Elizabeth (Betsy) Bird, NYPL children's librarian, asked me to post the
info below on the NYPL Children's Room's very cool Literary Cafe coming
up on Saturday. If you're in or near New York City, why not head on over?
(And if you have never read Betsy's blog, Fuse#8, along with all of the
other amazing SLJ blogs, what HAVE you been doing lately? Go to
www.schoollibraryjournal.com and pull down under BLOGS to find a
real treasure trove.)
Judy Freeman
Children's Literature Consultant
Reviewer for www.READKIDDOREAD.com
Author of Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3
(Libraries Unlimited, 2006; www.LU.com)
and Once Upon a Time:
Using Storytelling, Creative Drama, and
Reader's Theater with Children in Grades K-6 (2007)
65 North Sixth Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904
732-572-5634 / BKWSSF@aol.com
www.JudyReadsBooks.com
The Children’s Literary Café at the new Children’s Center at
42nd Street is pleased to announce our event on Saturday, April 4th
at 2:00 p.m.:
What does it take to adapt a work of children's literature from
the page to the stage? Here's your chance to ask the experts.
Join playwright David Paterson, son of Newbery Award winner
Katherine Paterson (who has recently adapted her The Great Gilly
Hopkins to the stage) and Brenda Bell the Producing Artistic Director
of Literally Alive Children's Theatre as they discuss the process of
turning works for children into full-fledged theatrical productions.
David Paterson is an award winning playwright and screenwriter.
He has seen his work performed on Broadway and Off Broadway
and throughout the US. His first film, Love Ludlow, premiered at
the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 and he most recently wrote and
produced Disney's 2007 Bridge to Terabithia.
Brenda Bell is the Producing Artistic Director of Literally Alive
Children's Theatre, which she founded in 1999, and is currently in
residence at the Players Theatre in New York City. Literally Alive
creates original musicals based on classic children's literature.
Brenda's stage adaptations have included: The Ugly Duckling,
The Little Mermaid, The Velveteen Rabbit, Beauty and the Beast,
The Selfish Giant, Treasure Island and Stone Soup.
Topics discussed will include adapting stories within the public
domain vs. works where the original author is still alive, the
difficulties of making a story stage-worthy, theatrical productions
for children vs. productions for adults, and other thoughts along these
lines.
The Children’s Literary Café is a monthly gathering of adults who
are fans of children’s literature. Professionals, librarians, authors,
illustrators, publishers, booksellers, teachers, and anyone else
interested in the field are welcome to attend our meetings.
The Literary Café provides free Advanced Readers galleys, a
rotating series of talks with professionals in the field, and great
conversation. This program is for adults only.
New York Public Library
Children's Center at 42nd Street
Room 84
42nd Street and 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10018
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