Date of Award
1-1-2020
Language
English
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
College/School/Department
Department of English
Content Description
1 online resource (ii, 80 pages)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Eszter Szalczer
Committee Members
Kathryn Walat
Keywords
Adaptation, Fairy Tale, Hans Christian Andersen, The Nightingale, Theatre for Young Audiences, Fairy tales, Children's theater
Subject Categories
English Language and Literature | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Abstract
Hans Christian Andersen has been intriguing audiences with his works for ages. These tales are enduring and being reimagined in many different ways today. To explore not only the power of these tales, but the power of theater as a visual storytelling medium, the author has adapted Andersen’s The Nightingale as a play for theatre for young audiences (TYA). This work incorporates not only adaptation theory, but the history of fairy tales, current culture, and trends in TYA in the United States.
Recommended Citation
Fox, Alyssa, "The Nightingale revisited : adapting H.C. Andersen's fairy tale the Nightingale for theatre for young audiences" (2020). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 2478.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/2478