DOI
10.17077/etd.anjqblgl
Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree
Spring 2017
Degree Name
MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Degree In
Theatre Arts
First Advisor
Borreca, Art
First Committee Member
Schlesinger, Lisa
Second Committee Member
Marra, Kim
Third Committee Member
Alexander, Meredith
Abstract
This thesis examines the relationship between dramatic structure and women's responses to oppression. By looking at Blasted by Sarah Kane, Father Comes Home from the Wars Parts 1, 2, & 3 by Suzan-Lori Parks, and Feminaal by Nina Morrison, I examine the ways that questions of structure become questions of gender. I argue that these plays’ forms are purposeful embodiments of resistance and aggression and that the energetic connection between these plays is a current of anger.
Keywords
Anger, Dramaturgy, Feminism, Nina Morrison, Sarah Kane, Suzan-Lori Parks
Pages
v, 39 pages
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-39).
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 Alison Ruth
Recommended Citation
Ruth, Alison. "Look forward in anger: non-orthodox structure in the works of Kane, Parks, and Morrison." MFA (Master of Fine Arts) thesis, University of Iowa, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.17077/etd.anjqblgl