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  • 1.  The Misanthrope - Translation/Adaptation Favorites

    Posted 08-22-2022 21:36
    Hello!
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    I am thinking about Directing The Misanthrope for my high school-aged Ensemble students. What are your favorite translations/adaptations? I don't care for the Wilbur one because it misses the feel of the original meter for me.

    Thanks in advance for your ideas!

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    [Jen] [Jordan]
    [Director of Theater and Dance]
    [Junior Class and Day Student Advisor]
    [Miss Hall's School]
    [Pittsfield] [MA]
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  • 2.  RE: The Misanthrope - Translation/Adaptation Favorites

    Posted 08-23-2022 12:36
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  • 3.  RE: The Misanthrope - Translation/Adaptation Favorites

    Posted 08-23-2022 12:36
    Hi Jen! 
    I have a version of "The Misanthrope" that's published by Playscripts in both full-length and 50-minute versions. 
    If you'd like an advance peek at either, I'd be happy to email you a pdf copy!
    Tim Mooney
    TimMooneyRep@gmail.com

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    Tim Mooney
    www.timmooneyrep.com
    www.moliere-in-english.com
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  • 4.  RE: The Misanthrope - Translation/Adaptation Favorites

    Posted 08-23-2022 18:53
    Would love a sneak peak of the full-length, Tim! Thanks!

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    [Jen] [Jordan]
    [Director of Theater and Dance]
    [Junior Class and Day Student Advisor]
    [Miss Hall's School]
    [Pittsfield] [MA]
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  • 5.  RE: The Misanthrope - Translation/Adaptation Favorites

    Posted 08-24-2022 08:06
    edit to my previous post - School For Lies had an Off-Broadway run in 2011, the STC run was 2017 (it was excellent)

    Also - Language warning

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    Paul Hope
    Producer & Director of Theatre
    St. John Paul the Great Catholic High School
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  • 6.  RE: The Misanthrope - Translation/Adaptation Favorites

    Posted 08-24-2022 09:42
    Hi Jen! 

    I can't tell if my previous message to you went through. All I need to send you the script is your email address. You can write to me at TimMooneyRep@gmail.com if you (understandably) don't want your email address on an open forum.

    That goes for anybody else out there who might want to read my "Misanthrope" or any of the other 16 Moliere adaptations that I've written!

    Tim Mooney
    TimMooneyRep@gmail.com

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    Tim Mooney
    www.timmooneyrep.com
    www.moliere-in-english.com
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  • 7.  RE: The Misanthrope - Translation/Adaptation Favorites

    Posted 08-24-2022 07:59
    Take at look at the David Ives adaptation - The School For Lies

    https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=4333

    It was first produced at The Shakespeare Theatre in DC - here's the review:
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/theater-dance/a-modern-misanthrope-in-the-play-school-for-lies-at-shakespeare-theatre/2017/05/24/735737ee-3cad-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html

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    Paul Hope
    Producer & Director of Theatre
    St. John Paul the Great Catholic High School
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