In adapting a previous work, what do modern playwrights advocate to be the best method for changing without hurting the integrity of the original work?

A. keeping most of the original script but updating and making cuts to go with the change in the audience, their understandings, and what entertains them
B. taking the premise of the previous work, but completely starting over and rewriting the entire show with new references, language, and characters
C. translating or copying the previous work verbatim, to keep the original theme and characters intact
D. none of these choices


Answer: A

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