portfolio
Projects of different fields that I am working on.
Creative
English Capstone Project: The Tragedy of Beowulf
My capstone project which looks at the Nowell Codex, specifically Beowulf, and how Medieval literature can intersect with modern media. The project resulted in the first act of The Tragedy of Beowulf, a Elizabethan/Shakespearean structured play that incorporates both prose and verse to retell the story of Beowulf as well as a reflection of my project. I plan on completing the next 4 acts and finishing the play.
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(All samples are products of early drafts)
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Advisor:
Dr. Brandon Hawk
Honors Thesis: Writing Voice and Character for the Page and Stage
For my senior year of college, I worked on my Honors Thesis: a Full-Length One-Act play as well as a prose piece to accompany it to explore the differences in voice between prose and drama. During my research, I wrote an exercise that turned into a 10-minute play to explore more differences of voice between a Full-Length play and a short play.
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The Full-Length entitled "Good Friday: An Apocalyptic Tragedy" went on to be performed at the Hudson Guild Theater in New York City, January 8th 2019
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Advisor:
Dr. Karen Boren
Project: FLIGHT!
A web comic developed by my me and my co workers to help challenge and sharpen our skills in storytelling. I am in charge of writing the script and passages to accompany the comic.
(All samples are products of early drafts)
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Team:
Walpole Jean-Philipe
Devin Barone
Prose
My portfolio of my prose work, containing one fiction and one non-fiction. Both pieces were final projects for my creative writing classes. I challenged myself by nailing down the voice and perspective for each piece to make them both more uniform.
Academic
The Liberation is a Lie
An Essay on How Through Feminist and Gender Perspectives, The Awakening Should Not Be Defined as a “Liberation” Novel. I examine criticism from Elizabeth LaBlanc and Elaine Showalter to help further my perspective on one of Chopin's most infamous works.
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My Soul has Sung Deep Like the Rivers: How the Abolishment of Slavery Birthed Generations of Music
An essay on the origins of Blues, Jazz, and Rock N' Roll, and how the abolition of slavery allowed these genres to take America by its feet.
Becoming What You Wit: How Wit and Will Enhance and Destroy Gender Performance in Twelfth Night
An essay on how the idea of "wit" and "will" bolster and destroy gender performance respectively in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.