Description

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By the time Josh Rivedal turned twenty-five, he thought he'd have the perfect life-a few years singing on Broadway, followed by a starring role in his own television show. After which, his getaway home in the Hamptons would be featured in Better Homes & Gardens, and his face would grace the cover of the National Enquirer as Bigfoot's not-so-secret lover. Instead, his resume is filled with an assortment of minor league theatre and an appearance on The Maury Povich Show-a career sidetracked by his father's suicide, a lawsuit from his mother over his inheritance, and a break-up with his long-term girlfriend. Tortured by his thoughts, he finds himself on the ledge of a fourth floor window, contemplating jumping out to inherit his familial legacy. In turn he must reach out to the only person who can help him before it's too late. Based in part on his acclaimed one-man show, The Gospel According to Josh is a comedic and poignant true-to-life tale of love, loss, struggle, and survival-a gospel account of one young man's passage into manhood-his twenty-eight-year Gentile bar mitzvah.This is the 2nd edition of the book, The Northeast NE Suicide Prevention Coalition (NNESPC) Edition, with a foreword by Donna Wolff. Twenty-five percent of proceeds from this book will be donated to the NNESPC who provide suicide prevention services to Norfolk and greater Northeast Nebraska.

About the Author

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Josh Rivedal is an actor, theater producer, playwright, and international public speaker. He is a regular contributor for The Huffington Post. He wrote and developed the play, The Gospel According to Josh, which has toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada. His memoir The Gospel According to Josh: A 28-Year Gentile Bar Mitzvah was published by Skookum Hill in September 2013 and was added to The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's recommended reading list for survivors of suicide. He wrote the libretto, and additional music and lyrics to a Spanish language Christmas musical Rescatando la Navidad, which opened in Miami in November 2013. He writes for the blogs The Arts Entrepreneur and The BLOGospel According to Josh. He has been published in Personal Branding Magazine and Astoria Magazine. His short story Chasing Waterfalls will be published in 2014 as part of a compilation entitled Little Book of Big Epiphanies. As an actor, Josh has lent his voice numerous national television commercials, audiobooks, and animated projects including the role of Hippo in Scholastic's Rabbit and Hippo In Three Short Tales, the narrator of Julianne Moore's Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully, and description for seeing impaired children for NBC's Tree Fu Tom. He has performed in regional theaters from New York City to Orlando, Florida to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Josh has spoken professionally about suicide prevention and mental health awareness in more than twenty-five U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. He serves on the boards of the New York City chapter of The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Elijah's Journey, and YPAC for Theatre Resources Unlimited in New York City.