Theses and Dissertations from UMD

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New submissions to the thesis/dissertation collections are added automatically as they are received from the Graduate School. Currently, the Graduate School deposits all theses and dissertations from a given semester after the official graduation date. This means that there may be up to a 4 month delay in the appearance of a give thesis/dissertation in DRUM

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    The Cunning Little Vixen: A Scenic Design
    (2020) Guarniere, Grace Limbach; Conway, Daniel; Theatre; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The purpose of this thesis is to provide research, supporting paperwork, production photographs, and other materials that document the scenic design process for The Cunning Little Vixen by the University of Maryland – College Park, Maryland Opera Studio. This thesis contains the following: scenic research images that express the play, and location, and inspiration that helped develop a common emotional vocabulary with the production team; preliminary sketches; photographs of the ¼” scale model; a full set of drafting plates and paint elevations used to communicate the design to the technical director and the paint charge; a prop list with research supporting, in detail, what is needed for hand props, set dressing, and consumable pieces for the prop master; and an epilogue of the continuing transformation of this production due to the unforeseen circumstance of COVID-19.
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    Troilus and Cressida - A Scenic Design
    (2016) Vester, April Joy; Conway, Daniel L; Theatre; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The purpose of this thesis is to provide research, supporting paperwork, production photographs, and other materials that document the scenic design process for the production of William Shakespeare’s Troilus & Cressida by the University of Maryland – College Park, School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies. This thesis contains the following: scenic research images collected to express period, location, and emotional/intellectual landscapes to the production team; preliminary sketches; photographs of the ¼” scale model; a full set of drafting plates and paint elevations used to communicate the design to the technical director and paint charge; a unit list naming each scenic element; a props list and research book to detail each hand prop, furniture piece and consumable to the prop master; and, lastly, archival production photographs to document the completed design.
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    The Lost World A Scenic Design
    (2015) Francis, Lydia Marie; Conway, Daniel L; Theatre; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The purpose of this thesis is to provide research, supporting paperwork, production photographs and other materials that document the scenic design process for the production of Jared Mezzocchi’s new play The Lost World at the University of Maryland – College Park, Department of Theater Dance and Performance Studies. This thesis contains the following: research images collected to express emotional landscape; location; shapes; forms; texture; scale and mood; preliminary sketches; photographs of the ¼” scale model; a full set of drafting plates and paint elevations used to communicate the design to the production team; a unit list naming each scenic element; a prop list and prop book to detail each hand prop, furniture piece, and consumable to the prop master; and archival production photographs to document the completed design.
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    Dead Man's Cell Phone A Scenic Design
    (2013) Clarke, Douglas Andrew; Conway, Daniel L; Theatre; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The purpose of this thesis is to record the scenic design process for the production of Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone. This thesis contains the following: research images to develop and communicate ideas about location, shapes, forms, texture, scale, mood, and historical references to the production team; preliminary sketches and photographs of the ¼" scale model, visual tools to convey the ideas of the scenic design; a full set of drafting plates and paint elevations to describe the look of each scenic element to the technical director and paint charge; a unit list providing detailed information about each element of the scenic design; a props list detailing each prop in the production; prop/paint research images used to visually support the information in the unit and prop list: and additional ground plans and paperwork generated during the rehearsal process. Archival production photographs included as documentation of the completed design.
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    A CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM: THE MAKING OF THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER - A SCENIC DESIGN
    (2012) Madsen, Joshua David; Conway, Daniel; Theatre; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The purpose of this thesis is to provide research, supporting paperwork, production photographs, and other sundry materials that document the scenic design for the co-production between the University of Maryland - College Park, Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies and the Georgetown University, Department of Theatre titled A Child Shall Them: The Making of The Night of The Hunter. This thesis contains the following: research images collected to develop and communicate ideas about location, shapes, forms, texture, scale, mood, and historical reference to the production team; preliminary sketches and photographs of the 1/4" scale model, visual tools used to convey the ideas of the scenic design; a full set of drafting plates and paint elevations used to communicate the look of each scenic element to the technical director and paint charge; a unit list providing detailed information about each element of the scenic design; a props list detailing each prop used in the production; prop/paint research images, used to visually support the information in the unit and prop list; and additional ground plans and paperwork generated during the rehearsal process. Archival production photographs are included as documentation of the completed design.
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    Scenic Design for Anna in the Tropics
    (2009) Wheatley, Deborah; Conway, Daniel; Theatre; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The purpose of this Thesis is to provide research, supporting paperwork and production photographs that represent the scenic design for Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz at the University of Maryland, Department of Theatre. This thesis contains the following documentation: research images which contribute to the intellectual design of the production and visually communicate to the director the ideas of texture, color, scale, and mood; photographs of the ¼"; scale model; a full set of draftings communicating to the technical director the look of each scenic element; a unit list which gives detailed information on each element of the scenic design; the props list which details the construction and purpose of each type of prop used in the production; and the props and paint research book which visually supports the information in the props and unit list. Archival production photographs are included to visually document the completed final design.