It became somehow personal

This thesis explores the inspiration and development of my two plays, Lost Girl and Gondal, and how those two processes mirror my own personal inspiration and development in graduate school. I will examine the relationship between my personal and artistic selves as the central pillar in my artmaking. As a framework for inquiry, I will also explore the work I’m writing in conversation with: the direct source material for my plays as well as the other work I read throughout my development process (Rebecca Solnit’s The Faraway Nearby, Maggie Nelson’s Bluets, and Anne Carson’s The Glass Essay) and how my relationship with outside material makes its way into my work.