What are People Saying About it?

Key Quotes:

"Crime-solving hooks audience"

"'Encyclopedia Brown' should win new fans for the books while satisfying those already hooked on vicarious crime-solving."

"combines drama and a quiz show engagingly enough to reach those elementary-school students - particularly boys - who would otherwise not consider a trip to the theater as a high point of their weekend."
     --Mararet Quamme, The Columbus Dispatch

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"Game-show style makes ‘Encyclopedia Brown’ entertaining for both kids and adults"

"charming, engaging, entertaining, and able to amuse even the youngest audience members"

"There is no doubt that they [the cast] are all very talented and have a great time performing this show."

"perfect for the children"

     --Erin Millar, Examiner.com

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Who are the Authors?

Donald J. Sobol was born in 1924 in New York City, served in the Army Corps of Engineers in WWII, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College in Ohio. Sobol was inspired to become a writer after taking a short story writing course in college. His first job was as a copy boy for the New York Sun and he worked his way up to journalist at the paper, then became a journalist with the Long Island Daily News. After a stint as a buyer at Macy's, Sobol began writing full-time and has written more than 60 books since. His books include the popular "Two Minute Mystery"  series and his most famous work, the Encyclopedia Brown series which he started in 1963. (abstracted from www.yourlibrary.ws)

Steven C. Anderson is the Artistic Director of the newly merged CATCO,home of the Phoenix Theatre for Children. He has created plays for and with Central Ohio children for the past twenty-nine years, first at the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center, then at Players Theatre Columbus and most recently at the Phoenix Theatre for Children which he founded sixteen years ago. He is the recipient of the Ohio Theatre Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award, the Southside Settlement Arts Freedom Award, a Certificate of Achievement from the Community Center for the Deaf, and a Central Ohio Critics Circle Award for “a decade of respectful and exhilarating theatrical adaptations of works of literature from around the world and for using a diverse array of theatrical styles to challenge and delight children.” His work has been nominated four times for the prestigious Greater Columbus Arts Council’s Excellence in the Arts Award. He is particularly proud of the 2006 collaboration with BalletMet of Alice in Wonderland, the 2007 collaboration with CAPA, and OperaColumbus of The Secret Garden that paired deaf and hearing actors on stage together, and the 2009 Phoenix production of The Miracle Worker that incorporated the talents of deaf and blind actors.

Phoenix Theatre Study Guide

Click here to download an Encyclopedia Brown study guide. It's a perfect way for teachers and for parents to make the most of the experience for their students and children!

Where Can I Find More Info?

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