found: The sparrow, 2013:t.p. (Jake Minton) page 2 of cover (company member of The House Theatre of Chicago, where he co-authored The sparrow, Dave DaVinci saves the universe, Rose and the rime and Girls vs. boys with frequent collaborators Chris Mathews and Nathan Allen. He also co-authored a modern musical adaptation of The nutcracker with Phillip C. Klapperich, Tommy Rapley and Kevin O'Donnell. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, he was educated at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts.)