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Adaptations of classic literature, chilling thrillers, and contemporary dramas take the stage from Minneapolis to Chapel Hill.
By American Theatre Editors
“Blacktop Sky” by Christina Anderson, at Know Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio, through Feb. 20.
Pictured: Landon Horton and Aziza Macklin. (Photo by Daniel R. Winters)
“Bruise Easy” by Dan LeFranc, at American Theater Company in Chicago through Feb. 14. Pictured: Sandy Nguyen and Jenna Makkawy. (Photo by Michael Brosilow)
“Lord of the Flies,” adapted by Nigel Williams from William Golding, at WaterTower Theatre in Addison, Texas, through Feb. 14. (Photo by Karen Almond)
“Native Gardens” by Karen Zacarías at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2016. Pictured: John Lescault, Sabina Zuniga Varela, Gabriel Ruiz, and Karen Ziemba. (Photo by Mikki Schaffner)
“Pericles” by Shakespeare, at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, through Feb. 21. Pictured: Zlato Rizziolli, Wayne T. Carr, and Sam Wick. (Photo by Jenny Graham)
“Three Sisters” adapted by Libby Appel from Chekhov, at PlayMakers Repertory Company, in Chapel Hill, N.C., through Feb. 7. (Photo by Jon Gardiner)
“To Kill a Mockingbird” adapted by Christopher Sergel from Harper Lee, at Indiana Repertory Theatre in Indianapolis, through Feb. 28. Pictured: Grayson Molin, Ryan Artzberger, Paula Hopkins, and Mitchell Wray. (Photo by Zach Rosing)
“Wait Until Dark” adapted by Frederick Knott from Jeffrey Hatcher, at Rep Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware, in Newark, Del., through Feb. 7. Pictured: Deena Burke and Stephen Pelinski.
(Photo by Paul Cerro)
“Sondheim on Sondheim” by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim, at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston in 2016. (Photo by Mark S. Howard)
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