In a small off-Broadway theatre in NYC, it’s opening night for a new play, The Absolutely, Positively, Forget About it, Last Night at Von Dahm’s Sports Bar, Wing Hut and Karaoke Palace. The actors run through their lines one last time before heading to wardrobe, the props are on set, the music and lighting are cued. But there is something a bit unusual about this performance. The cast is composed of stutterers who have taken to the stage to face [read more]
Category: Regional Events
Reading the Body: Live!
Stacy Bodziak, Managing Editor, Bellevue Literary Review Not many literary evenings are divided into sections on “Dissection,” “Bone,” “Brain,” “HEENT,” and “Heart,” but then again, it’s not often that the readings are selected to complement Frank Netter’s iconic illustrations. This past spring, the Bellevue Literary Review (BLR), a journal published by NYU School of Medicine, hosted “Reading the Body: Live!” an evening of poetry and prose that celebrated the closing night of the MSB Gallery’s exhibit honoring Netter, “The Michelangelo [read more]
