Steven Michael Wikert, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
A Comparison of the Iowa Language Arts Curriculum Guide and Project S.T.A.G.E., Randall Mark Wright, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Power Plays: Feminist Theory of Power in a Select Group of Lillian Hellman's Plays, Cindy J. Pope, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
William Gillette and American Theatrical Realism of the Late Nineteenth Century, Mark Burnett, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Creative Dramatics: A Working Relationship, Kristin Louise Card, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Audience Preference for Metaphoric Concept in Broadcast Language, Denis Martin Bramblette, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Archetypes and the Large Organization: A Comparison of Family and Management Roles, Ann Lowry Goodell, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Communication Rules and Negotiation Strategies: A Case Study, Ruth A. Brenner Hunt, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Decaying gentility in A streetcar named Desire: An actress' analysis of Blanche DuBois, Jean Michaelsen, Department of Theatre, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Rules Theory and Design: A Perspective on the Analysis and Evaluation of Organizational Communication, Joel Craig Guenther, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
A Comparative Study of the Performer's Empathic Process in the Arts of Interpretation and Modern Dance, Patricia Reddinger Geist, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
An Information Processing Approach to Group Performance of Poetry: Implications for Adaptation and Audience Research, Sandra Highnam, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
