Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Developing an Understanding of the Imaginative and Creative Processes Utilized in Theatrical Costume Design, Cherise Louise Mantia
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Demise of American Musical Theatre of San Jose, Mike Scott Cymanski
“Great Nature, Refuge of the Weary Heart:” A Regional and Literary Exploration of the Early Grove Plays of the Bohemian Club, Jeremy Denouden
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Radio:Reaching Young Adult Audiences, What are the Challenges and Opportunities for Radio Programmers in Cultivating Young Adult Audiences in the Current Media Environment?, Joel David Abramson
Tuesday Night At 6:30: The WOW Cafe Theatre Through The Eyes of Nineteen Artists, Elissa Mondschein
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The Fuel That Fans the Fire: Towards an Understanding of Redheads as Signifiers in Western Theatre, Sarah Kate Anderson
Belonging, Ownership, Social Values: Three Performances of Place in Current Film, Rory A. Gaughan
An Examination of the Representation of Irish Catholic Priests in Contemporary Irish Theatre, James Patrick Jeans
Three Faces of Destiny: An Analysis of the Modern Medea Figure on the American Stage, Melinda M. Marks
A Study of the Shiki Theatre Company, Aya Matsutomo
The Evolution of an Image: An Analysis of Defining Depictions of Native Americans in Popular Cinema 1913-1970, Gerald Theodore Olson
Without Agony: Analyzing Don Richardson's Approach to Actor -Training for the University Curriculum, Summer Jenara Reeves
The Actor Within: An Exploration of Present Moment Awareness in Business Presentations, Billie Shepard
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Gold Mountain Theater Riots: A Social History of Chinese Theater Riots in San Francisco during the 1870s and 1880s, Morgan Gerard Boyd
The Muse of Fire: Exploring Origin Stories of Shakespeare Professionals, William J. Brown
Nothing But The Truth And The Whole Truthiness: Examining Markers Of Authenticity In The Modern Documentary, Andrew V. Dickerson
A Versatile Group of Investigative Theater Practitioners: An Examination and Analysis of "The Civilians", Kimberly Suzanne Peterson
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Remembering Latina Maternal Migration to the Silicon Valley: Performance and Poetics, Brittany Danielle Chávez
Crossing Borders and Boundaries: An Analysis of the Coyote in U.S.-Mexico Immigration Film, Elizabeth Engelman
Tools of Engagement: The Potential of Theatre Web Sites for Fostering Active Audience Participation, Elizabeth Lynn McClelland
The New Playgoer's Club: The Emergent Theater Weblog Culture and the Practice of Theater Criticism, Elizabeth Hunter Spreen
Sringara and Bhakti - Relationship and Reciprocity in 21st Century Solo Bharata Natyam, Vidhya Subramanian
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
If I Could Choose: Internalized Homophobia of the Queer Cinema Movement, James Joseph Flaherty
Seasons of Love: San Francisco Bay Area Theatre and Gay Rights, Veronika Nora Olah
Kinna-Uganda: A Review of Uganda's National Cinema, Kristin Alexandra Rasmussen
Teaching Artists in the High School: A Creative Approach to Student Self-Esteem, Jennifer Nye Walsh
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Revealing the textual mask, John Jason Buckley
Character development of Dungeons and Dragons and episodic television, Christopher Rudolph Consorte
Avini's city: "Shahri Dar Aasemaan"., Mehrzad Karimabadi
The box office effects of casting celebrities as replacement actors on Broadway, Douglas Santana
Dietrich and Sternberg : from cabaret performance to feminist empowerment, Elizabeth Anne Taylor
Purposive dance and motivating students in California's public schools, Kathleen Wehr
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
A curriculum examination : San Jose State drama program, 1929-1960, Lee Joseph Brooks
The artist's journey as traveled on MTV's "Making the Video"., Christine G. Davis
Staging the cross : a study of Christian theatrical performance programs for youth, Emily Catherine Howard
A study of the rasa quotient in Bhansali's film Saawariya, Kavita Khurana
Acting study and social skills learning : a comparative analysis, Pamela Lindsay
A comparative analysis of a Japanese film and its American remake, Shogo Miura
Curriculum and standards : theatre education in California public high schools, Shauna Honey Yelnick
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
The rise of an empire : an historical discourse on the televised poker genre, Lucinda Dobinson
Cellular telephones as evolving instruments of cinematic purpose, John Edward Romano
Sanctifying queerdom : religious identity in new queer cinema, Marco Torres
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
The impact of educational drama on the advancement of English language learning, Kathie R. Kratochvil
Less is more : the phenomenon of the ten-minute play in today's American theatre, Bryan Martin
York Corpus Christi cycle plays : examined in light of the Protestant Reformation, Michelle N. Russell
The representation of Christianity in popular American films from 2000-2005, Lara T. Sumera
Practical tools to help lighting designers start working in the field, Jennie Yeung
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Ensemble work in theatre rehearsals : dynamics that shape group cohesion, Erin Shaughnessy Kelly
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
A qualitative narrative and content analysis of Howard Stern and his radio show, Joseph Aaron Feldman
Quantum theatre : a language for the voices of contemporary theatre, Carol Anne Fischer
Beyond willing suspension, Curtis G. Greenwood
The feasibility of using Boal's Legislative Theatre method in Taiwan, Kelly Ju-Hsin Hsieh
The spectacle of socio-political imagery in Laibach's rock music performance, Sharon Ann Jennings
The Little Theater movement in Taiwan after 1990 : current aesthetics and issues, Heng-Chia Lee
Electronic billboard : its influence on public space, Kyung Lee
Seek and she shall find : gayzing at the lesbian lead in mainstream American film, Kristin Lee Nielsen
Under the skin : theatrical cross-gender performances of Japan and the west, Kathleen Normington
The theatre of the oppressed : performance as political transformation, Michael Roddy
Dancing in the dark : forging a new approach to actor training, Gwen Templeton
Taiwan's multi-cultural dramatic programming strategy during prime-time, Susie Shih-chien Wang
Perspectives on surviving and thriving in black theatre : what works?, Viera Whye
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Rehearsal to performance : a study of choreographer/dancer communication, Kerry Lynne Dileonardo
Some necessary question of the play : the so-called Ur-Hamlet, Dale Lisa Flint
The keys to theatre education, Angela Higgins
The large female performer stereotype and how it has changed, Rosemary D. Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Comfort zones are slow dream killers : Amy Grant and the Christian music industry, Kimberly M. Clark
Computer-based tools and techniques for script breakdown and scheduling, John William (Jack) Igoe
Creative dramatics : understanding teachers' perspectives, Kristi Ann Kraemer
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Taboo humor and The Holocaust, Karin Babbitt Chilcott
Adolescent self-esteem : theatre plays a leading role, William Charles Guilford
The Horrifying transformation of the female monster, Osiel Gutierrez
An examination of the unlikely success of Whoopi Goldberg as a new kind of movie icon, Wendi Ann Hodgen
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
An Arab woman's exploration of an ancient/modern dance form, Iman Abdelmohsien
Performer code : features that define star performance, Donna Chesnut
Play, photoplay, and screenplay structure : dramatic principles from theater to cinema, Barnaby Colonel Dallas
A historical look at the paparazzi phenomenon of the twentieth century, Dawn Marie Dalton
Between two mirrors : feminist performance in theory and practice, Amy Himes
The meaning of the body in performance : cross-cultural casting and racial identity, Laura Long Patterson
Movement for the masses : an inter-disciplinary study of the performance of marching, Heidi Louise Thigpen
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Subjectivity and male stardom : heterosexual female desire and male performer bodies, Yvette Michelle Anderson
Cultural identity in Taiwanese modern dance, Hsiang-Hsiu Lin
Censorship mechanisms in the theatre of the German Democratic Republic 1971-1989, Yvette Koth Smith
Shakespeare's verbal and visual relationship : from silent film to Kenneth Branagh, Kelly S. Taylor
Mirrors and dance culture : modes response to the dancer's self image, Kathleen White
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Deriving analytical vocal techniques from performances of Robin Williams, Duncan W. Graham
High wire : risk and the art of tightrope walking, Paul Myrvold
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Sexual identity, cultural difference, and film performance, Sherry Bergeson
Evaluation of performance values in daytime soap opera, Anya Black
Technically dramatic, Laura Elizabeth DeKraker Lang-Ree
Reclaiming Kurosawa Akira's Shakespearean women, Asaumi Wakaba A.
Reappraising the cultural identity of Chinese classical dance, Yi-Chun Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Peter Gabriel's global performance aesthetic, Glynis E. Lumley
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Authorship and performance : a designer's perspective, Barbara Ann Gotcher
Two yet one : defining romance and the courtship ritual through the Astaire and Rogers duet dances of the 1930s, Kathleen M. Gutto
Perceiving Ingmar Bergman's The Silence through I Ching, Gordon A. Lee
Teaching Broadway : musical theater pedagogy in the classroom, Catherine Dana Snider
Grotesque costume in dance performance, Amy Elizabeth Zsadanyi-Yale
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Jung and The Godfather movies : analyzing film from an archetypal perspective, Joseph Broda
How voice operates in popular culture through the performance persona of Muhammad Ali, Andrew J. Hale
Dance aesthetics in music video : 1981-1994, Tanya Louise Hogg