UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara Crises of Site
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara Crises of Site: Non-Specificity in the Theater A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Theater Studies by Joyelle Klaer Ball Committee in charge: Professor William Davies King, Chair Professor Christina McMahon Professor Simon Williams January 2018 The dissertation of Joyelle Klaer Ball is approved. ____________________________________________ Christina McMahon ____________________________________________ Simon Williams ____________________________________________ William Davies King, Committee Chair December 2017 Crises of Site: Non-Specificity in the Theater Copyright © 2018 by Joyelle Klaer Ball iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many thanks to the numerous proofreaders, site-specific suggestors, and tea providers over the years who helped make this possible, specifically: My adviser, Dr. William Davies King, for beautifully written feedback and infectious enthusiasm; My committee members, Dr. Christina McMahon and Dr. Simon Williams, for reminders about stakes and context; My mentor, Dr. John Blondell, for telling me to strike while the iron was hot; My perpetually-provisional cohort, for constant support and commiseration; My mother, for making the tired ideas sound interesting again; My Alex, for equal parts distraction and motivation. iv VITA OF JOYELLE KLAER BALL December 2017 EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts, Bachelor of Arts in English, Westmont College, May 2011 (summa cum laude) Master of Arts in Theater Studies, University
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