Danny, King of the Basement
Revised Second Edition
- Publisher
- Playwrights Canada Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2007
- Category
- Canadian, Theater
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780887547393
- Publish Date
- Jan 2007
- List Price
- $15.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780369102553
- Publish Date
- Jan 2007
- List Price
- $10.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 8 to 14
- Grade: 3 to 9
Description
In two years, Danny and his mom have moved more often than most kids lose teeth...
When Danny moves into a new basement apartment, the kids he meets seem to have way more problems than just being hungry. But Danny’s imagination creates a community that allows his friends to cope with their problems and ultimately to help Danny—because his crisis isn’t losing a home. It’s gaining one…
About the authors
Walter Pitman has been a federal MP and an Ontario MLA, president of Ryerson University, and director of the Ontario Arts Council. He is a Member of the Order of Ontario; an Officer of the Order of Canada; and the author of Elmer Iseler, Music Makers, and Louis Applebaum. Currently, he lives in Toronto.
Richard Greenblatt was born and raised in Montreal and trained as an actor at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. He returned to Canada in the mid-70s and has been working as an actor, director, writer, musician and educator ever since. His work has taken him across the country, throughout the U.S., and in Europe and Japan. The vast majority of his extensive directing work has been with the development and premieres of original scripts, many of which were for Theatre for Young Audiences. His handbook for scriptwork, Text and Context: The Operative Word, was published in 2021. Richard has written and performed two solo shows (Soft Pedalling and Letters from Lehrer), co-authored two plays with Diane Flacks (Sibs and Care), and co-authored the immensely successful 2 Pianos 4 Hands with Ted Dykstra, which they performed almost 1,000 times and has been seen around the world in hundreds of other productions. He has taught acting and directing at most of the top training institutions in Canada and is the recipient of numerous Dora and Chalmers Awards. Richard lives in Toronto.
Editorial Reviews
"David S. Craig shines a penetrating light on the mind set of a wanting kid most citizens would drive by thoughtlessly on one of our sorry streets. Funny, real and ultimately uplifting."
Kevin Prokosh, Winnipeg Free Press
"Impressively blending contemporary realities and enduring emotional truths, Craig fashions Danny into a prince of a play."
Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine
"…everything that you want a show for young audiences to be… written with insight and compassion by David S. Craig around a very important theme: the thin but seemingly uncrossable line that divides the haves from the have-nots in our society."
Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star
"Entertains, instructs and uplifts us, all without ever stooping to patronize. A powerful piece of theatre that speaks to all of us."
John Coulbourn, Toronto Sun
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