Introduction
and that those differences that the stage offers are worth seeing. If the theater is
to continue to survive as a viable art form, it must do so on formal grounds and
intrinsic qualities apart from any related cultural/social status. While it could
be argued, I suppose, that theater still curries favor based upon exclusivity relative
to mass entertainments such as fi lm, that sad note is not something about
which to brag. The fact that you often can’t see a play because it’s too expensive,
too far away, too much in demand, too hard to hear, and maybe even too hard to
understand is a problem, an admittedly annoying one, but unfortunately one that
goes beyond the pale of my abilities and expertise to solve. I have re stricted this
study to a formal analysis of stage drama by comparing dramatic texts to their
fi lm and television adaptations. If I can demonstrate a play’s unique values, then
perhaps I can redeem the physical and fi nancial efforts required to witness it in
performance.

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