Submission Date
4-24-2023
Document Type
Paper
Department
Theater
Second Department
English
Adviser
Meghan Brodie
Second Adviser
Jon Volkmer
Committee Member
Abby Kluchin
Committee Member
Meghan Brodie
Committee Member
Jon Volkmer
Department Chair
Meghan Brodie
Department Chair
Kara McShane
External Reviewer
Lila Rose Kaplan
Distinguished Honors
This paper has met the requirements for Distinguished Honors.
Project Description
This project seeks to answer the question, “How can a writer use an old story to shine new light on modern issues and make the invisible visible?” My adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a genderbent retelling with queer themes while my adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan is a dark reimagining of Mrs. Darling as an antihero protagonist who must become Captain Hook to try to save her children. Both my research and these two plays focus on bringing visibility to marginalized communities, specifically women and members of the queer community.
Recommended Citation
Foley, Kate Isabel, "Adapting the Classics: Making the Invisible Visible" (2023). Theater Honors Papers. 2.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/theater_hon/2
Included in
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