Identifier
etd-11162006-175114
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Theatre
Document Type
Dissertation
Abstract
The aim of this study is to illustrate the purpose and potential of theatre that promotes a proto-environmental agenda, or Green Theatre, in re-orienting Western behavior and mores in a direction that creates positive socio-environmental change. In correlation, this dissertation will examine the objectives and performance modes of several educational and professional theatre entities that house a distinctly unique Green agenda. The primary performances featured will include Peter Schumann’s Bread and Puppet Theatre, Blue Man Group’s Tubes, performances by Koko the signing lowland gorilla, and Playmakers of Baton Rouge’s production of Habitat Cats.
Date
2006
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.
Recommended Citation
Heinlein, Kurt Gerard, "Green Theatre: proto-environmental drama and the performance of ecological values in contemporary Western theatre" (2006). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 471.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/471
Committee Chair
Leslie Wade
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.471