Nate Lee is an American

United States

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 author

Author

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 and former senior editor at Chicago's Newcity

Newcity

Newcity is an independent, free weekly newspaper in Chicago that specializes in music, stage, film and art and is notable for launching the careers of numerous cartoonists and writers and art critics. The publication was described by the Chicago Tribune as "sophisticated" and as an "alternative...

weekly magazine who advocated passionately for live theater. At Newcity, Lee wrote features, a weekly column called Urbanitie, theatre and film reviews as well as stories on architecture

Architecture

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 and historic preservation

Historic preservation

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, and at one point wrote a book which turned into a musical comedy revue entitled Speak of the Twenties. Working with publishers Brian and Jan Hieggelke, he attracted top writers to write for Newcity including top theater critics who became prominent at other publications later, including Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

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and Rohan Preston of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. He wrote numerous books published by Abingdon Press and reviews for websites. Lee attended Phillips Academy

Phillips Academy

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 in Andover

Andover, Massachusetts

Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...

 and graduated in the school's first co–educational class in 1974 along with classmates jazz Grammy–winner Bill Cunliffe

Bill Cunliffe

Bill Cunliffe is an American jazz pianist and composer based in Los Angeles He has been described by The New York Times as being in the "modern jazz mainstream" and as an "accomplished pianist and composer." Ernie Rideout of Keyboard Magazine described Cunliffe's playing as "inventive, melodic,...

, actor Dana Delany

Dana Delany

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, poet Karl Kirchwey

Karl Kirchwey

Karl Kirchwey is a prize–winning American poet who has lived in both Europe and the United States and whose work is strongly influenced by the Greek and Roman past. He often looks to the classical world for inspiration with themes which have included loss, loneliness, nostalgia and modern...

, editor Sara Nelson

Sara Nelson

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, and sculptor Gar Waterman

Gar Waterman

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; Lee and painter Julian Hatton

Julian Hatton

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 were close friends and studied Latin at Andover. At present, he lives in California

California

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 and works in advertising

Advertising

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Publications

• Words From the Cross and 5 Other Dramas for Tweens, by Nate Lee (Paperback) 2010
• What a Story!: And Five Other Dramas for Tweens, by Nate Lee (Paperback) 2007
• Don't Miss the Bus and five Other Dramas for Tweens, by Nate Lee, published by Abingdon Press (2006) ISBN 978-0687330980
• I'll Be Right Back And 5 Other Dramas for Tweens, by Nate Lee
• What's The Score: And 5 Other Drams For Teens (Paperback)
• Trouble in the Temple And Five Other Dramas for Tweens (Paperback)
• Sleep On It!: And 5 Other Dramas for Tweens, by Nate Lee (Hardcover), Abingdon Press, (2007) ISBN 978-0687491780
• Joy in the Morning: Easy Dramas, Speeches, and Recitations for Children (Paperback)
• Gift of Christmas Presence (Paperback)
• The Invitation: And 5 Other Dramas for Tweens, by Nate Lee

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