Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
5-2017
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Department
Theatre Arts
Degree Program
Theatre Arts, MFA
Committee Chair
Vandenbroucke, Russell
Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)
Segal, Janna
Committee Member
Segal, Janna
Committee Member
Smith, Siobhan
Author's Keywords
Shakespeare; King Lear; acting; Declan Donnellan; Bastard; Edmund
Abstract
This thesis is to chart my discovery that confidence is essential to an actor’s craft. This thesis focuses on my performance as Edmund in King Lear, as well as my production the previous summer playing Hussein in Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced. I draw from a variety of sources, such as meditation and formal acting exercises, to achieve confidence. Most importantly, I distill my missteps as an actor for a better understanding of what hinders confidence when building a role for performance.
Recommended Citation
Cholera, Shaleen Tarun, "Building the bastard : confidence through preparation in Shakespeare's King Lear." (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2640.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/2640
