COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
You Call Me Black I Call Myself a Woman of Color: 'An Octoroon'
Creator:
Frier, Alisha Lu'Nacy
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Performing Arts
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Performing Arts
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"This purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the journey of performing in the play, An Octoroon. In
the process, I used techniques from Savannah College of Art and Design Performing Arts
program which includes preparation from Chekov and Fitzmaurice Vocal Work. The journey of
being double cast, the rehearsal process, and ultimately, attempting to capture the slave mentality
during the 19th century, which is still pertinent in modern African American women. By
researching the antiquated value system of the Jim Crow era that impacted African American
slaves, I discovered the prominent division that still lasts in African American women today."
the process, I used techniques from Savannah College of Art and Design Performing Arts
program which includes preparation from Chekov and Fitzmaurice Vocal Work. The journey of
being double cast, the rehearsal process, and ultimately, attempting to capture the slave mentality
during the 19th century, which is still pertinent in modern African American women. By
researching the antiquated value system of the Jim Crow era that impacted African American
slaves, I discovered the prominent division that still lasts in African American women today."
Abstract:
Keywords: "An Octoroon", African American, dark skinned, light skin, brown skin, race, colorism
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2017-06
Format:
PDF : 88 pages, illustrations (chiefly color)