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| Greg Allen and his latest book, Irving The Theater Nut! |
Last night, October 10th, marked not only the launch date of Gregory G. Allen's newest book,
Irving The Theater Nut!, but also the 5 year anniversary of the publication of his first novel,
Well With My Soul. Allen, an actor, director, playwright, and filmmaker is also the Arts Manager of the
Irvington Townhall Theater in Irvington, NY. And a run in with a rogue squirrel in the theater triggered off this creative man's imagination and before any of us could blink, Irving was alive and well and ready to leap off of bookshelves.
Appropriately held at the
Drama Book Shop, a wonderful and enthusiastic turnout fueled a great talk and reading of the book by Mr. Allen. To quote the author, "
It
was at my current job . . . when a squirrel got into the
theater that I decided to write a story about a squirrel that wants to
be a performer. He watches the children rehearsing and wishes he could
do the same. There are many messages in the story about teamwork,
following your dream and yes . . . even diversity."
Charmingly illustrated by
Morgan Swofford, she clearly discovered the spirit and joy that makes this book soar. The intimate performance was held downstairs of the bookstore in a blackbox theater - that I didn't even know existed.
Upstairs the author signed copies of Irving The Theater Nut! and delicious cupcakes were provided by Angela Indovina Shafer of
2 Sweet, which is named after her twins.
Pictured below is Angela with one of her sweeties,
Kaitlyn.
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| Angela and Kaitlyn |
Irving The Theater Nut! can be found online at
IndieBound,
Amazon, and
BN.com and indie bookstores worldwide.
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| In line for my signed copy. |
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| And of course, my own endorsement! |
Congrats Greg and Break-A-Leg Irving!
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