Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
primary research, motion picture, performance, theatre practitioner
College
Fine Arts and Communications
Department
Theatre and Media Arts
Abstract
The five weeks I spent in Europe completing the primary research and performance of Enchanted April afforded a different research focus than I had originally intended. The program’s director changed the format of the endeavor before rehearsals ever began. What originated as an endeavor in primary research as it relates to performative dramaturgy quickly became an experiment in compromise and creative downsizing. The story of Enchanted April has three manifestations: a novel, a stage play and a motion picture. When I was cast in the production, I was commissioned by the director, Lynda Linford, to take part in blending the best moments from the three respective manifestations into one coherent script. The final product was to be performed a promenade at two separate stately manor homes in the English countryside.
Recommended Citation
Loehndorf, Sylvia and Samuelsen, Dr. Eric
(2013)
"Performative Primary Research,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 2348.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2348