Classical Adaptation Articles for Drama Teachers

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed by Treanor Baring is a fast-paced, witty modern take on Austen’s six classic masterpieces. Suitable for online presentation,...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Myth-o-logues by Janice Harris is a fantastic one-act and classroom resource. Pick and choose from this must-have collection of monologues from Greek...

The Gorgon Sisters by Laramie Dean is a fabulous take on Ancient Greek characters with lots of casting flexibility and suggested cuts for one-act competitions. The story is everything to Stheno,...

The Exile and the Onion Girl by Lindsay Price is a vividly modern adaptation of Aeschylus’ play, The Libation Bearers. Ore has been exiled for 10 years, working as a goat herder. Onee has been...

Chaucer’s classic collection of tales come to life in the brilliant full-length adaptation, The Canterbury Tales by Lindsay Price. A group of travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage. To...

Through the Looking Glass by Lindsay Price is a fantastical physical journey for both actor and audience, and a great companion to our adaptation of Alice. Alice is back in Wonderland and things...

Treasure Island by Todd Espeland is a theatrical, character-driven adaptation that’s worth it’s weight in gold – or in this case, a treasure chest full of ‘pieces of eight’! Fifteen men on the dead...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. The Myths at the Edge of the World by Matthew Webster is a unique cross-curricular storytelling adventure, with excellent opportunities for mask and...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Hamlette by Allison Williams is a fantastic competition piece for student performers that takes Shakespeare and turns it on its ear. Imagine if you will that...

If you’re looking for a great introduction to Shakesepearean performance, including some cross-curricular opportunities, The Comedy of Errors (cutting and notes by John Minigan from the original by...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Hamlet, Zombie Killer of Denmark by Chris Stiles is a gruesomely comic adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. It blends the original text with new,...

Both hilarious and touching, Football Romeo by Lindsay Price will appeal to those who love Shakespeare, those who fear Shakespeare, and those who’ve never heard of Shakespeare. The new drama...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. _Mmmbeth _by Allison Williams is a hilarious gender-bending take on the Scottish play that is a fantastic adaptation for high school and middle school...

Whether you’re looking for a great production piece, a superior competition entry or simply some great material for cross-curricular classroom study, Lindsay Price’s Shuddersome: Tales of Poe has...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. More love, less death! Drop Dead, Juliet! by Allison Williams is an adaptation of the classic Romeo and Juliet story that goes well beyond your classic...

Everyone can find the true meaning of Christmas in their heart. In Humbug High: A Contemporary Christmas Carol by Lindsay Price, it only takes a couple of ghosts and a dead lunch lady. Eddie...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. You may think you know the classic Bram Stoker story, but the theatrical adaptation, Dracula, by Laramie Dean is a version like no other. Based on Bram...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Adapted by Todd Espeland, Treasure Island is a thrilling journey to Skeleton Island, complete with easy staging (including Silver’s peg leg) and gender...