The story of a man and his unlikely success in creating a community theater troupe in Fresno; California that has endured for 40 years. Every single week of the year; Dan Pessanorsquo;s Good Company Players puts on nine to 10 performances between its two venues. It has never missed a show.ldquo;The Company We Keeprdquo; looks at the man and the company over the past 40 years. Through the struggles and triumphs; the story explores themes of friendship; family and community and examines the meaning of success and ldquo;making it bigrdquo; in showbiz. It showcases the influence of GCP; as the company is known; on some major stars; including Audra McDonald; Sharon Leal; Heidi Blickenstaff and Christopher Gorham; all alumni; and how the company helped establish a cultural center in Californiarsquo;s Central Valley.
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Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. great toolBy Sandie EckenrodeThis book has lots of great monologues which teenagers can use for auditions of any type. My son quickly found one he could use.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Book was very helpfulBy trophymomMy daughter used this book for her drama class in high school. The teacher said it is very helpful.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Realistic and Fascinating MonologuesBy A CustomerI thoroughly enjoyed reading this terrfic book. It amazes me how many different situations (both funny and dramatic) Ms. Lamedman came up with to illustrate the many experiences and facets of teenage life. The writing is crisp and to the point; and the monologues realistically portray some of the conflicts and joys of teenage life. Many of the monologues have great (and sometimes surprising) "punch lines" at the end (I especially enjoyed "The Facial and "No Smoking"). And more than a few of the monologues drew me into the situation and made me think; or laugh; or feel in my gut the emotion of the character who is speaking. I like to read Acknowledgements in books; and I noticed that Ms. Lamedman thanks two nephews for inspiring her and helping her to work out kinks in some of the monologues. I thought that was a lovely sentiment. She must really have her pulse on the life of young people today. There is obviously dramatic content in this book; and I tried to read the lines as an actor would. But I also thought as I read the monologues how PARENTS of kids who are not interested in acting might BENEFIT from reading the book. In many of the monologues (like "Coming Out" and "The Shopping Trip") the character asks for help; understanding; love; or empathy. A parent reading these might tend to think about how difficult a time teenagers sometimes have growing up. It might give parents ideas on how to open dialogues with their kids on different critical subjects.