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| His most famous work "''21 Dog Years''" is a satirical account of life as a Amazon.com employee by self-described slacker Mike Daisey, who was recruited though a staffing company in 1998 to work in Customer Service Tier 1. He lives with his ] and collaborator, Jean-Michele Gregory, in ]. | His most famous work "''21 Dog Years''" is a satirical account of life as a Amazon.com employee by self-described slacker Mike Daisey, who was recruited though a staffing company in 1998 to work in Customer Service Tier 1. He lives with his ] and collaborator, Jean-Michele Gregory, in ]. | ||
| In ], Daisey gave up his life of frequenting cafes, temping and participating in small-time theater to join an up-and-coming bookseller called Amazon.com. He left the company in a fit of angst in ] in spite of enjoying his position in Business Development. | |||
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Mike Daisey (born 1973 ) is an American actor, author, and monologist.
His most famous work "21 Dog Years" is a satirical account of life as a Amazon.com employee by self-described slacker Mike Daisey, who was recruited though a staffing company in 1998 to work in Customer Service Tier 1. He lives with his director and collaborator, Jean-Michele Gregory, in Brooklyn.
In 1998, Daisey gave up his life of frequenting cafes, temping and participating in small-time theater to join an up-and-coming bookseller called Amazon.com. He left the company in a fit of angst in 2000 in spite of enjoying his position in Business Development.
Monologues
- Monopoly! (2006)
Monopoly! was workshopped at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, has been produced at the Ohio Theatre by Les Freres Corbusier, and will appear in the 2006 Spoleto Festival.
- The Ugly American (2005)
The Ugly American received workshops at Manhattan Theatre Club, Intiman Theatre, and the Cape Cod Theatre Project, and has been produced by ACT Theatre, the 2005 Spoleto Festival, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
- Invincible Summer (2005)
Invincible Summer received its first public performance at ACT Theatre in June 2005, and can be seen for one night only at Long Wharf Theatre on December 10, 2005.
- 21 Dog Years (2001)
21 Dog Years began in Seattle’s Speakeasy Backroom in February of 2001, where it received the attention of media outlets big and small, from Entertainment Weekly to South African Public Radio to David Letterman. Daisey then took the show Off-Broadway where it played for six months at the Cherry Lane Theatre before going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Intiman Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, and numerous engagements around the world. In 2002, the Free Press (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) published Daisey’s book version of the tale under the same name, and in 2004 the BBC aired Daisey’s radio adaptation of his monologue on Radio Four.
- I Miss The Cold War (1998)
Originally produced by 24/7 Productions in Seattle in June 1998.
- Wasting Your Breath (1997)
Originally produced by Open Circle Theater in Seattle in 1997, Wasting Your Breath was remounted and workshopped at Berkeley Repertory Theater in 2004.
Reference
- Mike Daisey, Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2004.
Further reading
- Mike Daisey (2002). 21 Dog Years. Free Press. ISBN 0743225805.
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