We believe that great books should be illuminated, re-interpreted, and made vivid to contemporary audiences through live performance. By bringing these stories to life on stage, we claim them for our own. We take responsibility for them. And we search for their intersections and resonances in our daily lives.
Round House Theatre's critically acclaimed Literary Works Project brings great literature to life by producing plays and musicals at its 400-seat Bethesda main stage that are based on works of literature. Each production is accompanied by community building events including audience discussions, artist talks, symposia, and neighborhood festivals. Our community partners include: Bethesda Literary Festival, Bethesda Urban Partnership, Friends of the Library, The Writers' Center, American Film Institute, and Politics and Prose.
2008/2009 Literary Works
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Adapted from Julia Alvarez by Karen Zacarias
Alice
Adapted from Lewis Carroll by Mary Hall Surface
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Adapted from Ken Kesey by Dale Wasserman
2007/2008 Literary Works
A Lesson Before Dying
Adapted from Ernest J. Gaines by Romulus Linney
Treasure Island
Adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson by Ken Ludwig
Lord of the Flies
Adapted from William Golding by Nigel Williams
2006/2007 Literary Works
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Adapted from John Irving by Simon Bent
The Little Prince
Adapted from St. Exupery by Rick Cummins and John Scouller
Crime and Punishment
Adapted from Fyodor Dostoyevsky by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus
Summer of '42
Adapted from Herman Raucher by David Kirshenbaum and Hunter Foster
2005/2006 Literary Works
Camille
Adapted from Alexamdre Dumas-fils by Neil Bartlett
A Year with Frog and Toad
Adapted from Arnold Lobel by Robert and Willie Reale
Midwives
Adapted from Chris Bohjalian by Dana Yeaton
A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage
Adapted from Mark Twain by Aaron Posner and James Sugg
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