SPEECH: James Franco on his mother. at the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards - Press Room at Santa Monica CA. (Footage by W

The speaker discusses their mother's career as a children's book author and her recent venture into young adult fiction with a novel titled 'The Metamorphosis'. The novel is a modern retelling of Ovid's work set in a high school. The speaker shares their involvement in reading poetry sections for the audio book and mentions the novel's adaptation into a stage play at the Palo Alto Theater. Coincidentally, the speaker is also working on a theater project at Yale, integrating digital technology. They decide to create a documentary about the play's production process.

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