From Page to Stage: Adapting John Okada’s “No-No Boy” for Today’s Theater
October 24, 2023
John Okada, the author of the seminal Japanese American novel, ‘No-No Boy,” was born at the Merchants Hotel in Pioneer Square on September 22, 1923. We celebrate the centennial of his birth with a series of three programs. In this second program, Okada biographer Frank Abe shares his work to create a new stage adaptation of “No-No Boy” and engages in a conversation with Seattle Rep Literary Manager and Dramaturg Paul Adolphsen on the challenges adapting a novel published in 1957 for today’s theater audiences. They will be joined by actors who will read scenes from the new adaptation and discuss them with the panelists.
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Date/Time
October 24, 2023 7:00 PM -
Cost
Free -
Location
1000 4th Ave
Seattle, WA, 98104
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Host Organization
Seattle Public Library -
Contact
https://www.spl.org/
(206) 386-4636
andra.addison@spl.org
Seattle Public Library
1000 Fourth Ave
Seattle, WA, 98104
(206) 386-4636
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