Surviving the Transition From Stage to Screen

Many a play has been adapted for the silver screen. Some benefit from the ability to expand the action to more locations; others (like Jack Goes Boating) implode under the added weight. In some cases the intensity of a certain actor's performance may not achieve the same kind of brilliance or electricity when blown up in front of a film audience; in other situations the ability to switch camera angles and edit cuts can bring added depth to an already gripping characterization. Some actors are gi...