Screenplay-to-Musical Adaptation
Budget / Salary$150–200
TypeFreelance project
LocationRemote
Posted2 hours ago
I have a completed feature-length screenplay that now needs to live and breathe on stage as a full musical. The story structure is solid, the dialogue is locked, and I already have all of the music—lyrics, vocal lines. What I’m missing is a seamless, professionally formatted stage script that weaves those songs into the narrative, adds clear stage directions, and follows standard musical-play conventions (think Samuel French / MTI formatting).
Here’s what I’m looking for:
• Convert the existing screenplay scene-by-scene into a two-act stage script.
• Insert each finished number at its proper dramatic beat, including song title, page header, and any required reprises.
• Add concise stage directions, character entrances/exits, and transition notes so a director can pick this up and block it immediately.
• Ensure the dialogue flows naturally into and out of every song without losing pacing.
Acceptance criteria:
1. Final file delivered in both editable Word (or Final Draft) and PDF.
2. Standard US stage-play formatting: 12-pt Courier, 1.5” left margin, character names centered, etc.
3. Page numbers restart at Act II.
4. All musical cues, underscores, and reprises clearly labeled.
If you have experience adapting screenplays for the stage and understand the rhythm of musical theatre, I’d love to see samples of similar work and hear how you’d approach tightening the book around existing songs.
Here’s what I’m looking for:
• Convert the existing screenplay scene-by-scene into a two-act stage script.
• Insert each finished number at its proper dramatic beat, including song title, page header, and any required reprises.
• Add concise stage directions, character entrances/exits, and transition notes so a director can pick this up and block it immediately.
• Ensure the dialogue flows naturally into and out of every song without losing pacing.
Acceptance criteria:
1. Final file delivered in both editable Word (or Final Draft) and PDF.
2. Standard US stage-play formatting: 12-pt Courier, 1.5” left margin, character names centered, etc.
3. Page numbers restart at Act II.
4. All musical cues, underscores, and reprises clearly labeled.
If you have experience adapting screenplays for the stage and understand the rhythm of musical theatre, I’d love to see samples of similar work and hear how you’d approach tightening the book around existing songs.
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