Liberating the Actor to Find the Voice of a Play An investigation into theatre directing processes used with actors to discover and articulate the authentic message of the play, with specific application to My Name is Rachel Corrie

摘要

This dissertation explores the ability of liberating actors in order to find the voice for a play, particularly My Name is Rachel Corrie, a piece of documentary theatre which highlights human rights abuses within the Israel/Palestine dispute; primarily through the use of theatre directing techniques that I have experienced first-hand through professional placements and research. The title My Name is Rachel Corrie already advocates Rachel’s personal journey. I will also examine the plays efficacy in dealing with human rights abuses taking place in the Middle East.