Honors Program
Honors in Theatre and Dance
Date of Award
8-2019
Thesis Professor(s)
Melissa Shafer, Karen Brewster
Thesis Professor Department
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Thesis Reader(s)
Melissa Shafer, Karen Brewster
Abstract
This essay describes tools for unlocking accessibility in theatre, specifically for those within the disabled community. Throughout my own research in accessible theatre, and the research reviewed within this paper, it is seen that inclusive theatre yields a multitude of positive benefits for those involved, both emotionally and socially. Throughout my experience with OpenSpot Theatre, an accessible theatre company that teaches drama classes in areas throughout the United States, I learn methods to implement accessibility in theatrical settings using devised theatre, affinity therapy, and applied theatre techniques. Within this thesis, I describe my experience with accessible theatre, OpenSpot theatre, and take a look into how the brilliant realms of theatre and psychology collide.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Kyle, Kailey, "An Open Spot For All: Theatre Within Disabled Communities" (2019). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 787. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/787
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.