I'm a character in a play! (sort of)

[Dave1982]

I've mentioned before that my father is a technical writer. He's also been working on and off for many years on a novel about a fictional software company, and one of the characters in it is named for me. The similarities end at the name though; the character named for me is actually based on my father (that character is the technical writer) and has a Boston accent (which - despite living in the greater Boston area our entire lives, neither myself or my father ever developed in real life).

Anyway, a few years ago, he contributed one chapter of the book - rewritten slightly as a short story - to a collection of stories about technical writing that was later published.

Just today, he received an email from a teacher in Texas who had read his story, found it to be brilliant, and wanted permission to rewrite it as a play script and have their class act it out!

And seeing that it's a technical writing book that the story appears in, my character is the protagonist!

I've never really been a fan of plays in general, but I find this very cool!

[Primer]

Just today, he received an email from a teacher in Texas who had read his story, found it to be brilliant, and wanted permission to rewrite it as a play script and have their class act it out!

Cool! I may have to find out when and where, and if it's close enough, go to watch them!

[Evil Queen]

I can top that. I went to the Zoo with my friend Kevin yesterday but accidently wound up making a wrong turn and found ourselves at the Aquarium instead. So we asked where the Zoo was.

And took pictures of the people there filming a scene from an episode of "In Plain Sight". Judging from the angle, I'm the one in the background taking pictures.

[Dave1982]

Cool! I may have to find out when and where, and if it's close enough, go to watch them!

Well, from what the email said, it looks like it's a strictly "in class" thing and not something they're putting on as a production; just an exercise.

[Evil Queen]

It'd be nice if it was a production though. That would nicely pad your Dad's writing resume.

[AdminAssistant]

That would nicely pad your Dad's writing resume.

Not really. Most of the credit would still go to the person who adapted the piece. It would be, Title a play by John Doe. Based on the short story by Dave's Dad.

/nitpick

The teacher may be rewriting the piece as an exercise, or to gain some experience in playwrighting. There are many many many steps for a play to go from idea (or source material) to actual production. It sounds like the teacher is going to have the class do a staged reading, which is really common for brand new work.