And as an actor and someone who is talented in other ways for producing and making these great shows, how is acting for the stage different?įor acting for film, it's pretty significant. So I know that you obviously have stage productions of these works, but you've also just recently created a film of the same ones.

But when you find someone that you're really inspired by and you love their work, it's hard to leave it alone.

That's a long time to spend with one author, I must say. So I would say for the past 18 years Lewis has occupied a central place in my creative work. And we follow that up by several other Lewis books that we have adapted from the page to the stage. We did our first production of Screwtape in 2006 and then that had a really long run. So we started working on Screwtape back in 2004. Well, for the last 15 to 20 years, pretty significantly because we've invested so much of our resources and of course, in any kind of artistic endeavor, there's a tremendous opportunity cost in the sense if you decide to do one thing, that means you can't do something else because there's such a focus and comment. Now, you've adapted a number of his works for the stage, what role does C.S. Most famously, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Lewis because of the Chronicles of Narnia. I know we've run into each other once after a production of The Most Reluctant Convert in New York and been in touch a little bit since, but just such a pleasure to speak with you today and to learn more about your process. Max McLean's creative work has been cited with distinction by the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal and CNN, to name a few.

And not to forget all of this, everybody, Max has been nominated for four awards from the Audio Publishers Association for his narration of the Listener's Bible. His recent writing and producing credits include Martin Luther on Trial. Lewis Onstage the most reluctant convert the Great Divorce, Genesis and Mark's Gospel. Max is adapted for stage The Screwtape Letters, C. How do you get into character? Joining me today is Max McLean, award winning actor and the artistic director and founder of Fellowship for the Performing Arts. I'm your host, Stephanie Ciccarelli from Voices. Hi there and welcome to Vox Talk, your weekly review from the world of voiceover.

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