Author Harper Lee has launched a nonprofit organization called the Mockingbird Company. AL.com reports that it will coordinate yearly performances of the To Kill a Mockingbird stage adaptation in Lee’s Alabama hometown.
Prior to this development, the executives behind the Dramatic Publishing Co. refused to extend the performance rights. After Lee stepped in, an announcement was made on the Dramatic Publishing Co.’s Facebook page that the “Mockingbird Company will produce the play in Monroeville beginning in 2016.”
Here’s more from The Independent: “A Facebook page was called Save Monroeville’s To Kill a Mockingbird play was set up to bring attention to the issue and help keep the play in Lee’s hometown. The page garnered support from around 4,000 people and even big names such as Oprah and J.K. Rowling.” (via The Huffington Post)