Academic Projects
Tell Me About the Other Side
For her senior capstone project at Miami University, Eleanor combined her love for theatre, history, dramaturgy, and activism for the creation of an original show called Tell Me About the Other Side. Created through an intensive research process, and incorporating interviews from survivors, the piece centers around the stories of women in genocide and post-conflict democracies. Tell Me About the Other Side premiered at Miami University in February 2021.
Roe, Rage, and Runaways: An Examination of Reproductive Rights in Film and Television
For her MFA thesis at Savannah College of Art and Design, Eleanor wrote an academic research paper examining the portrayal of reproductive rights in film and television, looking at such pieces as Dirty Dancing, Unpregnant, and Plan B. She then wrote an accompanying script, The Only Perfect Woman, which looks at the cycles of abuse and the legislation of women’s bodies.
Awards
2021 Jackie Demaline Regional Collegiate PLAY/write! Competition Honorable Mention Finalist (Tell Me About the Other Side)
2021 Miami University Theatre Department Senior Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement
2020 Miami University Undergraduate Summer Scholar Grant Recipient (Tell Me About the Other Side)
2017 Southeastern Theatre Conference One-Act Competition Runner Up (That Was Then)
2016 Virginia High School League Best Actor, State Championship (That Was Then)
2016 Virginia Theatre Association, Special Award for Student-Teacher Collaboration (That Was Then)
2015 Virginia High School League Best Actor, Regional Championship (The Insanity of Mary Girard)
