“High School for Scandal: A Modern Screenplay Adaptation of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The School for Scandal”

Author

Bryant Alexander Salmon

Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

English

First Advisor

Colby Kullman

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

For my thesis, I adapted Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s IS**’ century play. The School for Scandal, into a modern-day screenplay with an American high school setting. I not only modified the characters and setting of Sheridan's play, but also changed the format from that of a play, meant for the stage, into an on-screen, feature-length film. Through extensive research on the art of screenwriting, adaptation, and film editing, I created a modem script that shares similar themes, attitudes, and messages with Sheridan’s original play. The works together show parallels and similarities between the British aristocracy of Sheridan’s time and the social hierarchies of the typical American high school today.

Recommended Citation

Salmon, Bryant Alexander, "“High School for Scandal: A Modern Screenplay Adaptation of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The School for Scandal”" (2012). Honors Theses. 2415.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2415

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