Cc: FANNY!
Conceived and Directed by John Kurzynowski
After Booth Tarkington and Orson Welles
Presented 22 — 24 June 2018 at Spaceworks (NYC)
Artists copy one another, whether it be in the repetition of plots or the mimicking of styles. Copying can be viewed as a form of adaptation – one that allows for a process of transformation to take place between the product of one artistic practice into that of another. But how does this practice of copying affect the eventual adaptation? And can the copy ever be as sharply drawn as the original?
“copy” noun ˈkä-pē
I devised an original piece of experimental theatre loosely based on Booth Tarkington’s novel The Magnificent Ambersons and Orson Welles’ infamous film adaptation that focussed on the process of transformation that occured as the story was lifted from the page to film, and our own process of adapting the film for the stage.
Originally Developed and Produced by Theater Reconstruction Ensemble
Performers: Meg MacCary, Nikolai Mishler, Marielle Young
Designers: Marika Kent and John Kurzynowski
Photos: Craig Mungavin
“copy” noun ˈkä-pē
- an imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work (such as a letter, a painting, a table, or a dress)
- one of a series of especially mechanical reproductions of an original impression; also an individual example of such a reproduction
I devised an original piece of experimental theatre loosely based on Booth Tarkington’s novel The Magnificent Ambersons and Orson Welles’ infamous film adaptation that focussed on the process of transformation that occured as the story was lifted from the page to film, and our own process of adapting the film for the stage.
Originally Developed and Produced by Theater Reconstruction Ensemble
Performers: Meg MacCary, Nikolai Mishler, Marielle Young
Designers: Marika Kent and John Kurzynowski
Photos: Craig Mungavin