University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Theatre & Dance ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2-8-2011 IN A "WE CAN'T" THEATER CULTURE, MY PLAYWRITING REALITY: A SELF- REFLECTIVE ANALYSIS Margaret Iha Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/thea_etds Recommended Citation Iha, Margaret. "IN A "WE CAN'T" THEATER CULTURE, MY PLAYWRITING REALITY: A SELF-REFLECTIVE ANALYSIS." (2011). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/thea_etds/32 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theatre & Dance ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. IN A “WE CAN’T” THEATER CULTURE MY PLAYWRITING REALITY: A SELF-REFLECTIVE ANALYSIS BY MARGARET E. IHA B.A., Journalism, Northern Illinois University, 1997 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts Dramatic Writing The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico December, 2010 © 2010, Margaret E. Iha ii IN A WE CAN'T THEATER CULTURE MY PLAYWRITING REALITY: A SELF-REFLECTIVE ANALYSIS BY MARGARET E. IHA ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts Dramatic Writing The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico iii IN A “WE CAN’T” THEATER CULTURE My Playwriting Reality: A Self-Reflective Analysis BY Margaret E. Iha BACHELOR OF ARTS IN JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN DRAMATIC WRITING ABSTRACT This essay examines the effects of a “we can’t” theatre culture as experienced by the author.