Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Armstrong IV, William Hamilton
Author's Email Address	warmstr@lsu.edu
URN	etd-0419102-085015
Title	Neo-Onnagata: Professional Cross-Dressed Actors and Their Roles on the Contemporary Japanese Stage
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department	Theater
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Leslie A. Wade Committee Chair Jennifer Jones Committee Member John B. Henderson Committee Member Leigh Clemons Committee Member Lynne Jemison-Keisker Dean's Representative
Keywords	gender cross-dressed actors kabuki akihiro miwa onnagata black lizard neo-onnagata japanese theatre
Date of Defense	2002-02-27
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Neo-Onnagata: Professional Cross-dressed Actors and Their Roles on the Contemporary Japanese Stage explores the representation of male and female gender in the contemporary Japanese theatre. I particularly discuss a specialized subset of Japanese actor: the neo-onnagata, a contemporary theatre counterpart to Japan's highly stylized classical kabuki tradition of cross-dressed representation. This dissertation represents my attempt to provide these basic aims: to situate the contemporary Japanese cross-dresser in Japanese tradition, to show how cross-dressing acts as a sharp social commentary and mirror, and to introduce some little-represented cross-dressing actors of the contemporary Japanese stage to the academic community at large. In addition, I examine the conservative gender role system of Japan and demonstrate how the neo-onnagata challenge traditional performance and sex roles. Particularly, I seek to showcase neo-onnagata as expanding opportunities for male actors and as new gendered models for men.
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