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Performer Descriptions of Stressed Rehearsal Conditions Created By An Authoritarian and a Libertarian Directing Method

Ruble, Ronald M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566297702070008

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1975, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Theatre.
The need for a better understanding of directing methodologies on actor perceptions of a director's role prompted this study. The director is primarily responsible for the nature of the communication in the theatrical event. The actor becomes the communicative vehicle for expression. They must reach a degree of compatibility of thought and deed if the play is to succeed. The study was designed to gather descriptive information in response to the following research question: How will performers respond when confronted with a directing methodology which may be incompatible with their perceptions of what a director's role should be? The study was conducted within the context of the production process. The study involved two one-act plays, two productions, two directors, and two groups of actors. An actor perception questionnaire was developed for the purpose of collecting data on actor preferences. An empirical description device was designed based on Q-sort methodology. The Pearson E was utilized to test the reliability of the perception questionnaire. A t-test for paired observations, and the Sign Test were employed as tests of significance. The study concluded that: (1) directing methods which were incompatible with actor perceptions of the director's role created stress; (2) the libertarian directing method appeared to elicit slightly more positive descriptions of the two methods; and (3) neither treatment group generated significant shifts in actor perception. The data also appeared to suggest the following hypotheses: First, the subject who has a strong directing method preference, when confronted with an incompatible method, is more likely to reveal a change in his or her directing method preference. Second, larger casting pools provide greater opportunity for casting subjects with larger score differences on the perception questionnaire. Third, greater score differences on the perception questionnaire increase the chances for recording higher negative stress percentages with either directing method.
Allen N. Kepke (Advisor)
Theater

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  • Ruble, R. M. (1975). Performer Descriptions of Stressed Rehearsal Conditions Created By An Authoritarian and a Libertarian Directing Method [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566297702070008

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ruble, Ronald. Performer Descriptions of Stressed Rehearsal Conditions Created By An Authoritarian and a Libertarian Directing Method. 1975. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566297702070008.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ruble, Ronald. "Performer Descriptions of Stressed Rehearsal Conditions Created By An Authoritarian and a Libertarian Directing Method." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 1975. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566297702070008

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