Revised/translated, Producer, Director
1964 – Courter Tech High School
I needed education hours to update my teaching certificate and was allowed to use this project for those hours. I took 3 translated versions and two original French versions of “The Miser” and scene by scene, act by act, re-wrote/translated the play for a simplified/shortened high school production version.
It was submitted to the University of Cincinnati Theater Director, Jack (?) ______________ for review and authorization for credit.
The star of our production was perfect for the part, ____________ Kaplan. The kids loved doing farce in all of it’s exaggerated form, regardless of what Charles Laughton said. The kids were wonderful and the play was a success.
Unfortunately, the following year, that same University of Cincinnati Director put The Miser on his season. The play he presented was a direct plagiarism of my revision, except for adding Act 4, which I had deleted.
Another example of College Professors stealing students’ work.