The idea for Anthem the play began over twenty years ago. I was assisting in the production of another Ayn Rand work, Ideal. I moved to New York and began working on producing the play with my partners. And as a way to raise money to cover some venture debt, we decided to stage Anthem for a limited run at the Lex Theatre in Hollywood.
Jeff BrittingI think a successful adaptation rises or falls on the work presented. If people need to read the book to understand the play, I didn't complete the job.
Jeff BrittingIf Anthem finds an audience in New York City, my hope would be to see the play transferred to a commercial theatre for an open-ended run.
Jeff BrittingI love film scores and opera, and I wanted to work in those forms. But theater was more accessible. And no one was doing this in the late 1970s, when I began working in the theater. So, I have written scores for thirteen plays, which are not musicals, but straight plays.
Jeff Britting