21 Century Theatrical Performance and the Limits of a Discourse
Struck Stupid: 21st Century Theatrical Performance and the Limits of a Discourse A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BY George David McConnell IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Dr. Margaret Werry, Adviser December 2011 ©George David McConnell, 2011 Acknowledgements First, I would like to sincerely thank Dr. Margaret Werry for her support for this stupid project from the beginning, and her continued guidance as it often went off the map, forgot there was a map, and tripped over itself. I would also like to thank Dr. Werry for… I would like to thank Dr. Sonja Kuftinec, Dr. Cindy García, and Dr. Stuart McLean for being my committee and offering tactical support when I needed it. And for… I would like to thank Dr. Mary Karen Dahl for… I would like to thank my mom, dad, and Dennis for being great parents who always encouraged me to follow whatever path I imagined for myself. And for… I would like to thank Matthew Goulish, Lin Hixson, Stephen Fiehn, Mislav Cavajda, Selma Banich, John Rich, Erin Search-Wells, Jeffrey Wells, Sam Johnson, and Byrd Shuler for being so generous in allowing me to invade their workspace to see what they were up to. And for… I would like to thank Eleanor Caudill for being there when it began. And for… I would like to thank Paige Collette for listening to me talk about this project even at times I probably shouldnʼt have. And for… I would like to express my extreme gratitude to William Daddario and Joanne Zerdy for… Finally, I would like to offer a great heart-felt thanks to Samantha Johns for… i Dedication This dissertation is dedicated to Michael McConnell, my brother the artist.
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