Adrienne K

Hi! My name is Adrienne Kress, and I am a writer and actress born and raised in Toronto Canada. Currently I have published two middle grade adventure novels, "Alex and the Ironic Gentleman" (Scholastic UK/Commonwealth, Weinstein Books - USA), and "Timothy and the Dragon's Gate" - out January 2009. Here is my Shelfari Author listing:... more »

Hi! My name is Adrienne Kress, and I am a writer and actress born and raised in Toronto Canada. Currently I have published two middle grade adventure novels, "Alex and the Ironic Gentleman" (Scholastic UK/Commonwealth, Weinstein Books - USA), and "Timothy and the Dragon's Gate" - out January 2009. Here is my Shelfari Author listing: http://www.shelfari.com/authors/1729588/Adrienne-Kress/summary

I majored in Drama at the age of 11 at the Claude Watson School of the Arts, and continued to follow this path through post secondary school, graduating summa cum laude from the University of Toronto with an honours BA in theatre. I then moved to London England to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and stayed for three years acting in a variety of productions. Upon my return to Canada I joined the Tempest Theatre Group, a Shakespearean theatre company, and continued to produce and direct my own work.

Running parallel to my passion for acting, was always my passion for writing. In high school I won the Gordon C Johnson award for my work, and in university I studied with top Canadian playwright Djanet Sears (such an incredible woman). The play I wrote as a result of that experience, "A Weekend in the Country", was performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2004, and in Toronto at the Summerworks Theatre Festival in 2007, to excellent reviews and sold out houses.

Inspired by a trip to the town of Bath while still living in the UK, I wrote, "Alex and the Ironic Gentleman". It has since been published all over the world, with foreign rights including – UK/Commonwealth, USA, Italy, Romania, France, Belgium, Spain, Greece and Germany – where the translated version of the title reads as: Die halsüberkopfundkragendramatischabenteuerliche Katastrophenexpedition der Alex Morningside. Seriously.

The sequel to the book, "Timothy and the Dragon's Gate", is scheduled to be released in the United States in January 2009 with Weinstein Books, and in Canada with Scholastic.

If you want any more information about me please feel free to visit my blog: www.ididntchoosethis.blogspot.com

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