Classical Adaptation Articles for Drama Teachers

The play adaptation project, where students adapt a text into a play, is a great end-of-year project for advanced drama students. It involves every aspect of the theatre process, from playwriting...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Agatha Rex by Lindsay Price is a modern high school adaptation of Antigone, transforming the Greek chorus into a dynamic ensemble opportunity. Available in a...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Are you ready for a high-energy journey through romance, wit, and charm? Then you're ready for Instant Austen: Jane Austen at Warp Speed by Treanor Baring!...

Switching up the genre of an existing play can be a lot of fun. Take Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet — there have been lots of theatrical and film adaptations of that play, such as West Side Story...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Dive into Commedia Chekhov! This lively adaptation by Lindsay Price introduces your students to Anton Chekhov through the vibrant, over-the-top world of...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight! Lord of the Pies by Clint Snyder is a hilariously fun one-act parody of Lord of the Flies that you need in your classroom. A pie shop erupts into panic after...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight! The Shadow Stories - A Cursed Play by Matt Webster is a perfect script for Hallowe'en or something spooky - plus an amazing ensemble opportunity for your...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Are you ready to visit The House by Lindsay Price? Perfect for a class project or large cast production, with roles for all levels and possibly doubling. So...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. High school and middle school performers around the globe will love Lindsay Price's theatrical adaptation of the first A.A. Milne book, Winnie-the-Pooh. Join...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. You don’t want to miss this one act annotated version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare’s magical tale of mischievous fairies, and love potions...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. You should know right away that Finding Jo March by Laramie Dean is not a traditional adaptation of Little Women. A young writer dives into the world of...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. The Burgundy Letter by Kirk Shimano is a comedic retelling of the classic novel The Scarlet Letter set in a high school and reframed for a digital age. In an...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Tired of fairy tale adaptations that are sickly sweet? Enter Grim and Gruesome Grimm! This adaptation of Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt is not...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. The Gorgon Sisters by Laramie Dean is a fabulous take on some Ancient Greek characters – complete with lots of casting flexibility and suggested cuts for...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Shuddersome: Tales of Poe by Lindsay Price is a creepy, cross-curricular masterpiece with tons of flexibility, theatricality and a whole lot of fun. The...

Adaptations are super fun to perform. It’s really cool to see a favourite book, film, or even board game come to life before your eyes onstage. On top of that, you can put many different spins on...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. The Wind in the Willows adapted by Todd Espeland is a lively and theatrical adaptation of a wonderful classic from Kenneth Grahame. Mole just wants to make...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. There’s no place like home. And there’s no adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic novel like Laramie Dean’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Dorothy and Toto get...