{"product_id":"out-of-my-head-learning-to-reach-people-through-the-arts-paperback","title":"Out Of My Head - Learning to Reach People Through the Arts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBilly Aronson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCo-creator of the Broadway musical RENT, Emmy-winning playwright Billy Aronson describes his bizarre, harrowing, joyful struggle to make a life in the arts in OUT OF MY HEAD. This memoir\/how-to book features countless lessons he learned along the way, ranging from tips on finding your voice, finding your audience, and making money with your art, to collaborating on a marriage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVarious chapters include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The story of how RENT emerged from the sidewalks of 1980's New York and Aronson's collaboration with Jonathan Larson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- An inside look at the making of a PBS Kids show, PEG + CAT, from pitch to final product, and script writing for cult-hit cartoons BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD and COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Accounts of Aronson's struggle to keep his brain healthy through the years of self-doubt, near-constant rejection, the extraordinary humiliations only artists can know, and the cutting anxiety and depression to which artists are prone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Thoughts on making audiences laugh out loud; Aronson's comedic writing has earned critical comparison to Moliere, Chris Durang, and the Marx Brothers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing and encouraging, OUT OF MY HEAD is a love letter to artists everywhere. \"In your lonely struggle to get the indescribable stuff inside your head out to the world,\" Aronson writes, \"you're not alone.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso by Billy Aronson (published by Broadway Play Publishing): \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFIRST DAY OF SCHOOL \"A highly sophisticated sex farce...sly and witty, it has the kind of barb and bite that might be found in sources stretching from the plays of Moliere to the novels of John Updike. This is edgy, tricky stuff.\" - Dallas Star Telegram\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE ART ROOM \"Leave any expectations of conventional theatre at home. Billed as half farce half romance, The Art Room is a relentlessly wicked little comedy.\" - Boston Globe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFUNNY SHORTS, one-act collection including: Light Years \"The shock of totally unexpected passions...it all works perfectly...\"- New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNight Rules \"A timely satire...swift and pungent.\" - New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe News \"Touching and surreal.\" - Variety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle Duck \"Madcap mayhem worthy of the Marx Brothers without censorship.\"- CurtainUp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47529869345021,"sku":"9798887716718","price":41.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/0Gukjq9bLc9798887716718.webp?v=1778608414","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/out-of-my-head-learning-to-reach-people-through-the-arts-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}