Date of Graduation
5-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts in Theatre (MFA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Theatre
Advisor/Mentor
John Walch
Committee Member
Yajaira Padilla
Second Committee Member
Les Wade
Third Committee Member
Lissette Lopez Szwydky
Keywords
Adaptation;Comedia;Farce;Lope de Vega;Playwriting;Theatre
Abstract
The workshop production of my full-length, bilingual play “This Bitch: Esta Sangre Quiero” marks the culmination of my course of study at the University of Arkansas. In this thesis, I will discuss the development process of “This Bitch” from its humble Zoom reading beginnings to regional theater development to its workshop production as part of the university’s 2022-2023 Mainstage season. Through the lens of this new play process, I outline my artistic evolution during my four years of graduate school, interrogating and celebrating the ways this bitch has been inspired by “This Bitch.”
Citation
Dawes, A. B. (2023). How This Bitch Made This Bitch: A Play on Defiant Women of Color. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/4971