THDN 253: Acts of Adaptation- seats available

Tues/Thurs 1:30-3:30pm. Prof Teri Incampo
 

Adaptation, the act of translating and transforming a story from one medium into another, serves as the basis for many of our most popular entertainment works. Hollywood has long looked to the theatre for inspiration, while blockbuster Broadway musicals like “Wicked,” “Hamilton,” and “SpongeBob SquarePants” are drawn from existing literature and moving imagery. This course invites students to take up the act of adaptation as a creative practice, with a special focus on the process of composing adaptations for the stage, screen, and audio. Students will also engage with various texts and theories about the process and product of adaptation. We will analyze case studies to address questions about the impact of genre, convention, and cultural specificity on the source material and the adaptation.