Theatrical Adaptation

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My name is Layne Rylander, and I was really interested in the theatrical adaptation CI course because I have always had a passion for theatre arts. I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to not only work on and learn some acting skills but also to explore how and why scripts and books are changed to fit the stage or the screen. I think that understanding the differences between acting in a theatre and acting in a movie would be very important to someone that wants to improve their communication skills. And one way to go about doing that is to learn about script adaptation to portray a character to appeal to the audience in the most appropriate. In taking this course I also hope to learn a lot about the history of the Wizard of Oz and other works whose stories have lived through books, plays, movies, and musicals. I find such adaptations very interesting and think that much can be learned when one takes a close look at why the stories survived such changes.

posted by Layne @ 12:55 PM