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Forever the Fat Kid: How I Survived Dysfunction, Depression & Life in the Theater

by Michael Boyd

188 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #07-1594; ISBN 1-4251-3945-0; US$18.00, C$20.70, EUR14.14, £10.69

A memoir detailing the role that one man's issues with the weight, race, sexuality, and dysfunction play in his struggle to find success in the theatre.

About the Book

Forever the Fat Kid is the story of one man's lifelong journey from fat to thin, from shy to outgoing, and from unpopular to well liked and admired. Growing up as part of that lost culture somewhere between the Baby Boomers and Generation X - and existing within the gray areas of racial and sexual identity - he discovers that coming of age, coming out, and coming to terms with one's life is a never-ending process.

From modest beginnings in the suburbs of New Jersey, his path of self-discovery spans the globe and includes brief stops on the Broadway stage, in theaters and concert halls throughout Europe, at a major tourist attraction in Orlando Florida and, for a brief moment, in the depths of depression. Fear, adversity, heartbreak, disappointment and a bit too much death and dying are the roadblocks along the way.

About the Author

MICHAEL BOYD is a playwright, director and performer with theatrical credits that include Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Regional Theaters.