The 2016-2017 William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Series concludes Wednesday, May 3, with an appearance by John Green.
John Green is The New York Times bestselling author of the young adult novels Looking for Alaska, for which he received the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award; An Abundance of Katherines; and Paper Towns, for which he received a 2009 Edgar Award. His sixth novel, The Fault in Our Stars, debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times best-seller list in 2012, and was followed by a hit film adaptation starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. In 2014, Time magazine named Green to its list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
His appearance Wednesday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple – Tifereth Israel is the final event of the 2016-2017 William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Series, sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation. Case Western Reserve University is the academic partner for this series.
A limited number of student tickets will be available in person beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Students can show their Case Western Reserve ID at the Tinkham Veale University Center’s first-floor information desk to obtain a ticket to that evening’s event.
A free shuttle will be available to transport ticketed guests to the Maltz Performing Arts Center, departing from the Linsalata entrance of the Tinkham Veale University Center.