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For a dramatist, working on an adaptation is both a pleasure and a challenge. When adapting fiction to stage or screen, there is a built-in structural support system that exists in the material. However: keeping the heart and the soul of the original is more challenging than replicating its bone structure. How do dramatists honor the emotional core of the work even as they make it their own? What’s the right material for you and what’s important to preserve in the source material? How do you preserve tone and intent? Phyllis Nagy and Brighde Mullins will explore these questions and consider the complexities of adaptation.
Nagy is a writer and director whose most recent screenplay, CAROL, won the New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Screenplay, and was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a WGA Award. Mullins is a playwright and the Director of the M.F.A. Playwriting Program at Hunter College in New York City.
This is a free program that will be held at the Central Library. Space is limited, so please respond early. For more information, please contact Sharon Padua, Director of Major and Planned Gifts, at sharonpadua@lfla.org or 213.292.6268.
Reservation and Wait-list Policy
LFLA Members will receive advance notice to make reservations, before being open to the general public.
Reservations will be taken until the program is full, at which point a waiting list will be maintained. If you or anyone in your party can no longer attend, please inform us ahead of time to the best of your ability so we can keep an accurate reservation count as well as accommodate other guests who wish to attend. If you are on the waiting list and a reserved guest cancels, the Library Foundation will contact you regarding availability.