We still can’t quite picture it, given the moody “vibe” of the 1999 film, but The Public just announced that it will stage the world premiere of a play with songs adaptation of next May.

Originally a 1993 memoir by Susanna Kaysen about her experience in a psychiatric hospital, the book was turned into the award-winning film starring Winona Ryder as Kaysen, alongside Angelina Jolie, the late Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss, Whoopi Goldberg and Jared Leto—a stellar cast, indeed.

How that story will translate to the stage remains to be seen, but we have faith: the play is being written by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Martyna Majok, with original music by Grammy Award winner Aimee Mann and direction by Tony Award nominee Jo Bonney. According to an official press release, "casting will b

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