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SPIKE MANTON |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Spike Manton was born on a farm in far upstate New York, but his parents moved the family to a bustling metropolis of almost two thousand people, where he grew up in a standard 1960's family unit of four kids, two parents and one station wagon. As child number three, he is very familiar with the seating location known as "the way back." After graduating from Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., Manton moved to Chicago, quit his Procter & Gamble sales job, got married and began a career in stand-up comedy. Stand-up lead to cable TV shows like An Evening at the Improv, MTV and Comedy Central and, more importantly, a career in Chicago radio, where he spent 10 years hosting FM talk shows and sports talk shows on ESPN Radio. Along the way, Manton has been trying to create, write and produce original work with his writing partner, Tim Clue. Leaving Iowa is their best example of executing that plan to date, although they have many projects at various stages of production. Manton lives in Chicago with his wife, Tami, and their two children, Mickey and Samantha.
Plays by Spike Manton
Leaving Iowa | ||
| 1st Produced: | Purple Rose theatre company | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Purple Rose Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing, 2008 | ISBN/ASIN: | 1583425853 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #98573 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | May be expanded to 26 actors (4m., 4w., 18 m. or w.) | |||||
Notes: | written by Tim Clue and Spike Manton | |||||
Synopsis: | The spark behind Leaving Iowa comes from being children of parents from the now dubbed "greatest generation." The story is a toast to their idealism and character and a little roast of their undying dedication to the classic family road trip. More specifically, it is the story of Don Browning, a middle-aged writer, who returns home and decides to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers Grandma's house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father. This father-and-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don's memories of the annual, torturous vacations of his childhood. Don's existential journey leads him to reconcile his past and present at the center of the United States. Leaving Iowa is a postcard to anyone who has ever found himself or herself driving alone on a road, revisiting fond memories of his or her youth | |||||
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Tiny Pig | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #98574 | |||
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Genre: | comedy musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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