Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Master's Theses Graduate School 2011 Spectacle, pageantry, and parading Whitney Whetstone Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses Part of the Theatre and Performance Studies Commons Recommended Citation Whetstone, Whitney, "Spectacle, pageantry, and parading" (2011). LSU Master's Theses. 478. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/478 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Master's Theses by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. SPECTACLE, PAGEANTRY, AND PARADING A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts In The Department of Theatre By Whitney Whetstone B.F.A., New York University, 2003 May 2011 Acknowledgements I owe a large debt of gratitude to my assembly krewe, Cammie, Anthony, Amanda, Emilie, Katie, and Hunter. You came along at just the right moment, forced me to stop dithering with the details and actually put everything together. Thanks to the Parade Krewe: Mabrey, Charlotte, Briana, Hunter, Emily, Jeff, Anthony, Amanda, Donald, Tori, Jenny, Kenny, Lisa, Cammie, Frances, Almeda, and Chase. Thank you for dressing up, for pulling the float, and for dancing in the streets. Thank you to my committee, Jim Bussolati, EJ Cho, and Jim Murphy. I appreciate all of your dedication, assistance, and the sounding board. Thank you to my efficient editors, Annie and Charlotte, for bleeding all over my draft with a fat red pen. Mostly, I would like to thank Hunter Brown for his strong back, his inventive mind, and his ability to make a mean sandwich. I never could have done this without you. " " Figure 1: Wizard of Oz krewe, Box of Wine parade 2011 " " " !!" 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" " " " !6" List of Figures Figure 1: Wizard of Oz krewe, Box of Wine parade 2011………………………………….ii Figure 2: Chair at start………………………………………………………………………1 Figure 3: Chair at end ………………………………………………………………………1 Figure 4: Metronome in Union Square, New York City…………………………………….3 Figure 5: Box of Wine parade 2010…………………………………………………………6 Figure 6: Medieval Pageant Wagon…………………………………………………………11 Figure 7: Britton’s Tobacco Grub……………………………………………………………15 Figure 8: Dorothy/Linda Blair head…………………………………………………………18 Figure 9: Mickey Mouse legs ………………………………………………………………19 Figure 10: Horse after paper-mâché…………………………………………………………20 Figure 11: Horse after paint…………………………………………………………………20 Figure 12: Soccer/Football player……………………………………………………………21 Figure 13: Mast detail ……………………………………………………………………….22 Figure 14: Ship side after carving ………………………………………………………….22 Figure 15: Poppy steps……………………………………………………………………….24 Figure 16: Poppy detail……………………………………………………………………….25 Figure 17: Pinwheel Poppy……………………………………………………………………25 Figure 18: Cardboard tubes with ornaments…………………………………………………26 Figure 19: Emerald City after paper-mâché…………………………………………………26 Figure 20: Installed Emerald City……………………………………………………………27 Figure 21: Yellow Brick Road………………………………………………………………27 Figure 22: Tin Man frame…………………………………………………………………..28 Figure 23: Installed Tin Man………………………………………………………………28 " 6" Figure 24: Tin Man face……………………………………………………………………29 Figure 25: Lion mane athletic mesh………………………………………………………30 Figure 26: Lion Mane while crocheting……………………………………………………31 Figure 27: Lion body before carving………………………………………………………32 Figure 28: Lion body after carving…………………………………………………………32 Figure 29: Lion nose detail and research……………………………………………………32 Figure 30: Dorothy head and arms…………………………………………………………33