Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a senior thesis in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.
Inspired by works like The Laramie Project, Twilight: Los Angeles, and Fires in the Mirror, Cargo is a verbatim documentary theatre project involving dramatized stories taken from interviews with real people in the Notre Dame community. The play explores how people find their calling in life and their place in the world when they don't fall into a particular narrative. …
Read More
A staged reading, presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a thesis in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.
What are the rules of relationships? What can we learn from stories of the past? Most importantly, what happens when we’re pushed to the breaking point by those we love most? In this modern examination of two classic Shakespearean tales, age-old love stories are put to the test. Three young women struggle to navigate their volatile personal and romantic relationships, discovering that love doesn’t always look like you think it does, and life never has as many clear answers as you’d like. Along the way they learn from themselves, each other, and … Shakespeare? …
Read More
An American Indian, a gospel singer, a disowned gay teen, and a Palestinian American intellectual walk into a church… In this often humorous and always authentic play, a diverse cast of characters struggles to find meaning and love in their lives. Refusing easy labels, God's Gonna Trouble the Water…
Read More
Los niños de María follows the lives of several children in the aftermath of Hurricane María, which hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. It is a film that captures the trauma of living through the hurricane, the emotional and material impact on families, and the work of recovery–all from the perspective of children. Above all, the film explores the central role of children in the process of reconstruction and how their leadership will impact the future for years to come.…
Read More
Crazy for Life: A True Story in One Act by Victoria Maxwell is a solo performance about a woman with bipolar disorder performed by Róisín Goebelbecker as part of a senior thesis project in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.
The project explores the question, “To what extent is theatre a relevant and effective tool for social change?” Goebelbecker hypothesizes that theatre provides the perfect opportunity for audiences to practice empathy and decrease their prejudice toward an othered group portrayed on stage. Live theater is a way to create simulated social contact between audiences and groups of people to whom audiences may not normally have access.
…
Read More
A staged reading, presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a senior thesis in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.
In 1930's New England, a young nurse navigates her morals and discerns what is right from wrong in a place that is deceptively gray. Containing examinations of mental illness, God, medical malpractice, and Little House on the Prairie…
Read More
A staged reading, presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a senior thesis in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.
In 1930's New England, a young nurse navigates her morals and discerns what is right from wrong in a place that is deceptively gray. Containing examinations of mental illness, God, medical malpractice, and Little House on the Prairie…
Read More
Crazy for Life: A True Story in One Act by Victoria Maxwell is a solo performance about a woman with bipolar disorder performed by Róisín Goebelbecker as part of a senior thesis project in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.
The project explores the question, “To what extent is theatre a relevant and effective tool for social change?” Goebelbecker hypothesizes that theatre provides the perfect opportunity for audiences to practice empathy and decrease their prejudice toward an othered group portrayed on stage. Live theater is a way to create simulated social contact between audiences and groups of people to whom audiences may not normally have access.
…
Read More
Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre presents
F. Scott Fitzgerald's
The Great Gatsby
Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy
Directed by Anton Juan
Apr. 10 - 14, 2019
Wednesday, April 10 - Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 at 2:30 pm…
Read More
Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre presents
F. Scott Fitzgerald's
The Great Gatsby
Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy
Directed by Anton Juan
Apr. 10 - 14, 2019
Wednesday, April 10 - Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 at 2:30 pm…
Read More
Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre presents
F. Scott Fitzgerald's
The Great Gatsby
Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy
Directed by Anton Juan
Apr. 10 - 14, 2019
Wednesday, April 10 - Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 at 2:30 pm…
Read More
Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre presents
F. Scott Fitzgerald's
The Great Gatsby
Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy
Directed by Anton Juan
Apr. 10 - 14, 2019
Wednesday, April 10 - Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 at 2:30 pm…
Read More
Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre presents
F. Scott Fitzgerald's
The Great Gatsby
Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy
Directed by Anton Juan
Apr. 10 - 14, 2019
Wednesday, April 10 - Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 at 2:30 pm…
Read More
Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre presents
F. Scott Fitzgerald's
The Great Gatsby
Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy
Directed by Anton Juan
Apr. 10 - 14, 2019
Wednesday, April 10 - Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 at 2:30 pm…
Read More