Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, 2022, Theological Studies

This thesis seeks to uncover the scriptural foundations for the ancient Catholic sensibility that the Virgin Mary is the great opponent of Satan, the devil. The method adopted is a Marian reading of both the Ark of the Covenant and the Woman clothed with the sun in Scripture, specifically where the Ark appears in 1 Samuel 5 and the Woman in Revelation 12. The thesis begins with some brief illustrations of the Ark's history and theology, then moves on to a close reading of 1 Samuel 5 and Revelation 12, respectively. For 1 Samuel 5, a close reading of the text seeks to uncover how Scripture portrays the Ark in this passage as nothing less than God's chosen conqueror of evil. For Revelation 12, a close reading of the text follows John's carefully-constructed depiction of the Woman clothed with the sun as being clothed with triumphant spiritual dignity, specially protected by providence, and invulnerable to the attacks of the Dragon. The work concludes with a typological and symbolic reading of the 'Ark-Woman' (the Ark from 1 Samuel 5 together with the Woman of Revelation 12) in both texts, through a Marian lens. It is hoped that a Marian exploration of these texts may help to heighten our appreciation of some of the biblical foundations for Marian devotion, as well as alert us to the indispensable role which the Virgin Mary plays in the spiritual battles of all Christians.

Committee: Sébastien B. Abalodo (Committee Chair); Neomi De Anda (Committee Member); Ethan D. Smith (Committee Member) Subjects: Religion; Theology

Master of Fine Arts, The Ohio State University, 2015, Art

The purpose of this paper is to document the costume design and production process for Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman, and David Zippel's musical City of Angels, a co-production of The Ohio State University's Department of Theatre and School of Music, directed by A. Scott Parry, the School of Music's Director of Opera and Lyric Theatre. The musical was presented in the Thurber Theatre at The Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio, October 30, 2014 through November 9, 2014. City of Angels is a fast-paced musical comedy that weaves together two reflexive plots set in the heart of the Los Angeles film industry, one in the `real world' of the writer as his book becomes a screenplay, “City of Angels”, and the other in the `reel world' of the fictional film on the big screen. The musical is in homage to the film noir genre and relies heavily on American jazz elements from the same period during World War II. Designs for the production are to be derived from film noir movies such as Sunset Boulevard, in addition to contemporary movies reflecting life in Hollywood's `Golden Age', such as Sin City and Gangsterland. The scenic design will illustrate the change between the many locales of the `reel world' and `real world'. The lighting design will aid the production in creating hard angled shadows of light for the film noir `reel world' and vibrant `full' colors for the everyday `real world'.

Committee: Kristine Kearney (Advisor); Janet Parrott (Committee Member); A. Scott Parry (Committee Member) Subjects: Theater

Master of Fine Arts, The Ohio State University, 2015, Theatre

City of Angels is a musical written by Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman, and David Zippel, which was produced by The Ohio State University Department of Theatre in collaboration with the School of Music in the fall semester of 2014. This document discusses the process of designing the scenery in collaboration with the production team. The scenic design process involved consideration of the design aspects for City of Angels, including the Director's concept in relationship to analysis of the text as well as the technical elements of the production's design. This document narrates the scenic process guiding the production of the large-scale, film noir-inspired musical presented in Thurber Theatre to tell the story in a cinematically inspired performance.

Committee: Dan Gray (Advisor); A. Scott Parry (Committee Member); Mary Tarantino (Committee Member) Subjects: Theater

Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, 2011, English (Arts and Sciences)

Several stories in which several characters herein run about willy-nilly, staking their claims in the world and—if all goes devilishly well—acting as proverbial fodder for the several critics who will one day revisit this bit of academe in an effort to better understand the brilliant literary career of the author.

Committee: Darrell Spencer (Committee Chair); Dinty Moore (Committee Member); Paul Jones (Committee Member) Subjects: