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In and Out of the Shadows
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David Selby
60 books18 followersDavid Lynn Selby was born and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia. He received B.S. and M.A. degrees from West Virginia University and a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University.
He is an honorary member of the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center's Advisory Board, has worked with the Governor's Honor Academy, and has made many guest appearances around the state of West Virginia.
David and his wife, Chip, fund a guest artist series at West Virginia University. In 1989, he was honored as a distinguished alumnus of West Virginia University, and, in May 1992, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Communications and Fine Arts at Southern Illinois University. He was given the first Life Achievement Award from the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts in 1998, and he received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University in 2004.
David is a member of the Cleveland Playhouse Hall of Fame, and, in 1999, he received the Millennium Recognition Award from The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.
David and Chip ran a summer children's musical theatre in New York for ten years before moving to California. He has directed numerous programs with youth and has volunteered with scouting and youth sports programs.
The Selbys have three children."
He is an honorary member of the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center's Advisory Board, has worked with the Governor's Honor Academy, and has made many guest appearances around the state of West Virginia.
David and his wife, Chip, fund a guest artist series at West Virginia University. In 1989, he was honored as a distinguished alumnus of West Virginia University, and, in May 1992, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Communications and Fine Arts at Southern Illinois University. He was given the first Life Achievement Award from the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts in 1998, and he received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University in 2004.
David is a member of the Cleveland Playhouse Hall of Fame, and, in 1999, he received the Millennium Recognition Award from The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.
David and Chip ran a summer children's musical theatre in New York for ten years before moving to California. He has directed numerous programs with youth and has volunteered with scouting and youth sports programs.
The Selbys have three children."
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May 22, 2016
This is a most unusual and generally unsatisfying book. Imagine that you are invited to visit a famous person at his home. On the coffee table is a personal scrapbook, filled with memorable photographs and some poetry samples. The pictures are labeled with the names of people in them and, sometimes, a production name. The poetry expresses feelings, although not about the specific photographs you are viewing. In short, you gain very little insight into this famous person, the surrounding people, or the productions in which they were featured.
That is exactly the case with David Selby's book. What was it like to work on Dark Shadows? I don't know. Oh, you worked with Patty Duke ... what was she like? No idea. Do you have any advice for someone who wants to be a performer? Possibly, but you won't find it here.
In short, it is up to the reader to decode the importance of the accompanying poetry or the significance of the photographs. It is fun to look through them, but I left none the wiser about the person who is their subject and his famous co-stars. Frankly, that leads to frustration ... despite my having an autographed copy of the book.
This would have been a truly amazing book if the writer had shared stories and insights beyond his several poems. As it stands, it will likely be of interest only to the collectors among his fans and devotees of his work. Good heavens, some photographs fairly screamed to tell their stories. Why did he not give them a voice?
That is exactly the case with David Selby's book. What was it like to work on Dark Shadows? I don't know. Oh, you worked with Patty Duke ... what was she like? No idea. Do you have any advice for someone who wants to be a performer? Possibly, but you won't find it here.
In short, it is up to the reader to decode the importance of the accompanying poetry or the significance of the photographs. It is fun to look through them, but I left none the wiser about the person who is their subject and his famous co-stars. Frankly, that leads to frustration ... despite my having an autographed copy of the book.
This would have been a truly amazing book if the writer had shared stories and insights beyond his several poems. As it stands, it will likely be of interest only to the collectors among his fans and devotees of his work. Good heavens, some photographs fairly screamed to tell their stories. Why did he not give them a voice?
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