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The Boy Detective Fails
''The Boy Detective Fails'' is the fourth novel by Chicago author Joe Meno, released by Punk Planet Books in 2006. Plot summary In the twilight of a childhood full of wonder, Billy Argo, Boy detective, is brokenhearted to find his young sister and crime-solving partner, Caroline, has committed suicide. Ten years later, Billy, age thirty, returns from an extended stay at Shady Glens Facility for Mental Competence to discover a world full of unimaginable strangeness: office buildings vanish without reason, small animals turn up without their heads, and cruel villains ride city buses to complete their evil schemes. Lost within this unwelcoming place, Billy finds the companionship of two lonely children, Effie and Gus Mumford—one a science fair genius, the other a charming, silent bully. With a nearly forgotten bravery, Billy confronts the monotony of his job in telephone sales, the awkward beauty of a desperate pickpocket named Penny Maple, and the seemingly impossible solution to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
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Joe Meno
Joe Meno (born 1974) is an American novelist, writer of short fiction, playwright, and music journalist based in Chicago. Biography After attending Columbia College Chicago, Meno spent time working as a flower delivery truck driver and art therapy teacher at a juvenile detention center. His first novel ''Tender as Hellfire'' was published when he was only 24 and received strong reviews from sources like Library Journal. His short fiction has appeared in literary magazines like ''TriQuarterly'', '' Ninth Letter'', '' Joyland: A hub for short fiction'', and ''Other Voices''. He currently teaches fiction writing at Columbia College Chicago. He is a frequent contributor to ''Punk Planet'' magazine, where his comic strip ''Iceberg Town'' is featured. Selected bibliography *''Tender as Hellfire''. Akashic Books, 2007/St. Martin's Press, 1999. *'' How the Hula Girl Sings''. Akashic Books, 2005/ReganBooks, 2001. *'' Hairstyles of the Damned''. Akashic Books, 2004. *'' Bluebirds Us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punk Planet
''Punk Planet'' was a 16,000 print run punk zine, based in Chicago, Illinois, that focused most of its energy on looking at punk subculture rather than punk as simply another genre of music to which teenagers listen. In addition to covering music, ''Punk Planet'' also covered visual arts and a wide variety of progressive issues — including media criticism, feminism, and labor issues. The most notable features in ''Punk Planet'' were the interviews and album reviews. The interviews generally ran two or three pages, and tended to focus on the motivations of the artist (or organizer, activist, or whoever) being interviewed. ''Punk Planet'' aimed to be more inclusive than the well-known zine '' Maximum Rock and Roll'', and tried to review nearly all the records it received, so long as the record label wasn't owned or partially owned by a major label. This led to a review section typically longer than thirty pages, covering a variety of musical styles. Although much of the music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Gwon
Adam Gwon is an American composer and lyricist living in New York City. Personal life Gwon was born in Boston, and spent his childhood in Baltimore before attending New York University Tisch School of the Arts. While studying acting at NYU, Gwon was encouraged to pursue writing by a teacher, David Bucknam, and was later mentored by the musical theater writing team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Gwon is of Chinese-American and Jewish descent. Professional life Gwon made his off-Broadway debut in 2009 with ''Ordinary Days'', the first musical production in Roundabout Theatre Company's black box space, Roundabout Underground. In 2011, Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, premiered Gwon's musical ''The Boy Detective Fails'', based on the novel by Joe Meno, as part of their American Musical Voices Project. South Coast Repertory commissioned and premiered his musical ''Cloudlands'', written with Octavio Solis, in 2012. In 2015, Gwon had two simultaneous world premieres, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signature Theatre (Arlington, Virginia)
Signature Theatre is a Tony Award winning regional theater company based in Arlington, Virginia. Overview Founded in 1989, Signature Theatre is known for its productions of contemporary musicals and plays, reinventions of classic musicals, and development of new work. Under the leadership of Co-Founder and former Artistic Director Eric D. Schaeffer and Managing Director Maggie Boland, the company has staged 59 world premiere productions, including 19 new musical commissions. Signature is home to the single largest musical theater commissioning project in the United States, The American Musical Voices Project. Cameron Mackintosh, Terrence McNally, James Lapine, John Kander, and Fred Ebb are among those that have presented works here. Since 1991, Signature has had a long relationship with Stephen Sondheim, producing 30 of his musicals, revues and concerts—more than any other professional theater in the country. The theatre established a Sondheim Award "as a tribute to Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Posner
Aaron Posner is an American playwright and theater director. He was co-founder of the Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia and was the artistic director of Two River Theatre from 2006 to 2010. He has directed over 100 productions at major regional theater companies across the country. He has won many awards including six Helen Hayes Awards, two Barrymore Awards, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the John Gassner Prize, a Joseph Jefferson Award,a Bay Area Theatre Award, an Eliot Norton Award, and many more. Biography Born in Madison, Wisconsin, and raised in Eugene, Oregon, Posner is married to actress Erin Weaver, who he met when she was a student of his at University of the Arts. They have one daughter. Posner has adapted novels as plays, and later created new variations of classic plays, including some by Shakespeare and Chekhov. Among Posner's best-known adaptions are ''The Chosen'' (1999), based on Chaim Potok's 1967 novel of the same name, and ''My Name Is Asher Lev'' (2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American University
The American University (AU or American) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, mostly in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Northwest D.C. AU was chartered by an Act of Congress in 1893 at the urging of Methodist bishop John Fletcher Hurst, who sought to create an institution that would promote public service, internationalism, and pragmatic idealism. AU broke ground in 1902, opened as a graduate education institution in 1914, and admitted its first undergraduates in 1925. Although affiliated with the United Methodist Church, religious affiliation is not a criterion for admission. American University has eight schools and colleges: the School of International Service, College of Arts and Sciences, Kogod School of Business, School of Communication, School of Professional and Extended Studies, School of Public Affairs, School of Education, and the Washington College of Law (WCL). It ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold And Sylvia Greenberg Theatre
The Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre (Greenberg Theatre) at American University is located in Tenleytown, Washington, DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan .... It opened in March 2003 with the mission of providing the University and civic community a place to experience live performances in music, theatre and dance. The theatre's construction was made possible by a gift from Harold and Sylvia Greenberg. External linksGreenberg Theatre [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margo Seibert
Margo Seibert is an American actress and singer. Personal life Seibert is the daughter of Debbie (née Sykes) and Willis Seibert. She has one sister. She graduated from Glenelg High School in 2002 and American University in 2005 with a degree in international relations, and also was involved with theatre. Career Seibert was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 2014 for playing the title character of Tamar in the Off-Broadway musical ''Tamar of the River'' by Marisa Michelson and Joshua H. Cohen and produced by the Prospect Theatre Company. She made her Broadway debut originating the role of Adrian Pennino in the musical version of ''Rocky'' originally played in the films by Talia Shire. Later, she played Tock in the musical adaptation of ''The Phantom Tollbooth'' at the Kennedy Center. She played the role of Danielle in ''Ever After'', the musical adaptation of the 1998 ''Cinderella'' film version of the same name. The musical opened at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anika Larsen
Anika Larsen (born December 19, 1973) is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 2014 for portraying Cynthia Weil in '' Beautiful: The Carole King Musical''. Larsen has made an album of recordings titled, ''Sing You To Sleep''. Personal life Larsen was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts in a blended family of adopted children, from Cambodia, Vietnam, and America. She studied theatre at Yale University and performed in the a cappella choir, ''Shades''. In 2015 she married musician Freddie Maxwell and gave birth to their first child, a son named Kie Larsen Maxwell. In 2017, she gave birth to their second son, Ashe. Career Larsen made her Broadway debut in 2000 in the ensemble of ''Rent''. In 2002 she originated the role of Roberta in the cult Off-Broadway musical, ''Zanna, Don't!'', for which she received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2005 she again appeared on B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Lynn Olivera
Tracy Lynn Olivera is an American actress. It has been said that her "versatility as an actress makes her a DC theatre force of nature." As a jazz singer, she frequently performs with pianist Lenny Williams and her solo cd is entitled ''Because''. She is married to Evan Casey and together they have a son, Oscar Linus. She met Casey while performing in Allegro at the Signature Theatre. She studied at The Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private university, private Catholic church, Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Olivera, Tracy Lynn American musical theatre actresses Living people American stage actresses 21st-century American actresses 20th-century American actresses American women singers Catholic University of America alumni Year of birth missing (living people) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 American Novels
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