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Patrick Flynn

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Born

in Wilmington, DE, The United States

Website

http://www.unknownpenguin.com

Twitter

unknownpenguin

Genre

Humor and Comedy, Nonfiction

Influences

E.L. Doctorow, Bill Watterson, Paddy Chayefsky, Stephen Sondheim, Sidn ...more

Member Since

February 2008

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https://www.goodreads.com/unknownpenguin

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Patrick Flynn is a Helen Hayes Award-nominated playwright & award-winning filmmaker based in Washington, D.C. Plays include The Ferberizing of Coral (winner, Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival), Tinker Bell, The Velveteen Rabbit, Giant Box of Pr0n (“Best of Fringe,” DC Metro Theatre Arts), Sheila and Moby (Helen Hayes Recommended), Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego? (Awesome Con 2018). His podcast The Original Cast was named one of the “7 Standout Theatre Podcasts” by Playbill. His films made for the 48 Hour Film Project have won over 30 awards including 2 Best Film Awards. He is a professor at American University & Catholic University and a member of the Dramatists Guild.

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Patrick Flynn's Blog: tales of the unknown penguin

Meetings and Partings

The exquisite Beatrice Likes the Dark set. Photo by its designer: Dom Ocampo

dictated but not read

The year I graduated high school, there were THREE (3) hit songs in heavy radio rotation about saying goodbye: “Closing Time” by Semisonic, “Save Tonight” by Eagle Eye Cherry, and “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day. We were spoiled for choice at the prom, our last school dance, gradua

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	Tinker Bell 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Velveteen Rabbit: A Toy Story by Patrick Flynn (Goodreads Author) (playwright), Margery Williams Bianco (story) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Visual Literacy: A Practical Text on the History, Analysis, and Creation of Visual Media by Patrick Flynn (Goodreads Author), Kylos Brannon it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 43rd Series by Gracie Gardner, Jeff Locker, Patrick Flynn (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Patrick Flynn wrote a new blog post Meetings and Partings The exquisite Beatrice Likes the Dark set. Photo by its designer: Dom Ocampodictated but not readThe year I graduated high school, there were THREE ( Read more of this blog post »
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Patrick Flynn is now following Elizabeth McCracken Author of The Giant's House
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Patrick Flynn rated a book it was amazing Hey Glitterbomb!: A No-BS Guide to Being Too Much, Taking Up Space, and Loving The Legacy You Create by Kari Ginsburg	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patrick Flynn rated a book it was amazing Sadie Mouse Wrecks the House: A Funny Picture Book for Kids (Ages 4-8) About a Good Mouse Going Bad by Elliott Kalan	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Would make a great musical ;)
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