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> [ In the original novel \[ Anthem\], the story unfolds in the mind of a single character. Maybe that's why Ayn Rand called… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/in-the-original-novel-anthem-the-story-unfolds-in-the-mind-of-a/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

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> [Most of Ayn Rand's major characters are already formed at the start of the stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/most-of-ayn-rand-s-major-characters-are-already-formed-at-the-start/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

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> [Ayn Rand called her novella Anthem a "hymn to man's ego." My approach to Anthem the play was to provide the story…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/ayn-rand-called-her-novella-anthem-a-hymn-to-man-s-ego-my-approach-to/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

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> [The idea for Anthem the play began over twenty years ago. I was assisting in the production of another Ayn Rand work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/the-idea-for-anthem-the-play-began-over-twenty-years-ago-i-was/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

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> [Jumping twenty or so years later, Ann Ciccolella, artistic director of Austin Shakespeare, approached me with the idea of staging Anthem. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/jumping-twenty-or-so-years-later-ann-ciccolella-artistic-director-of/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

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## Other authors on Ayn Rand

## More by Jeff Britting

> [Who can I marry? Where can I live? What kind of career can I achieve? These are just some of the stories breaking with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/who-can-i-marry-where-can-i-live-what-kind-of-career-can-i-achieve/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [ In the original novel \[ Anthem\], the story unfolds in the mind of a single character. Maybe that's why Ayn Rand called the work… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/in-the-original-novel-anthem-the-story-unfolds-in-the-mind-of-a/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [I really enjoy fusing text and music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/i-really-enjoy-fusing-text-and-music/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [Most of Ayn Rand's major characters are already formed at the start of the stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/most-of-ayn-rand-s-major-characters-are-already-formed-at-the-start/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [After I write a sequence, I just open the script and then sit at the piano keyboard and "play" the script. (And because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/after-i-write-a-sequence-i-just-open-the-script-and-then-sit-at-the/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [Sometimes, I stood at the front of the E train, watching the tunnel ahead, imagining what Anthem would look like on stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/sometimes-i-stood-at-the-front-of-the-e-train-watching-the-tunnel/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [ I certainly did my best to bring the story \[Anthem\] to life in another medium. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/i-certainly-did-my-best-to-bring-the-story-anthem-to-life-in-another/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [Ayn Rand called her novella Anthem a "hymn to man's ego." My approach to Anthem the play was to provide the story a further…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/ayn-rand-called-her-novella-anthem-a-hymn-to-man-s-ego-my-approach-to/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [Music and text have several commonalities, and one is meter and rhythm. Both spoken word and music have certain regularities, and they can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/music-and-text-have-several-commonalities-and-one-is-meter-and-rhythm/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [The idea for Anthem the play began over twenty years ago. I was assisting in the production of another Ayn Rand work, Ideal. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/the-idea-for-anthem-the-play-began-over-twenty-years-ago-i-was/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [I think a successful adaptation rises or falls on the work presented. If people need to read the book to understand the play, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/i-think-a-successful-adaptation-rises-or-falls-on-the-work-presented/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [If Anthem finds an audience in New York City, my hope would be to see the play transferred to a commercial theatre for an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/if-anthem-finds-an-audience-in-new-york-city-my-hope-would-be-to-see/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [After each performance of an Austin Shakespeare production, audiences are invited to stay for a ten-minute discussion of the work. And this tradition continues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/after-each-performance-of-an-austin-shakespeare-production-audiences/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [Each day, I read the New York Times before leaving for the theater. And I have this standing assignment: connect the world of Anthem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/each-day-i-read-the-new-york-times-before-leaving-for-the-theater-and/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

> [I love film scores and opera, and I wanted to work in those forms. But theater was more accessible. And no one was doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-britting/i-love-film-scores-and-opera-and-i-wanted-to-work-in-those-forms-but/)

[Jeff Britting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-britting/)

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