University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2008 Emulating The Swedes: An Exploration Of The Developing Trends In Swedish Theatre For Young Audiences Amanda Wolgast University of Central Florida Part of the Theatre and Performance Studies Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Masters Thesis (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. STARS Citation Wolgast, Amanda, "Emulating The Swedes: An Exploration Of The Developing Trends In Swedish Theatre For Young Audiences" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 3816. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/3816 EMULATING THE SWEDES: AN EXPLORATION OF THE DEVELOPING TRENDS IN SWEDISH THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES by AMANDA WOLGAST B.A. University of Central Florida, 2003 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in the Department of Theatre in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Spring Term 2008 ABSTRACT As a practitioner in the field of Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA), I have always been drawn to looking at literature and productions that challenge my preconceptions of what constitutes good theatre for youth. I enjoy the bold and innovative, versus the cute and playful. My training and education in this developing branch of theatre has undoubtedly exposed me to the many accomplishments of the American TYA system, but quite often – through attending conferences, as well as participating in class discussions – I find that many debates/conversations center around what more we need to do in this field or what else we can do to make this field more relevant and interesting to young people.