Special Event: Places Please, Act One

Places Please, Act One
Selections from Warren Kliewer’s
“Poems around and about theatres”;
Liturgies, Games, Farewells;
Moralities and Miracles;
Red Rose and Grey Cowl
Performed by Michèle LaRue
Cliff Goodwin: Production Consultant

Warren Kliewer called his theatre poems “a glimpse into the private lives of a public art form.” This exuberant spoken-word performance also glimpses into the private and public lives of the author, who grew up in rural Minnesota – in a community of German-speaking Mennonites whose values and traditions frowned upon the frivolous.

Kliewer was a much-published poet and essayist before he ran away to join the theatre – as actor, director, playwright, and producer. Those talents and the pull of his heritage inform these offerings. From a nightmare-ridden scenic designer to a day-dreaming gardener, from a bewildered New York playwright to a stubborn Kansas farm wife, from an accident-prone diva to an adventuring eight-year-old: these poems are tiny one-acts of compelling drama and insightful comedy.

Registration is highly recommended.