Cast of Joplin Little Theatre's "Little Women" featured on Newsmakers

(From KGCS)

The Notebook, The Color Purple, The Outsiders and The Great Gatsby are all books that became Broadway shows. The same is true for Little Women. Taking a novel from the page to the stage can prove both challenging and beneficial and both are discussed on the next Newsmakers.

Natasha O’Brien Davies, MSSU Director of Theatre, talks about critical elements of novels that should be included in an adaptation, the importance of being familiar with the original text, and the challenges of making a book come to life on stage.

 

The cast of Joplin Little Theatre’s upcoming production of Little Women by Kate Hamill discusses the modern adaptation of the novel by Louisa May Alcott which was written in 1868. Actors share their experience with the book, movie adaptations and creating their own version of the characters often made famous by Hollywood greats.

Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. the week of January 19 on KGCS-TV and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, January 25 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS - Missouri Southern State University.



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