STARDUST: A study of transformation

Abstract

This thesis documents the creation of the capstone assignment for the Professional Actor Training Program - the creation and performance of a solo show entirely of my own design. The assignment was intentionally sparse: create a solo show between 20 and 30 minutes in length. I established personal goals for my show months before I began to write. I had three rules for my solo show: 1. The piece must be beautiful. 2. The content must be personal and heart-centered. 3. I must transform. I employed several skills and techniques I learned throughout my previous two and a half years of training in my process, including multiple sessions with various professors throughout the show’s development. This document chronicles my process from the first seeds of creation to the final performance. I include my various obstacles, failures, successes and finally the lessons learned after the last performance was done.