"Thoughtful and accessible in its approach, Adapturgy is more than a 'how-to' book about adaptation dramaturgy; it presents a compelling argument for understanding dramaturgy and adaptation as related and mutually informing processes."—Lindsay Cummings, Theatre Topics
"Jane Barnette's Adapturgy is a welcome addition to adaptation and dramaturgy scholarship that highlights aspects of theory and practice previously overlooked or little analyzed in either field. Structured in three parts, with invaluable material on interviews and program notes the writer generously shares with her readers in appendices, the book is useful to a multitude of readers."—
Maria Mytilinaki Kennedy,
Theatre History Studies “
Adapturgy is a razor-sharp introduction to adaptation as dramaturgy in action. Best of all, Barnette consistently works to broaden our sense of the potential for theory and practice to inform one another.”—
Geoff Proehl,
Toward a Dramaturgical Sensibility: Landscape and Journey “This book is the first to tackle literary adaptation for theatre from a dramaturgical perspective, providing an up-to-the-minute treatment of a still-blossoming area of theatre practice. I am eager to use it for my next seminar in dramaturgy.”—
Felicia Hardison Londré, author,
“Love’s Labour’s Lost”: Critical Essays "Unique, informative, exceptionally well organized and presented, "Adapturgy: The Dramaturg's Art and Theatrical Adaptation" is an especially recommended and extraordinary addition to professional, community and academic library Theatre/Cinema/TV reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists."--
Mary Cowper,
Midwest Book Review
“Adapturgy is a worthy addition to the library of certain performance-makers. . . . Those not regularly engaged in such work will find this book helps them ‘understand and participate in the process of adaptation for the stage,’ as Barnette writes in the introduction.”—
CHOICE, A publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries
