As if seeing Where the Mountain Meets the Moon onstage wasn't enough, I am so over-the-top-thrilled that Starry River of the Sky has also been adapted for the stage! It premieres TOMORROW at Stages Theatre in Hopkins, MN!
Here's a sneak peak of the set (all photos stolen from the Stages Theatre Facebook page! Hope they don't mind):
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| doesn't it look great? |
as well as Peiyi and Rendi (displaying their mutual dislike!):
It seems hard to believe that I would have two novels adapted for the stage, but it makes more sense when one realizes that Stages Theatre is the company who first adapted Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Their script is the one that Wheelock used to put on their show, which I think, in turn inspired places like the Bay Area Children's Theater and others see the book's stage potential. Stages Theatre is truly the visionary and not just in bringing my books to life (which is a feat in itself) but, also by having the courage to take on what others have thought as "ethnic stories" and revealing them as stories to be enjoyed by all. Having both Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and Starry River of the Sky produced as plays (hopefully to extreme success!) is, as my friend Janet Wong put, "a huge milestone for diversity in children's literature."
So, I am extremely grateful to them! I wasn't able to see the Stages Theater production of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (I had a production of my own to attend to), but I'm not missing this one! While I won't be at the premiere tomorrow, I will be at the May 3rd show! Schedule below:
Hopkins Jaycees Studio Theatre
1111 Mainstreet
Hopkins, MN 55343
Prior to the 1:00 pm Performance:
12:30 - 1:00 PM: Grace Lin book signing
1:00 PM: Performance of Starry River of the Sky
2:15-2:45 PM: Talk with audience
Prior to the 7:00 pm Performance:
6:30-7:00 PM: Pre-show reception and Grace Lin book signing
7:00-8:15 PM: Performance of Starry River of the Sky
So, if you are local to the area--please, go see the show! If you aren't local, please spread the word! If it does well, maybe, just like what happened with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, it'll catch the eye of other places and Starry River of the Sky could be performed in a theater near you! I can dream, anyway...
More info about the show HERE!
