"The Moscow We All Seek: Performing the Role of Vershinin in Anton Chek" by Richard Mugrage

Date of Graduation

2018

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Type

MFA

College

College of Creative Arts

Department

Acting and Directing

Committee Chair

Lee Blair

Committee Co-Chair

Gerald McGonigle

Committee Member

Jessica Morgan-Bishop

Abstract

In this document, I will give a detailed account of my preparation, rehearsal and performance process, and finally, will evaluate and assess the outcome of my contributions and experiences as I performed the role of Vershinin in Anton Chekhov's The Three Sisters. Throughout the duration of this production, I was challenged and also rewarded by my struggles and discoveries while creating a complex character for the stage. The preparation for my role in the play consisted of using different acting techniques that I studied while at West Virginia University as well as research I compiled about life in Russia during the late 1800's, early 1900's.

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