Identifier
etd-04102017-001631
Degree
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Theatre
Document Type
Access to Thesis Restricted to LSU Campus
Abstract
This thesis aims to document the process, from origin point through post-performance, of the author’s 25 minute devised solo performance piece, Give ’er the Gun. Inspired by the sexual assault survivors of the United States Armed Forces, the performance aspect meant to mirror back and create a window into their experience through the unique use of space and character. Give ’er the Gun begins in the immediate aftermath of a sexual assault. Senior Airman Katherine Westerman is suspended in the space between the inhalation of trauma and the exhalation of action. Splintered, her Head, Heart, and Body try to navigate the distance between each other, in the hopes that they might arrive at an answer to a question that was never asked.
Date
2017
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
Student has submitted appropriate documentation to restrict access to LSU for 365 days after which the document will be released for worldwide access.
Recommended Citation
Morrison, Caitlin Mae, "Give 'er the Gun" (2017). LSU Master's Theses. 4620.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/4620
Committee Chair
Cabaj, Stacey
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.4620