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Central Washington University ScholarWorks@CWU Graduate Student Projects CWU Archival Content 2011 Direction of the Play: Beauty and the Beast Jr Dara Evan Davis Central Washington University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/thesis_projects Part of the Theatre and Performance Studies Commons Recommended Citation Davis, Dara Evan, "Direction of the Play: Beauty and the Beast Jr" (2011). Graduate Student Projects. Paper 48. This Graduate Project is brought to you for free and open access by the CWU Archival Content at ScholarWorks@CWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Projects by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@CWU. Direction of the Musical: Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr. A Project Report Presented to the Graduate Faculty Central Washington University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts Theatre Production by Dara Evan Pickren-Davis July 2011 CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Graduate Studies We hereby approve the project report of Dara Evan Pickren-Davis Candidate for the degree of Master of Arts: Theatre Production APPROVED FOR THE GRADUATE FACULTY Date of Professor Scott Robinson Signature Committee Chair Professor Christina Barrigan Date of Signature Date of Professor Elise Forier Edie Signature Please note: The signatures have been redacted due to security reasons. ABSTRACT PROJECT REPORT Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr. The Island Players Theatre Directed by Dara Evan Pickren-Davis July, 2011 This project entailed the selection, background research and documentation, musical analysis, casting, direction, vocal coaching, and post-production analysis of The Island Players Young People's Summer Workshop production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr. Documentation includes research and analysis of the play, its music, and an evaluation of the musical as a production vehicle for The Island Players Theatre. CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Graduate Studies Final Examination of Dara Evan Pickren~Davis B.A. Florida State University, 2003 for the Degree of Master of Arts Theatre Production Committee in Charge Professor Scott Robinson Professor Christina Barrigan Professor Elise Forier Edie Black Hall Room 138 July 28, 2011 9:00AM Dara Evan Pickren-Davis Courses presented for the Master's degree Course No. Course Title Number of Instructor Quarter Credits Comoleted TH501 Introduction to Graduate Studies 1 Bellah Summer2008 TH510 Studies in Dramatic Literature 4 Hubbard Summer 2008 TH560 Stage and TV Makeup 3 McMillen Summer2008 TH568 Lighting Techniques 3 Barrigan Summer2008 TH568 Design Methodology 3 Barrigan Summer2008 TH511 Analysis and Criticism 4 Pederson Summer2009 TH520 Exploring Drama in the Classroom 3 Forier Edie Summer2009 TH539 Directing and Teaching Young Actors 3 Forier Edie Summer2009 TH540 Graduate Directing I 3 Smith Summer2009 TH566 Masks and Makeup 3 Mc Millen Summer2009 TH584 Puppetry in the Classroom 3 Hawkins Summer2009 TH502 Introduction to the Creative Project 1 Robinson Summer2010 TH531 Mime and Movement 3 Bellah Summer2010 TH534 Improvisational Techniques 3 VanAuken Summer2010 TH541 Graduate Directing II 3 Hubbard Summer2010 TH542 Musical Theatre Directing 4 T. Brown Summer2010 TH545 Voice and Dialects 3 Smith Summer2010 TH700 Masters Thesis Project 6 Robinson Summer2011 Total Credit Requirements - 56 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Dara Evan Pickren-Davis Undergraduate Study: Florida State University, 2001-2003 B.A. Music Minor in Theatre Certificate in Vocal Performance Graduate Study: Central Washington University, 2008-2011 M.A. Theatre Production Professional Experience: High School Teacher: 2004-2005, 2008 Glynn Academy High School, Brunswick, GA 2004-2005 Mt. Vernon Presbyterian School, Atlanta, GA 2008 Music and Drama Director: 2001-Present The Island Players Theatre, St. Simons Island, GA 2001-2007, 2010-2011 Amelia Island Montessori School, Amelia Island, FL 2011 Bethel United Methodist Church, Stockbridge, GA 2007-2010 St. Luke United Methodist Church, Savannah, GA 2006-2007 ACKNOWLEGEMENTS I would like to thank my thesis chair, Professor Scott Robinson and my committee, Professors Christina Barrigan and Elise F orier Edie for their support and wonderful classes that inspired me to take chances that I never would have without their instruction. I would also like to thank Dr. Nadine Pederson for inspiring me to look at analysis and criticism in a way that can inspire creativity. Professors Michael Smith, David Brown, Cat McMillen, and Dr. Terri Brown, I am deeply grateful to you for sharing your knowledge and your willingness to connect with all of your students. I am indebted to my all of my fellow classmates. Shannon Geiken Hom, Nick Hutchinson, Janice Carroll, Stephanie Claire, Teresa Hansen, and Tracie Gallagher: Thank you for the help, laughter, and the shoulders to lean on when things got rough. Without the support and dedication of the following people, this project would not have been possible: Katie Per-Lee (Ella's wonderful nanny), my mentor, Joan B. Harris, Beatrice Soler, Beverly Fetter, Dawana Gibbs, Jessica Gibbs, Josh Sinyard, Al and Joyce Ledingham, Barbara Mueller, Neil Nilsson, Anne Hom, Sue Ledingham, Travis Hart, Michaela Soler, the participants of the 2011 Young People's Summer Workshop, and The Island Player's 2010-2011 Board of Directors. Lastly, I would not be where I am today without the love and support of my family. Thank you to my Husband, Howard H. Davis IV and my children, Hall and Ella Davis for understanding who I am and letting me "do my thing." I owe my deepest gratitude to my grandmother, Frances J. Rowland and my mother, Tonia R. Pickren. Both women taught me to be strong and go after what I wanted, no matter what. To my mother: Thank you for all you've done to help me in this adventure. With your help, I am truly "out of the box!" TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page I SECTION 1: PRIMARY INFORMATION 1 Copy of Committee and Option Approval Form 1 Copy of Playscript Approval Form 2 Project Parameters and Schedule 3 Permission of Hiring Authority at the Producing Venue 5 Evaluation of the Play as a Production Vehicle 6 Concept Statement 8 Project Schedule 11 II SECTION 2: PRE-PRODUCTION ANALYSIS 14 Initial Action/Conflict Analysis 14 Given Circumstances 15 Analysis of Dialogue 35 Analysis of Dramatic Action 47 Character Analysis 47 Ideas of the Play, Identification of Main Ideas 55 Moods of the Play 60 Previous Reviews 84 Research on the Playwright, Composer, and Lyricists 94 List of Leaming Goals or Student Outcomes 100 III SECTION 3: POST-PRODUCTION MATERIALS 101 Production Journal 101 Written Evaluations of Project 110 Final Self-Evaluation 112 Other Documentation 116 IV WORKS CITED 117 V APPENDIXES Appendix A- Analysis of Dramatic Action- Original Script Show Script Appendix B- Supporting Materials Appendix C- Production Photographs GRADUATE COMMITTEE AND OPTION APPROVAL FORM CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Pickren-Davis 1 (Submit the original) Note: This form is to be completed as soon as the student has formed a committee and selected an option from the list below. Submit original to the Office of Graduate Studies in Barge 305. Birth Date Student ID Email: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check option: Indicate credits to be received for the thesis or option: D Written Exam* TH 700 Master's Thesis 6 D Project Course No. Title Credits r8J Creative Project D Studio Project Course No. Title Credits D Portfolio Review MLA ih Edition D Thesis (standard) Style Manual for Thesis/Project D Thesis (journal-ready) 0 Provide journal guidelines plus a recent article from that journal in student's field of study. *Students taking written exam option may omit items 1~5 below. 1. Proposed Direction of the Production Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr. Title (and title of targeted journal if appropriate): The direction of the Island Players Young People's Summer Workshop production of 2. Purpose of Disne't_'s Beaut't_ and the Beast Jr. serves as the culminating ex12erience in the Theatre Study: Arts Graduate Studies. Documentation based u12on the 12re12aration of 12re-12roduction research, post-production 3. Scope of evaluation, the direction of the production (including casting and rehearsal of actors, Study: preparation of the Director's Production Book, and oral examination) shall benefit both the student and the theatre arts department. 4. Procedure Three phases of study shall be included: 1.} Pre-Production Research and Thesis to be used: Documentation in MLA style, 2.) Rehearsal and Direction of Production, 3.) Post- Production Evaluation and Documentation. 5. Does the procedure involve collection of data obtained from Human Subjects (including use of surveys)? ............... ........ ........ ............. Yes** D No ~ Use of Animals? ........................................................................... .. ... ....... Yes** D No ~ ** If yes, your procedures must be approved in writing by the Human Subjects Committee or the Animal Care and Use Committee before you initiate your research. Committee Chair (typed or printed) Committee Chair (signature} Date Committee Member (typed or printed) Committee Member (signature) Date Committee Member (typed or printed) Committee Member (signature) Date Approved by: Approved by: Dept Chair/Designee* (signature)Date Dean of Graduate Studies Date •in the case of interdisciplinary programs, this form should be signed by the relevant Program Director/Co-Director AND relevant Dept chair. In cases where they cannot agree to sign for approval, the approval