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Baby's First Steps: A Microhistory of The Chicago Neo-Futurists
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Glenn, Max D
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Year and Degree
2014, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Theatre.
Abstract
This thesis is a microhistory of the first years of the The Neo-Futurists. While The Neo-Futurists have been a well-regarded mainstay of the Chicago theatre scene for over twenty-five years, little scholarship has been written on the enduring company. Using oral history and primary source interviews from founding members of The Neo-Futurists, this microhistory is specifically focused on the time period of their debut in December 1988 through their arrival at their current venue, The Neo-Futurarium, in February 1992. The thesis primarily focuses on a set of key events related to company’s growth: its genesis with Greg Allen, its debut at Stage Left Theatre, The Neo-Futurists’ incorporation and emancipation from Stage Left, and acquiring The Neo-Futurarium. In doing this, the thesis will demonstrate how an alternative American theatre company has adapted and evolved to internal governing pressures and external material forces.
Committee
Jennifer Schlueter (Advisor)
Beth Kattelman (Committee Member)
Pages
78 p.
Subject Headings
Theater Studies
Keywords
neo-futurism, gregallen, chicago theatre, neo-futurists, microhistory
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Glenn, M. D. (2014).
Baby's First Steps: A Microhistory of The Chicago Neo-Futurists
[Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1417526782
APA Style (7th edition)
Glenn, Max.
Baby's First Steps: A Microhistory of The Chicago Neo-Futurists.
2014. Ohio State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1417526782.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Glenn, Max. "Baby's First Steps: A Microhistory of The Chicago Neo-Futurists." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1417526782
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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Baby's First Steps: A Microhistory of The Chicago Neo-Futurists by Max D Glenn is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
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