Drama high : the incredible true story of a brilliant teacher, a struggling town, and the magic of theater
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2013.
ISBN
9781594488221, 1594488223
Lexile measure
1020L
Status
Villa Park Public Library - Nonfiction
371.399 SOK
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371.399 SOK
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Villa Park Public Library - Nonfiction | 371.399 SOK | On Shelf |
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 370.92 SOK | On Shelf |
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Flossmoor Public Library - Stacks | 370.92 SOK | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2013.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781594488221, 1594488223
Lexile measure
1020
Notes
Description
Explores the life, career, and influence of Levittown, Pa., high school teacher and theater director Lou Volpe, focusing on his last school years and following a group of student actors as they work through dramas, both on stage and off.
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"Why would the multimillionaire producer of Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and Miss Saigon take his limo from Manhattan to the struggling former steel town of Levittown, Pennsylvania, to see a high school production of Les Miserables? To see the show performed by the astoundingly successful theater company at Harry S. Truman High School, run by its legendary director, Lou Volpe. Broadway turns to Truman High when trying out controversial shows like Rent and Spring Awakening before they move on to high school theater programs across the nation. Volpe's students from this blue-collar town go on to become Emmy-winning producers, entertainment executives, newscasters, and community-theater founders. Michael Sokolove, a Levittown native and former student of Volpe's, chronicles the drama director's last school years and follows a group of student actors as they work through riveting dramas both on and off the stage. This is a story of an economically depressed but proud town finding hope in a gifted teacher and the magic of theater." -- Publisher's website.
Target Audience
1020L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sokolove, M. Y. (2013). Drama high: the incredible true story of a brilliant teacher, a struggling town, and the magic of theater . Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sokolove, Michael Y. 2013. Drama High: The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theater. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sokolove, Michael Y. Drama High: The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theater Riverhead Books, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sokolove, Michael Y. Drama High: The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theater Riverhead Books, 2013.
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