{"id":143,"date":"2023-03-10T03:16:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T03:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardengling.com\/blog\/?p=143"},"modified":"2023-03-10T03:16:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T03:16:53","slug":"polarity-ensemble-books-launches-the-first-novel-of-the-chicago-storefront-theatre-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richardengling.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/10\/polarity-ensemble-books-launches-the-first-novel-of-the-chicago-storefront-theatre-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Polarity Ensemble Books Launches the First Novel of the Chicago Storefront Theatre Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Book Cellar Hosts Book Signing March 22nd<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lincoln Square\u2019s Book Cellar Bookstore at 4736 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago hosts a reading and book signing of GIVE MY REGARDS TO NOWHERE, 7 pm March 22nd, the first day the book goes on sale. The novel is a work of comedic fiction informed by author Richard Engling\u2019s years as an artistic director in one of Chicago\u2019s storefront theatres.<\/p>\n

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Richard Engling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAs far as we know, this is the first novel to be set in the contemporary Chicago theatre scene,\u201d Engling says. \u201cThe book hasn\u2019t gone on sale yet, but I\u2019m already delighted and grateful for the reception it\u2019s receiving. Chris Jones of the Tribune<\/em> has hailed it. Mark Larson, author of ENSEMBLE, the wonderful oral history of Chicago theater. Adam Langer, the celebrated author of CYCLORAMA. And a host of others. It\u2019s been very gratifying.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Book Cellar Bookstore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GIVE MY REGARDS TO NOWHERE follows the adventures of struggling Chicago director Dwayne Finnegan who has a long shot at the big time and only two obstacles: himself and everyone he knows. Dwayne has an idea of how to direct Shakespeare\u2019s least-favorite play that could set him on the road to Broadway, with Bob Fosse-style choreography, Jimi Hendrix-style guitars, and the hottest cast in the city of Chicago. But when the show\u2019s producer leaves town with the cash, Dwayne decides to produce the show himself, putting his marriage and his meager finances at risk.<\/p>\n

Books will be available for purchase at the Book Cellar event. The bookstore requests that interested attendees visit https:\/\/www.bookcellarinc.com\/richard-engling-give-my-regards-nowhere<\/a> to RSVP for the free event.<\/p>\n

\"Give“Richard Engling knows Chicago’s famously chaotic and glorious storefront theater scene like the back of his hand. It’s the perfect setting for absurd comic hi-jinx.”\u00a0\u2013 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune <\/em>and author of RISE UP! and BIGGER, BRIGHTER, LOUDER<\/p>\n

“A scrappy, big-hearted backstage comedy layered with mordant wit and full of a deep, abiding love for its characters, which is wholly appropriate for a story set in the scrappy, big-hearted world of Chicago theater.”\u00a0\u2013 Adam Langer, author of CYCLORAMA<\/p>\n

“A longtime denizen of Chicago’s famed storefront theater scene, Engling vividly captures the disparity between grand artistic ambition and what reality has to offer in this very funny, briskly written, and often touching book.” \u2013 Mark Larson, author of ENSEMBLE, AN ORAL HISTORY OF CHICAGO THEATER<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Book Cellar Hosts Book Signing March 22nd Lincoln Square\u2019s Book Cellar Bookstore at 4736 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago hosts a reading and book signing of GIVE MY REGARDS TO NOWHERE, 7 pm March 22nd, the first day the book goes on sale. The novel is a work of comedic fiction informed by author Richard … <\/p>\n

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