{"id":3796,"date":"2011-05-12T22:25:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T02:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/deaconsbench\/?p=3796"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:43:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:43:57","slug":"live-on-stage-the-exorcist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2011\/05\/live-on-stage-the-exorcist\/","title":{"rendered":"Live on stage: "The Exorcist"?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Watch out for the pea soup: the blockbuster novel and movie (based on the true story of a Catholic exorcism) is being adapted for the stage and will have its world premiere next year in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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From the New York Times: <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The playwright John Pielmeier (\u201cAgnes of God\u201d) is writing the stage version of \u201cThe Exorcist,\u201d based on William Peter Blatty<\/a>\u2019s 1971 novel. John Doyle, who brought a stripped-down, bloody sensibility to the 2005 Broadway revival of \u201cSweeney Todd,\u201d<\/a> will direct the show, which is set to begin performances on July 3, 2012.<\/p>\n

The 1973 film adaptation<\/a>, directed by William Friedkin, starred Linda Blair<\/a> in a career-defining role as the possessed girl, Ellen Burstyn<\/a> as her mother and Max von Sydow<\/a> as the priest on a mission. The movie, one of the highest-grossing horror films of all time, was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including best picture and best director (it won for best sound and adapted screenplay).<\/p>\n

Ken Novice, the Geffen\u2019s managing director, said in a phone interview that the play will not be the film regurgitated, but rather a new look at the book.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe novel has a different take than the movie,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a focus on the psychological aspects and questions of faith. The idea is to focus on those two elements as opposed to big special effects, or trying to create horror on stage in the way you would do for a movie.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Good luck making that work, folks.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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