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Me and Orson Welles Paperback - 2005

by Robert Kaplow

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Set in the 1930s, this novel tells the story of 17-year-old Richard Samuels, whose theatrical dreams are answered when Orson Welles, founder of the Mercury Theater, offers him a small role in his Broadway debut of "Julius Caesar."

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Coming in 2009, the major motion picture from the director of Slacker

The irresistible story of a stagestruck boy coming of age in the golden era of Broadway-with some very famous supporting characters-Me and Orson Welles is a romantic farce that reads like a Who's Who of the classic American theater. Called "one of the best depictions of male adolescent yearning ever to hit the page" (Kirkus Reviews), it is sure to translate wonderfully to screen in 2009.

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Coming in 2009, the major motion picture from the director of Slacker

The irresistible story of a stagestruck boy coming of age in the golden era of Broadway-with some very famous supporting characters-Me and Orson Welles is a romantic farce that reads like a Who's Who of the classic American theater. Called "one of the best depictions of male adolescent yearning ever to hit the page" (Kirkus Reviews), it is sure to translate wonderfully to screen in 2009.

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  • Title Me and Orson Welles
  • Author Robert Kaplow
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Publication date June 28, 2005
  • ISBN 9780143035220 / 0143035223
  • Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.24 x 5.94 x 0.49 in (18.39 x 15.09 x 1.24 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1930's
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Sex & Gender: Masculine
    • Topical: Coming of Age
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

" Richard, in the span of 269 breezy pages, falls in love, has his heart broken, sees his showbiz dreams crushed, and-beautifully, almost imperceptively-becomes a man."
-Entertainment Weekly

Citations

  • Ingram Advance, 07/01/2005, Page 48
  • Ingram Children's Advance, 07/01/2005, Page 67

About the author

Robert Kaplow is a teacher and writer best known for the satirical songs and sketches he writes for NPR's Morning Edition, where he created "Moe Moskowitz and the Punsters." His award-winning young adult novels include Alessandra in Love and Alex Icicle: A Romance in Ten Torrid Chapters.
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