I Will Go On by Daniel Brooks
Daniel Brooks was a 50-year-old husband, father and district-level administrator in a public school system, when he first noticed pronounced tremors, speech difficulties and walking problems developing. In this book, Daniel chronicles his life with a Parkinson's Plus syndrome and explains how he dealt with the neurological decline that resulted. Read a user-friendly, patient's explanation of the defining symptoms of these atypical Parkinsonism disorders and find out how this neuro-degenerative disease progressed in Dan's case. He writes a compelling and inspirational story of how he maintained his faith in God, while courageously facing life with a movement disorder.Daniel Brooks is regarded as one of Canada's most accomplished playwrights. He has partnered with some of the country's best talents as a writer, director, and performer to create a body of bold and innovative work. Don McKellar, Tracy Wright, Daniel MacIvor, Guillermo Verdecchia, Leah Cherniak, John Mighton, Rick Miller, Diego Matamoros, and Michael Ondaatje, among others, have collaborated with him on shows. Among his many accomplishments include a series of monologues co-written with Daniel MacIvor, direction of work by John Mighton, Beckett, Chekhov, Ibsen, Sophocles, Borges, and Goethe, the musical Drowsy Chaperone, and a number of original works such as Insomnia, The Eco Show, The Good Life, The Noam Chomsky Lectures, Bigger Than Jesus, Pokey Jones, and a series of He was the co-artistic director of The Augusta Company, the Artistic Director of Necessary Angel from 2003 to 2012, and a Soulpepper Theatre associate artist.
He also spent seven years as a playwright in residence at the Tarragon Theatre. He was been named the University of Toronto's Barker Fairley Distinguished Visitor. The Siminovitch Award is one of his many theatre honors. His art has been shown on stages all around Canada and the world.
He lectures on a regular basis and has had a big impact on Canadian theatre artists. He is now working on a play called The Ideal Human, which deals with disease, crazy, theater, and death.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781439214725 |
| ISBN 10 | 1439214727 |
| Title | I Will Go On |
| Author | Daniel Brooks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Booksurge Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 230 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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