Faithful to the original: Adapting something that goes against your beliefs

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When I was writing The Love of Three Oranges, I kept coming to moments in the writing process when I would hit a cross-roads between staying closerto the original text and playwright’s intent or to the play I was writing. Was I writing a faithful scholarly adaptation or a comedy for modern audiences based on something old? It was something I really struggled with and, most times, I opted to stay true to Gozzi even w...