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Daniel Roberts, born 1969, in New York City, is a writer, investor, and philanthropist. ==Early life and career== Daniel graduated with a B.A. (1992) and M.A. (1994) from the University of Pennsylvania. He edited the literary magazine ''Press'' from 1995–2001. He was the founder of the Audax Theatre Group and publisher of ''The Hineni Writer's Workshop Review''. He is the author of a number of plays. In 2001, with his brother Sam, he wrote the OOBR-award winning play ''The Beginning of the And''.〔(The Beginning of the And ) Retrieved 2011-09-03.〕 Other works include ''Last Day'' starring Heather Raffo and ''Brando'' starring Kate Roe and Dante Giammarco, and featuring Nina Wheeler-Chalfin, which Time Out New York called "An impressive piece of writing...recalling Edward Albee or John Guare". Then there was ''Frankie'' starring Kristina Klebe, ''The Gold Standard'' starring Sabine Singh and Jordan Charney, and ''Monsterface'' starring Sarah Grace Wilson and Ted Schneider, and featuring Karen Lynn Gorney. In addition to literary pursuits, Roberts works with the Boikarabelo, an orphanage in South Africa and, since 2004, has taught college-level poetry to 4th graders at PS 375 in Harlem. According to the Audax Theatre Group's website, Mr. Roberts wrote a new play entitled ''Haunted House'' featuring Anna Wood and Jordan Charney which was called "Sparklingly original...with characters that stick" by the New York Times () (). In 2011 he completed a first draft of a novel entitled ''Bar Maid,'' which is being revised towards publication. Roberts recently co-founded MAPS Inc. along with Tom Willits. MAPS brings together school children of different backgrounds through artistic collaboration and live performances of student-made, original works on a professional stage. In 2012, Roberts became the CEO of UpGate, Inc., providing web-based applications that allow airline passengers to bid on goods and services, such as premium seats, via a real-time auction at the gate. Daniel is a co-founder and board member of the Eleuthera Arts and Culture Group, a not-for-profit Bahamian organization dedicated to the cultural heritage of the island of Eleuthera. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daniel Roberts (playwright)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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