University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020- 2020 Dolly'll Never Go Away Again: Producing the Classic Musical at the High School Level Jason Whitehead University of Central Florida Part of the Theatre and Performance Studies Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2020 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, 2020- by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. STARS Citation Whitehead, Jason, "Dolly'll Never Go Away Again: Producing the Classic Musical at the High School Level" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-. 150. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2020/150 DOLLY’LL NEVER GO AWAY AGAIN: PRODUCING THE CLASSIC MUSICAL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL by JASON WHITEHEAD B.F.A. University of Central Florida, 2006 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Theatre in the Department of Theatre in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Spring Term 2020 © 2020 Jason Whitehead ii ABSTRACT High school theatre programs tend to select musicals that employ many students, both on and offstage, as well as titles which contain little to no objectionable content, making it safe for all family members to attend. The community standards imposed by school districts limit the choices for theatre teachers. Students also tend to be attracted to the newer and recently released musicals, ones that just finished a national tour or their Broadway run.