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“Set Me Free At Once”: Exploring Feminism and Freedom in the Text, Performance, and Production of Lanie Robertson’s The Insanity of Mary Girard

Wilder, Nicole Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1217004796

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2008, Master of Arts, Miami University, Theatre.
Over the years, feminist dramatists have used various techniques in order to bring their politics to the stage. In this thesis I explore the ways in which Lanie Robertson has used some of these techniques, such as an aesthetic of fragmentation and collage, in order to infuse his Insanity of Mary Girard with a feminist consciousness. I have continued this feminist project by examining the historical context of the play (1790s Pennsylvania), pointing out the connections between Enlightenment thinking and the feminization of madness as well as how these connections still resonate today. Finally, I describe my own feminist directing methodology and how it relates to the theme of freedom.
Ann Elizabeth Armstrong, PhD (Advisor)
Paul Jackson, PhD (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Mullenix, PhD (Committee Member)
107 p.
Gender; Theater; Womens Studies
Lanie Robertson; The Insanity of Mary Girard; Feminism; Madness; Directing; Theatre

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  • Wilder, N. M. (2008). “Set Me Free At Once”: Exploring Feminism and Freedom in the Text, Performance, and Production of Lanie Robertson’s The Insanity of Mary Girard [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1217004796

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wilder, Nicole. “Set Me Free At Once”: Exploring Feminism and Freedom in the Text, Performance, and Production of Lanie Robertson’s The Insanity of Mary Girard. 2008. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1217004796.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wilder, Nicole. "“Set Me Free At Once”: Exploring Feminism and Freedom in the Text, Performance, and Production of Lanie Robertson’s The Insanity of Mary Girard." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1217004796

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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