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JP STASZEL, PhD
John Paul Staszel is a doctoral candidate at Bowling Green State University finishing his dissertation in the field of theatre and performance studies. JP holds a MA in Theatre from Bowling Green State University, as well as a MS in Business from California University of Pennsylvania. He also completed his undergraduate studies at Cal U earning a BA in theatre and BS in business finance. JP has trained with various renowned theatre companies including Pilobolus, Inlet Dance Theatre, and NACL (North American Cultural Laboratory). He is excited to be returning to this alma mater to teach and engage all things performance. His personal goals for his students are to challenge them to think of theatre and performance in a broader scope and find ways to see all aspects of life as a performance.
JP Staszel, PhD
Script Analysis and Adaptation: Re-Connecting Theme and Concept to Your Audience
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Convocation Center
NORTH
Room #9 (in pink)
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Afternoon Workshop (2:20-3:30 PM)
Script Analysis & Adaptation: Re-connecting Theme and Concept to your audience
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Workshop Description:
This workshop examines examples of adaptation, the value with implementing adaptations in your critical discussion, and the process of reimagining “old” texts ways that makes them current for todays audience. We will collectively critique examples of successful film adaptations that have moved from the page to the stage, before collectively working though the dramatistic analysis process of answering the Who, What, When, Where, and Why. As a collective starting point, we will consider Susan Zedar’s popular children’s theatre text Wiley and the Hairy Man, and discuss ways to take a piece of dramatic literature geared toward a younger demographic, and conceptually reposition it to better serve teen and adult themes.
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Target Group:
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English and Theatre Teachers