Cohabitation : placing disability centre stage


Autoria(s): Malone, Jane Elizabeth
Data(s)

2011

Resumo

The play Cohabitation places disability centre stage by creating a three dimensional protagonist who is also a wheelchair user. The accompanying exegesis examines the challenges associated with creating such a character for theatre, using a practice-led methodology. During the process of writing my case study play, I have investigated the international literature, reflected on my experience as a physician specialising in rehabilitation and collaborated with members of the Australian and international disability communities. I have also reflected on the historical stereotypes associated with disability and integrated the contemporary experience of wheelchair users into my script. By organising a production of the play in Australia and directing a rehearsed reading of the play in New York, I was able to scrutinise my additional goal of casting an actor who was also a wheelchair user. My research illuminates the issues involved in writing and producing a play in which the lead character also has a physical disability, and I would hope, offers insight into the creation of such a character and script.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/48459/

Publicador

Queensland University of Technology

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/48459/1/Jane_MaloneThesis.pdf

Malone, Jane Elizabeth (2011) Cohabitation : placing disability centre stage. Masters by Research by Creative Works, Queensland University of Technology.

Fonte

Creative Industries Faculty

Palavras-Chave #playwriting, performance, disability, paraplegia, wheelchair, Australian theatre
Tipo

Thesis