Date of Award
Spring 2021
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Department
Theatre and Dance
First Advisor
J. Steven Pearson
Abstract
This document details the creation and execution of my solo theatrical piece The Man and the Demon. The first chapter serves as an exploration of how the show was conceived, created, rehearsed, and presented before an audience. In the second chapter, I detail why this piece resists traditional standardization for the purpose of repetition. Through both chapters I investigate the intimacy and immediacy of theatre, the benefits of risk, the essence of storytelling, and the usefulness of theatre’s “amiable lie.”
Rights
© 2021, Timothy Giles
Recommended Citation
Giles, T.(2021). Failure and the Amiable Lie. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/6314