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SCENIC DESIGN AND PROJECTION DESIGN FOR RAGTIME, THE MUSICAL

Hecker, Connie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1334848506

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2012, MFA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Theatre and Dance.
Ragtime, the musical (book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens) for my Thesis project allowed me the opportunity to design in the large proscenium setting of E. Turner Stump Theatre. Particular challenges for this show included the devising of a unit set, the effective use of the fly space, the relationship of scenic design with the music, and the capturing of the specific architecture of the historical time period in order to visually support the stories. Since Ragtime is close to an opera and so much of the story and passing of time is sung in the song, I used a series of carefully researched and designed images as projections on various surfaces of the stage unit. The majority of the audience at KSU is largely students who are several generations removed from this time period. My job was to make the historic elements come alive visually with minimal changes in scenery. I researched turn of the 20th century architecture and specifically local Ohio architectural vernaculars to find the design elements that met these criteria.
Raynette Smith (Advisor)
Eric van Baars (Committee Member)
Yuko Kurahashi (Committee Member)
113 p.
Theater
Ragtime; Scene Design; Projection Design; Design

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  • Hecker, C. (2012). SCENIC DESIGN AND PROJECTION DESIGN FOR RAGTIME, THE MUSICAL [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1334848506

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hecker, Connie. SCENIC DESIGN AND PROJECTION DESIGN FOR RAGTIME, THE MUSICAL. 2012. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1334848506.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hecker, Connie. "SCENIC DESIGN AND PROJECTION DESIGN FOR RAGTIME, THE MUSICAL." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1334848506

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