Seattle Literary Examiner

Book-It

Book-It’s primary goal has always been to bring classic and contemporary writing to the stage and convert literary works into theatre. By bringing books to the stage, Book-It’s performances directly address the issue of literacy by striving to make the joy of reading accessible to everyone. Performing books instead of plays allows the Book-It theatre experience to spark the audience’s interest in reading and to challenge the audience to participate by using their imaginations.

For those who haven't seen a Book-It production, this may sound like a production similar to what we'd see when a novel gets adapted into a movie. There is one major difference, though: Book-It keeps the narrative voice largely intact. Characters in their plays speak the dialogue from the stories as we'd expect, but they also sometimes speak in the narrative voice. It's a fascinating mix. And Book-It tackles texts from all over the literary spectrum, from classics like Jane Austen's Persuasion to contemporary books like Stephanie Kallos's Broken for You, and just about everything in between.

Currently, Book-It is producing Jim Lynch's The Highest Tide. But an exciting opportunity for lovers of literature presents itself this weekend. This Saturday, at 4:00, Book-It is having an Open House to celebrate their 2007-2008 season and to discuss their plans for the 2008-2009 season with Co-Artistic Directors Jane Jones and Myra Platt.

I can't recommend Book-It strongly enough, and this is a great opportunity to learn more about what they do. Check 'em out at the Center House in Seattle Center this weekend.

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