

- AUTHOR - ACTOR - DIRECTOR-
JAMES CLEARY
Pen name for James DeVita
COMING IN APRIL
SANCTUARY
Penguin Random House
THE BOOKS

“On April 28th, 2026, get ready for a blistering debut novel set in a post-apocalyptic world that's every bit a eerie as it is timely. One of the most anticipated debut novels of 2026.”

An Iliad
By Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare
Role of: The Poet
Directed by John Langs
The Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 2014
American Players Theater, 2015
"Jim DeVita's Iliad is a tour-de-force."
— MKE Journal Sentinel
Wall Street Journal -- Best Performances in a play -- 2015
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"Jim DeVita’s one-man star turn in American Players Theatre’s production of “An Iliad” proved yet again what regular visitors to Spring Green, Wis., have long known, which is that there is no finer classical actor in America."
--Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal
