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THE BEGINNING AND BEFORE:
THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED AT BEIT T’SHUVAH
by
Maria Perry
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(APPLIED THEATRE ARTS)
December 2011
Copyright 2011 Maria Perry
Object Description
| Title | The beginning and before: theatre of the oppressed at Beit T'Shuvah |
| Author | Perry, Maria Blake |
| Author email | miaperry22@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Applied Theatre Arts |
| School | School of Theatre |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-10-03 |
| Date submitted | 2011-10-17 |
| Date approved | 2011-10-18 |
| Restricted until | 2011-10-18 |
| Date published | 2011-10-18 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Blaire, Brent |
| Advisor (committee member) | Schulman, Helene |
| Abstract | The following paper critically examines both internally and externally the process of applying theater arts to the treatment and recovery of drug addicts and alcoholics. ❧ The setting for the work is Beit T’Shuvah, a treatment center in Los Angeles and the characters are myself and the residents of BTS who came to the Theater of the Oppressed group I offered through the support of the Applied Theater Arts Masters program at USC. ❧ Throughout the paper I interrogate my own personal experience of the work, as well as the work itself. The paper concludes with a further examination of some of these questions: How does participatory action research work with people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction? Is there a “perfect” PAR? Is it possible to work in a fully participatory fashion with a group that is in constant flux, givin a limited amount of time? How do the practices of PAR research and Theatre of the Oppressed differ? and finally, How are they possibly the same, and if so, how might we fulfill both roles at the same time? ❧ Transparency is key in this type of work and, as such, is key in the telling of its story. I found myself questioning whether there may be a need to maintain a certain level of professionalism that could conflict with full transparency? Where do we draw this line? ❧ As the work was incredibly personal, I thought it only right to include the personal struggles and obstacles I encountered along the journey. The goal of this text is to track personal progress while maintaining a critical perspective of the work as a whole. |
| Keyword | theatre of the oppressed; recovery; treatment center; theater and therapy; group therapy; addiction |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | Perry, Maria Blake |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume71/etd-PerryMaria-345.pdf |
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| Full text | THE BEGINNING AND BEFORE: THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED AT BEIT T’SHUVAH by Maria Perry A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (APPLIED THEATRE ARTS) December 2011 Copyright 2011 Maria Perry |
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