Elena Passarello

Let Me Clear My Throat

Essays

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A rollicking, wide-reaching annotated soundtrack of pop stars, phone psychics, Elvis impersonators, and other marvels of the human voice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sarabande Books
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 131mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 303g
• ISBN-13: 9781936747450
• ISBN-10: 1936747456
• Artikelnr.: 35345038

Autorenporträt

Elena Passarello is an actor and writer originally from Charleston, SC. She studied nonfiction at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Iowa, and her essays have appeared in Creative Nonfiction, Gulf Coast, Slate, Iowa Review, Normal School, Literary Bird Journal, Ninth Letter and in the music writing anthology Pop Till the World Falls Apart. She has performed in several regional theaters in the East and Midwest, originating roles in the premieres of Christopher Durang’s Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge and David Turkel’s Wild Signs and Holler. In 2011, she became the first woman winner of the annual "Stella! Shout Out" screaming contest in New Orleans.

Inhaltsangabe

PART ONE: SCREAMING MEMES
Down in the Holler
The Starlet
The Wilhelm Scream
The Motor Mouth
How to Spell the Rebel Yell
The Candidate
Communication Breakdown
The Zealot
Harpy
The Novice
PART TWO: TIPS ON POPULAR SINGING
Space Oddity
The Soprano
Judy! Judy! Judy!
The Contestant
Hey Big Spender
The Phoenix
And Your Bird Can Sing
The King
Teach Me Tonight
The Frontman
PART THREE: THE THROWN
The Interpreter
Please Hold
The Illustrator
Double Joy
The Illusionist
Playing Sick
The Shape-Shifter
A Monstrous Little Voice
The Amputee