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
Jones, Johnny
Committee Member
Kelly, Baron
Committee Member
Smith, Siobhan
Author's Keywords
labor; happiness; fences; labor and happiness; theatre arts; Tyler Madden
Abstract
This thesis reflects my process and my development of performing Troy Maxson in August Wilson’s Fences. I will be exploring the parallels that I have found on the concept of labor, between the history of labor as a black man in America and the labor of an actor. More specifically, I will be explaining my process in finding happiness in the laboring process of building a character. This is also an exploration of how I transformed myself from a 29-year-old black man to a 53-year-old black man. Also, transitioning from a black man in the 21st century, to a black man who was born in the early 1900’s and lived in the 1950’s.
Recommended Citation
Madden, Tyler Reid, "Labor and happiness." (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2657.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/2657
