Adam Rapp (born in Chicago, Illinois) is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. He is currently the playwright-in-residence at Edge Theatre Company.
The son of Mary Lee and Douglas Rapp, he was raised in Joliet, Illinois, with his brother, actor Anthony Rapp, and sister, Anne. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Anthony Dean Rapp (born October 26 1971) is an American stage and Film actor best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen His parents divorced when Rapp was five, and he and his siblings were raised by their mother, who died in 1997. He graduated from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he played varsity basketball, and completed a two-year playwriting fellowship at Juilliard. Clarke College is a four-year Catholic College located in Dubuque Iowa, United States, with a general attendance of approximately 1200 students The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory.
Rapp is the author of several young adult novels, including Missing the Piano, The Buffalo Tree, The Copper Elephant, Little Chicago, 33 Snowfish, and Under the Wolf, Under the Dog. 33 Snowfish is a 2003 Novel by Adam Rapp, written for young adults. His first adult novel, The Year of Endless Sorrows, was released in December 2006. He has also written two graphic novels, Ball-peen Hammer and Decelerate Blue, which will be published by First Second Books. First Second Books is an American publisher of Graphic novels that are innovative daring and entertaining
Rapp's novel The Buffalo Tree was censored by the Muhlenberg School Board in Reading, Pennsylvania due to its themes, graphic language and sexual content. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ is the county seat of Berks County Pennsylvania and the center of the Greater Reading Area. [1]
Rapp directed his first film, Winter Passing with Zooey Deschanel and Will Ferrell in 2005, and was a creative consultant for the television show The L Word. Winter Passing is a 2005 American Drama film written and directed by first-timer Adam Rapp, also known for his work on the show Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17 1980 is an American actress, Musician and Singer. John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, The L Word is a Television Drama series on Showtime that portrays the lives of a group of Lesbian, Bisexual and
Rapp was a member of the band Bottomside, which released the independent CD “The Element Man” in September 2004. He is currently a member of Less the Band, which released “Bear” in April 2006.
Plays
- Nocturne (2001)
- Finer Noble Gases (2002)
- Faster (2002)
- Trueblinka (2002)
- Stone Cold Dead Serious (2003)
- Blackbird (2004)
- Gompers (2005)
- Red Light Winter (2005)
- Essential Self Defense (2007)
- American Sligo (2007)
- Bingo With The Indians (2007)
External links
- Adam Rapp at the Internet Movie Database
- Adam Rapp at the Internet Broadway Database
- Red Light Winter Now Playing in Washington, DC
- Adam Rapp interviewed in The Playwright Working in the Theatre CUNY-TV/American Theatre Wing, December 2006
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