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Fri, Dec 8, 2006 -- 9:00 AM
Literary Adaptations
Forum examines the art of adaptation. What are the challenges of taking a story from one medium to another, and what counts as a successful adaptation?
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Host: Dave Iverson
Guests:
- Carey Perloff, artistic director at the American Conservatory Theater, who recently adapted the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol" for the ACT's current production
- Caroline Thompson, screenwriter and author of the original screenplay for "Edward Scissorhands," co-adaptor for the Orpheum's current musical version, which runs through Dec 10
- KT Nelson, co-artistic director of ODC/Dance and choreographer of the full-length ballet "The Velveteen Rabbit," which is now in its 20th year at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco (runs through Dec 10)