my theater company in dallas would like to do a new adaptation of The Martian Chronicles as a full-blown "puppet opera". a portion of the stories would be adapted into a puppet-only production. my question is, how do i go about contacting mr bradbury or his agent / publisher to request permission for the adaption?

If you use the play, which you can get at dramaticpublishing.com
or
The Dramatic Publishing Company
P.O. Box 109
Woodstock, IL
60098

815-338-7170

you should be able to just pay royalties through them even if you use puppets.

thanks, but the play wont work for puppets - it was written for actors. having searched around a bit, i noticed i can contact the publisher : HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022.

any other ideas? please send them my way!