Challenges and Rewards: Using Laban/Bartenieff Fundamentals

in Movement Coaching William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

by

Stefan Sittig

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I wish to thank all the members of my committee, Dr. James W. Parker, Dr. Kenneth

Campbell and Janet Rodgers, for their patience, dedication and hard work.  They are role models to me in my future work as a theatre practitioner.

I also wish to thank Melanie Richards, whose guidance, mentorship and advice have guided me along the way and kept me thinking clearly.

I must also give credit to Mary Jane Walsh for being an inspiring soundboard for my often exhausting ideas and Nancy Orr and Kaaren Osby for their willingness to answer every stupid question with a smile and good cheer.

I would also like to thank the cast and crew of Julius Caesar for their professional attitude and resilience.

I would like to thank my fellow graduate classmates, specifically Jason Linkins, Greg DeLeonardis and Paige Larson for many nights of laughter, friendship and support.

Lastly, I would like to thank my parents, William and Sara Sittig , for their unending support, optimism and emotional stability.  Without them, I would not have the strength, self-confidence and discipline necessary to be a successful theatre practitioner.