The 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium took place virtually on May 24, 2021! Four Theatre Arts Students have work featured in the 2021 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Videos of their work will remain up on YouTube indefinitely. Go check out there phenomenal research NOW!

Creative Works videos on the UGS YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WpbeMHlkiU&list=PLCPs3lB4x10Q10qN-QO5ze50KKT8J4DNA

Julianne Bodner and Amanda Henney: Stories & Spaces: Updating Classic Plays for Modern Audiences Through Research-Based Ideas in Scenic Design

Jennifer Chaney Adapting artist Miriam Katin’s Graphic Narrative Memoir into a stage play

Thursday, May 27^th : Alisha Davison, The Research Behind Costume Design
YouTube link coming soon!

There is much more that goes into the process of costume design than many may assume. It’s an extremely labor-intensive process that requires a lot of attention to detail. I learned this while taking TA 416: Costume Design with Jeanette DeJong, and pulling knowledge from TA 412: Costume History II with Sandy Bonds helped as well. Larger projects in the Costume Design class involved drawing original costumes for specific plays including Madwoman of Chaillot (set in 1920s France with specific influences from the 1870s) and King Stag (set in a fictional village, which I chose to set in the 18th century). One of my goals when creating my designs was to be historically accurate with the silhouettes and embellishments of the clothing. To achieve this, I researched extant garments made in each of these eras and discovered fashion plates documenting the clothing that was in fashion at the time. After establishing the general appearance of a certain era of fashion, I used the personalities and attitudes of each character to determine what sort of clothing they would wear. These decisions included colors, accessories, practical items, and whether or not they would follow fashion trends of the era. I combined all of these aspects through different variations of sketches and came to the final design, which would be sewn together and put on the stage. This work is important not only for the rediscovery of historical fashions and creative thinking surrounding them!

Link to panel: Coming soon!

You can view the full symposium agenda here: https://undergradsymposium.uoregon.edu/agenda-0

Theater Arts Award *NEW for 2021

The Theater Arts Award recognizes oral, poster, and creative work presentations focused on a topic in the broad, interdisciplinary field of Theater Arts and characterized by excellence in research and/or creativity and clarity of delivery.  Two $200 awards (for Stage Design/Craft and Costume Design/Craft) and one $100 honorable mention award will be given. These awards are co-sponsored by the Department of Theater Arts and the Division of Undergraduate Education and Student Success.

Award Amount: Two $200 awards (for Stage Design/Craft and Costume Design/Craft), and one $100 honorable mention award will be given.

Sponsorship: Department of Theater Arts and Division of Undergraduate Education and Student Success

Eligibility & Conditions:

• Open to current UO undergraduate students from all academic disciplines and majors
• Award criteria includes:

• • Transparency of process – from goal/intent to creative realization
  • Use of research for design
  • Creative depth
  • Presentation style

• Must be accepted to present at the 2021 UO Undergraduate Research Symposium
• If delivering a poster presentation, the digital poster must be submitted no later than May 18 to be eligible for judging (submission link will be provided to symposium registrants)

Dorothee Ostmeier, Joseph Gilg, and Tara Wibrew will serve as judges for the Theatre Arts award.