The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time
I had the amazing privilege to Dramaturg this show. I spent many hours working with our actor playing Christopher, doing research, and talking with professionals in the fields of special education to make sure we did justice for the main character. I believe the hard work paid off.
I also created an interactive lobby display to help inform the audience on the complex subjects in the show. I decided to create Christopher’s bedroom. This way, the audience could relate to him better- he’s just like any other 15 year old boy. In this sense, the display's goal was to humanize him. It included information on Autism and special education, as well as on some of Christopher's special interests as described in the show. This information was displayed on the bulletin board and notebook seen here, as well as a short power point and video playing on the laptop. I included a few Easter eggs from the show as well. I was very delighted to hear from several patrons that it did help their understanding of the character, as well as show.
I also held a talk back after the opening night of the production, which panel included a professional in the field special eduction, an Autistic person, and the actor playing Christopher spoke about the subjects in the show.
For the cast, I created a website to organize all the information I threw at them. I thought this would be easier to read and more fun to interact with than a google folder, especially for this show. Here is a link to the website:
https://mghendricks17.wixsite.com/ehcurioiusincident
The Government Inspector
Fall 2018, I was the dramaturg for Emory and Henry College's production of The Government Inspector! I have my program note available below, as well as my lobby display, shown to the left.
Wait Until Dark: Unseen Themes
My theory is that the feminist themes in Wait Until Dark is a parallel to the rise of the second wave feminist movement in the 1960s, the same era in which the play was written and takes place. I wrote an essay analyzing these themes and making my argument for this comparison.
Macbeth's Witches Revisited
In the spring of 2018, I had the pleasure of performing in the show Macbeth as the Second Witch, and through character research, I was inspired to write the paper attached below. It is a new interpretation on how Shakespeare created the Witch's infamous "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble" incantation. Please check it out if you are interested!