Graduate Project Title
Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 2020
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Theatre Production
Committee Chair
Emily Rollie
Second Committee Member
Christina Barrigan
Third Committee Member
Mac Haniuk
Abstract
Direction and Technical Supervision of:
By the Water
A play by Sharyn Rothstein
A Project Presented to
The Graduate Faculty of
Central Washington University
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Arts
Theatre Production
By
Brian McManimon
August 21, 2020
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Graduate Studies
Final Examination of
Brian F. McManimon
Bachelor of Arts: Theatrical Design & Production
Pace University, 2013
for the Degree of
Master of Arts - Theatre Production
Committee in Charge
Emily Rollie, Associate Professor
Christina Barrigan, Department Chair
Marc Haniuk, Associate Professor
Conference
July 31, 2020
Project Report
By the Water
A Play by Sharyn Rothstein
Performances held at Wellesley High School on January 24-26, 2019
Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481
Direction & Technical Supervision by Brian McManimon
Production personnel including all actors, designers, stage managers, technicians and dramaturgs were enrolled students at Wellesley High School during the
2018-2019 academic school year.
This project documents the conceptualization, research, implementation and reflection of the production process of By the Water at Wellesley High School from October 2018 through January 2019 by Brian McManimon and the students involved in By the Water. The document includes character and visual production research, historical context and significance, and the evaluation of the play as a vehicle for speaking to larger social issues beyond the local community, as well as documentation of the production period and post-production evaluation.
Recommended Citation
MCMANIMON, BRIAN, "Direction and Technical Supervision of "By the Water"" (2020). All Graduate Projects. 186.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/graduate_projects/186