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19 Facts About William Strauss

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William Strauss was an American author, playwright, theater director, and lecturer.

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William Strauss is known as the co-founder and director of the satirical musical theater group the Capitol Steps, and as the co-founder of the Cappies, a critics and awards program for high school theater students.

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William Strauss was born in Chicago and grew up in Burlingame, California.

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William Strauss later worked at the US Department of Energy and as a committee staffer for US Senator Charles Percy, and in 1980 he became chief counsel and staff director of the Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Government Processes.

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In 1981, William Strauss organized a group of senate staffers to perform satirical songs at the annual office Christmas party of his employer, Senator Percy.

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The group was so successful that William Strauss went on to co-found a professional satirical troupe, the Capitol Steps, with Elaina Newport.

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William Strauss wrote seven books on social generations with Neil Howe, beginning with Generations in 1991.

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In 1999, William Strauss received a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, which led him to found the Cappies, a program to inspire the next generation of theater performers and writers.

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Now an international program including hundreds of high schools, Cappies allows students to attend and review each other's plays and musicals, publish reviews in major newspapers, and hold Tonys-style Cappies award Galas, in which William Strauss acted as MC for the Fairfax County, Virginia program.

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William Strauss founded Cappies International Theater, a summer program in which top Cappies winners perform plays and musicals written by teenagers.

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In 2006 and 2007, William Strauss advised creative teams of students who wrote two new musicals, Edit:Undo and Senioritis.

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William Strauss authored multiple books on social generations, as well as a number of plays and musicals.

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William Strauss even sent a copy to each member of Congress.

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Howe and William Strauss co-authored 13th Gen about Generation X, and Millennials Rising about the Millennial Generation.

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William Strauss wrote a critical piece about the concept of "generations" and the "Millennials" for the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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William Strauss wrote a number of application books with Howe about the Millennials' impact on various sectors, including Millennials Go to College, Millennials in the Pop Culture, and Millennials in K-12 Schools.

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William Strauss co-wrote two books of political satire with Elaina Newport, Fools on the Hill and Sixteen Scandals.

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On December 18,2007; William Strauss died of pancreatic cancer in his home in McLean, Virginia, at age 60.

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William Strauss's wife of 34 years, Janie Strauss, lives in McLean and was a member of the Fairfax County School Board for 26 years.