Nowadays, adaptation or dramatization o f pro se fiction s or poems into the mediumrnof film/ TV is a major screen practice around the world . One of th e advantages ofrna daptations, apart from recreating fresh experience for those who ha ve read thernori g inal literary works, is a lso to give a chance for those illiterate sections of thernsociety to ex perience the literary works of notabl e writers. Ethi opia seems not tornhave benefited much from these reciprocal convergence among the arts which isrnfound to be valuabl e for the enrichment of the literary practice in the society. Therernseems also little awareness among the concerned bodies about la yin g the gro und forrnsuch a prac tice to grow.rnThe purpose of the stud y clearly stated in this thesis , therefore, was to examinernclosely the th eory and practice of screen adaptation and to render a vivid picture ofrnthe role it ha s so far pl ayed and may ye t have to play in ETV Amharic dramarnproductions. Keeping in mind the unique nature of each medium, the studyrnspecifically looked into (a) how the texts in focus enunciated th eir story w ithin thernconventions of th eir ge nres and (b) determines as to the type of adaptation renderedrnbased on the fundam enta l theorie s and approaches to the screenin g. of prosernnarratives. In order to find the outcome of the television adaptations from prose fi ctions,rnthestudy first analyzed the two prose natTatives, Agatami and Amist Sidist Sebatrnbased on their from and narrative techniques. During the viewing of the screenrnadaptation every alterations, deletions, and additions of characters, events, andrndialogue were noted. Then, based on the critical analysis of the texts and therndetailed observation of the adapted TV drama, a close comparative examination wasrnmade. The two directors involved in the process of the production were approachedrnto find their views and opinions as well as their experiences.rnThe result of the study indicate that the two screen adaptations lack, though inrnvarying degrees, clear understanding of their source text as well as properrnmanipulations of the resources of the screen. The problem partly points to thernabsence of proper training in the area of literature vis-a-vis screen on the part of thernadapters, and partly relates to the disorganized and inefficient working conditions ofrnthe ETV, a complaint made by the directors.rnThe study also forwarded some suggestions on the basis of the results of thernresearch. It was proposed that those departments concerned with the teaching ofrnliterature and theater arts should design a more appropriate course in literaturernversus screen adaptation. It was also noted that the recent attempt to open up extrarnTV channels would also pave the way for more efficient screen adaptations to come.