University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2011 The Revenge Of The Second Banana A Female Sidekick's Survival Guide Melissa Mason 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 Mason, Melissa, "The Revenge Of The Second Banana A Female Sidekick's Survival Guide" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 1768. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1768 THE REVENGE OF THE SECOND BANANA: A FEMALE SIDEKICKS SURVIVAL GUIDE by MELISSA MASON B.A. Washington State University, 2001 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Fine Arts in the Department of Theatre in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Fall Term 2011 ¤ 2011 Melissa Mason ii ABSTRACT I returned to school to receive an MFA in Musical Theater for many reasons, but paramount was the need to further explore and develop my range as an actress. Throughout my career, I have played a variety of roles, but none as challenging or possibly as rewarding as the man-hungry secretary Charlie in James Valcqs Zombies from the Beyond, produced by the Jester Theatre in Winter Garden, FL.