Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, Pt 2: "The Art of Adaptation"

In this behind-the-scenes look at "Cousin Bette," making its world premiere at the Antaeus Company in January 2010, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher talks about the process of adapting the Balzac piece for the stage. Tix & Info: www.antaeus.org.

Previews begin: January 23rd, 2010
Opening Nights: January 30th & 31st, 2010
Show runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00pm, and on Sunday afternoons at 4:00pm, through March 21st.

A bit more on Jeffrey Hatcher: His award-winning credits include: BROADWAY: "Never Gonna Dance" (book). OFF-BROADWAY: "Three Viewings and A Picasso" at Manhattan Theatre Club; "Scotland Road" and "The Turn of the Screw" at Primary Stages; "Tuesdays with Morrie" at The Minetta Lane; "Murder by Poe" and "The Turn of the Screw" at The Acting Company; "Neddy" at American Place; and "Fellow Travelers" at Manhattan Punchline. OTHER PLAYS: "Compleat Female Stage Beauty," "Mrs. Mannerly," "Murderers," "Mercy of a Storm," "Smash," "Armadale," "Korczaks Children," "To Fool the Eye," "The Falls," "A Piece of the Rope," "All the Way with LBJ," "The Government Inspector," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and others at regional theatres across the U.S. and abroad. FILM/TV: "Stage Beauty," "Casanova," "The Duchess," and episodes of "Columbo." GRANTS/AWARDS: NEA, TCG, Lila Wallace Fund, Rosenthal New Play Prize, Frankel Award, Charles MacArthur Fellowship Award, McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and Barrymore Award Best New Play. He is a member and/or alumnus of The Playwrights Center, the Dramatists Guild, the Writers Guild, and New Dramatists.

Producer/Interviewer: Tamara Krinsky

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[conewells]

Mr. Hatcher wrote the best book on playwriting I've ever read. And I LOVED Scotland Road.