Patrick Olson
Patrick Olson is an artist and businessman. He founded Hayden-McNeil, now a subsidiary of Macmillan Publishers. In 2022, he wrote and starred in the performance art piece, Emergence.
Career
[edit]Olson founded Hayden-McNeil, based in Plymouth, Michigan in 1992. It published custom-made materials for schools and student bodies including "textbooks, lab manuals, and curriculum supplements across a range of subject areas and for colleges and universities."[1] Macmillan Publishers acquired Hayden-McNeil in 2008.[2][3]
In 2004 he opened the Patrick Olson Gallery.[4]
Olson co-produced the 2013 film Love and Honor, originally titled AWOL.[5][6]
In 2021, Olson released his first album Music For Scientists.[7] Olson lists Arctic Monkeys and The Rolling Stones[8] as well as the New Wave movement and performance artists of the 1980s as influences.[9]
Emergence: Things Are Not As They Seem
[edit]In 2022, Olson performed Emergence: Things Are Not As They Seem at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles. The show transferred to Pershing Square Signature Center in October 2023 for a three-month Off-Broadway run.[7][10]
Emergence was a collection of spoken-word monologues about the human experience featuring art, science and music. During an interview with New York Live, Olson described the show as "[bringing] art and science together into some kind of intersection."[11]
Doctor Gary Small reported in Psychology Today that Patrick Olsen's work "reminded [him] that although [he] might not ever be able to answer those big questions, [he] thoroughly enjoyed pondering them."[12]
Heavily influenced by Talking Heads, Emergence has been likened to American Utopia by David Byrne[13] due to "the jerky staccato moves and probing questions that evoke the lyrics of Talking Heads’ 1980 hit “Once in a Lifetime”."[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Peter B, Ognibene (January 9, 2008). "Berkery Noyes Represents Hayden-McNeil Publishing In Its Sale To Macmillan Publishers Ltd".
- ^ "Macmillan Acquires Hayden-McNeil Publishing". Book Business. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Deal for Maker of College Texts". The New York Times. 2008-01-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "New gallery opening at Mayflower Center". Detroit Free Press. 2004-01-22. p. 107. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Hinds, Julie (2011-04-15). "AWOL' headed for Michigan". Detroit Free Press. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "Love and Honor | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ a b Smith, Kyle (December 2023). "Misplaced energies". The New Criterion. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "Patrick Olson - Songs, Events and Music Stats | Viberate.com". www.viberate.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ a b Miller, Deb (2023-10-26). "Exploring the big questions of life and the cosmos in 'Emergence' at NYC's Pershing Square Signature Center". DC Theater Arts. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Wild, Stephi. "Patrick Olson's EMERGENCE Comes to Pershing Square Signature Center Next Month". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "Patrick Olson's One-Of-A-Kind Theatrical Experience". NBC New York. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Flashing Back to Mind-Benders of My Youth | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ Torre, Roma (2023-10-27). "Emergence: A Mind-Blowing Feast for the Senses". New York Stage Review. Retrieved 2023-11-20.