Editing The Screwtape Letters (section)

=== Stage adaptations ===
The stage play ''Dear Wormwood'' (later renamed ''Screwtape''), written by James Forsyth, was published in 1961.  The setting is changed to wartime London, where we actually see Wormwood going about the business of tempting his "patient" (in the play, given the name "Michael Green").  The ending is changed as well, with Wormwood trying to repent and beg for forgiveness, when it appears that his mission has failed. ''Dear Wormwood'' premiered in [[Luther High School North]], [[Chicago]] in April, 1961.

[[Philadelphia]] playwright and actor Anthony Lawton's original adaptation of ''The Screwtape Letters'' has been staged several times since 2000 by [[Lantern Theater Company]], most recently in May/June 2014. In Lawton's adaptation, each of Screwtape's letters is punctuated by varied dances including [[Tap dance|tap]], [[Latin dance|Latin]] [[Ballroom dance|ballroom]], [[jazz]], [[martial arts]], and [[rock music|rock]] – and whips and fire-eating. Screwtape performs these dances with his secretary, Toadpipe.

The Fellowship for the Performing Arts obtained from the Lewis estate the rights to adapt ''The Screwtape Letters'' for the stage. The initial production opened [[off-off-Broadway]] at Theatre 315 in [[New York City]] in January 2006. The initial three-week run was extended to eleven and finally closed because the theater was contractually obligated to another production.<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref> It was co-written by [[Max McLean]] (who also starred) and Jeffrey Fiske (who also directed). In this production, there are two characters - Screwtape and Toadpipe; the latter is played by a female. A second, expanded production opened [[off-Broadway]] at the Theatre at St. Clements on 18 October 2007, originally scheduled to run through 6 January 2008. The production re-opened at the Mercury Theater in [[Chicago]] in September 2008, and continued on a national tour including [[San Francisco]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Houston]] and [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], through January 2010 as well as playing at The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. for ten weeks.<ref name="About The Screwtape Letters">[http://screwtapeonstage.com/about "About The Screwtape Letters"] {{Webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160330020846/http://www.screwtapeonstage.com/about/ |date= 2016-03-30 }}, ScrewtapeOnStage. Retrieved on 27 January 2012.</ref> ''The Screwtape Letters'' played for 309 performances at New York City's Westside Theatre in 2010. The 2011 tour visited performing arts venues in cities throughout the United States including [[Los Angeles]], Houston, [[Dallas]], [[Atlanta]], [[Seattle]], [[Minneapolis]], and [[Boston]]. The 2012–2013 tour began in Los Angeles in January 2012, with return engagements in San Francisco, [[San Diego]], Seattle, Chicago and Atlanta as well as stops in several other cities. ''The Screwtape Letters'' has been described as "Humorous and lively&nbsp;... the Devil has rarely been given his due more perceptively!" by ''[[The New York Times]]'', "A profound experience" by ''[[Christianity Today]]'' and "Wickedly witty&nbsp;... One hell of a good show!" by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref name="About The Screwtape Letters"/> The production has also toured worldwide.

In some productions, the role of Screwtape has been performed by a woman.<ref name="youtube.com"/>

The Barley Sheaf Players of [[Lionville, Pennsylvania]] performed James Forsyth's play ''Screwtape'' in September 2010. It was directed by Scott Ryan and the play ran the last three weekends in September.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barleysheaf.org/Show.aspx/22/Screwtape |title=Screwtape |website=The Barley Sheaf Players |access-date=24 November 2018 |archive-date=20 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220055010/http://www.barleysheaf.org/Show.aspx/22/Screwtape |url-status=dead }}</ref> The production was reviewed by Paul Recupero for ''Stage Magazine''.<ref>Recupero, Paul. [http://stagepartners.org/2010/09/turn-of-the-screwtape/ "Turn of the SCREWTAPE"], ''Stage Magazine'' Review, September 10, 2010.</ref>