Drama High - The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theater (Paperback)

"Friday Night Lights "meets "Glee"--the incredible and true story of an extraordinary drama teacher who has changed the lives of thousands of students and inspired a town.
Why would the multimillionaire producer of "Cats," "The ""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 such as "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.

General

Imprint:	Hudson Street Press (an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	October 2014
Authors:	Michael Sokolove
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	358
ISBN-13:	978-1-59463-280-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > General
LSN:	1-59463-280-4
Barcode:	9781594632808

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