- Title
- Cthulhu Lives!: A Descriptive Study of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
- Author
- Bestul, J. Michael
- Degree
- Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University,
Theatre and Film, 2006.
- Advisor
- Jane Barnette
- Pages
- 174p.
- Abstract
- Despite the rich vein of possibilities for study that tabletop and live-action role-playing games present, few scholars have dug deeply. The goal of this study is to start digging. Operating at the crossroads of art and entertainment, theatre and gaming, work and play, it seeks to add the live-action role-playing game, CTHULHU LIVES, to the discussion of performance studies. By studying the game and the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, one begins to see a unique medium that defies simple classification. Most importantly, this study looks at a performance entity that places “fun” directly at the center of its goals. There is plenty of discussion in general scholarship about performance styles that are political or artistic, or have some grand purpose. What is missing is what is found in this study: a description of CTHULHU LIVES, a performance medium that exists for the grandest of purposes, epic fun
Document number: bgsu1146602037.
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