Date of Award

5-2026

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Sharifian, Hesam

Second Advisor

Buyssens, Ryan

Area of Concentration

Theatre Dance and Performance Studies

Abstract

This thesis paper sets out to address the questions: Is it possible to express the same story across both mediums? If the medium changes, will the understanding of the story also change? The two storytelling mediums of choice are theater and film. First, I take a look at the historical relationship between theater and film, then, I compare and contrast the theories and processes each medium uses to produce a play or movie. Second, I conduct an experiment where I personally attempt to adapt a scene from a play into a short film, and a scene from a film into a short play; By comparing and contrasting the execution of the same story in both mediums, with all other components staying consistent, I am able to answer my questions. Third, I address what I have learned and discovered through my project: no, you cannot tell the exact same story in different mediums due to how they, film and theater, control perception differently.

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The author has granted New College of Florida the nonexclusive right to archive, make accessible, and distribute for educational purposes this work in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. The copyright of this work remains with the author.

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