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March 27th: Theatre and the Art of Adaptation</h2>
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<span style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">The fourth instance of our Black Box Radio workshop series will be on Saturday, September 27th at 2pm: a panel discussion
on the adaptation of theatrical works to other media.</span><br style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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<span style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">With live theatre being difficult under pandemic restrictions, many artists have found themselves adapting stage plays to
audio or other media. On World Theatre Day KWLT will be hosting a round table discussion on the promises and perils of such adaptation of dramatic works. The conversation will range from artistic to practical concerns, with plenty of opportunity for our audience
to participate.</span><br style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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<span style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">Our panelists are:</span><br style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">
<strong style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><img align="right" alt="Danielle Deveau headshot" data-file-id="5793745" height="100" width="100" style="height:100px;outline:none;width:100px;margin:0px 0px 0px 2px" src="https://mcusercontent.com/70dcb581fdf85bae42ce69dee/images/a1fc2243-5828-4b16-8c18-374f9793a49f.jpg">Danielle
Deveau</strong><span style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"> is an Executive Producer at Midtown Radio. She is also a Lecturer in the Department of English Language
and Literature at the University of Waterloo and conducts research on creative cities, cultural mapping, and community engagement.</span><br style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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<strong style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><img align="right" alt="Diana Lobb Headshot" data-file-id="5793749" height="100" width="100" style="height:100px;outline:none;width:100px;margin:0px 0px 0px 2px" src="https://mcusercontent.com/70dcb581fdf85bae42ce69dee/images/3b5fd300-7e30-48cc-aec8-40525d8be571.jpg">Diana
Lobb</strong><span style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"> has directed four productions for KWLT, including last fall’s </span><em style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">The
Tragedy of Mariam</em><span style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"> audio adaptation; her directorial debut included the one-act </span><em style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">An
Immigration Officer’s Experiences</em><strong style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"> </strong><span style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">which
was originally a radio play. She is also a Lecturer in the Department of English at St. Jerome’s University.</span><br style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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<strong style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><img align="right" alt="Ciarán Myers headshot" data-file-id="5793753" height="150" width="100" style="height:150px;outline:none;width:100px;margin:0px 0px 0px 2px" src="https://mcusercontent.com/70dcb581fdf85bae42ce69dee/images/96a880cd-8375-458d-8b87-dc9ff9d3918b.jpg">Ciarán
Myers</strong><span style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"> is immensely privileged with an MFA in Script Writing from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
He is an alumnus of the Stratford Festival's Playwrights Retreat, Directors Lab North, the Traverse Theater's Directing Program, and was the first creator-in-residence at GreenLight Arts. At the moment Ciarán is participating in Driftwood Theatre's Playwrights
Unit and working with young people on a new piece with the Registry Theatre. Ciarán lives here in the Waterloo Region with his wife and daughter where he also teaches acting, writing, and dance to all age groups.</span><br style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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<span style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">As usual the workshop will be entirely online. Tickets will be free for KWLT members and $5 for non-members, and will be
available soon!</span><br>
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