Browsing by Author "Dunsdon, Jamie"

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    I wish I was a Jellyfish: Reflections on Artistic Leadership and Directing Jawbone
    (2021-04-09) Pack, Brittany Elizabeth; Brubaker, Christine; Martini, Clement; Dunsdon, Jamie
    This artist statement accompanies the Fall 2020 production of Meghan Greeley’s Jawbone at the University of Calgary’s University Theatre. The show was produced by the University of Calgary Drama Division in the School of Creative and Performing Arts and was supervised by Christine Brubaker. This document outlines the creative process of Jawbone as well as the development of my directorial and leadership skills. Chapter One outlines how I was drawn to Jawbone, as well as the artistic questions that I was pursuing inside of it. The second chapter documents my research leading up to the creative process of Jawbone, including interviews that were conducted with artistic leaders across Canada, as well as the artistic core values that I held before entering into the Jawbone process. In Chapter Three, I focus on the conceptual journey and the resulting design process for Jawbone. This chapter examines the skills that I gained throughout the design process and interrogates whether my pre-existing core values served me or not. In Chapter Four, I discuss the process from auditioning up until opening night. This chapter explores working with the actor, directorial challenges and resulting discoveries. Chapters Five and Six outline my major takeaways and learnings from the process overall. In Chapter Six, I discuss how my core artistic values have changed and developed.
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    Much Ado About Nothing: A Director’s Reflection on Staging Shakespeare for Contemporary Audiences
    (2023-09-14) Sproule, Cali; Brubaker, Christine; Farfan, Penelope; Dunsdon, Jamie; Brubaker, Christine
    This thesis is an artist's statement that is a cumulative reflection on the process of staging and directing William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. This show was produced by the University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts and was supervised by Professor Christine Brubaker. The first chapter introduces the play and explores the question “Why Shakespeare, Why Now?”. The second chapter explores preparation, artistic research and analysis. The third chapter reflects on collaboration and creativity, with a focus on design and the rehearsal process. The fourth chapter outlines a research study I enfolded into the rehearsal process which investigates consent-based rehearsal processes in university theatre training. The fifth chapter examines my experience of artistic leadership as a woman and outlines my values. The sixth chapter concludes by documenting a synthesis of my learnings and final reflections.
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    Worlds collide: "hello...hello" from page to stage
    (2009) Dunsdon, Jamie; Farfan, Penelope