Celebrate World Book Day with Long Wharf Theatre! Over the years we have staged some of the most beloved books in literary history. What is your favorite book-to-boards transfer?
Cyrano de Bergerac (1979/80) By Edmond Rostand
Pride and Prejudice (1985/86) by David Pownall, based on the novel by Jane Austen – American Premiere
Camille (1986/87) by Pam Gems, adapted from the classic by Alexandre Dumas – American Premiere
The Joy Luck Club (1996/97) by Susan Kim, from the novel by Amy Tan – American Premiere
Man of la Mancha (2006/07) written by Dale Wasserman
The Old Man and the Sea (2008/09)
by Ernest Hemingway, adapted by Eric Ting and Craig Siebels – A World Premiere
February House (2012/13) Songs and Lyrics by Gabriel Kahane, book by Seth Bockley – World Premiere Musical
My Name is Asher Lev (2012/13) by Aaron Posner, adapted from the novel by Chaim
Fireflies (2017/18) by Matthew Barber, from the novel Elenore & Abel by Annette Sanford – A World Premiere
The Chosen (2017/18) adapted by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok, from the novel by Chaim Potok
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: a Sherlock Holmes Mystery (2017/18) by Ken Ludwig
Crowns (2017/18) written and Directed by Regina Taylor, adapted from the book by M. Cunningham and C. Marberry
Pride and Prejudice (2019/20) by Kate Hamill, adapted from the novel by Jane Austin