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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

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February 2008

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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

Tech and Tech

Portrait by the artist looking up from the deck at the lights during tech.dictated but not read

In the deep, dark recesses of the everything and everything else notwithstanding, lies a land called “Tech.” And no matter how well-planned or well-organized or well-intentioned, the Land of Tech is always fraught with issues and problems and tired. Because the very nature of Tech is that, suddenly,

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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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Would make a great musical ;)
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