MATT OMASTA
theatre artist / scholar
Publications
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Publications in Journals
"The TYA Contract: A Social Contractarian Understanding of Obligations between Theatre for Young Audiences Companies and their Constituents." Youth Theatre Journal 23.2 (2009): 103-115.
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Performance Review: The American Girls Revue. Theatre Journal 60.2 (2008): 303-306.
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Dissertation
"Adolescent Audiences' Affectice Engagement with Theatre: A Mixed Methods Case Study Surveying Middle School Students' Attitues, Values, and Beliefs."
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Current Projects
Books in Progress
"Playful Performances / Performing through Play: Adults' Identity Construction and Performance through Play."
(Edited essay collection; prospectus in progress for submission to Routledge)
"Child Star: The Cultural Construction of Young Actors from Elsie Leslie to Zac Efron."
(Monograph in early stages of research)
Articles in Progress
"Theories, Practices, and the Ethics of "Multiculturalism" in Theatre"
(In preparation for submission to Theatre Topics)
"Perceptions of Responsibility in TYA Practice"
(In preparation for submission to Incite Insight)
Select Research Interests
Audience Reception and Engagement
Theory and Practice of Performance for / as Social Change
Theatre as Education
Ethics of Performance and Research in Theory and Practice
Theory into Practice / Grounded Theory from Practice
Constructs of Performers and Audiences (Historical and Contemporary)
RESEARCH
