ALBANY — The UAlbany Performing Arts Center in collaboration with the New York State Writers Institute present multiple events in honor of the 70th anniversary of the publishing of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.
Taking place in October and spanning the disciplines of literature, theatre and film, the celebration includes movie screenings, a stage play and complimentary book giveaways.
Kicking things off and taking place at Page Hall on the downtown University at Albany campus will be screenings of both film adaptations of the book. Offered on consecutive Fridays, each showing is free with no reservations being required. The first 25 attendees at each of the following will receive a complimentary copy of the novel.
Friday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m.: 1966 version. Directed by François Truffaut and starring Julie Christie, Oskar Werner and Cyril Cusack. The film is in color and runs 105 minutes. It is not rated.
Friday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m.: 2018 version. Directed and co-written by Ramin Bahrani and starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon. The film is in color and runs 100 minutes. It is rated TV-14.
The following week there will be multiple performances of the Literature to Life stage adaptation of the book. The public performance will take place on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center on the uptown University at Albany campus. Adapted and directed by the late Wynn Handman, this verbatim stage production is performed by Rich Orlow who tells the story from the perspective of the protagonist and seamlessly transitions between the five other primary characters.
Advance tickets for the public performance are $15 for the general public and $10 for students, seniors and UAlbany faculty-staff. Tickets purchased on the day of the show are $20 for the general public and $15 for students, seniors and UAlbany faculty-staff. Individual tickets can be purchased on the UAlbany Performing Arts Center’s site at albany.edu/pac.
