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
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.