Much Ado About Nothing: A Director’s Reflection on Staging Shakespeare for Contemporary Audiences

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dc.contributor.advisorBrubaker, Christine
dc.contributor.authorSproule, Cali
dc.contributor.committeememberFarfan, Penelope
dc.contributor.committeememberDunsdon, Jamie
dc.contributor.committeememberBrubaker, Christine
dc.date2023-11
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-19T21:09:56Z
dc.date.available2023-09-19T21:09:56Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-14
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is an artist's statement that is a cumulative reflection on the process of staging and directing William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. This show was produced by the University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts and was supervised by Professor Christine Brubaker. The first chapter introduces the play and explores the question “Why Shakespeare, Why Now?”. The second chapter explores preparation, artistic research and analysis. The third chapter reflects on collaboration and creativity, with a focus on design and the rehearsal process. The fourth chapter outlines a research study I enfolded into the rehearsal process which investigates consent-based rehearsal processes in university theatre training. The fifth chapter examines my experience of artistic leadership as a woman and outlines my values. The sixth chapter concludes by documenting a synthesis of my learnings and final reflections.
dc.identifier.citationSproule, C. (2023). Much Ado About Nothing: a director’s reflection on staging Shakespeare for contemporary audiences (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/117094
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/41936
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.facultyArts
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
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dc.subjectDirecting
dc.subjectShakespeare
dc.subjectTheatre
dc.subject.classificationTheater
dc.titleMuch Ado About Nothing: A Director’s Reflection on Staging Shakespeare for Contemporary Audiences
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineDrama
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudentI do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.

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