Date of Submission
Spring 2024
Academic Program
Theater and Performance
Project Advisor 1
Jack Ferver
Abstract/Artist's Statement
“Not Every Bard Boy” and “Local Man” ask: when and where can gender become a character? Through drag-based performances as my male alter-ego Elliot, I explore gender and gender performativity. The pieces are satirical, dark comedies that explore misogyny and Elliot’s alt-masculinity. His world is male-driven, pretentious, egocentric, and humorous. In developing a thorough understanding of Elliot and the world he inhabits, I found that gender becomes a character when it is performed with heightened realism. This thesis discusses my work’s roots in gender performance and drag, my textual, experimental, and observational research, and the process of world-building.
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Recommended Citation
Gresham, Eleanor, "Elliot" (2024). Senior Projects Spring 2024. 112.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2024/112
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