Composing Clifton: musical direction as a primary means of character development in "The 1940's Radio Hour"

The following chapters of this thesis will explain how the job of vocal music director served as a primary means of building the character and relationships of Clifton A. Feddington. Chapter II will focus on the singers that I worked with. It will examine the relationships that were established during the rehearsal process, and how those personal relationships developed into the relationships between Clifton and his singers. The instrumentalists will be the subject of Chapter III. This chapter is the description of my own fear and excitement in conducting and working with professional instrumentalists, and how these feelings became a large part of Clifton's character. Chapter IV will look at the support staff of radio station WOV and how Clifton acted and reacted to them (based on my personal interaction with the other actors). The final chapter. Chapter V, will be dedicated to more traditional means of building a character that were employed in further developing Clifton A. Feddington. This chapter will include Laban work, personal props, and body centers.