Submitted by Autumn Lioness and Matt Panther
After many months of anticipation, Celestial Panther Publishing (in a storied partnership with local Irvington bookseller Bookmamas) is proud to present The Inkslinger’s Theatre on March 2nd, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. in the Underground 9 Studio at Bookmamas.
So, just what is The Inkslinger’s Theatre? The theatre idea was brought up in a heated brainstorm one evening soon after learning that Bookmamas recently lost their poetry night Master of Ceremonies. There, in the vacancy left by the Mad Hatter Poets Society, the mad minds of Celestial Panther Publishing formulated a new way, a new method, to grow the poetry scene in our quaint little hamlet. We conceptualized a meshwork of poetry and prose, some nonfiction creatively written, a rant or two and a love story and the Idea (henceforth capitalized) began to bear sacred thought fruits. The writing will be performed! The words will come to life! Doctor, dim the lights for our next performance.
We are still hammering out some final, final details but this is a show you will not want to miss. Since we have been asked to supply the world with more defined terms as to just what we intend to do, let us dispel some rumors:
It is not a slam poetry event. Slam poets are welcome, of course, to participate in the open-mike immediately following the performance.
Although this is a performance, it is not “performance poetry” so to speak. At least not in the fashion of Diane DiPrima and the Poet’s Theatre in New York City.
This is not necessarily a play or theatre production. That is to say, there is no script. There will be a guy working the stage lighting, a few props, maybe even a spray-painted pastoral backdrop…but this isn’t a play.
The Inkslinger’s Theatre IS a collected series of connected monologues.
And, yes, there will be coffee. The wonderful women of The Night Owl Cafe will provide coffee drinks free-of-charge!
There you have it, folks, email us if you have any questions. We hope to see you all there on March 2nd, 2012 at 10:00 p.m.at Bookmamas.
celestialpanther@gmail.com
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