Readings, Rated
“I say, ‘Stop being perfect.’ I say, ‘Let’s evolve.’”
We Literagonians get excited about lots of things — Mary Hamilton winning Rose Metal Press’s Short Short Chapbook Contest, for example — but we’re particularly jonesed for Write Club, a soon-to-be-monthly reading series launching this Friday, January 29th, 9pm at Prop Theater (3502 N Elston). Tonight’s inaugural battle is a part of Rhino Theater Fest, also $15 or pay-what-you-can, with proceeds benefiting Haiti.
The gist: two opposing writers have seven minutes apiece to discuss, argue, illustrate two opposing topics. Then the audience chooses a winner. The press release has lots of exciting language about high-velocity and picking teeth off canvas, so we’re fingers-crossed for a real live bloody-knuckle battle.
Tonight’s lineup: FATE (Jonathan Messinger) v FREE WILL (Christopher Platt), SEX (Eric Ziegenhagen) v. DEATH (Kristiana Rae Colón), LIGHT (Ian Belknap, who founded the series) v. DARK (Jenny Magnus). Wow, yes? See you all there — anyone who wimps out because of snow is a moron.
P.S. Please note that at least four of those topics — FREE WILL especially — can be written easily across knuckles with Sharpie.
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