Adaptations
Oregon Children's Theatre (Portland, Oregon) premiered a stage adaptation of The Giver by Eric Coble in March 2006. Subsequent productions of Coble's one-hour script have been presented by The Coterie Theatre (Missouri), First Stage (Wisconsin), Nashville Children's Theatre (Tennessee), People's Light and Theatre (Pennsylvania), Theatre of Youth (Buffalo, New York), and Stages Repertory (Texas), and others throughout the U.S..
In the fall of 1994, actor Bill Cosby and his ASIS Productions film company established an agreement with Lancit Media Productions to adapt The Giver to film. In the years following, members of the partnership changed and the production team grew in size, but little motion was seen toward making the film. At one point, screenwriter Ed Neumeier was signed to create the screenplay. Later, Neumeier was replaced by Todd Alcott and Walden Media became the central production company.
Diana Basmajian adapted the novel to full-length play format, and Prime Stage Theatre staged a production of it in 2006.
A film adaptation has been discussed for quite some time. Director David Yates is set to helm the movie and Academy Award winners Dustin Hoffman and Jeff Bridges have been linked to the film. As announced, casting began in January 2012.
Actor Ron Rifkin reads the text for the audio book edition.
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City and the Minnesota Opera co-commissioned and staged a new opera based on the novel in January 2012 which will be performed at Minnesota Opera in April 2012.
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