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Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Communication, Professional
Date of Award
5-2003
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Robert D. Funk
Committee Members
Joseph D. Sobol, Melissa Shafer
Abstract
Babe Ruth, American Herois a one-person play that chronicles the life of sport's greatest legend and first superstar. The manuscript and performance represent over a year of research, writing and rehearsing. The process to produce a first draft of a manuscript began by researching biographies, autobiographies, documentaries, and the websites including Babe Ruth, the Babe Ruth Museum, and the Baseball Hall of Fame. A production staff was assembled and on April 27, 2002, at the Veterans Memorial Theatre, in Johnson City, TN, a staged reading of the play was performed before an audience. The manuscript underwent a series of rewrites, and the play premiered on October 18 and 19, 2002, at the Bud Frank Theatre, East Tennessee State University Campus.
The article that follows contains the first and final drafts of the play, as well as supplemental, promotional, and program information.
Document Type
Thesis - restricted
Recommended Citation
Townsend, Thomas, "Babe Ruth: American Hero." (2003). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 774. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/774
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.