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10 What was it like seeing your graphic novel turned into a musical? One of the most stunning things about watching Lisa and Jeanine adapt my book was the way that they homed in on all the crucial emotional moments of the story in this incredibly precise, almost surgical way. ey seemed to be able to see the emotions of the story more clearly than I could, it was like they found the acupuncture points of the story and inserted needles in the exact right spots. And because they hit all these emotional notes of the story, the play ended up capturing the essence of my book even though tons of stuff in the book doesn't make it into the play at all. I have this impossible wish that my parents could see this play. ey both loved theater. ey actually met acting in a play together, and my mom continued to act in summer stock for most of her life. So, to see them turned into characters in a play feels weirdly right, like on some level it would be very gratifying to them. But also, of course, it wouldn't be. ere's something completely impossible about it. My mother died last year. And there would be no book or play if my father hadn't died. But the play, this amazing work of art, brings them both back to life in a way that's all at once so joyous and so sad I can't bear it. Watching my book "Fun Home" get turned into a musical has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. And also one of the most surreal…getting to see my childhood reenacted onstage by gifted actors singing beautiful music is an experience I haven't been able to find words for yet…and I'm starting to think I probably never will. I also don't have words to express the overwhelming amount of gratitude that I feel to the people who wrought this remarkable new work of art out of my book. But being with them, and getting to talk about the creative process, about how we make stories and songs about our lives, feels like a chance to convey a little bit of that gratitude, and also, really, the love, that I feel. So I'm very glad this is happening.