Antonio Sacre
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| Notable awards | International Reading Association Notable Books |
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Antonio Sacre (born 1968) is an American bilingual storyteller, author and performance artist. Born in Boston to an Irish American mother and Cuban father, Antonio earned a BA in English from Boston College and an MA in Theater Arts from Northwestern University. As of 2015, he is based in Los Angeles and performs in both English and Spanish.[1]
He has written 10 plays and over 30 stories. He has performed at the National Book Festival, the Library of Congress, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Storytelling Festival, and the Fabelhaft! International Storytelling Festival,[2] as well as at fringe festivals,[3][4] museums, schools, and libraries both nationally and internationally.[5][6] He is also a member of the Redmoon Theater company in Chicago, Illinois.
A children's book author,[7] his story The Barking Mouse is winner of the 2004 International Reading Association Notable Books for a Global Society. The Barking Mouse is also featured on the Teaching Tolerance website. His next two picture books, La Noche Buena, a Christmas Story, and A Mango in the Hand, a Story of Proverbs were both chosen for inclusion in the prestigious California Readers Book Collections for School Libraries in 2011[8] and 2012. His fourth book, My Name is Cool: Stories from a Cuban-Irish-American Storyteller, was published in 2013.
His storytelling recordings have won numerous awards, including the American Library Association’s Notable Recipient Award, Gold and Silver Parents' Choice Awards,[9] and the National Association of Parenting Publications Gold Award. He was awarded an Ethnic and Folk Arts Fellowship from the Illinois Arts Council.
As a solo performer, Antonio has performed in festivals and theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Chicago, where he performed under the tutelage and mentorship of Jenny Magnus. At the New York International Fringe Festival, Antonio was awarded a Best in Fringe Festival Award for Excellence in acting, and a Best in Fringe Festival Award for Excellence in Solo Performance. At the United Solo Theatre Festival off-Broadway, he twice won the United Solo Award for Best Storyteller, in 2011[10] and 2012.[11]
Since 1994, he has presented many teacher in-services and district-wide trainings, sharing his knowledge of drama, storytelling, and writing in student workshops nationwide. He is committed to nurturing, teaching, and performing for children of all ages, and to help children discover and embrace their own multicultural backgrounds. When he is not touring, he works as storyteller-in-residence at the UCLA Lab School on the UCLA campus in Westwood, CA.
Sacre was married to Missi Pyle, 2000 to 2005.[12]
Published works
- My Name is Cool. Familius Books. 2013. ISBN 1938301560.
- A Mango in the Hand. Abrams Books for Young Readers. 2011. ISBN 0810997347.
- Uncle Tom and the Roller Coaster of Death. 2011.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - La Noche Buena. Abrams Books for Young Readers. 2010. ISBN 0810989670.
- The Barking Mouse. Albert Whitman & Company. 2003. ISBN 0-8075-0571-4.
- Faster Than Sooner-Tales of An Immigrants Son. Woodside Ave Music Productions Inc. 2001. ISBN 1886283176.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - Water Torture, the Barking Mouse, and Other Tales of Wonder. Woodside Ave Music Productions Inc. 2000. ISBN 1886283168.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - Looking For Papito: Family Stories from Latin America. Woodside Ave Music Productions Inc. 1996. ISBN 1886283109.
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See also
References
- ^ Clawson, Pat (April 23, 1996). "Storyteller spans cultures with tall tales". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ http://www.fabelhaft-storytellingfestival.at/home-2/home-en/artists/antonio-sacre-en/. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Mandell, Jonathan (August 5, 2001). "Way Out on the Fringe, Sometimes Beyond It". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "To see or not to see". Chicago Sun-Times. August 31, 2001. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ Matsumoto, Jon (October 11, 2001). "Time to Draw Near and Listen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ Martin, Mitch (July 27, 1998). "Festival a preface to harmony". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "Antonio Sacre". University of Colorado at Boulder. Retrieved July 28, 2006.
- ^ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4756514.htm. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=29572&award=xx&from=Abrams%20Books%20for%20Young%20Readers. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://unitedsolo.org/us/the-2011-united-solo-awards-have-been-announced/. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://unitedsolo.org/us/the-2012-united-solo-awards-have-been-announced/. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701512/bio
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