Page to Stage

Page to Stage, part of our Guild Nights events, are intimate evenings at the intersection of literature, live performance, and conversation, designed to feel less like an event and more like a modern literary salon. Each gathering begins with a dinner or cocktail reception, bringing together readers, supporters of the performing arts, and friends of the Authors Guild Foundation for an insider conversation with the author and/or playwright, director, or creative team behind a stage adaptation of a literary work.

In a relaxed, off-the-record setting, guests hear firsthand how a story makes the leap from page to stage, what’s gained and what’s wrestled with along the way, and how collaboration reshapes a singular literary voice into a shared performance experience. 

Guests may then attend the performance together, carrying those insights into the theater and experiencing the work with fresh perspective. Attendance is extended through invitations from the Authors Guild Foundation and our hosts, with a required contribution supporting the Foundation’s advocacy and educational work on behalf of writers nationwide. Page to Stage offers a rare opportunity to be part of the conversation, celebrating storytelling across forms while helping to protect the freedom to write, create, and be heard. 

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Over cocktails and a three-course dinner at acclaimed restaurant Butter, guests will participate in a candid conversation about the creative process behind adapting Lincoln in the Bardo into the new opera. Guests are then invited to attend a special Live from NYPL event featuring Metropolitan Opera stars and a preview of the performance ahead of its premiere in late October.

A donation is required to attend. Proceeds support the Authors Guild Foundation’s advocacy and programs to champion writers, protect their work, and ensure the power of literature reaches readers everywhere.

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