Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Keywords

Musical theater, singing, performance, Les Miserables

Department

Theater Arts

Major

Theater Arts

Abstract

Performing the role of Jean Valjean in the Pepperdine Fall production of Les Mis required copious amounts of research and scholarship. Research included study of the original novel by Victor Hugo, past performances, and literature pertaining to 19th Century France. That the term "scholarship" originally meant study with a master, it included detailed and exhaustive study including work with Cathy Thomas Grant, Melanie Emilio, Bill Szobody.

The downloadable file is an video excerpt from the from the author's performance.

Faculty Mentor

Cathy Thomas Grant, Melanie Emelio, Bill Szobody, and Michael Gose

Funding Source or Research Program

Not Identified

Other Funding Source or Research Program

Pepperdine Theatre and Center for the Arts

Presentation Session

Session C

Location

Plaza Classroom 188

Start Date

21-3-2014 5:30 PM

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Mar 21st, 5:30 PM

Research, Scholarship, and Les Mis

Plaza Classroom 188

Performing the role of Jean Valjean in the Pepperdine Fall production of Les Mis required copious amounts of research and scholarship. Research included study of the original novel by Victor Hugo, past performances, and literature pertaining to 19th Century France. That the term "scholarship" originally meant study with a master, it included detailed and exhaustive study including work with Cathy Thomas Grant, Melanie Emilio, Bill Szobody.

The downloadable file is an video excerpt from the from the author's performance.